Failing to alert non-forcing 2H

[lamford]

Did I really insist on driving to slam with a 3 count? When was that? I do hold pretty poor cards, so I'm prone to action faced with a few pictures, but 3 points...

As I recall you were asking if there was any alternative to 4S after (uncontested) 2D(multi)-2H-2NT(some strong balanced)-3H-4H on something like Jxxxx Qxx x xxxx, but the hand is from memory. I recall that you had few supporters, but I think you were actually suggesting that you had to pass because of the lack of alert, so it was not the case of driving to slam. I was also a bit too sarcastic about it, and I think this caused jallerton to suggest that I had insulted everyone, which was a bit unfair.

[AlexJonson]

As I recall you were asking if there was any alternative to 4S after (uncontested) 2D(multi)-2H-2NT(some strong balanced)-3H-4H on something like Jxxxx Qxx x xxxx, but the hand is from memory. I recall that you had few supporters, but I think you were actually suggesting that you had to pass because of the lack of alert, so it was not the case of driving to slam. I was also a bit too sarcastic about it, and I think this caused jallerton to suggest that I had insulted everyone, which was a bit unfair.

 

Now I remember (but nothing about insults).

 

I used to be over-sensitive to this sort of situation - I think Bluejak is the only one who is sensitive any more.

 

I've since been educated by dburn and Blackshoe to just bid with some logic and table feel, and leave it to oppos and the TD.

Condescension reigns, but well intentioned and I think I will take the advice.

 

More seriously, the pair in the post you refer to were clearly hopeless, and the idea (the Bluejak Hypothesis) that poor old

zero points partner was desperately bidding hearts to end the auction, met few adherents on high-powered BBO, but all too credible,

in the real world IMO.

 

But Bluejak is now on his own, I'll go for 4S, and hope the Director called isnt... Do TDs really do polls of ten people? I don't believe a word of it.