pooltuna

Depends on where I am playing IMPS or MPs. At IMPS my call is 2♠. At MP 3♠

I would expect partner to run from any X of 3NT. I will be irritated if partner passes the decision around to me but I will run. BTW I could easily have a ♣ less and make the 3♣ call.

yep they'll need lotsa luck and very hard work to set you 5 :D:

In my TOX response structure 2♥ is a little bid of an underbid and 2♠ showed xtras and is invitational so I would accept with 4♠ altho I have no real problem with 3NT either.

You need a clearly defined bidding structure for you responses to a TOX and for the rebids by the TOX hand. To play a 1♥ rebid by the TOX hand as 17+ strikes me as counterproductive as nonjump responses to a TOX have the widest spread of values. It is probably better to allow it to be slightly stronger than a minimal opener.

pass in a flash, oops I mean in tempo. I have everything I promised for my overcall.

double Hamman eggs in one basket over 2/3♥

1♥ it will be hard enough to bid this hand why make it harder by opening 2♣

why X 5♦ when you can X 6♦ bid 6♣ and make them take insurance :)

Bummer of a birthmark, Hal...er I mean Carl [apologies to Gary Larsen]

Q1] 1NT - stayman, transfers,etc Q2] 1mM - rebid 2NT over 1♠ or 1NT - rebid 3NT over 2x and 4mM over 2mM I think this is pretty standard stuff.

6♣

AGAIN Pearson points are JUST A GUIDE. What would you do with Qx QJx KJxx KJxx?

This is an understatement :)

I pass because partner had multiple choices of calls over 1♥. viz 2♦, 2♠, 3♠, besides the call he chose. So yeah he has extra values but not enough extras for me to look for game with my hand

I would have to see the data and I am uninclined to search BBO. Plus I can only speak from my perspective. Pearson count is only the initial guide before I make a decision. A bad Pearson count and very short ♥ is a bad start if you are deciding to open.

It is a guide!!!(In my experience it works fairly well) you not only have to look at your ♠ but how short are your ♥ without either major you are close to playing 3m if you open :( and is not clearly your side's hand.

Run that by me again! why doesn't the Pearson count apply?

pass it out! You only have a Pearson count of 14 and a singleton ♥

So online play once again proves it dispenses with many buffalo chips

The other thing that is weird is while J9 are two equals they are not perceptively equal to the holder.

Surely this is restricted choice in action but with 3 top cards it gets weird. Does anyone have the math on this?

given the auction so far partner does not have a 4 card biddable ♠ suit, does not have 4♥, So is it significantly more probable that he has 3♠ than 3♥? If you believe so; take your last probable positive score and pass.

1] either 2♠ or 4♠ with a pref for 4♠ 2]no I think a 3♦ rebid instead of 2NT then over 3♥ I would call 3NT 3] with partner having wasted ♥ values (for a ♠ game) sell out for 4♠

you forgot to mention that the skill level self assessment was WC :)