wbartley Posted October 24, 2018 Report Share Posted October 24, 2018 Again, I am not playing. The result was from another table. Most people passed the jump to 3♥ and made four after GIB East comically led the ♦T when in with the fourth trump. But one intrepid South was rewarded when he bid 3NT over 3♥. [hv=pc=n&s=sq43h8dkj943c7543&w=sj97h62dq8ckqjt98&n=sak6hak9743da52c2&e=st852hqjt5dt76ca6&d=e&v=n&b=2&a=ppp1hp1np3hp3nppp&p=ckc2c6c3s9sas5s3d2d6djdqcqh3cac4sts4s7skdadtd3d8d5d7dkh2d9h6h4h5d4cjh7s2h8c8hahqhkhtc5c9s6s8sqsjc7cth9]399|300[/hv] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnu Posted October 24, 2018 Report Share Posted October 24, 2018 On another thread, GIB was given credit for unblocking although it cost a trick and it was unlikely to beat the contract. I thought it was just as likely to have been a random play. Not overtaking (unblocking) the club and playing a club back is just another random play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wbartley Posted October 24, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2018 There are a lot of funny things about this, not the least of which being that GIB doesn't continue clubs in spite of the fact that the only legitimate chance of beating the hand is that it gets in with the queen of diamonds. But it knows that South has the king of diamonds and that playing AK will drop its queen, so it gives up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wbartley Posted October 24, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2018 GIB also undervalues AKx AKxxxx Axx x. I'm pretty sure I don't want to stop short of game when I open this hand and partner bids 1NT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smerriman Posted October 24, 2018 Report Share Posted October 24, 2018 That.. is inexcusable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pescetom Posted October 25, 2018 Report Share Posted October 25, 2018 An intrepid NS might have bid to 6♦ ...although I'd probably blow that by cashing the A and finessing for the Q in East :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnu Posted October 26, 2018 Report Share Posted October 26, 2018 There are a lot of funny things about this, not the least of which being that GIB doesn't continue clubs in spite of the fact that the only legitimate chance of beating the hand is that it gets in with the queen of diamonds. But it knows that South has the king of diamonds and that playing AK will drop its queen, so it gives up. Maybe GIB West missorted its hand and thought it had [hv=pc=n&w=sj97hj62dq8ckqt98]133|100[/hv] GIB didn't continue clubs because it was worried about a Bath Coup. GIB is color blind so hearts and clubs look the same. B-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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