Nothingness: How could I have guaranteed a win???? If I bid less then I risk Matarilevich bidding more than me and getting the bonus.

Pedro: I agree that Mata's bid was correct, risking 2nd place to possibly win is fine. I had to GUESS, since he could just as easily bid high thinking I'd go lower to protect the play he made etc etc.

The only thing I'm questioning is bidding 1. Bidding 300, or 350, or 400 etc is fine, but 1 makes no sense.