ggwhiz Posted December 22, 2008 Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 [hv=d=s&v=e&n=saq10xxh10xxdxxxxxc&w=shjxdxcj10xxxxxxxx&e=skxxxhakqxdakxcak&s=sjxxxhxxxxdqj109cq]399|300|Scoring: MP[/hv] I directed a club game when this was shuffled and dealt. Seven ♣ is cold and everyone in notrump made em all on the ♦Q lead. Except my hero, a Canadian junior champ playing with 85 year old Mortimer. He opened 2NT in second chair intending to pass stayman. Ole Mort added 20-21 to half his collection and bid em all, wrong siding the contract with the ♠Ace on lead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtK78 Posted December 22, 2008 Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 That is funny. But in a bizarre way your junior got what he deserved. What was he going to do over a transfer (a far more likely response than Stayman)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ggwhiz Posted December 22, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 I imagine he was going to pass a transfer too, hope for a double and scramble out somehow. He's not exactly afraid of the dark but deathly afraid of missing a hand to laugh at in the bar. Wrong colors to try that but he's hard to stop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkDean Posted December 22, 2008 Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 Interesting problem. You have 26HCP and partner opens 2NT. Normally, I would just bid 3NT, figuring nobody will double and partner might pass, but red on white, second seat seems like a strange place for partner to be messing around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manudude03 Posted December 22, 2008 Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 surprised East didn't choose to investigate it after realising they have a combined 46 count. Who knows, maybe they get to play in 4C. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finch Posted December 22, 2008 Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 When you have a 26-count and partner opens 2NT, the normal response is to try 6C or 7C in response. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CSGibson Posted December 22, 2008 Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 To quote the great JLOL: LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkDean Posted December 22, 2008 Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 When you have a 26-count and partner opens 2NT, the normal response is to try 6C or 7C in response. Partner usually has clubs or it is pass/correct? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtK78 Posted December 22, 2008 Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 When you have a 26-count and partner opens 2NT, the normal response is to try 6C or 7C in response. Sounds like a psychic control. But then, who would blame you? Since the chances that partner has his bid are about minus 100%, I would suspect a psyche. Reminds me of a hand that I played with David Treadwell this past summer. I opened a little light and then reversed (a lot light - don't ask why I did that - I still don't know). David had a 19 count, so he launched into RKCB. I showed the correct number of keycards, but he didn't believe me and bid 7NT anyway. My RHO could not be convinced that he did not hold the AK of spades on lead, so he doubled and led them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CSGibson Posted December 23, 2008 Report Share Posted December 23, 2008 When you have a 26-count and partner opens 2NT, the normal response is to try 6C or 7C in response. Sounds like a psychic control. (snip) when you can figure out from bridge logic that your partner has psyched, then no action of yours is fielding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
han Posted December 23, 2008 Report Share Posted December 23, 2008 I'm looking forward to Ken's input here. And does echognome agree that it is legal to assume partner psyched? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benoit35 Posted December 23, 2008 Report Share Posted December 23, 2008 Unless I'm mistaken, fielding occurs when you allow for the possibility of a psych when what you've heard is still plausible without one. For example, you have 10 points, your partner opens in third seat and RHO overcalls 1NT. Add up the three hands and you should know that LHO has next to nothing, and bid accordingly - your bidding can't allow for the possibility of a psych, e.g. by passing. I think this case is different in that East knows for a fact that West doesn't have a 1NT hand even before the bidding starts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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