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Psyching Conventional Bids ( 04:05:33 TueAug 20 2002 ) Select Action Reply Quote post Report post Last posts Whisper Is it legal to psyche a Flannery 2D opening. The hand was: S K9875 H KJ7642 D 10 C 9

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Re: Psyching Conventional Bids ( 07:26:01 TueAug 20 2002 ) Select Action Reply Quote post Report post Last posts Ignore user Global ignore Whisper It depends on the regulations in force. Under the ACBL General Convention Chart, psychs of artificial or conventional opening bids are disallowed. A psych is a deliberate and gross distortion of suit length or playing strength. The hand in question has only 7 HCP, but it also has 11 cards in the majors. So, if the opener intended to psyche, the question boils down to whether this hand fits the definition. Me, I dunno. Probably. Maybe not. If he honestly thought this hand was good enough to open 2D on, then it wasn't a psych.

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Re: Psyching Conventional Bids ( 07:51:06 TueAug 20 2002 ) Select Action Reply Quote post Report post Last posts Ignore user Global ignore Whisper Depends where too. I assume Joannne is talking about the States. It is legal to psyche a Flannery 2D in Oz. It would not be legal to psyche a strong bid eg 2C. Wotan

kjun 45 posts bridgetalk member Reply

Re: Psyching Conventional Bids ( 13:34:58 TueAug 20 2002 ) Select Action Reply Quote post Report post Last posts Ignore user Global ignore Whisper it depends, i guess, on how the opps described the 2d bid on their card... ours used to have 11-15 hcp, 4 spades and 5 hearts... imo the hand in question isn't a psyche... what did the director say? any 2d bid is limited by definition (a reverse is available after all), but i imagine your complaint has to do with the high card weakness... i like the bid

bluejak 428 posts Forum Host Reply

Re: Psyching Conventional Bids ( 01:15:51 WedAug 21 2002 ) Select Action Reply Quote post Report post Last posts Ignore user Global ignore Whisper Doesn't look like a psyche to me! A psyche is a deliberate attempt to mislead. My guess is that the person who opened this hand intended to describe the hand rather than mislead - and that is not a psyche. Of course, as mentioned by other responders, this is a matter of regulation. You may not psyche opening conventional bids in European Bridge League pairs events - but you may in their teams events! I think the pair just meant it naturally. Sure, it is not 11 HCP, but pairs open 1 very light when they are 6-5 and people are not surprised when that is not 11 HCP. It is just the same for a convention. --- David Stevenson <laws2@blakjak.com> Liverpool, England, UK http://blakjak.com/lws_menu.htm

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