Google sheets baffles the robots

[pilowsky]

I twisted my leg a few weeks ago, so I decided that to distract myself (no orthopaedic pun intended), I would attempt to make a dealing machine using Google Sheets.

This turned out to be quite a nice beginner project. I needed to learn about a bunch of stuff that I hadn't used before.

Finally, I managed to generate a .lin file that BBO would A) import and B) allow me to upload onto a teaching table.

Given my luck, it was entirely unsurprising that the first hand I generated gave me 1 lousy Jack.

Here's the hand: How would you bid it

[hv=pc=n&s=s3hj932dt832ct532&w=skq52hkqt8d64cak6&n=st9874h6dkj5cqj97&e=saj6ha754daq97c84]399|300[/hv]

 

Here's what GIB made of it:

http://bit.ly/PMPdeal1

...and here's the bidding[hv=d=n&v=0&b=1&a=p1np2cp2hp3s(forcing%20heart%20raise%2015%2BTP)p4d(AD%2C%20no%20AC)p4np5cp5np6h(no%20K%20below%20Hearts)p7hppp]133|100[/hv]

 

 

[thepossum]

Who is the dealer?

 

Imagining its north I have Pass-1NT-Pass-4NT-Pass-Pass-Pass

 

I often cant be bothered to explore majors :)

[AL78]

If East opens a strong NT, I would probably just punt 6NT as West 32-34 HCP combined, it is surely odds on. I'm not sure I'd be bothered to try and investigate the remote possibility of a major suit grand slam, even if it is good on these cards.

[nullve]

How would you bid it

nullve(E)-nullve(W):

 

1N(1)-2♦(2)

2♠(3)-2N(4)

3N(5)-4♣(6)

4♦(7)-4♠(8)

5♣(9)-5♦(10)

5♥(11)-6♥(12)

P

 

(1) "14-16 BAL"

(2) "5+ H or strong"

(3) 4-5 H, not 3433

(4) strong relay

(5) 3442

(6) puppet to 4♦

(7) forced

(8) Parity Key Card Blackwood with H as trumps

(9) odd # of key cards, no trump Q

(10) ♦K ask

(11) no ♦K

(12) contract

[thepossum]

Looks as if I seriously underbid. Getting too cautious in my old age :(

 

I'm either out of practice, or just not in a competitive frame of mind

 

How do you value that hand?

 

I know sims dont mean much but I have 85% 6NT, 75% 6H and 65% 6S

 

The more I look and realise how out of practice I am I should have counted my losers for possible major slam and maybe got there :(