[alok c]

wank, on 2015-May-20, 19:43, said:

please can we stop with these silly posts about how opps have promised 47 points so partner's range is -10 to -7, especially when you don't bother to read the bidding meanings.

but yeah 3s

The silly posts' regarding opponents possible point counts is an indicative factor for bidder to bid a game assuming average ditribution of partner.Nobody should think of himself as sole custodian of great bridge wisdom.Moreover recent joining in bbo forum does'nt mean that he/she started playing bridge from the other day.

[PhilKing]

alok c, on 2015-May-23, 21:10, said:

The silly posts' regarding opponents possible point counts is an indicative factor for bidder to bid a game assuming average ditribution of partner.Nobody should think of himself as sole custodian of great bridge wisdom.Moreover recent joining in bbo forum does'nt mean that he/she started playing bridge from the other day.

But if you have to start assigning points, you need to finish the job.

Partner has made a non space consuming overcall vulnerable. His range is 9-18 on that basis, giving an average of about 12 or 13. Therefore the deck is crooked ...

I don't see why you would trust an opponent to have 8 points for his 1♠ bid playing opposite a limited opener - responder can be planning to remove 1NT to show both minors. Anyway, it's all pretty irrelevant. Double then 3♠ gives an excellent description of our hand, suggesting that partner raise with anything anything resembling a hand.

[diana_eva]

alok c, on 2015-May-23, 21:10, said:

The silly posts' regarding opponents possible point counts is an indicative factor for bidder to bid a game assuming average ditribution of partner.Nobody should think of himself as sole custodian of great bridge wisdom.Moreover recent joining in bbo forum does'nt mean that he/she started playing bridge from the other day.

Click the highlighted bids to see the explanations. East is not showing spades there, that's why you were told to read before replying. Has nothing to do with who holds the wisdom.

[Fluffy]

Bidding puts parter on singleton or void in clubs. But he can also see it. No need to bid partner's hand just bid 3 spades and he will do what its needed.