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Anonymous iPad play, so basic GIB. South's psyche makes W leap to the grand missing an ace. It's the book bid (7♣ says 18+ TP) but the book makes no sense as 18+18 can just barely miss an ace, especially when it's TP and not HCP.
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Psyche makes GIB leap to slam
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Posted 2015-March-07, 13:34
Anonymous iPad play, so basic GIB. South's psyche makes W leap to the grand missing an ace. It's the book bid (7♣ says 18+ TP) but the book makes no sense as 18+18 can just barely miss an ace, especially when it's TP and not HCP.
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Posted 2015-March-07, 14:01
It's too bad there's not a convention whereby West can ask East how many aces he has...
PS: I don't see how South's psych has anything to do with West's bidding. With N/S being silent, E/W's first five bids should be exactly the same.
PPS: In GIBberish, is 3♦ really "stop in ♦", not "first-round control of ♦"?
PS: I don't see how South's psych has anything to do with West's bidding. With N/S being silent, E/W's first five bids should be exactly the same.
PPS: In GIBberish, is 3♦ really "stop in ♦", not "first-round control of ♦"?
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Posted 2015-March-07, 14:10
Agree that psych likely had nothing to do with it.
And yes, another hand where GIB could easily have used Blackwood but failed to do so, and thus got too high. Another issue that has been brought up here many times, but never addressed by BBO.
And yes, another hand where GIB could easily have used Blackwood but failed to do so, and thus got too high. Another issue that has been brought up here many times, but never addressed by BBO.
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Posted 2015-March-07, 23:09
Yeah, once W supports clubs E is in 3NT-hunting mode so the 3♦ bid description is identical to the 2♦ bid (5/4, 18+) but with an added "stop in ♦".
My guess is the psyche is relevant since without it W can pull a Soloway JS with 2♥ and the auction may proceed differently. I'm guessing the reason GIB leaps to slam here is that it ran out of forcing bids, though I have no idea what's wrong with 4NT, that's also pretty forcing.
My guess is the psyche is relevant since without it W can pull a Soloway JS with 2♥ and the auction may proceed differently. I'm guessing the reason GIB leaps to slam here is that it ran out of forcing bids, though I have no idea what's wrong with 4NT, that's also pretty forcing.
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