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I'm not complaining because for once I was a beneficiary of GIB's seemingly random play, but I was surprised to find only one GIB found the killing return in this tourney:
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Simon
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What happened to the killing return?
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Posted 2012-February-22, 05:53
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Posted 2012-February-22, 07:02
I appears that West believed North when he said that he had help in diamonds.
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Posted 2012-February-22, 11:58
Bbradley62, on 2012-February-22, 07:02, said:
I appears that West believed North when he said that he had help in diamonds.
But even on hands without the diamond help suit bid GIB missed the play.
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Posted 2012-February-22, 12:11
Maybe GIB read declarer for:
Kxxxx
K
Jx
KQJxx ?
(or
Kxxxxx
K
x
KQJxx)?
The one time it got it right was when Blackwood was used. So maybe it believed (in cases without Blackwood) that two aces might be out.
Kxxxx
K
Jx
KQJxx ?
(or
Kxxxxx
K
x
KQJxx)?
The one time it got it right was when Blackwood was used. So maybe it believed (in cases without Blackwood) that two aces might be out.
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Posted 2012-February-22, 17:22
jamegumb, on 2012-February-22, 12:11, said:
Maybe GIB read declarer for:
Kxxxx
K
Jx
KQJxx ?
Kxxxx
K
Jx
KQJxx ?
That would make the ♦Q lead pretty strange.
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Posted 2012-February-22, 21:17
Bbradley62, on 2012-February-22, 17:22, said:
That would make the ♦Q lead pretty strange.
Which leads itself to the question of what inferences GIB makes off the opening lead. (As well as what inferences it makes from the bidding - does GIB just assume that North would never drive to slam with a useless doubleton)?
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