Can I be a bit peeved with GiB here

[thepossum]

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Maybe its my fault as South not being pushy enough with what I had. I dare GiB to be brave enough to ask some cues. Maybe it cant ask those questions :( Or maybe I needed to do a cue bid in Clubs but I don't know if it was defined in this case

 

Note. My 3S was a force (maybe not forcing enough) rather than jumping straight to 4S. I did consider going on with a Blackwood myself but....

 

FYI Our opponents at the other tables were Australian and Israeli Bermuda Bowl teams so it was a bit expensive

[smerriman]

100% blame to GIB. Nothing you could have done, it is just hopeless when it comes to cuebidding. And it doesn't even define a jump by opener after 2♦, which is what should have happened, though it had a second chance after you raised to 3♠ and failed miserably.

[nige1]

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Thepossum 'Maybe its my fault as South not being pushy enough with what I had. I dare GiB to be brave enough to ask some cues. Maybe it cant ask those questions Or maybe I needed to do a cue bid in Clubs but I don't know if it was defined in this caseNote. My 3S was a force (maybe not forcing enough) rather than jumping straight to 4S. I did consider going on with a Blackwood myself but.... FYI Our opponents at the other tables were Australian and Israeli Bermuda Bowl teams so it was a bit expensive.'

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Agree with Smerriman. But -- in defence of GIB -- the slam is marginal -- depending on the ♦ guess.

[/HV]

 

 

 

[Stephen Tu]

GIB's bidding is bad here.

But it's actually a bad slam in theory without the helpful lead. You have to guess the diamonds, so that brings it down to 50%, plus there's some additional few percent chance of a diamond ruff depending on opponent's tendencies for overcalling on DAQxxxx.

[thepossum]

Thx all. I'm just quite competitive and hoped during the auction for a bit more life from partner, backed up when I saw the scores. It's a tough one to bid but with 10 tricks in North and my encouragement I would have gone for it