lycier, on 2016-May-02, 22:09, said:
Gwnn, I strongly think this issue is not "Yes" or " No" because " Yes" or " No" can't solve the problem.
I find you actually care about the opinions of others, we can only say yes to you, can't say no, otherwise you will become angry, even slander our rudeness or bad manners, is this the correct attitude towards the discussion?
He's frustrated because he posted a rather simple bug, a simple question, and you kind of dodge the issue bringing in lots of other auctions that are just showing additional bugs and aren't really at all relevant.
This is the question.
1.With Axx AKJxx xxx xx, is this an appropriate hand for GIB to bid only 2h over 2c in response to the initial takeout double? Is it too strong, or not too strong? Would you personally bid only 2H in this position?
If you say that it's perfectly fine to bid only 2H, then we just totally disagree with you. You will miss far too many games.
If you agree with us on that hand, think it's too strong to bid only 2H, then the question becomes what if you make the hand slightly weaker, Axx AQJxx xxx xx, is that only 2h? Then Axx AQxxx xxx xx, etc., and keep on asking the question until you find the borderline strength. There can be slight disagreement on exactly where the line should be. Maybe 2h is OK with 10 total points. Maybe 2h is not enough with 10 total points. But with 12 total points, 2h is just way too conservative, I guarantee you no good player is going to bid 2H only 12. Or 11 for that matter, IMO. On 10, there's maybe some room for debate, but there's no question that GIB's range needs to be reduced by a couple points at least. And maybe a little higher on the low end, 6 is rather aggressive, can pass and see if partner can double again.
If we fix GIB on just the range of 2H, make it narrower, that will help GIB reach a lot more good games then letting it bid 2H with such a wide range. The ranges of 2h and 3h are currently overlapping, one is 6-12 the other is 10-12. This is a bad situation, allowing GIB to bid 2H on such strong hands. The priority for 3h should be higher than 2h, and they shouldn't overlap. Either it should be 2h=7-10, 3h=11-12, or 2h = 7-9, 3h=10-12, either is probably reasonable, we can debate what the line should be. Stronger hands should cue, or perhaps bid 4h with 6+H. Hands with both majors should responsive x.
If you disagree with this, and think it's totally ok to bid 2h on Axx AKJxx xxx xx, explain why. Don't post irrelevant other auctions. Tell us the strongest hand you'd bid only 2H on, and the weakest hand that is worth 3H to you.
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