on pg. 14 of Friday's USBC bulletin
https://usbf.org/docs/Bulletins/USBC2019news8.pdf
there is a discussion of the second appeal
Woodridge Ginossar Hurd Willenken
2H X P
2N P 3C P
3H P 3N AP
"The committee inquired of E/W about their written methods after Lebensohl and were told there were none."
"E W are a long term partnership, but both claim to not have an agreement on or experience with this auction as a pair"
REALLY?
If I play with an experienced pickup partner and we get to the section of the card "Our doubles over opponent preempts"
and we are playing lebensohl, I assume that the above sequence is stayman with a stopper.
This is the defacto agreement if partner opens 1N and they interfere with 2S and I have 4 hearts and a spade stopper.
Isn't this "just bridge"?
The whole discussion was a bit bizarre. South had the opportunity to shift. Wouldn't, from his long experience, suspect
that LHO is 4=4 in the majors? How would he seek a major suit fit if not via a cuebid? Two way to cuebid, directly or
indirectly after 2N.
What was marked on the front of the card? Slow shows stopper?
And couldn't South have surmised that LHO could be 4=4 in the majors?
Can the committee's lack of mention of front of card methods over interference over 1N be attributed to "it was late at night? or am I missing something?
Joel and John have never had this auction? You must be kidding....
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