[blml] Detroit NABC+ Case 1 -- What do you bid and why?

Guthrie Guthrie at NTLworld.com
Mon May 5 21:34:33 CEST 2008


[Nigel]
I must read the question more carefully.
Partner did not hesitate over 2H.
He hesitated earlier over 1N.

I thought it was the other way round.

The UI from the hesitation is that partner has a strong hand, not 
2-suited or single-suited.

As Richard Hills says, the important point is that partner's hesitation 
makes it less likely that opponents have made a mistake by grossly 
underbidding. If you protect, opponents are unlikely to wake up and bid 
a making game or slam.

The AI from partner's pass of 2 hearts is that he does not have a void, 
singleton or doubleton heart.

IMO, however, this still means that.
  - X/bid is suggested by the UI.
  - Pass is not suggested by the UI.




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