That was a sad way to lose a match

[thorvald]

Playing semifinal in the Hungarian Bridge contest, and getting to the last board with this hand

 

[hv=pc=n&s=saha852dkq985cj82&d=w&v=e&b=16&a=pp1sd4spp?]133|200[/hv]

 

Your bid?

 

Letting the bot play 4Ma vulnerable or try to steal the board by bidding 5♦?

 

Double again for T/O is not an option.

 

Well even in bridge against the bots it is a good idea to play bridge if you want to be better, so I decided to pass

 

[hv=url=https://www.bridgebase.com/tools/handviewer.html?lin=st||pn|Thorvald,~Mwest,~Mnorth,~Meast|md|2SAHA852DKQ985CJ82,SKJ83HDAJ7432CT93,ST75HQT764D6CQ654,SQ9642HKJ93DTCAK7|sv|e|rh||ah|Board%2016|mb|P|mb|P|mb|1S|an|Major%20suit%20opening%20--%205+%20!S;%2011-21%20HCP;%2012-22%20total%20points|mb|D|an|Takeout%20double%20--%203-5%20!C;%203-5%20!D;%203-4%20!H;%202-%20!S;%2012+%20total%20points|mb|4S|an|4+%20!S;%2011-%20HCP;%208-12%20total%20points|mb|P|mb|P|mb|P|pc|DK|pc|DA|pc|D6|pc|DT|pc|CT|pc|C6|pc|CA|pc|C2|pc|H9|pc|H2|pc|S3|pc|H4|pc|D4|pc|C4|pc|S4|pc|D5|pc|CK|pc|C8|pc|C9|pc|C5|pc|H3|pc|H5|pc|S8|pc|H7|pc|D7|pc|S7|pc|S9|pc|D8|pc|HJ|pc|H8|pc|SJ|pc|HQ|pc|D3|pc|S5|pc|S6|pc|D9|pc|HK|pc|HA|pc|SK|pc|HT|pc|C3|pc|CQ|pc|C7|pc|CJ|pc|H6|pc|S2|pc|SA|pc|DJ|pc|DQ|pc|D2|pc|ST|pc|SQ|]399|300[/hv]

 

I did not lead ♠A, so the bot grabbed 11 tricks, and I hoped the 1 Imp wasn't decisive

 

But I lost the match by one, because my opponent did bid 5♦ and was allowed to play there

 

 

[hv=url=https://www.bridgebase.com/tools/handviewer.html?bbo=y&lin=pn%7CHuman%2CRobot%2CRobot%2CRobot%7Cst%7C%7Cmd%7C2SAHA852DKQ985CJ82%2CSKJ83HDAJ7432CT93%2CST75HQT764D6CQ654%2CSQ9642HKJ93DTCAK7%7Csv%7CE%7Cah%7CBoard%2016%7Cmb%7CP%7Cmb%7CP%7Cmb%7C1S%7Can%7CMajor%20suit%20opening%20--%205%2B%20%21S%3B%2011-21%20HCP%3B%2012-22%20total%20points%7Cmb%7CD%7Can%7CTakeout%20double%20--%203-5%20%21C%3B%203-5%20%21D%3B%203-4%20%21H%3B%202-%20%21S%3B%2012%2B%20total%20points%7Cmb%7C4S%7Can%7C4%2B%20%21S%3B%2011-%20HCP%3B%208-12%20total%20points%7Cmb%7CP%7Cmb%7CP%7Cmb%7C5D%7Can%7C6%2B%20%21D%3B%2019-22%20total%20points%7Cmb%7CP%7Cmb%7CP%7Cmb%7CP%7Cpc%7CS3%7Cpc%7CS5%7Cpc%7CS9%7Cpc%7CSA%7Cpc%7CHA%7Cpc%7CD7%7Cpc%7CH4%7Cpc%7CH3%7Cpc%7CSJ%7Cpc%7CS7%7Cpc%7CS6%7Cpc%7CD5%7Cpc%7CH2%7Cpc%7CD2%7Cpc%7CH6%7Cpc%7CH9%7Cpc%7CC3%7Cpc%7CC4%7Cpc%7CCK%7Cpc%7CC2%7Cpc%7CDT%7Cpc%7CDK%7Cpc%7CDA%7Cpc%7CD6%7Cpc%7CCT%7Cpc%7CC5%7Cpc%7CCA%7Cpc%7CC8%7Cpc%7CHK%7Cpc%7CH5%7Cpc%7CC9%7Cpc%7CH7%7Cpc%7CHJ%7Cpc%7CH8%7Cpc%7CD4%7Cpc%7CHT%7Cpc%7CS8%7Cpc%7CST%7Cpc%7CS4%7Cpc%7CD8%7Cpc%7CDQ%7Cpc%7CD3%7Cpc%7CC6%7Cpc%7CC7%7Cpc%7CCJ%7Cpc%7CDJ%7Cpc%7CCQ%7Cpc%7CSQ%7Cpc%7CSK%7Cpc%7CHQ%7Cpc%7CS2%7Cpc%7CD9%7C]399|300[/hv]

