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Lol! Fred please let GIB know I am psyching every time so he can stop believing anything I bid. It's happened 200 times already but I won't stop doing it so GIB has to change. PLEASE FRED PLEASE!!!

This is exactly what I do not assume. The person picked up their cards because they thought the auction was already over. This action is not the same as picking it up as an incorrect method of passing.

看了上面的前三名，竟然没有一对重复的，可见网上的固定搭档不算多，或者是参加咱们论坛比赛的PD不算固定。

First your partner ist right, XX showes interest in going for blood, it showes that we have the majority, and that the hand beongs to us, from this followes, that XX generates a FP sequence, you can discuss how high they have to bid, so that the FP is no longer active. Second XX should also deny primary fit. In your mail you also discussed the meaning of a follow up X. In a FP sequence, standard is certainly X is penalty, but you can play X as T/O, if you want, which is certainly useful to a certain extend. In general I would say, it is more importent to play X in FP sequences in a consistent manner, than what you actually do, dont change the agreement depending on auction. #2 Pass in the auction (1D) - X - (XX) - Pass ... Two options, converting the T/O to penalty or no preference. no preference is prone to psych bids, but nevertheless more useful than the other. One reason - Conversion of a T/O is rare, more rare than being broke, so a bid saying, partner bid your best suit is more frequent, but they can psych you. With kind regards Marlowe

Non-expert partner's 4NT over 3♠ might mean that he has like 3 or 4 small ♠. The auction would call for a trump lead, however opening leader chose a ♦. There are a few reasons why he chose this lead : he has the tripleton trump Q (and possibly not the ♥A, as he might have led this card instead)he has the doubleton trump Qhe has at most one trump and does not want to give out the trump position (again I'd say he lacks the ♥A)his ♦ is a singleton I would play ♦A and try either of these (depending on the mood) : a deceptive ♥10, intending to pitch a ♥ on the ♦K next (unlikely to fool expert defenders, but only costs if ♦ lead is singleton)play the ♠9 intending to finesse