Re: Jeeves the Butler

 From the ACBL: "Any call that deliberately and grossly misstates either honor strength or suit length is by definition a psych. However, some psychs are disruptive to the game while others involve bridge tactics."

That means a psych can be a good bid. That means, for people who look for psychs, they might bid the same. Someone complained about Bart psyching, they told me his psych, and I said "Damn, I held that hand and didn't think of that." I got called to the table, someone asked me how I would respond to a 1C opening, and I picked the same bid as Bart: 1D on a singleton king. I cannot tell you how many times someone said a player did not have their HCP on an auction like P 1C 2S, and I just go "duh".



On Thu, 27 Jul 2017 03:27:00 -0400, Richard Hills <[email protected]> wrote:

> Yes, a mandatory psyche is indeed an oxymoron. Law 40C1: "... Repeated deviations lead to implicit understandings which then form part of the partnership's methods ..."
>
> And also Law 40B4: "When a side is damaged by an opponent's use of a special partnership understanding that does not comply with the regulations governing the tournament the score shall be adjusted. A side in breach of those regulations may be subject to a procedural penalty."
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Richard Hills
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
>> On 26 Jul 2017, at 5:10 PM, Gordon Rainsford <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> “Mandatory psych”. Oxymoron?
>>
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>> From: Robert Frick
>> Sent: 26 July 2017 07:48
>> To: Bridge Laws Mailing List
>> Subject: Re: [BLML] Jeeves the Butler
>>
>> Interesting question. At matchpoints, this is a mandatory psych. We can't open 2C in ACBL land, and 1NT could get out of hand, so I will open 1D. At IMPs, I will pass. If partner agonized before passing, then I open 1D.
>>
>> On Tue, 25 Jul 2017 03:26:21 -0400, Richard Hills <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> > Swiss Butler Pairs
>> > Dlr: West
>> > Vul: North-South
>> >
>> > The bidding has gone: Pass - (Pass) - ?
>> >
>> > You, East, hold:
>> >
>> > T96
>> > QT6
>> > T973
>> > 876
>> >
>> > What call do you make?
>> >
>> > Best wishes,
>> >
>> > Richard Hills
>> >
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