mgoetze Posted July 13, 2011 Report Share Posted July 13, 2011 Robot duplicate, matchpoints [hv=pc=n&s=saj6ha2dak6ckq987&n=sqt8h963djt83ca32&d=e&v=b&b=10&a=p2np3nppp]266|200[/hv] First trick: ♥K ♥3 ♥7 ♥2Second trick: ♥4 ♥6 ♦4 ♥AThird trick: ♣4 ♣A ♣6 ♣7Fourth trick: ♠7 ♣2 ♣10 ♣K You expect most of the field to be in this contract, since all the Wests are robots, so if this one didn't bid over 2NT the others won't either. What's your plan? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloa513 Posted July 13, 2011 Report Share Posted July 13, 2011 Robot duplicate, matchpoints [hv=pc=n&s=saj6ha2dak6ckq987&n=sqt8h963djt83ca32&d=e&v=b&b=10&a=p2np3nppp]266|200[/hv] First trick: ♥K ♥3 ♥7 ♥2Second trick: ♥4 ♥6 ♦4 ♥AThird trick: ♣4 ♣A ♣6 ♣7Fourth trick: ♠7 ♣2 ♣10 ♣K You expect most of the field to be in this contract, since all the Wests are robots, so if this one didn't bid over 2NT the others won't either. What's your plan?Still possible to make if East has the K♠, just play J♠ and undertake with the Q♠. If East takes his K♠ then you have your entry with 10♠ to finesse clubs again. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vuroth Posted July 13, 2011 Report Share Posted July 13, 2011 (edited) Concede a club. Win the return, cash out my 8 tricks, and exit with the queen of spades. If west has the king, I've done well. If east hast he king, he'll take it, cash his QD, then what? EDIT: To clarify, I'm throwing a heart and a spade on the clubs. Edited July 13, 2011 by vuroth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VM1973 Posted July 13, 2011 Report Share Posted July 13, 2011 Since West is a robot it's unlikely that it's smart enough to falsecard. That high spade pitch looks like the beginning of an attitude signal. The best chance to make the hand is to concede a club to East knowing he can't return a heart, and start cashing. You can get ♥1, ♣4, ♦2 and ♠1 for sure. If the ♦Q drops you make it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgoetze Posted July 13, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2011 Since West is a robot it's unlikely that it's smart enough to falsecard. That high spade pitch looks like the beginning of an attitude signal. I'm pretty sure they don't do any signalling at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted July 13, 2011 Report Share Posted July 13, 2011 I'm pretty sure they don't do any signalling at all. In my experience, GIBs signal count, count, and more count. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VM1973 Posted July 13, 2011 Report Share Posted July 13, 2011 I'm pretty sure they don't do any signalling at all.I have little experience with robots... but if that spade he dropped was his lowest one... then his partner must have quite a few spades. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Posted July 15, 2011 Report Share Posted July 15, 2011 Since West is a robot it's unlikely that it's smart enough to falsecard. That high spade pitch looks like the beginning of an attitude signal.Why do you only look at the high ♠ and not at the very small ♥ he played in trick 2? If, and I really mean IF, GIB signals, don't you think the ♥4 is a much stronger signal than the ♠7? Personally I'd play ♣Q and another ♣, not giving RHO the chance to return a ♣ to us. Now RHO will probably lead the suit LHO has a honor in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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