Bbradley62 Posted April 30, 2012 Report Share Posted April 30, 2012 [hv=lin=pn|bbradley62,~~M56830,~~M56828,~~M56829|st%7C%7Cmd%7C1S245H59QKAD5C249A%2CS36JKAH8D369TC36K%2CS789TH2TJD27QKC78%2C%7Crh%7C%7Cah%7CBoard%207%7Csv%7Cb%7Cmb%7C1H%7Can%7CMajor%20suit%20opening%20--%205%2B%20H%3B%2011-21%20HCP%3B%201%7Cmb%7C1S%7Can%7COne-level%20overcall%20--%205%2B%20S%3B%208-17%20HCP%3B%209-19%20total%20points%20%7Cmb%7C2H%7Can%7CFree%20major%20raise%20--%203%2B%20H%3B%206-10%20total%20points%20%7Cmb%7Cd%21%7Can%7CResponsive%20double%20--%204%2B%20C%3B%204%2B%20D%3B%205-%20H%3B%202-%20S%3B%208%2B%20total%20points%20%7Cmb%7C3H%7Can%7C5%2B%20H%3B%2018%20total%20points%7Cmb%7Cp%7Cmb%7C4H%7Can%7C3%2B%20H%3B%206-10%20total%20points%20%7Cmb%7Cp%7Cmb%7Cp%7Cmb%7Cp%7Cpc%7CSK%7Cpc%7CS7%7Cpc%7CSQ%7Cpc%7CS4%7Cpc%7CSA%7Cpc%7CS8%7Cpc%7CD8%7Cpc%7CS2%7Cpc%7CSJ%7Cpc%7CS9%7Cpc%7CC5%7Cpc%7CS5%7Cpc%7CS6%7Cpc%7CST%7Cpc%7CH6%7Cpc%7CH9%7Cpc%7CD5%7Cpc%7CD9%7Cpc%7CDK%7Cpc%7CDA%7Cpc%7CCQ%7Cpc%7CCA%7Cpc%7CC3%7Cpc%7CC7%7Cpc%7CC2%7Cpc%7CCK%7Cpc%7CC8%7Cpc%7CCT%7Cpc%7CS3%7Cpc%7CD2%7Cpc%7CCJ%7Cpc%7CH5%7Cpc%7CC4%7Cpc%7CC6%7Cpc%7CHJ%7Cpc%7CH7%7Cpc%7CD7%7Cpc%7CDJ%7Cpc%7CHK%7Cpc%7CD3%7Cpc%7CC9%7Cpc%7CDT%7Cpc%7CHT%7Cpc%7CH3%7Cpc%7CH2%7Cpc%7CH4%7Cpc%7CHQ%7Cpc%7CH8%7Cpc%7CHA%7Cpc%7CD6%7Cpc%7CDQ%7Cpc%7CD4%7C]360|270[/hv] I think 3♥ should be understood to be a competitive bid, not as strong as it is marked. There are plenty of other ways to invite game over the double. Also, if 4♥ is intended as an acceptance of an invitation, shouldn't the point range exclude the minimum end of North's original 2♥ bid? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtK78 Posted April 30, 2012 Report Share Posted April 30, 2012 That may be, but it is not what GIB plays, so you make the bid at your own risk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bbradley62 Posted April 30, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2012 That may be, but it is not what GIB plays, so you make the bid at your own risk.Completely understood, and I did. This is a suggestion that GIB's system be amended. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigpenz Posted April 30, 2012 Report Share Posted April 30, 2012 I would expect 3♥ to follow THE LAW just showing 6 card suit nothing extradont quite think 3♥ should show so much 18hcp, when we have redouble and game suittries to show better hands....but when with GIB I guess do what GIB expects but I dont alwaysagree with its idiosyncracies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bbradley62 Posted November 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2012 Very similar situation today:[hv=lin=pn|Silliness,~~M52245,~~M52243,~~M52244|st%7C%7Cmd%7C3SJKH348D456QKC38A%2CS348TH27QD7JC9JQK%2CS69AH59TJD28C247T%2C%7Crh%7C%7Cah%7CBoard%201%7Csv%7Co%7Cmb%7Cp%7Cmb%7C1D%7Can%7CMinor%20suit%20opening%20--%203%2B%20D%3B%2011-21%20HCP%3B%2012-22%20total%20points%20%7Cmb%7Cd%7Can%7CTakeout%20double%20--%203-5%20C%3B%202-%20D%3B%203-4%20H%3B%203-4%20S%3B%2012%2B%20total%20points%7Cmb%7C1S%7Can%7CFree%20bid%3B%20new%20suit%20--%204%2B%20S%3B%208%2B%20total%20points%20%7Cmb%7C2H%7Can%7CFree%20bid%3B%20new%20suit%20--%204%2B%20H%3B%206-10%20total%20points%20%7Cmb%7C2S%7Can%7C3%2B%20D%3B%204%2B%20S%3B%2011%2B%20HCP%3B%2012-16%20total%20points%20%7Cmb%7C3H%7Can%7C4%2B%20H%3B%2019-20%20total%20points%7Cmb%7Cp%7Cmb%7C4H%7Can%7C4%2B%20H%3B%206-10%20total%20points%20%7Cmb%7Cp%7Cmb%7Cp%7Cmb%7Cp%7Cpc%7C]360|270[/hv]Clearly, South bids like a lunatic, but trying to concentrate on GIB's understandings of the bids... All of my previous comments apply here as well. I think 3♥ should be understood to be a competitive bid, not as strong as it is marked. Also, if 4♥ is intended as an acceptance of an invitation, shouldn't the point range exclude the minimum end of North's original 2♥ bid? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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