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#1 User is offline   mgoetze 

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Posted 2011-August-28, 06:54



I was rather surprised that 3♥ here shows "7 total points", i.e. a dead minimum 2♠ bid. Two people got fooled and tried 3NT, which the robot pulled back to 4♠.

I'm not sure the 17-18 total points range for invitational bids is quite right at matchpoints. I mean, 4 people believed in the GIB system enough to jump straight to game with their "19 total points", that's why I got 92.86% on this board (shared top with the one person who opened 1NT).
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Posted 2011-August-28, 07:00

View Postmgoetze, on 2011-August-28, 06:54, said:

I'm not sure the 17-18 total points range for invitational bids is quite right at matchpoints.

I think GIB applied total points strategies regardless of the actual scoring.
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Posted 2011-August-28, 09:17

Close but does have ruffing value
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Posted 2011-August-28, 09:34

View Postpigpenz, on 2011-August-28, 09:17, said:

Close but does have ruffing value


Next you'll be telling me GIB had 2-11 8421-points in hearts.
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