 

6 down, but still winning 8 Imp and the match.

 

It would be nice if someone learned GIB about penalty doubles

[johnu]

6 down, but still winning 8 Imp and the match.

 

It would be nice if someone learned GIB about penalty doubles

 

I think West needs better diamonds to make a penalty double.

[pescetom]

Not sure your partner was on the same wavelength about playing bridge when he made that second pass.

[pescetom]

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[thorvald]

I wonder if someone gave GIB a lecture about penalty doubles :-)

 

Semifinal in the Romanian Challenge, a 32 board match, and I am trailing with 6IMP before the last board (44-50) (Noone knows the score, but I was trailing with 16 after first set, but this set was OK, so I assumed it was close)

 

I pick up this hand

 

[hv=pc=n&s=s932haqj653da8cq4&d=w&v=e&b=16&a=1c1sp?]133|200[/hv]

 

I think a new suit at the 2-level normally is forcing, but the tooltip explains 2♥ as 5+♥, 2-♠ and 9-13 points.

 

But with the very light overcall style from the bot, even when vulnerable, i decided to bid 2♥, intending to bid the some game on next round, but was left there to play

 

[hv=url=https://www.bridgebase.com/tools/handviewer.html?bbo=y&lin=pn%7CThorvald%2CRobot%2CRobot%2CRobot%7Cst%7C%7Cmd%7C2S932HAQJ653DA8CQ4%2CSH72DKQT72CAJ8762%2CSAJ765HT98DJ94CK9%2CSKQT84HK4D653CT53%7Csv%7CE%7Cah%7CBoard%2016%7Cmb%7C1C%7Can%7CMinor%20suit%20opening%20--%203%2B%20%21C%3B%2011-21%20HCP%3B%2012-22%20total%20points%7Cmb%7C1S%7Can%7COne-level%20overcall%20--%205%2B%20%21S%3B%208-17%20HCP%3B%209-19%20total%20points%7Cmb%7CP%7Cmb%7C2H%7Can%7C5%2B%20%21H%3B%202-%20%21S%3B%209-13%20total%20points%7Cmb%7CP%7Cmb%7CP%7Cmb%7CP%7Cpc%7CDK%7Cpc%7CD4%7Cpc%7CD6%7Cpc%7CDA%7Cpc%7CC4%7Cpc%7CCA%7Cpc%7CC9%7Cpc%7CC5%7Cpc%7CDQ%7Cpc%7CD9%7Cpc%7CD5%7Cpc%7CD8%7Cpc%7CC6%7Cpc%7CCK%7Cpc%7CC3%7Cpc%7CCQ%7Cpc%7CHT%7Cpc%7CHK%7Cpc%7CHA%7Cpc%7CH2%7Cpc%7CH3%7Cpc%7CH7%7Cpc%7CH9%7Cpc%7CH4%7Cpc%7CDJ%7Cpc%7CD3%7Cpc%7CS2%7Cpc%7CDT%7Cmc%7C10%7C]399|300[/hv]

 

Seeing dummy even with a ♦-lead it seems 2♥ to be the right contract, but with ♥K in east there was 10 tricks.(Only 10 HCP in the opening hand)

 

But now look at the replay

 

 

