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GIB Slam try at five level after splinter goes down four

#1 User is offline   pigpenz 

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Posted 2011-July-19, 08:36

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did i misinterpet this bid?
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Posted 2011-July-19, 09:26

The problem appears to be that GiB thought your splinter showed 22+ total points, and even then bid crazily.
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Posted 2011-July-19, 10:38

Sorry, couldn't read the explanations...
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Posted 2011-July-21, 12:28

View PostBbradley62, on 2011-July-19, 10:38, said:

Sorry, couldn't read the explanations...

question what did GIB expect the 5 ♥ to be
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Posted 2011-July-21, 13:26

View Postpigpenz, on 2011-July-21, 12:28, said:

question what did GIB expect the 5 ♥ to be


It's GiB's attempt at the standard "jump to 5 of a major" showing doubt about trumps. Notice it says it has 5 or fewer "8421" points in hearts, meaning A=8, K=4, Q=2, J=1, so at best ♥KJ. It's claiming the side suits are secure (fat chance on this hand) and asking you to evaluate your trump holding. Your raise to 6 with one honor seems normal.
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Posted 2011-July-21, 16:18

View Postsemeai, on 2011-July-21, 13:26, said:

It's GiB's attempt at the standard "jump to 5 of a major" showing doubt about trumps. Notice it says it has 5 or fewer "8421" points in hearts, meaning A=8, K=4, Q=2, J=1, so at best ♥KJ. It's claiming the side suits are secure (fat chance on this hand) and asking you to evaluate your trump holding. Your raise to 6 with one honor seems normal.

the only other thing i could think of since i had shown singleton ♦ it could have been asking about the ♣ suit
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Posted 2011-July-24, 04:22

View Postsemeai, on 2011-July-19, 09:26, said:

The problem appears to be that GiB thought your splinter showed 22+ total points,


Indeed. Who thought this stuff up? Of course, 3♦ would be a perfectly good splinter too.
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