Andy_L Posted November 26, 2012 Report Share Posted November 26, 2012 Just my opinion... but am I the only one? When GIB's initial bid (and sometimes rebid) is defined as a minimum holding... How many times have you been disappointed to see GIB's HCP are Q's and J's only? GIB seems to treat the following HCP holdings all the same: QJJJ, QQJ, KQ... QQJJ, QJJJJ, AQ... QQJJJ, AK, AQJ, AJJJ, KQQ, KQJJ. I believe a human player would devalue his HCP holding when it is all Quacks, seems GIB does not. Likewise singleton or doubleton holdings that include a Q or J in a suit not bid by partner are especially subject to being devalued as a component of total HCP holding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
losercover Posted November 26, 2012 Report Share Posted November 26, 2012 I devalaute my hand when it has worthless points. I can evaluate my hand using losers and cover cards when I respond to the robot and it works fine. Raw points are valuable in notrump contracts. Aces and spaces is not a good nt hand. As far as the robots go, there bidding stinks for too many reasons to mention and I've played in over 1000 robot tournaments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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