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#1 User is offline   jillybean 

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Posted 2011-June-09, 09:12

GIB holds A4,Q2,T74,KJT965 , I open 2♣

2♣:2♦
2N:PASS :(
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Posted 2011-June-09, 09:38

Ouch!

Does GIB bid these hands by simulation? I wonder whether it was a case of lack of definitions or of failing to find enough hands in a simulation (or something else).
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Posted 2011-June-09, 09:56

There have been some similar examples earlier with GIB passing with a hand that is too good to bid. Presumably 4NT is defined as 9 points, so with 10 points there is a whole in the system and it defaults to pass.
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Posted 2011-June-09, 14:11

The funny thing is that if you opened 2NT, I'll bet it would bid game with xx xx xxx KJTxxx. It's usually pretty appreciative of the value of long suits.
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