[lycier]

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W bid 1nt,it have denied 4-card ♥.
2♦ is alerted as takeout--5-♣,4+♦,4+♥,5-♠,14-16PT.
3♥ is alerted as 6+♣,6+♥.
Chaotic Gib explanations.

[steve2005]

Gib doesn't know the meaning of PASS - a reasonable contract that might just make

[Bbradley62]

"Choatic" is a good word for it... 2D is clearly not a takeout double.

[1eyedjack]

I find it hard to construct a hand for West where any call other than Pass over East's 2C is consistent with the preceding auction. I can sort of understand how making a systemically impossible bid may cause wild aberrations subsequent in the auction.

[Bbradley62]

1eyedjack, on 2014-July-25, 15:19, said:

I find it hard to construct a hand for West where any call other than Pass over East's 2C is consistent with the preceding auction. I can sort of understand how making a systemically impossible bid may cause wild aberrations subsequent in the auction.

Bidding 2♥ over 2♣ would be consistent with the actual West hand.

[1eyedjack]

Bbradley62, on 2014-July-25, 18:25, said:

Bidding 2♥ over 2♣ would be consistent with the actual West hand.

Barely.

East is expected to have at least 4 Hearts and at least 5 Clubs. I know that the explanation shows at least 4 Clubs but I don't believe it. East is more likely to have a 6th Club than only 4. Likewise East is highly unlikely to have a 5th Heart, whatever the theoretical possibility.

I suppose at MP you might try for the higher scoring contract, but it had better make.