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Could someone please post hands #4 and #10 from ACBL Robot Tourney #7721 to this thread? I must say, had a (male) bridge partner bid like this with me in my misspent youth, I might have physically assaulted him.
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Two frustrating hands Some help please?
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Posted 2014-August-12, 14:16
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Posted 2014-August-12, 14:30
Hand 4:
Hand 10:
Hand 10:
Psych (pron. saik): A gross and deliberate misstatement of honour strength and/or suit length. Expressly permitted under Law 73E but forbidden contrary to that law by Acol club tourneys.
Psyche (pron. sahy-kee): The human soul, spirit or mind (derived, personification thereof, beloved of Eros, Greek myth).
Masterminding (pron. m
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ing) tr. v. - Any bid made by bridge player with which partner disagrees.
"Gentlemen, when the barrage lifts." 9th battalion, King's own Yorkshire light infantry,
2000 years earlier: "morituri te salutant"
"I will be with you, whatever". Blair to Bush, precursor to invasion of Iraq
Psyche (pron. sahy-kee): The human soul, spirit or mind (derived, personification thereof, beloved of Eros, Greek myth).
Masterminding (pron. m
str-mnding) tr. v. - Any bid made by bridge player with which partner disagrees."Gentlemen, when the barrage lifts." 9th battalion, King's own Yorkshire light infantry,
2000 years earlier: "morituri te salutant"
"I will be with you, whatever". Blair to Bush, precursor to invasion of Iraq
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Posted 2014-August-12, 15:02
My first observation is that there was no double on Hand 10.
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Posted 2014-August-12, 15:44
I have seen much worse. The first one I might have contemplated myself, except that I would, of course, have suggested clubs. But we know that GIB can't do such kind of things.
The second one is a bit lazy since it could have asked for keycards, but I can imagine that simulations show that 7♣ makes most of the time.
The second one is a bit lazy since it could have asked for keycards, but I can imagine that simulations show that 7♣ makes most of the time.
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Posted 2014-August-12, 16:52
helene_t, on 2014-August-12, 15:44, said:
The second one is a bit lazy since it could have asked for keycards, but I can imagine that simulations show that 7♣ makes most of the time.
Yes, don't hang partner for not having the perfect hand check for keycards. You should be sure when bidding grands, Gib just blasts when it thinks it has some chance.
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Posted 2014-August-14, 11:30
Especially irritating about the first hand is that after the belated Spade raise, the 5D call was instantaneous. It would be interesting to look into the significance of GIB calls that are out of normal tempo. Certainly I had a completely appropriate hand for my actions up to that point.
As for the second hand, the whole point of Blackwood is to check for controls on hand that are known to be in the slam zone - similar to saying that in most simulations, slam will make. There is no excuse whatsoever for not using it when available. This time perhaps I stretched just a bit for 3C but should we even be in a grand if I have the CA instead of the Q?
As for the second hand, the whole point of Blackwood is to check for controls on hand that are known to be in the slam zone - similar to saying that in most simulations, slam will make. There is no excuse whatsoever for not using it when available. This time perhaps I stretched just a bit for 3C but should we even be in a grand if I have the CA instead of the Q?
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Posted 2014-August-14, 13:35
iandayre, on 2014-August-14, 11:30, said:
... It would be interesting to look into the significance of GIB calls that are out of normal tempo...
I haven't particularly noticed GIB varying tempo in bidding; however, if GIB hesitates before playing a card, it's (seemingly) always because he's not able to follow suit.
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