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#1 User is offline   pclayton 

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Posted 2005-September-28, 12:03

I was playing with Han last night and picked up my usual: x, Txxx, Qxxx, xxxx when he opens 1♣ white on red, and RHO passes. I pass (didn't feel the need to come in with 1♥) and LHO comes in with a double. 1♠ by Han and 2♦ on my right. 3♣ feels right now and LHO closes it out with 3♦.

Sounds like diamonds are 4-4, so I track my stiff spade, hoping for several ruffs and partner's aces. Dummy flops: KQJxxx, xx, AKx, Ax. Oh too bad - looks like Han's 1♠ slowed them down and kept them out of an unmakeable 4♠.

Well, not really :) Han held: x, KJxx, xx, KQJxxx. His 1♠ call picks off their ELEVEN card fit. Declarer held: Axxxx, AQx, JTxx, x. Two winning hooks give them an easy 13 tricks.

WDP :D
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Posted 2005-September-28, 12:37

Looks like you would win vs these opps no matter what, but yeah nice psyche.
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Posted 2005-September-28, 13:12

That's really silly! One of the reasons why we play Dbl from your RHO as ♠s, so these kind of psychs are useless against us ;)
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Posted 2005-September-28, 14:29

Hey Phil, don't start showing them my tricks!

BTW, the takeout double was alerted as "any distribution". This was a BBO-advanced regular partnership from Canada, says enough I think. ;)
Please note: I am interested in boring, bog standard, 2/1.

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Posted 2005-September-28, 14:30

Phil forgot to tell the bad news: the 4-3 diamond fit played quite well and they made two overtricks.
Please note: I am interested in boring, bog standard, 2/1.

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Posted 2005-September-28, 16:05

Mostly because of my lame lead. A club looks like it holds it to 10 tricks.
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Posted 2005-September-29, 09:27

mmmm, maybe they will change their methods now.
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Posted 2005-September-29, 11:35

And there goes Han... always psyching the spade suit. :rolleyes:
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  Posted 2005-September-30, 03:26

Psychic bidding seems un-welcomed at BBO, I was kick twice for doing that. ;)
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Posted 2005-September-30, 05:22

I can always appreciate a psych, and I know many more. Generally it's the weaker players that complain...
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Posted 2005-September-30, 08:00

Free, on Sep 30 2005, 06:22 AM, said:

Generally it's the weaker players that complain...

Which is funny because they're the ones who should be doing the psyching
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Posted 2005-September-30, 10:13

Hannie, on Sep 28 2005, 03:30 PM, said:

Phil forgot to tell the bad news: the 4-3 diamond fit played quite well and they made two overtricks.

And what would a psyche be without the gloating
and the bragging afterwards.

:rolleyes:
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Posted 2005-September-30, 10:32

Brandal, on Sep 30 2005, 08:13 AM, said:

Hannie, on Sep 28 2005, 03:30 PM, said:

Phil forgot to tell the bad news: the 4-3 diamond fit played quite well and they made two overtricks.

And what would a psyche be without the gloating
and the bragging afterwards.

:rolleyes:

Always one in the crowd.......
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Posted 2005-September-30, 10:42

pclayton, on Sep 30 2005, 11:32 AM, said:

Brandal, on Sep 30 2005, 08:13 AM, said:

Hannie, on Sep 28 2005, 03:30 PM, said:

Phil forgot to tell the bad news: the 4-3 diamond fit played quite well and they made two overtricks.

And what would a psyche be without the gloating
and the bragging afterwards.

:rolleyes:

Always one in the crowd.......

For what it's worth I think your opening post was fine,
some of the later "comments" seemed to be ridiculing
the opps.....

If not,then I'm sorry I assumed.

Not sure what always one in the crowd is supposed
to say about my comment?

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Posted 2005-September-30, 10:47

Np Brandal - just trying to keep things light around here :rolleyes: :P
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Posted 2005-September-30, 10:57

Brandal,

If your comment was meant seriously, I agree. What fun would psyching be if you can't brag about it? In fact, the moment I made this psyche I told Echo (who was playing at a different table) about it (and in particular because it was a psyche in the spade suit, Echo's favorite). Of course, when it worked out so well I had to give him all the details.

I can't imagine talking about this problem without "humiliating" the opponents. They messed up big time on this hand, everybody can see that... And as Frederick said, the squeeze was just silly and shouldn't have paid off like it did.
Please note: I am interested in boring, bog standard, 2/1.

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Posted 2005-September-30, 11:03

I think it's ok as long as the opponents are not named, and are not posters here. I'm guessing that is the case.
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