diamonds are a girls best friend? regional board2
#21
Posted 2012-April-30, 23:02
#22
Posted 2012-May-01, 01:34
jillybean, on 2012-April-29, 11:05, said:
I agree that 3♦ must be forcing but it isn't here, this partner is not a bbf'er

I know it's an impossible auction/question but this is what you are faced with when
you play with pickup partners and you have to make the best of it, or stop playing.
This is apparently called "doing your time".
I know it can be frustrating, but I think it is harmful to both your playing and your pickup partners if you adjust and try to compensate for them. Make the bid that you believe to be correct, and live with the consequences. If you can talk to pickup you can ask and maybe you'll find out there is a different style/treatment or what not, or maybe you'll find that they were right and you were wrong, or often you'll find they were wrong (and maybe they'll learn something). You can always check with friends, coaches, pros, BBOForums to get confirmation or correction when accidents/disasters happen. But the right question, IMHO, isn't what's the best blast/mastermind, it is just 3♦ is 100% forcing here right? (yes) BTW, even if it is, is that what you'd bid with this hand? (no for xcurt, yes for many others).
#23
Posted 2012-May-02, 04:14
#24
Posted 2012-May-02, 08:08
jillybean, on 2012-April-29, 01:49, said:
new partnership; inverted minors, criss cross, wjs.
Can you find anything
Jilly
Can you kindly post the link to the actual hand and traveller? I would love to see what everyone did on this hand.
Thanks.
#25
Posted 2012-May-02, 08:16
jillybean, on 2012-April-29, 07:30, said:
It's not standard where I play. Why would you assume the alternative is two GF raises?
London UK
#26
Posted 2012-May-02, 08:23
32519, on 2012-May-02, 08:08, said:
Can you kindly post the link to the actual hand and traveller? I would love to see what everyone did on this hand.
Thanks.
This was a hand from a Regional, not a BBO game.
gordontd, on 2012-May-02, 08:16, said:
That was a response to the comment that inverted and criss cross were mutually exclusive.
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#27
Posted 2012-May-02, 08:35
wyman, on 2012-May-04, 09:48, said:
rbforster, on 2012-May-20, 21:04, said:
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#28
Posted 2012-May-02, 17:35