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At risk of repetition, has the idea of automatic playing of the thirteenth card been considered? This is done on OKB and it seems to speed up play without significant downside. Eric S.

Would anyone have opened this hand 1H and rebid 4H (rather than 3H) over 1NT response? [5 loser hand with self-sufficient suit.] Eric S.

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I have not seen pass after opponent's XX as being played for penalty. In my experience the typical interpretation in ACBL-land would be a lack of preference. A second consideration of this situation is the need for a way to expose psychic XX's. We do that with an initial pass and then a free bid: (1m)-X-(XX)-P; (P)-1M-(P)-any which is natural and shows good values. (If you live in a psyche-free world, this is not needed.) Eric S.