Re: playing strong 2C in Standard American pick-up games

Adam Beneschan wrote
>Well, you might apply one of Jeff Goldsmith's "Imperious Rules of
>Bridge" here and bid 3NT.  The theory is that if clubs run, you'll make
>3NT, and if they don't, you won't make 2NT.  However, a random online
>pickup partner may not understand this theory.

   I tried this the other day with

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opposite a 19-20 2NT.  Partner went three off in 3NT.  Strangely we 
gained a lot of imps when team-mates bid and made a game!

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