smerriman Posted July 17, 2018 Report Share Posted July 17, 2018 [hv=http://www.bridgebase.com/tools/handviewer.html?sn=smerriman&s=SKJHKJ875D7CAKJ65&wn=Robot&w=S76H9632D65CQT843&nn=Robot&n=SQT8HQDKQJ98432C2&en=Robot&e=SA95432HAT4DATC97&d=e&v=n&b=2&a=1S(Major%20suit%20opening%20--%205+%20%21S%3B%2011-21%20HCP%3B%2012-22%20total%20points)2S!(Michaels%20--%205+%20%21H%3B%209+%20total%20points%3B%20forc)P2N!(Show%20your%202nd%20suit%20--)P3C(My%20second%20suit%20--%205+%20%21C%3B%205+%20%21H%3B%209-16%20tot)PPP&p=S7S8SASKS9SJS6SQSTS5D7C4C3C2C9CJCACQD2C7CKCTD3S3H5H3HQHAS4C6D6D4HJH2D8H4HKH6D9HTH7H9DJDTC8DQS2C5D5DKDAH8]400|300[/hv]Robot Reward, so you may not agree with my use of Michaels - but what was GIB trying to do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnu Posted July 17, 2018 Report Share Posted July 17, 2018 GIB was tired and needed to take a nap so he let you be declarer? If you were thinking GIB should have bid diamonds, the GIB golden rule is that hands with 8+ card suits should either defend or be dummy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfi Posted July 17, 2018 Report Share Posted July 17, 2018 There's no way for North to play 3D or 4D, is there? 2NT looks like an entirely reasonable option just in case you do have a 12-card fit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
virgosrock Posted July 17, 2018 Report Share Posted July 17, 2018 There's no way for North to play 3D or 4D, is there? 2NT looks like an entirely reasonable option just in case you do have a 12-card fit. except 2NT is GUBBO asking for your minor, not to play. sm, what would you expect from bot? 3D? has 10 hcp. Perhaps 3D? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smerriman Posted July 17, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2018 There's no way for North to play 3D or 4D, is there?Why not? According to something like this, 3♦ is "natural and nonforcing, showing a very good suit (usually 6+ cards), a decent hand, and no support for either of the 2NT bidder's suits.". Or in terms of GIB's descriptions: My long suit - no major fit - 6+ ♦, 1- ♥, 11+ total points No need to play this as forcing, as you can always go through 2NT first if you want to force. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahydra Posted July 18, 2018 Report Share Posted July 18, 2018 There's no way for North to play 3D or 4D, is there? 2NT looks like an entirely reasonable option just in case you do have a 12-card fit. You mean a 13-card fit? North has 8 diamonds. @smerriman: should probably be 2-H, not 1-. ahydra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smerriman Posted July 18, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2018 @smerriman: should probably be 2-H, not 1-.Just to clarify, what I wrote above *is* how GIB describes 3♦. So it's not like it didn't have it as an option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
virgosrock Posted July 21, 2018 Report Share Posted July 21, 2018 Just to clarify, what I wrote above *is* how GIB describes 3♦. So it's not like it didn't have it as an option. then what explains lack of 3D bid? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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