cherdano, on 2011-February-27, 10:54, said:
You may or may not be dismayed to find me as a potential fellow-inhabitant, but so I am. Not that I agree with you entirely, for...
cherdano, on 2011-February-27, 10:54, said:
No, you haven't. See below.
cherdano, on 2011-February-27, 10:54, said:
Well, you have actually shown 2-5-4-0 and your additional cards include a possibly unexpected spade - continue to see below.
cherdano, on 2011-February-27, 10:54, said:
When did we show three spades? After 1♥-1♠-2♦-3♣, would you not bid 3♠ with such as
♠Ax ♥KQxxx ♦Axxx ♣xx?
If you wouldn't, maybe this planet isn't big enough for the both of us. But no great matter, for...
cherdano, on 2011-February-27, 10:54, said:
So it is to me, and so would I. Of course, with a favourite partner I would not bid 3♠ over 3♣ - rather, I would bid 3♦ and then 4♠ over partner's next effort (even if that were 3NT). This is because I trust my favourite partners to respond 2♣ and not 1♠ with such as ♠Jxxx ♥Kx ♦Axx ♣AQxx, but I am aware that this is not a mainstream position. In the actual case, of course partner can have that hand - but if so, he would bid a very firm 3NT over 3♠.
cherdano, on 2011-February-27, 10:54, said:
I really don't understand why anyone would let 4♠ stand, given the information we have up to now.
Then here's my hand, my old companion,
And may neither one of us fall in a canyon.
Ogden Nash