Posted 2016-August-11, 11:42
The description of 4C is completely inept and not helped by the omission of any lower limit to the strength of the hand. And some positive lower limit can be inferred from the fact that he had available the opportunity to bid 3C and instead chose to jump.
East is absolute maximum for double, having in fact a total point in reserve over the top of the upper limit described. If West's 4C is in any way encouraging for the auction to continue, whether forcing or not, What business does East have in passing? Sure, 5C fails, but mainly because the Spade Ace is offside, which I suggest is odds against, but in any event that is somewhat irrelevant to the point.
Personally I would bid 3H rather than 2H at the table (and worry about that being passed out with game on). But at least that is down to the known limitations of GIB's hand evaluation algorithm, and the hand and bid fit that algorithm, warts and all.
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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