Fake bidding

[helene_t]

A "tactical psyche" is a lie that may greatly misrepresent your hand,

Yes, a pleonasm is a pleonasm. I agree concordantly :)

[kenberg]

1H-2H-3D-3H-4H:

Suppose I know that 4H absolutely forbids partner to bid again and suppose I am on lead. Dummy is likely to have little in diamonds. Declarer might hold something in diamonds, planning on slamming had partner been more encouraging but he also might hold nothing in diamonds hoping to discourage a diamond lead. He gets dealt more hand of the latter type than of the former. Seems as if I should look at my hand only long enough to be sure I have my hands on a diamond, and then lead.

 

Is this reasoning valid, given that the 4H call bars another bid?

 

Added: Of course then declarer should bid 3D whenever he holds AQ or generally whenever he wants a D. One of these game theory things I guess.

[toystar]

I truly confess that I have never enjoyed real bridge game.

I've been enjoying it only through Internet (BBO MSN gaming zone OKbridge...)during my 10 years of bridge career.

And I'm not an advanced player nor an expert.

I'm just an advancing player.

 

If there's any one who is to blame for this kind of fake bidding,

it is definitely not I who am an innocent and naive, a good listening bridge student

who bids and plays as he has been taught

but the author of 5 weeks to winning bridge(Alfred Sheinwold) and his acquaintance, the clergyman (the hero in the chapter of fake cue bid page 101-102)

 

To my great surprize and to my sorrow, there has been no comments in this forum about Alfred Sheinwold's fake cue bid.......

[kenberg]

A true confession, a claim to innocence, great surprise and sorrow.

 

And some people think bridge is dull!