Quantitative??
#1
Posted 2019-February-08, 18:05
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I don't know about you guys, but pass was a no-brainer for me. I have a 4-3-3-3 20-pointer with mediocre spots. I got 21% for passing.
#2
Posted 2019-February-08, 21:53
#3
Posted 2019-February-09, 07:25
3NT obligatory relay waiting for suit, or 4♦ showing 4-card?
#4
Posted 2019-February-09, 09:10
I think this is a problem in hand evaluation which Gib doesn't do it just counts points.
Hand evaluation says this hand good enough for 6 if not off 2 Aces so stuck with Gerber
#5
Posted 2019-February-10, 00:07
#6
Posted 2019-February-10, 03:54
zhasbeen, on 2019-February-10, 00:07, said:
I don't think a quantitative invite with 12 flat is unreasonable. If all declarers on BBO were to play like Meck or Bessis then lower the invite to 11, but I see no good reason to eliminate it - just don't make it with shapely hands.
#7
Posted 2019-February-10, 06:18
zhasbeen, on 2019-February-10, 00:07, said:
Would it be unlucky if 2NT opener had 20 HCP and you are missing 2 aces or a critical error?
#8
Posted 2019-February-10, 14:02
But I am not sure if this helps yourself and partner more than it helps opps. Probably just let the sims decide whether 6♦ or 6NT is better and then bid it.
OK, Gerber can do little harm, I suppose. Not for checking aces (partner is exceedingly unlikely to have zero aces) but to see if they can double 4♣. If so, you can then decide to bid 6♦ (or 5 if missing two aces).
#9
Posted 2019-February-11, 10:39
helene_t, on 2019-February-10, 14:02, said:
But I am not sure if this helps yourself and partner more than it helps opps. Probably just let the sims decide whether 6♦ or 6NT is better and then bid it.
OK, Gerber can do little harm, I suppose. Not for checking aces (partner is exceedingly unlikely to have zero aces) but to see if they can double 4♣. If so, you can then decide to bid 6♦ (or 5 if missing two aces).
I'm with the Gerber bidders all the way, and as you say, it costs nothing to find out about the off chance you could be missing 2 aces (and have the defense cash them both with one in each hand). I'm not letting GIB off on quantitative with this hand, however.
#10
Posted 2019-February-20, 18:43
This means that the odds of you being off two aces are so small as to possibly make asking for aces before bidding 6 worse than not asking, given that East might have a chance to double for the lead.
Just a thought.