pooltuna

perhaps he tried to NFB when he should have -X? :lol:

Start using -X then you won't have to NFB with such a crappy hand or better yet don't NFB at all

It's way way better than regular Namyats. But it's not GCC legal, stupidly. It won't be the first convention that is stupidly not allowed.

if you mean 2♠ is supposed to be a constructive raise then it is an upgrade for me. That being said I have ♥ help so I don't find S at fault. Actually think it is just bad luck.

This seems like a reasonable choice :lol:

I don't like the splinter either but because I should have more than 2 aces and for 4♠ I don't like it either because I am too strong nevertheless given my choices I will guess with 4♠

It has to be different from 2♣-(P)-2♦-(P) 3♥/♠ I would think something like[hv=s=saxxxxxxxhaxdakca]133|100|[/hv]

Seems like the question is why don't they get to 7♣? :)

For me 1NT=13-15 in passout so yes I think I was making 3♥ for 140 or 170 and -2 by the opps is only 100 so yes I double can't really cost many MP. I lead a ♣ to try and protect as much as possible my partner's ♠cards

pretty clear. Assuming opps are aware that there heads are on the chopping block I don't expect to make any 5 level contract nor do I expect to earn a BIG plus but I do expect a plus by passing.

some argument can be made for a top or bottom ♥. I would consider anything else my 5th choice

when qbid shows a stopper in one suit you left out the part that it also denies one in the other

you go psycho over the psyche is that like unusual/unusual :lol:

may not be as silly as you think since you will have at least 9 cards in ♣ and consequently the probablility of taking 8♣ tricks well exceeds 50%. This of course does assume a sane,awake, and thinking partner. You cannot be serious that you consider this to be an appropriate hand for a gambling 3NT opening (unless you are raising the term "gambling" to a new level). You should have a suit with 8 sure tricks opposite a small singleton. AKTxxxxx does not qualify. By the way, sometimes partner has a very strong hand with a void in your suit. He should be able to raise your bid to slam in your suit with confidence. For example: AKxxx AKxx AKxx ----- Knowing that you have 8 solid clubs, he can bid the grand slam. If you open 3NT with AKTxxxxx you will fail. seems like a special case of josephine to me so the auction goes 3NT 5NT 6♣=does not have all 3 top honors I think you need to be a little more lenient in how you play G3NT or it is a wasted use of brain cells. So is AKQxxxx good enough for you? You only need a 3-2 split at worst and in most cases it will take a 4-0 split to beat you. Requiring AKQJTxx seems a little too extreme to me. Having a suit which will take 7 or 8 tricks off the top ~75% of the time ought to be adequate.

may not be as silly as you think since you will have at least 9 cards in ♣ and consequently the probablility of taking 8♣ tricks well exceeds 50%. This of course does assume a sane,awake, and thinking partner.

1) qbid probable ♥ stopper but no ♠ stopper 2) you ain't making 2♥ 3) no ♠ stopper and no clear action 4) DSIP

tough decision between the 2 of ♣ and the K of ♥

At IMPS the A is auto. at MP I would think that a holding of KJ8(x) is pretty standard and likely right behind a stiff 8 in probability of being led by good opponents. So at MPs this is less clear as many rate to be in 6NT where a passive lead is more probable.

4♥ has devalued my hand (altho I would have made a LR) and 4♠ seems fairly obvious to me as I really find it hard to believe partner can avoid 2 minor suit losers.

Tell your partner you are sorry to hear about his act of seppuku before he had a chance to bid. The K of ♥ seems like the 50% play for game

I would try 3♠ which should be clear as 3 card support.

A♣. Partner could neither muster a 1♥ or 1♠ bid over 1♦ so I am inclined to play him for the values to do so if he could so he should have a ♦ stack and a max of 3♠ or 3♥ consequently leading a ♥ or a ♠ is very likely to be helping declarer

Bidding looks fine. Does partner know he could pass the second X? If so then I have to consider the possibility of a psyche but in all likelyhood I will just pass.

Just be at the firing squad meeting at sunrise as the guest of honor :ph34r:

My understanding is different for the convention with no name. I was told it showed a "weak" 64 and was used primarily to distinguish the auction 1m 1M; 4M as a strong raise to game. Just curious -- why save space with the "weak" raise to game? Never given it much thought since it doesn't happen often and most of the partner's I play with now are unfamiliar with it.