Joe de Balliol Posted March 13, 2008 Report Share Posted March 13, 2008 [hv=d=n&v=e&s=s7h7dqjt5caq95432]133|100|Scoring: IMPNB-NB-1N-2C*NB-2D*-3C-NBNB-3H-NB-4HX -NB-5C-AP 2C was Landy, 2D asking[/hv] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benlessard Posted March 13, 2008 Report Share Posted March 13, 2008 I suspect north is the 1 who made a bad X. 5C is the only bad bid, even the caddies know south made a psych, North has to have 4 trick in his hand to X. I dont think its a good psych & passing 2D hoping opps dont reach game is probably best, but these are not bad bid compared to 5C or north double without 4 sure tricks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotShot Posted March 13, 2008 Report Share Posted March 13, 2008 Poll: What's the worst bid?Psycher makes three questionable callsAssuming that the hand shown is south (otherwise I don't see a psyche): The worst bid was X, but I can't pick it in the poll. Opener usually has shown his hand after a 1NT opening, so 3♣ (especially with a passed partner) shows a "long minor NT psyche". Everybody should know/recognize this simple psyche (esp. w/r). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnasher Posted March 13, 2008 Report Share Posted March 13, 2008 I don't agree that 3♣ shows a psyche. Bidding 3♣ shows an offshape 1NT opening with six good clubs - something like Axx xx K10 AKJ9xx, which would be awkward to describe after opening 1♣. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cascade Posted March 13, 2008 Report Share Posted March 13, 2008 I don't agree that 3♣ shows a psyche. Bidding 3♣ shows an offshape 1NT opening with six good clubs - something like Axx xx K10 AKJ9xx, which would be awkward to describe after opening 1♣. I agree Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeh Posted March 13, 2008 Report Share Posted March 13, 2008 Anyone who opens 1N on this hand deserves every bad thing that happens thereafter. You roll the dice, and you live with the consequences.... all of the bids were horrific... 1N, 3♣ (which does NOT reveal a psyche) and 5♣. Why on earth one would want to psyche as opposed to opening 3♣ is a complete mystery to me.. unless the 1N bidder views himself as superman. I have never been a proponent of psyching a strong 1N opening (altho I have psyched my share of 1N overcalls in the past), but one lesson I learned early in my psyching days is never to do it with values.. this hand is simply too good to psyche. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dake50 Posted March 13, 2008 Report Share Posted March 13, 2008 3C. Why tell opponents 'I have clubs', now? Psych may be working: they may miss 6H or get to a typical 4H. Did psycher now want to help opponents evaluate their C-stuff: right side CK, right C-short, no wasted honors in clubs so all work for 6H?Done and done should be his attitude. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotShot Posted March 13, 2008 Report Share Posted March 13, 2008 I don't agree that 3♣ shows a psyche. Bidding 3♣ shows an offshape 1NT opening with six good clubs - something like Axx xx K10 AKJ9xx, which would be awkward to describe after opening 1♣. 1NT is a a limited bid both in strength and shape. 3♣ says that the 1NT bid was somehow unusual. Of cause this does not show a psyche but is just a (strong) warning that something is unusual. You suggest that south has something like 2 extra distributional points.North passed and may be very weak. South may have 15-17 HCP + 2 distributional points, that is not much for a 3 level contract. This is your 2nd warning, now something is strange. Bidding went:NB-NB-1N-2C*NB-2D**-3C-NBNB-3H-NB-4H*** *Landy => I have both majors (usually long!)**asking => pick your better suit (I support both of them)***opps volunteered to bid game in red Opps seem to have a doublefit in the majors and volunteered to bid game in red.They believe to have a 40+% chance to make that contract on 40 HCP - (partners 15-17) - (your strength). Opps must have a lot off distributional points too.Since west did not give preference for a major over 3♣ he will hold 5 cards in both suits. So west won't have more than 3 cards in the minors. Opps bidding shows more strength than they should have. This is a 3rd warning, something is very strange. At this point you should strongly consider that partner psyched. Is dbl a good bid, if partner did not psyche? Opps seem to have both majors and unbalanced hands. So your side has the minors and south has most of his points in ♣.Both minors carry the risk to be ruffed. Where should 4+ tricks for N/S come from? Even if we don't expect partner psyched, I don't think that dbl is a good bid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnasher Posted March 13, 2008 Report Share Posted March 13, 2008 Even if we don't expect partner psyched, I don't think that dbl is a good bid. Personally I'd wait until I'd seen the doubler's hand before expressing such an opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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