[blml] Four calling birds [SEC=UNOFFICIAL]

[richard.hills at immi.gov.au]

Tony Musgrove:

>Still confused.  Surely pass is 100% forcing in this situation,
>showing 1 club, so then I can bid 5D.

Richard Hills:

Given that West with a yarborough and heart length would have to
respond 4H to East's takeout double of 4C, it is not logical to
deem a subsequent hypothetical pass of 5C by East is forcing.

Why force West to choose between -750 and -800 when a simple -600
might earn some matchpoints?

Of course an illogical arrangement that pass might be 100% forcing
may well exist by special partnership agreement.  See the January
- March 2005 thread "100% of nothing", when several blmlers chose
to deliberately break an agreement by electing to choose a
sensible pass in response to partner's "100% forcing" pass.


Best wishes

Richard James Hills, amicus curiae
National Training Branch, DIAC
02 6225 6285

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