[blml] Be prepared! [SEC=UNOFFICIAL]

[richard.hills at immi.gov.au]

Alain Gottcheiner suggested:

[snip]

>More generally, I'd like to see something written to the
>point that, after making a NF bid and receiving lowest-level
>support, pass is always a LA.

Richard Hills quibbles:

I agree 99.9% with Alain's suggestion, but "always" should
instead be changed to "almost always".

After a simple overcall, 1% of subsequent auctions will
cause 1% of players to correctly re-evaluate their cards to
realise that their boring non-forcing values have been
improved by the auction to such an extent as to be worth a
grand slam try.

If a player deems their cards worth a grand slam try, then
passing 5S is not logical (except for the special case of a
"five or seven" deduction by that player, when choosing to
place the contract in 6S is not logical).


Best wishes

Richard James Hills, amicus curiae
National Training Branch, DIAC
02 6223 9052

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