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Why not ask for the minor?


1eyedjack

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[hv=lin=pn|1eyedjack,~~M4098q6l,~~M5423uz2,~~M5498hs4|st%7C%7Cmd%7C1S68KH79QD34KC2QKA%2CS457QAH26D29TAC4T%2CS239H3458TJD7C35J%2C%7Crh%7C%7Cah%7CBoard%207%7Csv%7Cb%7Cmb%7C1N%7Can%7Cnotrump%20opener.%20Could%20have%205M.%20--%202-5%20%21C%7Cmb%7C2S%21%7Can%7CCappelletti%20-%20spades%20and%20a%20minor%20--%203-%20%21H%3B%204%2B%20%21S%3B%2011%2B%20total%20points%20%7Cmb%7Cp%7Cmb%7C3C%7Can%7C5%2B%20%21C%3B%202-%20%21S%3B%2012%2B%20total%20points%20%7Cmb%7Cp%7Cmb%7Cp%7Cmb%7Cp%7Cpc%7CH7%7Cpc%7CH2%7Cpc%7CH3%7Cpc%7CHA%7Cpc%7CSJ%7Cpc%7CSK%7Cpc%7CSA%7Cpc%7CS2%7Cpc%7CS5%7Cpc%7CS9%7Cpc%7CST%7Cpc%7CS6%7Cpc%7CD8%7Cpc%7CD3%7Cpc%7CD2%7Cpc%7CD7%7Cpc%7CD5%7Cpc%7CD4%7Cpc%7CDT%7Cpc%7CC5%7Cpc%7CH5%7Cpc%7CHK%7Cpc%7CH9%7Cpc%7CH6%7Cpc%7CDQ%7Cpc%7CDK%7Cpc%7CDA%7Cpc%7CC3%7Cpc%7CCJ%7Cpc%7CC6%7Cpc%7CC2%7Cpc%7CC4%7Cpc%7CHJ%7Cpc%7CD6%7Cpc%7CHQ%7Cpc%7CCT%7Cpc%7CSQ%7Cpc%7CS3%7Cpc%7CDJ%7Cpc%7CS8%7Cpc%7CS7%7Cpc%7CHT%7Cpc%7CC8%7Cpc%7CCQ%7Cmc%7C9%7C]400|300[/hv]

MP, best hand south, pro gib 30

 

I really think it is about time that BBO, kicked Capelletti into touch. The method is bad enough when used properly, but if it can't even do that ...

 

 

 

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Actually, there's another potentially important piece to the story, which Jack revealed in another thread... Jack got a very good score on this board because it was an Instant Tournament; the other Easts, presumably an earlier version of GIB, passed 2. Whatever the problem is, it's likely to be something fairly new.

http://www.bridgebase.com/myhands/hands.php?traveller=SB:1eyedjack-1402711654-31633583&username=1eyedjack

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For security reasons,2 with 5-2 fits still is a good contract,just this is a digression.

 

The way that GIB currently plays Capelletti, like it or not (I have an opinion but irrelevant here) is that 2S may be only a 4 card suit, with longer minor.

 

Even if it absolutely promised 5, I have no problem with it removing 2S in favour of a certain better fit in a minor. Passing 2S may work out OK, but if going for the other minor, 3C???

 

Incidentally I know of one good player who uses 2N as natural here, and 3C as pass or correct. I could live with that, except that West here did not correct.

 

 

 

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