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2/1 Talk / Trying to play with GIBs, a minor rant
« on: March 03, 2018, 07:50:34 AM »
This is in the endless hands since I find trying to do anything on the web version infuriatingly uncooperative, clumsy and cluttered:
P has 875 AKQ9 Q9 J765
I hold AQ42 J865 A2 A32
Not vul opps pass throughout. P opens 1 . I respond 2 forcing
P then bids 2NT to which I respond 3 to offer option of 3NT or
P then bids 4 ! I gnash my teeth and think ugly thoughts about GIBs and bid 4
At this point Gib bids 5 .
I pretty much have to assume it has some decent to rebid them or is this some sort of cue bid trying to get to slam? Why on earth would that be a possibility when neither of us are showing anything but minors and neither of us are showing any extras? How in the world can it justify rebidding a lousy three card suit when it has the 4 card suit with the three top honours and we have at least an 8 card fit? In this case I suppose I should have ignored the fit, just bid 3NT and hope that the K is finessable.
P has 875 AKQ9 Q9 J765
I hold AQ42 J865 A2 A32
Not vul opps pass throughout. P opens 1 . I respond 2 forcing
P then bids 2NT to which I respond 3 to offer option of 3NT or
P then bids 4 ! I gnash my teeth and think ugly thoughts about GIBs and bid 4
At this point Gib bids 5 .
I pretty much have to assume it has some decent to rebid them or is this some sort of cue bid trying to get to slam? Why on earth would that be a possibility when neither of us are showing anything but minors and neither of us are showing any extras? How in the world can it justify rebidding a lousy three card suit when it has the 4 card suit with the three top honours and we have at least an 8 card fit? In this case I suppose I should have ignored the fit, just bid 3NT and hope that the K is finessable.