[mtvesuvius]

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My redouble appears to have very little definition here -- It should clearly be desire to play in 2♥ XX if partner has some tolerance, otherwise partner can bid 2♠ to show <INV or do something else. In this case, I don't really know why GIB was bidding 3♠. With my ubermax and undisclosed 3 card support I made a pushy 4♠ call, however the problem here lies in GIB's 3♠ call which was peculiar at best.

Another example of this came up an hour or so later:

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This hand is absolutely ridiculous. GIB's 3♠ call should be a GF, not some random 4-5 yarb. Once again the redouble seems to show extra "Total Points" but say nothing else -- I really don't see how this is a practical use. GIB's line of play here was slightly less-than-optimal as well.

[pigpenz]

sort of like playing in a local club game with Maude and Mabel...your redouble showed heart tolerance and Maude decided to reshow the same 5 card spade suit again....but with invitational values GIB could have bid something else besides 2♠so 4♠by you would seem a little bit too optimistic unless it was a state of the match type of bid.

another thing I have noticed is GIB likes to make reverse type of bids off of transfers.
I opened 1NT gib bid 2NT
transfer to 3C then bid 3s showing 6 clubs and 5 spades.