amnuxoll Posted December 12, 2016 Report Share Posted December 12, 2016 Recently I played a hand in a 1NT contract and went down 1 (BBO Robot Rebate 55% tournament). It felt pretty flat to me but ended up being a 30%. As I studied the travelers I discovered that the robot had played my hand differently than for others. Same contract, same auction, same tricks, the same cards played on those tricks in the exact same order with one exception: I discard a 2♣ from a 4,2 holding in clubs whereas others discard the 4. Nonetheless, at trick 5 the robot makes a different lead for me than for others. Is this normal? I can't see how that tiny difference could create a change in lead from the robot? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefan_O Posted December 12, 2016 Report Share Posted December 12, 2016 If nothing else, it affects the monte carlo sampling, dismissing some layouts where the 2 or 4 happened to be dealt to another hand. Different sample may lead to different play in close decisions. It's a random factor, so will of course even out in the long run. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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