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On Thursday, 26 September 2019 11:59:32 UTC+7, Douglas, wrote:

On 26/9/19 11:45 am, judyorcarl@verizon.net wrote:

On Wednesday, September 25, 2019 at 5:33:29 PM UTC-4, Douglas, wrote:

On 25/9/19 11:53 pm, judyorcarl@verizon.net wrote:

On Wednesday, September 25, 2019 at 5:39:43 AM UTC-4, Lorne wrote:

I had a look at the Meckstroth/Zia system card and it says 'might psyche >>>> in controlled sitations, eg 1M-2M'

Is it legal to agree this ? I thought it was illegal to psyche if
partner was likely to expect it.

What do you believe a psychic raise to 2M could mean??

Perhaps it means you can psyche the trial bid to try and put off the
defence to 4M which you will bid anyway.
Seems much like the psychic cue bids that Zia is known for on the way to >> a slam which he is always bidding.

doug

Maybe. But psychic controls used to be forbidden.

But if the options are on a system card surely it's just
a multi-way bid and, in principle, no way different from
a multi 2D opener or an RCO 2 or TWERB or myxo or the like.

They are 10 a penny here. We don't protect the LOLs from
them; the LOLs are avid users of such things.
It seem to be different in those there United States tho!

doug

I agree in that I think it is psyching a trial bid.
Ron
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