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- From: sgm@sgfb.ssd.ray.com (Steven G. Myerson)
- Subject: Re: What to do when the rules conflict?
- Message-ID: <1993Jan22.180137.23927@rayssd.ssd.ray.com>
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- Organization: Raytheon Submarine Signal Division
- References: <1993Jan21.140619.19502@midway.uchicago.edu>
- Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 18:01:37 GMT
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- In article <1993Jan21.140619.19502@midway.uchicago.edu> pynq@midway.uchicago.edu writes:
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- * Playing at the club last nite, we came to the table of a pair who was
- * already plenty annoyed at us, because we had made a ruckus during the
- * previous round, thereby disturbing their tranquility.
- *
- * On the first board of the round, I dealt and opened 1C (alerted
- * as Precision). Next hand bid 2C (not alerted). Now, experience has
- * shown that on this auction, 75% of the time RHO doesn't know what the 2C
- * bid is. That is, either its Michaels and RHO thinks it is Natural, or
- * vice versa. In any case, they never alert it or and they usually
- * explain it wrong. But, in any case, partner passes, and I alert. The
- * reason for the alert is that, over an overcall, this pass shows
- * specifically 0-5 HCP, and I've been told that that agreement warrants an
- * alert. However, in the instant case, I'm not real sure what it is going
- * on, because I don't really know what the 2C bid is.
- *
- * Anyway, RHO now asks me to explain the alert and I respond by asking
- * what the 2C bid means. She says that I cannot ask because it is not my
- * turn to bid. I say that I can't tell what the double means w/o knowing
- * what the 2C bid means (note: in this environment, 2C could be anything,
- * but it is most likely intended as either natural or Michaels) At this
- * point, she got nasty and said (essentially) that if I didn't have an
- * answer on tap, that I should not have alerted. I said (essentially)
- * "OKfine." She then called the director, and eventually I said something
- * to the effect that if the 2C was natural, then the pass showed 0-5.
- *
- * But I am curious as to what the theoretical solution to the problem is.
- * How can I explain my partner's bids w/o knowing what the opps bids mean?
-
- If the 2C bid was not alerted, you should treat it as natural.
- Your explanation is "shows 0-5 points".
-
- Steve Myerson (sgm@sgfb.ssd.ray.com)
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