[blml] 1NT-P..correct 1C-1S ..

[Sven Pran]

> On Behalf Of Alain Gottcheiner
...........
> > >From the given description I get the impression that South had
> originally
> >counted his HCP to 15 and then suddenly discovered that he had in fact
> made
> >a "miscount" (or he could also have thought for a moment that their 1NT
> >opening range included 14HCP). On realizing his error he then wanted to
> >change his opening bid accordingly.
> 
> But this looks strange. When a player using a strong club system corrects
> 1S to 1C, it is quite probable he remembered his system a second too late
> (an example given by Rubens IIRC) ; when a player corrects 1NT to 1C, the
> following are the most obvious possibilities :
> 
> 1  he remembered he was playing strong NT for once (or saw the
> vulnerability).
> 2. he miscounted and pertains to the Walrus gang (for who else would be
> willing to encur penalties for the sake of correcting a marginal
> misdescription).
> 3. he mispulled.
> 
> # 1 can be checked from the player's habits and partners. It isn't said,
> in
> this case, that it's a possible interpretation, so I discard it.
> # 2 is less probable than # 3 IMOBO. So there should be a mild to moderate
> presumption for # 3 over # 2.
> Of course the table feel could change that, but I'd rather be pretty
> certain of my interpretation before I do.
> 
> Also, remember that some BB's have the 1NT card where other models have
> the
> 1C card.

I don't believe I have ever come across a BB with the 1NT card to be grabbed
at the upper right corner. That is where we grab the 1C card and nothing
else?

Regards Sven