[jillybean]

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[akwoo]

6 controls and 4 trump is great. 3H. Though I seriously hope their black suit singleton is the spade, not the club.

[mike777]

Strongly prefer super accepting with 3H rather than 2H.

[pescetom]

As this is N/B, someone should explain that responder is showing 5+ hearts and 4+ diamonds, game forcing.

I like my hand for playing in hearts, rather less a possible 3541 dummy, as akwoo points out.
3H is fine and already a positive move, let's see what he has to say now.

[jillybean]

This is not much of a poll, with 2 votes for 3♥

[mw64ahw]

jillybean, on 2026-September-16, 05:46, said:

This is not much of a poll, with 2 votes for 3♥

make it 3 on the control count rather than min/max

[TMorris]

I would also have bid 3 ♥ in response to the 2♦ bid. For me this is a minimum with four card support.

[mw64ahw]

Beyond the N/B forum, but Marty Bergen suggested a series of min/max 4/3-card super-accepts

[apollo1201]

The bid I might have done before, 3H

4H would be undisciplined unless a terrible hand with a weak H fit and full of black values

KQJx
xxx
Kx
KQJx

[pescetom]

 mw64ahw, on 2026-September-16, 08:59, said:

Beyond the N/B forum, but Marty Bergen suggested a series of min/max 4/3-card super-accepts

I played a similar series for several years and wouldn't recommend it even to I/A. I can live quite comfortably with just one super accept, although we actually play two in hearts (4 card and 3 card).

[jillybean]

Dear Moderators, we can now move this thread to the IBFL - simple rulings thread.
What could be more simple?

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North (6 year veteran) announced 2♦ as hearts.
South (mentee) looked horrified and started to take bidding cards off the table
North said. "you have to leave it now".

[pescetom]

jillybean, on 2026-September-16, 12:37, said:

Dear Moderators, we can now move this thread to the IBFL - simple rulings thread.
What could be more simple?

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North (6 year veteran) announced 2♦ as hearts.
South (mentee) looked horrified and started to take bidding cards off the table
North said. "you have to leave it now".

A reply for the other forum, but I think the ruling is not completely simple.
Maybe we do not need to poll to establish that 4♥ in a 9 card fit with minimum and two diamonds ruffs in hand was an LA to 3NT, but we do need to evaluate how well they would both have scored.
We also have to decide whether to penalize North for betraying his role as mentor, not calling the Director immediately and then waiting until he could more subtly take advantage of UI (for me it is automatic, but many tell me I hear a different drum).

[HardVector]

As soon as the face was made, and the table talk occurred, the opps should have called the director.