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I've been taught that when you have three or four keycards and partner bids RKC and signs off, you are obligated to raise to slam. I don't know if this is the same for GIB, but it probably should be. This hand came up in a free express tourney. I did not even know if GIB played 1430 or 3014, so I signed off thinking it might have one Ace, and was shocked to see three come down.
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Mandatory Raise? When you have the larger Bwood option
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Posted 2011-May-12, 12:35
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Posted 2011-May-12, 13:13
Yes, Gib plays 0314 
. My attitude towards "mandatory raises" is that is should only apply if partner has no reason to believe you have the higher amount. Here, partner is making slam tries so it's hardly going to be 0.
. My attitude towards "mandatory raises" is that is should only apply if partner has no reason to believe you have the higher amount. Here, partner is making slam tries so it's hardly going to be 0.
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Posted 2011-May-12, 13:37
Fair enough. And it's true that if I had been sure it was 0314 that I would have raised. I didn't know if GIB would make such a raise at all (if the auction had been slightly different).
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