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What Does This Mean

#21 User is offline   jdgalt 

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Posted 2015-March-15, 14:25

I interpret partner's pass as a suggestion that we defend, and it's hard to picture a hand on which I would open 2C and not accept the suggestion by doubling. So I probably have some sort of two-suiter without a heart stopper.
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Posted 2015-March-15, 16:05

View PostWesleyC, on 2015-March-15, 11:33, said:

I've played a lot of hands of bridge and i've never had an opponent psyche 2H over my strong 2C.


Gosh. What a sheltered life you lead.
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Posted 2015-March-15, 17:48

View PostFrancesHinden, on 2015-March-15, 16:05, said:

Gosh. What a sheltered life you lead.


I think that's true actually. Scanning the replies here I admit I was amazed at the different perspectives. Top players seem to assume psych is quite likely, while us mere mortals dismiss the possibility as some random oddity which isn't worth a system agreement. I also have never met anyone psyching 2H (or anything else as a matter of fact) over our strong 2C. It wouldnt have occurred to me without this thread.

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Posted 2015-March-19, 06:37

View Postgszes, on 2015-March-15, 10:44, said:

Bridge is a game of probability and the amount of times I have seen my opps bid and raise my strong 2 suit (and we are talking a HUGE number of years) has been well ZERO.

It's happened to me (well, partner was the one who actually had a strong two in spades, playing Benji). Fortunately 2♣ (2♠) 3♣ (3♠) dbl was penalty for us at the time. Opponents weren't psyching :D
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