[hv=url=https://www.bridgebase.com/tools/handviewer.html?bbo=y&lin=pn%7CHuman%2CRobot%2CRobot%2CRobot%7Cst%7C%7Cmd%7C2S932HAQJ653DA8CQ4%2CSH72DKQT72CAJ8762%2CSAJ765HT98DJ94CK9%2CSKQT84HK4D653CT53%7Csv%7CE%7Cah%7CBoard%2016%7Cmb%7C1C%7Can%7CMinor%20suit%20opening%20--%203%2B%20%21C%3B%2011-21%20HCP%3B%2012-22%20total%20points%7Cmb%7C1S%7Can%7COne-level%20overcall%20--%205%2B%20%21S%3B%208-17%20HCP%3B%209-19%20total%20points%7Cmb%7CP%7Cmb%7C2C%7Can%7CGood%20support%20in%20S%20--%203%2B%20%21S%3B%2010%2B%20total%20points%7Cmb%7CP%7Cmb%7C2S%7Can%7C5%2B%20%21S%3B%208%2B%20HCP%3B%209-13%20total%20points%7Cmb%7CD%7Can%7C10%2B%20HCP%3B%20biddable%20%21S%7Cmb%7CP%7Cmb%7C3C%7Can%7C3-%20%21S%3B%20biddable%20%21C%3B%2013-17%20total%20points%7Cmb%7CP%7Cmb%7CP%7Cmb%7C3H%7Can%7C3%2B%20%21H%3B%203%2B%20%21S%3B%20Q%2B%20in%20%21H%3B%2013-15%20total%20points%3B%20forcing%7Cmb%7CP%7Cmb%7C3S%7Can%7C5%2B%20%21S%3B%208%2B%20HCP%3B%209-11%20total%20points%7Cmb%7CD%7Can%7C3%2B%20%21C%3B%2010%2B%20HCP%3B%20biddable%20%21S%3B%2011-%20total%20points%7Cmb%7CP%7Cmb%7CP%7Cmb%7CP%7Cpc%7CD3%7Cpc%7CD8%7Cpc%7CDQ%7Cpc%7CD4%7Cpc%7CCA%7Cpc%7CC9%7Cpc%7CC3%7Cpc%7CC4%7Cpc%7CC6%7Cpc%7CCK%7Cpc%7CC5%7Cpc%7CCQ%7Cpc%7CH8%7Cpc%7CH4%7Cpc%7CHJ%7Cpc%7CH2%7Cpc%7CS2%7Cpc%7CD7%7Cpc%7CS5%7Cpc%7CS8%7Cpc%7CHK%7Cpc%7CHA%7Cpc%7CH7%7Cpc%7CH9%7Cpc%7CHQ%7Cpc%7CC8%7Cpc%7CHT%7Cpc%7CS4%7Cpc%7CD6%7Cpc%7CDA%7Cpc%7CD2%7Cpc%7CD9%7Cpc%7CH3%7Cpc%7CC7%7Cpc%7CDJ%7Cpc%7CD5%7Cpc%7CH5%7Cpc%7CC2%7Cpc%7CS6%7Cpc%7CCT%7Cpc%7CS7%7Cpc%7CST%7Cpc%7CS3%7Cpc%7CCJ%7Cpc%7CSK%7Cpc%7CS9%7Cpc%7CDK%7Cpc%7CSA%7Cpc%7CSJ%7Cpc%7CSQ%7Cpc%7CH6%7Cpc%7CDT%7C]399|300[/hv]

 

My opponent decided to show the hands as good support in ♠ and 10+ HCP (Understandable), and North rebid 2♠ to show a minimum hand.

 

Now East found a penalty Double - not often seen.

 

West retreated to 3♣, and after Pass-Pass it was now South that had the problem

 

Bid 3♠ after being penalty doubled in 2♠, or selling out to 3♣ (Seems making)

 

I think bidding 3♥ is the right bridge way, but the Bot will always just see that as some trial bid as there is an established fit in ♠

 

So North bid 3♠

 

When I looked at this deal the first time I assumed that Easts Double of 3♠ was penalty, but reading the tooltip it suddenly shows 3+♣ - so I am not so sure it was intended as penalty

 

But 3♠X was 2 down, and 10 IMP for me winning the match by 4