Cyberyeti, on 2013-September-19, 15:05, said:
Not sure that 2♣ is a psyche.
Certainly in the UK (and I have no reason to believe it's different in the US) Stayman is defined as a 2♣ bid that requests partner to ..., it does not of itself promise anything, so how can it be a psyche ?
mycroft, on 2013-September-19, 17:15, said:
I see nothing wrong with this auction. 2♣ asked partner to bid a 4-card major, or 2♦ without one, and denied an absolute game force. It didn't promise a 4-card major. It didn't promise any strength. It's a conventional response, sure, but it's not illegal to play Stayman could have that hand, and I'm not sure that there was any extra misexplanation given that is their agreement (trust me, it's mine too, even if my partner doesn't know it yet! *)
ggwhiz, on 2013-September-19, 18:59, said:
I don't see any infraction. On this vul it's a clear cut emergency and just a toxic version of garbage stayman.
If this hand is included in the agreements for a 2
♣ bid, fine. But shouldn't this be disclosed? Is it really so common that you just expect everyone to know this? By these arguments, it seems 2
♣ could be bid on any hand whatsoever - without disclosure of this fact?
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-gwnn