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This was in a best hand tourney. But feel free to say if you would bid differently at a different scoring.
Edit: Just to clarify, it was Total Points scoring.
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Posted 2011-September-12, 11:13
This was in a best hand tourney. But feel free to say if you would bid differently at a different scoring.
Edit: Just to clarify, it was Total Points scoring.
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Posted 2011-September-12, 11:24
Presummably this MPs. Generally at IMPs partners who act over unilateral actions should be removed to the backyard and promptly shot. Not immediately shot because it is messier. 
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"I learned long ago, never to wrestle with a pig. You get dirty, and besides, the pig likes it."
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Posted 2011-September-12, 11:27
Notice that Pooltuna did not abstain. I agree 100% with both his post and his vote. I won't try to unbury us from this mess.
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Posted 2011-September-12, 11:33
Not sure how messy can be to shoot a GIB 
Best Hand is Total Points (actually most robot tourneys are "best hand style" but a tournament named Best Hand exists and it's TP)
Best Hand is Total Points (actually most robot tourneys are "best hand style" but a tournament named Best Hand exists and it's TP)
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Posted 2011-September-12, 11:41
diana_eva, on 2011-September-12, 11:33, said:
Not sure how messy can be to shoot a GIB
Best Hand is Total Points (actually most robot tourneys are "best hand style" but a tournament named Best Hand exists and it's TP)
Best Hand is Total Points (actually most robot tourneys are "best hand style" but a tournament named Best Hand exists and it's TP)
Substitute "shoot" with whatever has the same effect, and don't save anything for virtual spare parts.
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Posted 2011-September-12, 12:11
best thing I can think of is partner has ♠A, ♦K and ♥K. With perhaps another black king or add or a diamond honnor.
6NT will be great on a diamond lead, but on a club lead we will wish we were playing 7♥ rather wich is at least equal.
I voted for pass, but I think I voted too fast, I think 7♥ is better.
EDIT: now I see that its a GIB hand, so my logic was a waste of time
6NT will be great on a diamond lead, but on a club lead we will wish we were playing 7♥ rather wich is at least equal.
I voted for pass, but I think I voted too fast, I think 7♥ is better.
EDIT: now I see that its a GIB hand, so my logic was a waste of time
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Posted 2011-September-12, 12:15
I bet if you had hovered over the 6♥ call before making it the explanation would have been something like "33+ HCP rebiddable hearts."
I guarantee that if you pass 6NT you will be down about 6. But bidding 7♥ may result in GIB bidding 7NT, because the explanation for 7♥ will probably be something like "37+ HCP twice rebiddable hearts."
I guarantee that if you pass 6NT you will be down about 6. But bidding 7♥ may result in GIB bidding 7NT, because the explanation for 7♥ will probably be something like "37+ HCP twice rebiddable hearts."
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Posted 2011-September-12, 16:10
6NT??? oh well... I have no clue what's going on. I'm passing.
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Posted 2011-September-14, 02:49
Knowing GIB, if you bid 7♥ he'll bid 7NT for sure. A long time ago I had an auction after a super accept misclick all the way up to 7♥: 1NT-2♦-3♦-4♦-4♥-5♦-5♥-6♦-6♥-7♦-7♥-p (3♦ apparently showed 5+♦ and denied a ♥ fit I guess 
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Posted 2011-September-14, 04:31
Maybe if I bid 7♣ I have a non-zero chance of playing something other than NT? I'm not passing, there is just something in me that rejects passing a contract that is known to go down...
... and I can prove it with my usual, flawless logic.
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Posted 2011-September-14, 10:02
Gibs hand was Axxx x AKxx xxxx (forgot to save hand 
), singleton ♥K onside. I bid 7H (passed out) which made when West led diamonds.
), singleton ♥K onside. I bid 7H (passed out) which made when West led diamonds.
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