[blml] Réf. : Re: Two UI/AI cases

[Alain Gottcheiner]

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> Would you allow : a) a double  b) a new-suit bid  c) a 2S
> bid, each time on a well-textured 9-count?
> In other words, what is suggested by the slow pass ?
>
+=+ The answer to this is 'action other than Pass'.
        The 9 count is, I assume, within the range for the 1S bid.
        That being so, I would want a lot of convincing that any
        action may be allowed other than Pass . 
       <snip>
       Since you ask the question someone somewhere
       must have taken a different view. I wonder what elephant
       trap we are walking into? Telling some distinguished and
       competent AC that it is wrong? That is not for me to do,
       so let's have the full story.
                                                 
 
Okay, here is the full story. The hesitation strongly suggests a strong,
misfitting hand, so that passing (with vul opponents, for a probable +200)
or doubling could be suggested by the hesitation. In that case, bidding 2H
(as was made at the table) or 2S could be considered "bending backwards". 
So I thought it would be interesting to ask. No trap here, except perhaps
partner's trap-pass ;-)
 
NB : the TD wasn't called, opener stating that he "would have done the 2H
bid himself".
2H, in the 4-3 fit, made 140. 1NT could have gone for 200, but it needs good
defensive timing.
 
Best regards
 
   Alain
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