[kenrexford]

ArcLight, on Apr 14 2008, 10:49 PM, said:

Ken, in addition to writing great books, you also manage to write cohesive sentences. And the WTF was a nice bonus.
Are you 16 years old yet? I can't wait to see how good a writer you will become once you reach puberty.

I am asking a simple question, who so nasty?

What is wrong with opening 1♥, then bididng 3♥ over pards 1NT response?
Why is this wrong?

Is it that the 15 HCP you have isn't so good, given the Jx?
You need better quality points?
Even with the pretty good Heart suit?

Quite defensive. Sorry. Did not mean to offend your sensibilities. I thought we were all big boys and girls and could take a little heat once in a while.

The point that I was trying to make is that any bid with a HCP range and a Shape description cannot be adjusted because of required shape, as that already went into the analysis. If a weak two, for instance, shows "5-11 and a six-ard suit," this does not really mean "3-9 with two extra points for the six-card suit."

A hand like the actual hand, one that is close because it has 15 HCP's, might be upgraded for something like body, 10's, undervalued Aces, or the like. But upgrading for the possession of a definitionally-required asset (the sixth heart) seems to be redundant valuation.

I only hope that when I grow some hair down there that I can write more prosaic sentences that will capture your attention in my next great American bridge novel -- Pussyfoot Bridge Talk.