Ant590 Posted July 6, 2010 Report Share Posted July 6, 2010 Holding ♠5 ♥AKQJ95 ♦T53 ♣J54 in 4th seat (Favourable vul): P - P - 1♠ - 1NT This is a __________ Psyche. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pooltuna Posted July 7, 2010 Report Share Posted July 7, 2010 moronicstupidsuicidal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwnn Posted July 7, 2010 Report Share Posted July 7, 2010 very funny But I'm on a diet. I'm not psyching. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siegmund Posted July 7, 2010 Report Share Posted July 7, 2010 The briefest possible answer I can think of is "bad". You can't prevent them from finding a spade fit with a 1NT bid, AND you aren't going to cause anyone to grossly misplace the high cards. What DO you hope to gain from this psyche, that can justify doing this instead of some number of hearts? (A simple 2♥ is fine - but if you're trying to be cute, 3♥ to make them misguess their game prospects or 5♥ to force an immediate final guess both have more merit than 1NT imo.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdonn Posted July 7, 2010 Report Share Posted July 7, 2010 Marginal against people although it can definitely do good things. Excellent psych against gib! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
655321 Posted July 7, 2010 Report Share Posted July 7, 2010 Interesting maybe, but I wouldn't do it. Seems kind of random although it could work - you might convince LHO that RHO has opened light in 3rd seat for example, if both opponents pull back a notch they could miss a routine game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwnn Posted July 7, 2010 Report Share Posted July 7, 2010 If we have a big heart fit we can buy it a little cheaper; suppose partner doubles their 2♠ bid. This is the biggest potential gain, albeit quite infrequent! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted July 7, 2010 Report Share Posted July 7, 2010 I made an identical psyche to this once in an NAOP qualifier. Played 3N for an amazing result when RHO misread my hand. So I guess I would call this one "familiar" :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furlan Posted July 7, 2010 Report Share Posted July 7, 2010 Comic :rolleyes: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Posted July 7, 2010 Report Share Posted July 7, 2010 blank stays black: this is a psych... I wouldn't do it though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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