Robot 2/1 Basics

[thepossum]

Do you think North is entitled to bid 3 spades here and ignore my polite overtures for clubs

I am not proud of how I played it but wasn't highly motivated to care much

 

I appreciate maybe my bidding isn't perfect either but I genuinely didn't feel like going any higher and wasnt confident of No Trumps

I think everything other than clubs makes around 5 tricks

 

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Note the Human (me) is South

[pescetom]

No I don't think he is entitled to bid 3S (or anything else, if this is MP).

[helene_t]

I think it's ok, there's a reasonably chance that 5♣ makes if you don't have a spade fit. And maybe you can systematically stop in 4♣.

[thepossum]

I think it's ok, there's a reasonably chance that 5♣ makes if you don't have a spade fit. And maybe you can systematically stop in 4♣.

 

I was worried about bidding 4 but it does make 4 so 5-1 or 6-2 are not bad outcomes

[helene_t]

I was worried about bidding 4 but it does make 4 so 5-1 or 6-2 are not bad outcomes

I don't think 4♠ is a good bid - 3♠ may be explained as "rebidable spades" but if they are really good enough to play opposite a void, the robot can bid them a 3rd time.

 

You can't pass, though, as 3♠ is forcing. As it happened, North had a very marginal 3♠ bid, but there is no reason why it couldn't have 20 points.

 

I think I would bid 4♣. 4♦ may be better but I am not sure what it means, it might be a control bid agreeing spades.

 

3NT is also an option.

[pescetom]

I still think 3S is a clear overbid and as South I have to respect the force, so either 4D or a punt of 3N.

As N I would pass 3C, but a raise to 4 is very close.