[Stefan_O]

Playing BBO moneybridge, all vuln, I hold:

KQTx
AJxxx
Q5
Jx

and open 1H.
Human LHO jumps to 4C,
and Robot-pd Doubles, explained only as "13+HCP; 14+ total points"

Should I treat it as neg double and bid 4S?
Or PASS hoping for penalties?
Or what...?

[Stefan_O]

No takers on this one...?
I understand

FWIW, I put up a poll here -- where you can also vote anonymously if you prefer

http://bridgewinners...m-2-v7l44jvrq4/

[iandayre]

Stefan_O, on 2016-October-23, 16:59, said:

Playing BBO moneybridge, all vuln, I hold:

KQTx
AJxxx
Q5
Jx

and open 1H.
Human LHO jumps to 4C,
and Robot-pd Doubles, explained only as "13+HCP; 14+ total points"

Should I treat it as neg double and bid 4S?
Or PASS hoping for penalties?
Or what...?

With that explanation it hardly seems possible to do anything but pass. No guarantee partner has Spades and certainly no safety at the 5 level.

[Stefan_O]

I posted the "solution" under the poll:

http://bridgewinners...m-2-v7l44jvrq4/

[iandayre]

Stefan_O, on 2016-October-25, 15:32, said:

I posted the "solution" under the poll:

http://bridgewinners...m-2-v7l44jvrq4/

Before I look, I won't be surprised at anything given the horrible methods. They could be cold with us on for a slam.

OK, now I looked. Or tried to. Got to the main site, but when I clicked on the hand link I got a blank screen except for 1 in the top left corner.

[Stefan_O]

iandayre, on 2016-October-25, 17:01, said:

Before I look, I won't be surprised at anything given the horrible methods.

You're spot on there!

Not sure what problem you had, but does this link work for you?

http://i.imgur.com/4KTf2r5.png

[jdonn]

Hint about GIB strategy. He pretty much always has a monster for 4 of a minor bids, probably 1-2 tricks better than you would expect from a normal human. So if you are his partner, raise and even bid slam on a whim. If you are his opponent, don't defend on a guess, wait until you have a pretty sure thing.

[Stefan_O]

OK, good to know

Though, it was the human opp who bid 4C on this one.