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Learn about the impact of hesitation and extraneous information in bridge, and how they influence partner's hand expectations and bidding decisions.
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EBL TD Course 2006 Hesitation and extraneous information by Slawek Latala
Law 16.A • ...After a player makes available to his partner extraneous information that may suggest a call or play …by unmistakable hesitation… the partner may not choose from among logical alternative actions one that could demonstrably have been suggested over another by the extraneous information...
What kind of information doesthe hesitation carry in this example? • What kind of partner’s hand can you (as West)expect after hesitation? a) KJ10xx, Kxx, x, xxxx b) K109xx, xx, Qxx, xxx c) Q9xxxx, xx, xx, xxx d) K10xxx, QJxx, xx, xx e) K109xx, Q10xx, K, xxxx
Is hesitation: • a) encouraging? - H+ • b) discouraging? - H- • c) unimportant? - H= • H=
Answer the same question in the next cases • Is hesitation: a) encouraging? - H+ b) discouraging? - H- c) unimportant? - H=
1) 4+2) 5+, 10+3) 5+, 4, 17+4) GF, 5) 2+6) no more, stopper7) pick a game: or 8) 3+
What kind of information hesitation carries?What is your decision?
Summary • When hesitation is • H+ • H- • H=? • Define each bid as: • weak • average • strong
Example 1) – check back 2 – 2, minimum 2 – 3, maximum 2 – 3, minimum 2NT – 2, maximum
Case 1 • average! • means? • H=
Case 2 • weak! • means? • H+
Case 3 • strong! • means? • H-
Case 4 • weak! • means? • H+
Case 5 • average! • means? • H=
Case 6 • strong! • means? • H-