Re: Fwd: postings from blml

David Grabiner:

When I bid 3H, I wasn't expecting to make 4H based on the authorized
information if partner doesn't bid it.  Partner's pass says that I am still
not expecting to make it.  However, I have four defensive tricks, and
partner should have something such as a black king if only one heart
cashes.  Therefore, I double; I might even get +300.

Richard Hills:

AI from North competing to 4D demonstrably suggests that pard is likely to
hold a singleton diamond. Therefore at the table I now deemed that the
changed circumstances of zero diamond wasted honours made the push to 4H
the only logical alternative.

And yes, pard did hold a singleton diamond, and yes 4H scored 10 tricks,
and yes our ad hoc partnership scored first place in the East-West bunny
field.

Best wishes,

Richard Hills


On Wednesday, September 21, 2016, David Grabiner <
[email protected]> wrote:

> When I bid 3H, I wasn't expecting to make 4H based on the authorized
> information if partner doesn't bid it.  Partner's pass says that I am still
> not expecting to make it.  However, I have four defensive tricks, and
> partner should have something such as a black king if only one heart
> cashes.  Therefore, I double; I might even get +300.
>
> On 9/20/2016 3:01 AM, Richard Hills wrote:
>
> David Grabiner:
>
> I suspect that a slow pass by a bunny shows extra values, and also that
> bunnies don't know how light they can be to jump after a takeout double.
>    Pass by me is not a logical alternative, but 3H and 4H both are, and
> the slow pass suggests 4H over 3H, so I bid 3H.
>
> Richard Hills:
>
> Yes, at the table my reasoning duplicated that of David Grabiner, so I bid
> 3H.
>
> But now North continued with 4D, pass, pass to me. What now?
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Richard Hills
>
> On Sunday, September 18, 2016, David Grabiner <
> [email protected]
> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');>> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> On 9/17/2016 3:35 AM, Richard Hills wrote:
>> > Your regular partner forgot to turn up. In the bunny movement a
>> > bunny's partner also forgot to turn up. At the Director's request you
>> > prevent a half table by partnering the bereft bunny.
>> >
>> > Matchpoint pairs
>> > Dlr: East
>> > Vul: Nil
>> >
>> > You, West, hold:
>> >
>> > AJ83
>> > AKJ2
>> > 32
>> > AT3
>> >
>> > Pard passes, South opens 1D and you double. North raises to 2D and
>> > pard bids 2H, very much out-of-tempo. South rebids 3D.
>> >
>> > What call do you make?
>> >
>> I suspect that a slow pass by a bunny shows extra values, and also that
>> bunnies don't know how light they can be to jump after a takeout double.
>>    Pass by me is not a logical alternative, but 3H and 4H both are, and
>> the slow pass suggests 4H over 3H, so I bid 3H.
>>
>>
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