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In lots of situations like this, GIB doesn't bid 3N and we miss our best spot.
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why can't GIB bid 3N?
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Posted 2012-July-03, 04:36
In lots of situations like this, GIB doesn't bid 3N and we miss our best spot.
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Posted 2012-July-03, 05:41
5D looks like a much better contract than 3NT. 3NT is off on any lead provided they switch to clubs in time.
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Posted 2012-July-03, 05:52
Does that 3♠ explanation include "likely stop in S"? I would think that bid is looking for a spade stopper, not showing one.
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Posted 2012-July-03, 08:14
Bbradley62, on 2012-July-03, 05:52, said:
Does that 3♠ explanation include "likely stop in S"? I would think that bid is looking for a spade stopper, not showing one.
That is also a very important problem.
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Posted 2012-July-03, 08:16
manudude03, on 2012-July-03, 05:41, said:
5D looks like a much better contract than 3NT. 3NT is off on any lead provided they switch to clubs in time.
Here 5D is better but in most of the situations like this, GIB doesn't bid 3N and it is the best contact. I posted this hand because I had this hand avaliable at the time.
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Posted 2012-July-03, 08:46
I don't think gib's methods are so bad here. 2♠ shows a fit and once a fit has been found we show stoppers, we don't ask for them.
GIB probably made simulations based on the interpretation that 3♠ shows a spade stopper and found a diamond contract to work better than a notrump contract, probably due to the lack of a club stopper.
GIB probably made simulations based on the interpretation that 3♠ shows a spade stopper and found a diamond contract to work better than a notrump contract, probably due to the lack of a club stopper.
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Posted 2012-July-03, 14:55
helene_t, on 2012-July-03, 08:46, said:
I don't think gib's methods are so bad here. 2♠ shows a fit and once a fit has been found we show stoppers, we don't ask for them.
GIB probably made simulations based on the interpretation that 3♠ shows a spade stopper and found a diamond contract to work better than a notrump contract, probably due to the lack of a club stopper.
GIB probably made simulations based on the interpretation that 3♠ shows a spade stopper and found a diamond contract to work better than a notrump contract, probably due to the lack of a club stopper.
Actually I learned it as we ask for stoppers and I have never encountered anyone showing stoppers when the opponents have one suit only.
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