smerriman Posted February 9, 2018 Report Share Posted February 9, 2018 [hv=http://www.bridgebase.com/tools/handviewer.html?sn=smerriman&s=SK62HQJ43DKQCAKQ2&wn=Robot&w=SAT87H96D8CJT7654&nn=Robot&n=SJ95HAKT8DAJT742C&en=Robot&e=SQ43H752D9653C983&d=s&v=e&b=3&a=2N(Two%20NT%20opener.%20Could%20have%205M.%20--%202-5%20%21C%3B%202-5%20%21D%3B%202-5%20%21H%3B%202-5%20%21S%3B%2020-21%20HCP)P3C(Stayman%20--%205+%20total%20points)P3H(2-5%20%21C%3B%202-5%20%21D%3B%204-5%20%21H%3B%202-4%20%21S%3B%2020-21%20HCP)P7H(4+%20%21H%3B%2016+%20total%20points)PPP&p=SAS5S3S2STSJS4S6HAH2H3H6&c=12]400|300[/hv] Free daily tournament. Sigh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve2005 Posted February 9, 2018 Report Share Posted February 9, 2018 On the opposite end of the spectrum. In one tournament Gib had 2 decent hands with an 8 card suit and a void opposite a 1N and a 2N opening. On one it signed off in game in an other made a mild slam try opposite my 2 card support and minimum. Of course one made 6 easily other made lucky 7. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnu Posted February 9, 2018 Report Share Posted February 9, 2018 A 50-50 grand slam. Either they lead a spade or they don't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FelicityR Posted February 10, 2018 Report Share Posted February 10, 2018 A 50-50 grand slam. Either they lead a spade or they don't. A 75% grand slam, and I was taught that 75% was the minimum percentage to bid a grand :) If they lead three of four suits it will make Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zhasbeen Posted February 10, 2018 Report Share Posted February 10, 2018 50-50 chance that west holds the missing ace. Throw in an extra 25% for finding the spade when east has it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pescetom Posted February 10, 2018 Report Share Posted February 10, 2018 I guess it was the ♣ void that fooled GIB into bidding a grand without checking aces: he rates his hand as 16+ total points, plus 20-21 in south. 50-50 chance that west holds the missing ace. Throw in an extra 25% for finding the spade when east has it.If west does not hold an ace then surely he has little hope to find one in east after that bidding: if east was my partner playing MP I would rule out a void too, as he would have doubled 7♥. So a passive lead, probably trumps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smerriman Posted February 10, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2018 I guess it was the ♣ void that fooled GIB into bidding a grand without checking aces: he rates his hand as 16+ total points, plus 20-21 in south.Agreed. There was a thread a while back where jdonn said he agreed that GIB should be tweaked to look for lower level forcing bids instead of just blasting to slam in cases like these. Maybe one day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jammen Posted February 11, 2018 Report Share Posted February 11, 2018 I thought you were supposed to lead a trump against a grand? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdonn Posted February 12, 2018 Report Share Posted February 12, 2018 I mean, obviously no one would guess 7H, but it can easily be right (even opposite the actual hand) and I don't think people should expect a miracle from GIB on a hand with a void like this. Exclusion will not be forthcoming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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