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Ind. Express tourney - partner timed out and GIB took over after the 1♥ bid. As you can see, there was no description of 3♠, but I think with game in your own hand, 3♠ is NOT proper in my opinion. I think cuebidding followed by 4♠ would show this hand much better. As for a hand that would X and then bid 3♠, I would think that it would would be a similar hand, but not having a side suit Ace (as in 8-9 tricks).
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For once, GIB underbid. And it led to a 0
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Posted 2013-January-15, 14:27
"It's not enough to win the tricks that belong to you. Try also for some that belong to the opponents."
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"Learn from the mistakes of others. You won't live long enough to make them all yourself."
"One advantage of bad bidding is that you get practice at playing atrocious contracts."
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Posted 2013-January-15, 15:09
X followed by 4S shows a hand with game literally made in hand in the Gib system (25+ total points, and it reduces a TP for each honor doubleton). X followed by 3S still shows a huge hand, around 22-24 TP, I think having 3 card support, an honor and a ruffing value (even if it was useless here) is enough to raise.
Wayne Somerville
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Posted 2013-January-18, 11:48
3♠ - -- twice rebiddable ♠; 20+ total points ( so having 21TP GIB fits here according to rules )
4♠- -- twice rebiddable ♠; 23-25 total points
Currently cuebiding over 2♣ shows strength but it make it look NT shape, it's not step stone to promise game and then show the suit.
But even if this was available, why would bother to go through 2♥, letting either opp to reach 4♥.
But even at first glance, double+newsuit at level 2 as 2♠ is strong hand, jump in 3♠ can't be just +1 length in spade as 6+♠.
4♠- -- twice rebiddable ♠; 23-25 total points
Currently cuebiding over 2♣ shows strength but it make it look NT shape, it's not step stone to promise game and then show the suit.
But even if this was available, why would bother to go through 2♥, letting either opp to reach 4♥.
But even at first glance, double+newsuit at level 2 as 2♠ is strong hand, jump in 3♠ can't be just +1 length in spade as 6+♠.
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