Psych Bids

[blackshoe]

I'm not sure I understand what you mean.

The game on BBO has different rules even to the "laws for online play" or whatever it's called that the WBF produced in 2001. And different to the "Laws of Duplicate Contract Bridge" published most recently this year. So it's a different, albeit somewhat similar, game. Some of the differences are IMO pretty significant — can't revoke, can't lead out of turn, alert your own bids (regulation, not law), etc.

[Thrownshoe]

No doubt 3rd and 4th seats are the best for psyquic whether opening a 4 card Major or preemptive with 5 card minor,usually Works better when you arent vul.

1st nas 2nd seats 3nt bidding,when you ve 8 top minors tricks and not more than 4 cards major suit is sometimes also profitable.

[relknes]

No doubt 3rd and 4th seats are the best for psyquic whether opening a 4 card Major or preemptive with 5 card minor,usually Works better when you arent vul.

1st nas 2nd seats 3nt bidding,when you ve 8 top minors tricks and not more than 4 cards major suit is sometimes also profitable.

3rd seat I understand, but 4th? 4th seat seems the worst position to psych from: if the hand belongs to the opponents then just pass it out, and if the hand belongs to us why would we psych?

You also seem to be confusing light actions or slightly off-shape bids with actual psychs. Opening a 4 card major in 3rd or 4th seat isn't a psych (unless you are talking about doing it with something like 2 points), nor is preempting with a 5 card minor. Opening on a 2 card major or preempting in a suit you don't have would be a psych.

Your example of opening 3nt with a long minor would definately be a psych (provided you don't play a gambling 3N, in which case it is just a convention).

[shevek]

Multi 2♦ psyches are amusing.

 

This one is well-known:

 

2♦ - (no) - 2♥/♠ - (no)

No

 

Opener is supposed to pass when responder's pass/correct hits his suit.

It can be fun to be contrary, passing in your non-fit.

Here is a distantly recalled example:

 

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A modest 4 IMP gain. Pity they weren't vulnerable.

Can't crime NS at all.

I would smoothly pass as South, thinking I knew the layout.

[spotlight7]

Multi 2♦ psyches are amusing.

 

This one is well-known:

 

2♦ - (no) - 2♥/♠ - (no)

No

 

Opener is supposed to pass when responder's pass/correct hits his suit.

It can be fun to be contrary, passing in your non-fit.

Here is a distantly recalled example:

 

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A modest 4 IMP gain. Pity they weren't vulnerable.

Can't crime NS at all.

I would smoothly pass as South, thinking I knew the layout.

 

 

Many play 2D*-2S as an invite in hearts. You

 

could end up in 4Hs if partner plays this way.

[nullve]

Multi 2♦ psyches are amusing.

 

This one is well-known:

 

2♦ - (no) - 2♥/♠ - (no)

No

 

Opener is supposed to pass when responder's pass/correct hits his suit.

The 2M response can either be explained 1) as "pass/correct", i.e. in terms of Opener's options over it, or 2) in terms of what hands Responder can have.

 

2) has the possible advantage that opps cannot claim MI if Opener passes systemically without long M, e.g. with 0-1 hcp if the Multi shows 0-9 hcp if weak and the 2M response denies INV+ values. And in the auction

 

2♦*-(P)-2♥**-(P)

P***

 

* Multi, but with 0-9 hcp if weak

** 0-15 hcp, 0-2 H

*** either 0-9 hcp, 6 H OR 0-1 hcp, 6 S,

 

can Opener's (systemic) pass with

 

Jxxxxx

xx

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xxx

 

really be a psych?