frisbee Posted August 8, 2015 Report Share Posted August 8, 2015 I have been asked to post (within reason) clear bidding errors in Robot tournaments, so here is another ... [hv=http://www.bridgebase.com/tools/handviewer.html?bbo=y&lin=pn|frisbee,~~M38652,~~M38650,~~M38651|st||md|4S34JKAH5KADQAC37J%2CS9TH2479D3JKC4TKA%2CS2678HTQD89TC2568%2C|rh||ah|Board%2010|sv|b|mb|p|mb|2C|an|Strong%20two%20club%20--%2019%2B%20HCP%3B%2023%2B%20total%20points%3B%20forcing%20to%202N|mb|p|mb|2D|an|2D%20bid%20waiting%20--%20forcing%20to%202N%20|mb|p|mb|2N|an|Balanced%20minimum%20--%202-5%20!C%3B%202-5%20!D%3B%202-5%20!H%3B%202-5%20!S%3B%2022-24%20HCP%3B%2023%2B%20total%20points|mb|p|mb|3C|an|Stayman%20--%203%2B%20total%20points%20|mb|p|mb|3S|an|2-5%20!C%3B%202-5%20!D%3B%202-3%20!H%3B%204-5%20!S%3B%2022-24%20HCP%3B%2023%2B%20total%20points|mb|p|mb|3N|an|4%20!H%3B%203-%20!S%3B%203-7%20HCP%20|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|H2|pc|HT|pc|HJ|pc|HA|pc|SA|pc|S9|pc|S6|pc|S5|pc|SK|pc|ST|pc|S2|pc|SQ|pc|S3|pc|H4|pc|S7|pc|D2|pc|D8|pc|D4|pc|DQ|pc|DK|pc|CK|pc|C2|pc|C9|pc|C3|pc|CA|pc|C5|pc|CQ|pc|C7|pc|H9|pc|HQ|pc|H3|pc|H5|pc|S8|pc|D7|pc|S4|pc|H7|pc|D9|pc|D5|pc|DA|pc|D3|pc|SJ|pc|CT|pc|C6|pc|H8|pc|HK|pc|C4|pc|C8|pc|H6|pc|CJ|pc|DJ|pc|DT|pc|D6|]400|300[/hv] Clearly, the Robot should bid 4♠ over 3♠ instead of 3NT (because of the known 8+ card Major suit fit). The description (which you can confirm if you must insist on clicking on the picture) describes the 3NT bid as showing 4 ♥s and no more than 3 ♠s. If that is what the Robot actually held, then I would definitely agree with the 3NT bid. Here, however, the Robot holds 4 ♠s and only 2 ♥s. I hope that GIB does not peek, since 3NT is cold against any defense and 4♠ can be defeated with any reasonable defense, but that is the only rationale that I can imagine for the Robot's 3NT bid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve2005 Posted August 8, 2015 Report Share Posted August 8, 2015 yeah well south has 5♠. probably not making any game with 4♠. Gib is optimistic looking for game with 2 points. Even if south a max communication will make game difficult. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1eyedjack Posted August 9, 2015 Report Share Posted August 9, 2015 Gib probably switched from rule mode to sim mode mid auction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frisbee Posted August 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2015 Yes, Steve, playing Results, you certainly belong in 3NT instead of 4♠. In a tournament, I would be rewarding such good fortune by assigning a Monitor to watch that Pair. This hand was reported to try to have an apparent programming error corrected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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