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Once I respond 3NT to the robot's 3♠ enquiry, showing no interest in a minor suit game and promising major suit stoppers, that should be the end of it, unless the robot has significant extra strength and wants a minor suit slam (or 6NT). I do not expect the robot to ask me "are you sure partner? I really don't have many spades."
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Posted 2026-March-12, 08:43
Once I respond 3NT to the robot's 3♠ enquiry, showing no interest in a minor suit game and promising major suit stoppers, that should be the end of it, unless the robot has significant extra strength and wants a minor suit slam (or 6NT). I do not expect the robot to ask me "are you sure partner? I really don't have many spades."
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Posted 2026-March-12, 16:05
It seems both a poor agreement and a dumb choice, given the weakness of North's minors.
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Posted Yesterday, 21:45
I am assuming this was played in a match-point game.
Many players with north's hand would sign off at 3NT. However, the 3S bid by North is not completely out of line. However, with the 3NT response by South, it does not seem to make sense in match-points to take any further action. Game in a minor suit requires 11 tricks and game in NT only requires 9 tricks. Also, overtricks are important in match-points. This kind of reasoning seems to be absent in the robot's programing. It appears that the showing of the shortage is automatically contained in the robot's programing. No respect to the scoring liability is considered by the robot.
North should sign off at 3NT by passing since there is no realistic potential for slam in a minor.
Many players with north's hand would sign off at 3NT. However, the 3S bid by North is not completely out of line. However, with the 3NT response by South, it does not seem to make sense in match-points to take any further action. Game in a minor suit requires 11 tricks and game in NT only requires 9 tricks. Also, overtricks are important in match-points. This kind of reasoning seems to be absent in the robot's programing. It appears that the showing of the shortage is automatically contained in the robot's programing. No respect to the scoring liability is considered by the robot.
North should sign off at 3NT by passing since there is no realistic potential for slam in a minor.
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