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america is part of the world too.

opening 1d is ok. it's not my way, but it's far from as unusual as people here are implying.

if partner's 5440 with a poor 5 card suit it's fine for him to pass and hope to show his hand better later, which he seems to have achieved.

splinters are great, but like blackwood, they're often abused. that they take up a lot of space doesn't mean you should quit playing them, but it does mean they have to be narrowly defined and used with discipline.

i'm afraid that's a ridiculous thing to say. what do you expect partner to do with atxx - qxxxx atxx, sit there patiently and wait to collect his 20%?

i wouldn't call a double of a 4 level pre-empt 'optional' in any position. by a passed hand it's a pure takeout double anyway - normally a void, especially as in this case where you're a passed hand too. with short hearts and no honours it's pretty clear pull for me.

1m (x) 2nt = weakest raise (no game opposite 18-19) 1m (x) jump 2/3 om = invitational raise 1m (x) 3m = mixed raise

partner shouldn't cue. a splinter (unless you're planning to bid on) should tell partner you need no wastage at all in the splinter suit. here 1/4 of the hand is down the toilet. aces in other suits are a mirage - responder is not expected to be short there. still, you did too much too.

you're projecting. there are plenty of reasons for leaving the table. that you care what's in someone's profile doesn't mean others do.

what else would you want to do?

if he's doubling with this shape then he's got a pretty fat hand so 4s is fine

north, obviously

you're talking about totally different things. he's talking about game try doubles, e.g. 1h - (2d) - 2h - (3d) - x

i'd play x as penalties. with hearts, bid hearts. if you start with an amorphous double (where available) it's much harder for partner to bid game. getting to game is more important than getting to the right partscore.

B is ingberman. A is lebensohl

non-forcing. 99 times out of 100 when opener has 3 spades he can splinter with a GF.

lol gazilli isn't some universal panacea and it's a gross overstatement to imply all experts play it.

yes, pre-empt, but very conservatively

well, yes, the op is evidently misplaying walsh.

who says 1d doesn't guarantee 4 diamonds? it does in walsh, though of course it may not in whatever system you play. anyway, it wouldn't need to guarantee 4d in the acbl. 3 would be sufficient to be non-alertable.

it's not even tempting to bid anything.

i'd just show clubs and sign off in 3nt.

lol it's just a choice about pumping away at clubs to see if rho has akq but running the risk of rho having a doubleton diamond and getting a ruff.

pass is pretty bad, but double is pretty bad too.