[kfay]

I almost played in the Juniors Tournament today but my 'mentor' signed off at the last moment. I was particularly glad in this instance because there were a few things he insisted on in the bidding which were, to put it mildly, totally insane.

One of the moderators of the tournament told me that he was 'actually a pretty good player'... which I didn't respond to. To be fair I've never seen him play but it was pretty hard to swallow.

But I've heard a fair share of opinions there that I've cast by the wayside. 3♥ to me is completely non-forcing.

By the way, Phil, I watched a few of your hands today. Your partner was hilarious. Especially board 2... something about a 'premium contract' amongst other things.

[dake50]

Their D-barrage improves my hand to a force.
Don't I surrender partscore tries that force this high level guess? Esp. teams?
I don't think fitting either H or C, partner will pass, but get him to pick which game??

[jdeegan]

NF. Get serious.

[Halo]

Encouraging auction, but how can I be forced to bid with nothing here. Doesn't make sense to me.

[whereagles]

Since I'm from the school that opens 2♣ on any excuse, this is a clear NF situation for me

[helene_t]

I wouldn't get upset about this. Sure, it "should" be NF, but I have seen worse bidding theory, both from good players and from textbooks, than calling this bid forcing.

[mcphee]

For me 3H is F to at least 4C. At least 6-5 and I surprised from this idea it would not be F .

[pclayton]

Here's a couple more to noodle on:

Discuss the differences between these auctions:

1♣ - (1♦) - pass - ((pass)
1♥ / 2♥ / 3♥

and

1♣ - (1♦) - pass - (1♥)
2♠

A question for Adam:

If a reverse is forcing, wouldn't a jump reverse become an auto-splinter?

[Fluffy]

I move on dark land since I open all 5-6 with 1♥, but IMO playing it non forcing makes no sense, if you wanna play a aprtscore you definelly play it better in clubs, because if you have heart fit, well, that's all partner needs for game.