pooltuna

Not sure if I took this the right way but FWIW the last time I took a legit IQ test it was 156. There are obviously many people with higher IQs than me but I would say I am above the genius level lol. It is amusing to me that so many people think they know anything about me. oh so those of us who thought you were a rocket scientist were right :P

yep need to make life miserable for your LHO so either 2 or 3♥ depending on partner's current joke-ometer reading :P

if you are going to accept why not answer keycard? It may give you a good reason to stay out.

Maybe weak NT is different but don't 54xy hands start with Stayman. There are various ways to show 55xy not sure why you are making me use this one.

and since we have the balance of strength (barely) we should try for the best contract which IMO is 2♣

Why wait, start early, 2♥ and bid ♦ next :)

Having shown at least 9 cards in the majors wouldn't a 4♣ qbid/3NT imply 6♠ and very serious slam interest?

Nevertheless we hold 7HCP in the other 3 non-♣ suits and partner has ignored our signoff so we need to think dummy reversal. Partner has at least 5♦ so we should be able to establish them. 6♥ probably isn't going overboard and in fact 7 could be makeable.

I agree with you so you'll need to put on your flak jacket not because I agreed but because you bypassed a crappy 4 card major suit.

my gut reaction is to play A♥, A&K♦, ruff a ♦, A♠, A&K♣, K&Q♠ and if applicable ruff a ♥

EDIT after finally seeing the actual hand 3♠ is now an acceptable call and is too strong for either 2 or 4♠

Did you perchance ask them if Nurse Ratched was treating them well? :(

wouldn't that then be the xyx convention :)

I suspect that with the skill level so high that it magnifies the luck factor as well. For example your simple error occurs at a critical point while theirs doesn't. Or you are seated in such a way that a particular hand is suited perfectly for their system but yours has a pinhole for the hand. While you would expect these to balance out they don't in a "short run." IIRC even the craps tables in your city of residence experience a losing day about 1 in 7. That is why the organizers try for longer matches to reduce the MOE.

of course there is a psychological advantage to your play if RHO holds Axxx

Good bridge players are abstractly suspicious of their opponent's actions. Also the ARCH acronym has been ground into them so much that it is second nature.

I think 2♠ is your best choice because a) with 3541 your partner may be able to make a game try :) with a 7 card fit (4-3♦ or 6-1♠) the hand will play better with the longer suit holding as well as the weaker hand c) partner is more likely to hold x54y than x55y and 0544 is much more unlikely since partner might have called 2♣. I think this "logic :) " would apply to either MP or IMPS. For MP a 6x4y might be tougher to choose.

IMO anything but pass is like looking for a strange dog to walk behind (hope you have an old newspaper or a hose handy for your shoes). Almost certainly partner has short ♥ and chose to overcall 2♣ rather than make a TOX

see RGB What is the MOE? Which could make the answer even fuzzier :)

if 2♦ is forcing, systemically what does 3♦ show? And if the answer is "stronger than 2♦" , what do you want for your last meal and do you want a blindfold for the firing squad?

Generally I think South gets most of the blame depending on what the 14th card is. 3♠ is the wrong call as you don't have the high cards to make it. The correct call is either 4♠ (has 7) or 2♠(has 6). I could tolerate 3♣ (6214) if it doesn't show extras. And the 6♠ call is just off the chart. If you make that bid and go down you have apologize immediately, perhaps "sp, took a flyer and forgot my wings were in the shop" :)

My head is to Wooden to try this at 7AM before my first cup of coffee :)

card nazi says 7214 :)

assuming a 2 or more board set you need to both use cards from the same board :)

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