BBO Discussion Forums: Another carefully contrived bottom - BBO Discussion Forums

Jump to content

Page 1 of 1
  • You cannot start a new topic
  • You cannot reply to this topic

Another carefully contrived bottom

#1 User is offline   pescetom 

  • PipPipPipPipPipPipPipPipPip
  • Group: Advanced Members
  • Posts: 9,083
  • Joined: 2014-February-18
  • Gender:Male
  • Location:Italy

Posted Yesterday, 15:55

There is some symmetry here
with my previous post, in that I am unfamiliar with inverted minors and guessing a bit. But my 3 and GiB's 3 both seemed reasonable and coherent with the explanations. Now 3 was explained as some preposterous number of spades rather than an ask, so I punted 3NT which did not look unlikely anyway.
WTF (as might say an eminent contributor, now for hire) is 4 about? :blink:
0

#2 User is offline   a_user 

  • PipPip
  • Group: Members
  • Posts: 26
  • Joined: 2021-April-21

Posted Yesterday, 20:04

Your 3NT bid was a little exuberant and now your partner is cueing its way to slam.
After all, if its got 15+ HCP and you've got 15+ HCP, it must be time to break out the Prosecco and invert the bottle over your minors.
0

#3 User is offline   steve2005 

  • PipPipPipPipPipPipPip
  • Group: Advanced Members
  • Posts: 3,214
  • Joined: 2010-April-22
  • Gender:Male
  • Location:Hamilton, Canada
  • Interests:Bridge duh!

Posted Yesterday, 20:13

Well the mistake is the explanation of 3 is wrong.
Surely 3 is passable so it should be 11-13 hcp not 11-21
and 3 is essentially game forcing, unless you think you can somehow stop in 4
So 3 should be showing 14 or 15+ hcp not 10+

3NT should not be showing 15+ hcp it merely shows the 11 you have promised plus stopper in the black suits
Sarcasm is a state of mind
0

Page 1 of 1
  • You cannot start a new topic
  • You cannot reply to this topic

6 User(s) are reading this topic
0 members, 6 guests, 0 anonymous users