I don't recall the author - Dorothy Truscott, perhaps - but I remember in the introduction of some bridge tome was the caveat when you read "never" please understand this is intended as "almost never" and where you see "always" this is meant as "almost always."
I chose not to provide this information in the OP because I didn't think it was relevant. It didn't occur to me that it would cause significant abstentions. 1♥ systemically is a limited and possibly quite light opener - 8-16hcp 5+ hearts. I would have needed about a ...
Partner still gets a vote, and they're also likely to be short in hearts. If they can't act, I feel like defending 4♥ will be our best spot more times than not.
An unfortunate side-effect of the organizer's desire to have people play in two-session chunks is that the evening side games (at least the one that I attended) are pitiful. The Reston Tuesday evening side game field was the worst field in which I can remember playing. Opponents had no ...
It may be nothing, but I feel like a director call is in order just so the opponents can have it explained to them that this is not the correct way to inquire about the auction.