[eagles123]

so you're just casually playing a few hands vs GIB and you pick up 2nd in vul against not imps

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I just bid 7 clubs is this reasonable or should I be more scientific

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[wank]

7c was fine. you have the gibbon too much credit in the play though

[eagles123]

yes i know i should play i just couldnt be bothered

[1eyedjack]

Scientific does you no good. You should be less concerned about whether you can increase the confidence of your making 7C before committing to it than you should be about whether you succeed in buying it there. 7D or 7S are both good sacrifices against a Club part-score.

[billw55]

Agree 7♣. Using a slower sequence, what information could you possibly extract from partner that will make a difference? Meanwhile ops can get organized in the pointy suits.

Also, stop playing goulash

[apollo1201]

On the contrary, isn't there the risk that a direct 7C will push opponents to save, thinking he wouldn't bid 7C if he didn't count 13 tricks by his own? While a slow approach could suggest you are saving against their cold 6S.
It reminds me of a top I had following a bidding "accident". Vul vs. NV, I open 1S, LHO passes, partner splinters 4C in my Axx, and RHO bids 5D. I place 5S (while I ment 6), all pass, 680 and a complete top. LHO did not fit his partner (he hold some crap with singleton S and Qxxx D) fearing we would bid and make 6 on 6D. But the save in 7D was only 500 (he was ok to lose 800 vs. 1430 but even more ok to lose 680 only). There were plenty of 300 and 500 in our column...
All this to say that I'm not so sure a direct 7C will work. But with goulash hands everything is a bit random...

[gszes]

While I admit I would hate to be in 7c and not give our side a chance to find 7h the vulnerability just makes the slow exploration path way too easy for the opps. 7c seems like a very reasonable opening bid. Commander Pawle wrote some logic problems in card play. The downside of working on them was that no sane declarer would ever play the hand in a fashion required to solve his problems thus reducing them to more of a curiosity than anything practical. Same with goulash Just a thought.

[cherdano]

The risk of bidding slowly isn't that RHO and LHO GIB might find a save - the risk is that CHO opponent might bid 7N for no reason other than having 12 hcp.

[jdonn]

7♣ is quite reasonable!

[kuhchung]

Hey, it reminds me of my thread. Now it goes 7S by the opps, and your partner will double with 0 aces, pass to show 1, or bid 7N with both