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Is such a raise bid normal?

#1 User is offline   lycier 

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Posted 2016-August-25, 02:35

Today I encounterred a strange Gib hand.

- When with opp's double, Gib has two way to raise.

First way:



Second way :



- When with the interference of opp's overcalling, Gib has two way to raise.

First way :


Second way :


Is such a raise bid normal?
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Posted 2016-August-25, 03:58

View Postlycier, on 2016-August-25, 02:35, said:

Today I encounterred a strange Gib hand.

Is such a raise bid normal?


hi lycier,

An expert/advanced is perhaps always bidding 4♠ (pre-emptive) as West, even vulnerable, irrespective of X or an overcall by the opponents, working on the Law of Total Tricks, and recognising that 6-5-1-1 hands are extremely powerful.

More cautious players perhaps will raise to 2♠, fearing the vulnerability and encouraging partner too much. It's an interesting hand inasmuch that it illustrates GIB's bids are not set in stone.

A raise bid isn't technically right, but it doesn't make it abnormal as quite a few players will bid that way.
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