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Nicely bid grand

#1 User is offline   helene_t 

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Posted 2022-June-07, 12:20

https://ibb.co/SnqsCf8
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Posted 2022-June-07, 14:28

I would have been more impressed by a jump to 7NT.
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Posted 2022-June-07, 21:43

Looks like a Q bid to me.
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Posted 2022-June-07, 23:35

The Shady Convention in action :(
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Posted 2022-June-08, 13:17

View PostLBengtsson, on 2022-June-07, 23:35, said:

The Shady Convention in action :(

Yep, those bots are pretty shady.
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Posted 2022-June-08, 14:59

What is the explanation for redouble here?
Could S with 15 hcp and three diamonds have been fooled by the wide 10?
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Posted 2022-June-08, 15:18

View Postpescetom, on 2022-June-08, 14:59, said:

What is the explanation for redouble here?

18 total points, which adds to GIB's 18 to give 36 which it considers enough for grand. Without the redouble, North jumps to 6♦ instead.
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