[jjbrr]

P_Marlowe, on Oct 14 2009, 01:37 PM, said:

gwnn, on Oct 14 2009, 12:45 PM, said:

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Indian bidding?
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Can someone explain?

Mostly a joke. Refers to aggressive/imaginative bidding that often distorts the strength of the hand but keeps the opponents completely in the dark about what is going on.

[gwnn]

if I could search through jlall's posts I could find the exact sequence but I think it was a game bid after partner's competitive bid despite us ostensibly limiting our hand before (because we meanwhile found out that our honor placement is better than we expected).

[jdonn]

P_Marlowe, on Oct 14 2009, 01:37 PM, said:

gwnn, on Oct 14 2009, 12:45 PM, said:

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Indian bidding?
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Can someone explain?

He is Indian so he can say what he wants. Like the Seinfeld where Jerry's dentist Dr. Whatley converts to Judaism just for the jokes.

[Jlall]

jdonn, on Oct 14 2009, 03:38 PM, said:

P_Marlowe, on Oct 14 2009, 01:37 PM, said:

gwnn, on Oct 14 2009, 12:45 PM, said:

<snip>
Indian bidding?
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Can someone explain?

He is Indian so he can say what he wants. Like the Seinfeld where Jerry's dentist Dr. Whatley converts to Judaism just for the jokes.

Whatver you're just an anti-dentite.

[1eyedjack]

Jlall, on Oct 14 2009, 05:56 PM, said:

You are thinking about it wrong if you have a shapely min with 4 spades and pass, or a good looking balanced min with 4 spades and pass.

Once you open, you must bid your hand like you have a full opener. Sorry for the spam but people who make the mistake of passing 2H on this auction should read this:

Blog post

The only reason you might even consider not bidding 2S here is if you have very strong hearts with lots of wastage. If you chose to pass 2H with xxxx KQJ9 Qx KJx I would not blame you. But honestly the rule "always bid 2S with 4 spades in this auction" would be fine too.

Re suit symbols, am I unique in seeing this when I view jlall's post?
http://www.keepandsh...id=1458309&da=y