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Kaznaka wrote: ↑09 August 2026, 22:23 I get what you're saying, but let me try at a different angle. You could've clued k5 (yes, even though I had it) but you didn't. In other words, you didn't clue k5 because you saw the path to w2 w3. Therefore, and this is the point of contention, you are the gap.

The focus of the white clue was the new white (w3). You were going to play w1 even if I didn't give white. I gave white, you did the thing you were going to do anyways, and Gemmy responded to white, seeing that you didn't try to clue k5. Why should Gemmy keep digging? Well because the white clue would be meaningless if she stopped at k5.

First, about the gap. Why Gemmy played 5k immediately after 1w played? Imagine Matrics or oktryit had 2w in finesse pos or their cards were X-Y-Z-2w, and X Y Z are all playables, would Gemmy still play for white in a situation like this? Of course not. So Gemmy played 5k showed he *failed to see* 2w playable in others people's hand, so he played his 5k as 2w, the white bluff ends here, no need to digging for 2w, and after that dmpr0 knew his white is 2mc or 3w. On the contrary, how layer happened? If Gemmy saw Matrics or oktryit could played to 2w, then he knew white clue had nothing to do with him, so Gemmy's decision to not involve in the white clue created a gap here, Matrics or oktryit knew they must keep play untill 2w.

Second, why shouldn't dmpr0 clue k5? The essence of the matter is why BGA convention allow skip/distant bluff and what are the pros and cons of it? You can think about it yourself.