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

[John (MadDog) Probst]

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


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

I'll bank the grovel, Nigel  :)  On balance, 3C is less likely to get us a 
good score here, even though it's a winner overall. The point being that 
hesitations here make it more attractive to look for 200, as we know partner 
is somewhat offshape - he knows what to do with fairly balanced hands. I 
think.maybe JRM is right. "Can't tell, anything goes"  John


>
> 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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