Bidding a higher 3-card suit before a 5-card suit

[thorvald]

[hv=url=https://www.bridgebase.com/tools/handviewer.html?bbo=y&lin=pn%7CHuman%2CRobot%2CRobot%2CRobot%7Cst%7C%7Cmd%7C2SQHK75DAKQT863CAK%2CS8HQT98632D54CQ75%2CSJ9754HDJ97CJ9864%2CSAKT632HAJ4D2CT32%7Csv%7CN%7Cah%7CBoard%2012%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%7CP%7Cmb%7C2D%7Can%7C4%2B%20%21D%3B%209-%20total%20points%7Cmb%7CP%7Cmb%7C2S%7Can%7C2-4%20%21C%3B%202-4%20%21D%3B%202-4%20%21H%3B%202-4%20%21S%3B%2018%2B%20total%20points%3B%20at%20best%20stop%20in%20%21S%3B%20forcing%20to%203S%7Cmb%7CP%7Cmb%7C3C%7Can%7C4%2B%20%21C%3B%204%2B%20%21D%3B%209-%20total%20points%3B%20forcing%20to%203S%7Cmb%7CP%7Cmb%7C4N%7Can%7CBlackwood%20%28C%29%20--%204%20%21C%3B%202-4%20%21D%3B%202-4%20%21H%3B%202-4%20%21S%3B%2032%2B%20total%20points%3B%20at%20best%20stop%20in%20%21S%7Cmb%7CP%7Cmb%7C5N%7Can%7CEven%20number%20of%20keycards%20and%20some%20void%20--%204%2B%20%21C%3B%204%2B%20%21D%3B%209-%20total%20points%7Cmb%7CP%7Cmb%7C6D%7Can%7C4%20%21C%3B%204-%20%21D%3B%202-4%20%21H%3B%202-4%20%21S%3B%20biddable%20%21D%3B%2032%2B%20total%20points%3B%20at%20best%20stop%20in%20%21S%7Cmb%7CP%7Cmb%7CP%7Cmb%7CP%7C]399|300[/hv]

 

I wonder why GIB think it is right to bid 2♦ and not 2♣

[pescetom]

 

 

I wonder why GIB think it is right to bid 2♦ and not 2♣

 

In order of preference:

1. not a good robot

2. he peeked

[thepossum]

Back to another earlier discussion point about whether zero is an even number in RKCB

But the void does appear to be useful :)

I know GiB only promises some void - no promise of being useful - but in this case

[smerriman]

Its rules for this situation when it's weak and picking a suit, in order:

 

1: bid 2H if your longest suit is a 5 card minor, and your second longest suit is 4 hearts

2: bid 2x if x is your longest suit, and x isn't spades, and it's at least 5 cards long

3: bid 2x if x is your longest suit, and x isn't spades, and it's exactly 4 cards long

4: bid 2x if your longest suit is spades, and x is your second longest suit, and it's exactly 4 cards long

5: bid 2x for any x other than spades which is exactly 3 cards long

 

Pretty clear logical error in the database, missing the case when you have 5 spades and 5 of something else.

 

And yes, this means if you make North 5125, it will pass the double, not because it wants to penalise, but because now none of these rules match.

[johnu]

You must have been assigned the Italian bot that plays canape.