[jdonn]

I said "A or B" and you quoted me as saying "B". In addition I was (perhaps unclearly) refering to bluejak's personal example and you spoke as though I was refering to the example in the thread.

[blackshoe]

jdonn, on Mar 29 2010, 03:34 PM, said:

I said "A or B" and you quoted me as saying "B".

I did not. Read it again.

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In addition I was (perhaps unclearly) refering to bluejak's personal example and you spoke as though I was refering to the example in the thread.

Ah. Well, perhaps you should be more clear. OTOH, I don't know that it matters - and I'm not going to take the time to go back and find out.

[jdonn]

blackshoe, on Mar 29 2010, 02:36 PM, said:

jdonn, on Mar 29 2010, 03:34 PM, said:

I said "A or B" and you quoted me as saying "B".

I did not. Read it again.

What? You not only did that, you admitted you did it. ("...when you said what I quoted earlier...")

Regardless, how would you rule?

[lamford]

I think I would like to have been present to try to judge from the tone of the reply whether East is telling porkies. If he is not, then he has no UI (his partner has alerted and announced correctly) and there is no issue.

And for what it is worth, using the cue as Stayman in response to a 1NT overcall is increasingly popular, releasing 2C to be natural. My partner and I added it to our system as a result, I think, of a recommendation by either Frances or jallerton.

So, not proven, as they say in Scotland, but certainly recordable. I think I would double on the East hand, but if I were 3-2-5-3 with the same values I might well try 1NT, which I play as 11-15.

[vigfus]

When West alerted the 1NT bid as 10-14, there is no doubt that East did get UI. East was almost 100% sure that partner would pass the 2♥ response to the transfer, so he bid 3NT. Gambling.
Easts late explaination of the 2♦ call, really stinks.
I rule 2♥, 8 tricks ( perhaps 9 tricks )