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The clock is the time remaining in the tournament (how much time is left to finish all 12 boards) The rank is your current rank position in the tournament The MP% is your current Master Point percentage.

I hate to break it to you, but it is practically impossible to define the word law without the regulations part being included in the definition by default. Most readers are likely capable of understanding that the two terms are interchangeable. Sorry that I didn't pick the one that met your satisfaction. Also, if you had bothered to actually comprehend my post, I was pointing out that the regulation (law) regarding psyching 1C still applied, just like it did earlier in the thread when it was pointed out that the 1D psyche was prohibited, as both are conventional bids in precision. I'm done here. This isn't worth wasting any more of my time on. No wonder there was recently a thread lamenting the lack of participation. Why would anyone want to do so for this nonsense?

Sorry. Most of us consider it more important to not be thought to be a douche and know how to read the intent of a post without quibbling about how it's worded or if it meets our own individual standards. Guess your standards are different... Some things never change.

I could, but it's really to much to type on mobile, and there's always some self serving prick that's always too happy to point it out.

The problem with the 1C scenario is that pesky little "not allowed to psyche a conventional bid" part of the laws....

I'd call the director on you as my partner if you opened 2c on this. 😉

Loosely translated that appears to say "anybody bidding a total nonsense 3D is an idiot". And I don't even know what language it was. 😄

Aye yai yai. Technically, that's 7 tricks for declarer. But who's counting? You are missing the fact that he can score two spades in addition to these for a total of nine. Do you know how to use the movie and select play to control the play of all four hands? Try it and see for yourself. Declarer will take two high diamonds, 2 spades (he ducks a 2nd spade to the stiff ace & later takes a spade finesse), AK of hearts, the Ace of clubs, and a ruff in each hand. That's nine.

Learn to use GIB. 3d can still be made on your suggested defense.

on a club lead, ruff in hand. Trump to ace, ruff club. Draw 2 rounds of trumps, play spade to A, cash club ace pitching diamond from hand and run trumps. 3 card ending will be: AKx diamonds in dummy, q spaded & 109 diamond in hand. East cannot hold the spade king & qjx diamonds in the three card ending. He must give one of them up. There is a slight indication that this is better than straight spade finesse. East only had 2 clubs and one heart, so has 10 cards in spades & diamonds. Jmoo

Ho. Hum.

Well, Mike, unfortunately, I was playing with someone who I consider(ed) to be an expert player. After I bid 3N, he said "This hand should pass". I responded, "This hand is 3N 100%'. To which he replied, "You are relatively inexperienced (compared to me) and if you want to argue with me, i will just mark you as another idiot and not waste my time." So.... I'm just making sure that this hand actually is, 3N, 100%. And that he is the real idiot. So far, so good. (I didn't suggest 3D for any reason other than I couldn't think of what the heck else he would have me do.)

♠K104 ♥1073 ♦K10542 ♣94 Both Vul, IMP scoring With opps silent, auction is: 1♣-1♦-2N-? vanilla 2/1 system And if anyone could run a simulation on how often passing 2N is right, versus bidding 3D/3N, it would be appreciated. Thanks

I can't comment on South's bidding without officially earning my first warning, so I will refrain from doing so.

you mention "Kantar for the Defense, vol 2", you should also get Vol 1, along with the 2-3 books he has on declarer play as well.