Posted 2014-May-10, 07:27
MP, best hand South
Not the best slam to crawl into, and it reaped its just desserts.
But I have been in worse.
The point being that had North held either the 4th Club that he had promised, or the 12th total point (I would have settled for 11) then it would have been well odds on. With both 4 Clubs and 12 total points it would probably have been a claim.
I am familiar with GIB shading its hand slightly when stuck for a bid, but I have not known it to go to such extremes.
Psych (pron. saik): A gross and deliberate misstatement of honour strength and/or suit length. Expressly permitted under Law 73E but forbidden contrary to that law by Acol club tourneys.
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Masterminding (pron. m
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ing) tr. v. - Any bid made by bridge player with which partner disagrees.
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