[jtfanclub]

I got into directing because the money is so good.

[rigour6]

rofl

I was so motivated by money, I lobbied hard for uday to let me charge a dime to play in my tourneys. I did this because I had a theory that even charging a dime would lower the number of disconnects and improve the general atmosphere, plus it would allow a trickle of money into BBO - how's that for my supporting the free aspects of the culture here now? Got shot down because bottom line, the dime isn't worth the trouble for the guys running the site. Fair enough.

For my other thoughts on the evils of pay tourneys, try any of my old posts at random, chances are about 40% I'm ranting in one of them.

[mycroft]

I don't like "No psyches" tournaments, because if I show up playing EHAA, and they call, the kind of TD that says "No psyches" will kick me for opening a (perfectly systemic and mandatory) 96432 AT5 6 QJ32 hand 2S.

Or they'll complain when my Precision auction goes 1S-4S on a flat 14. or 1S-3S "Preemptive" on a decent 8. Or the auction will go 1C-1D;1H-1S;1NT-2C; 2D-3NT and even though everything's alerted, as responder I have hearts and not spades.

Or I'll bid 3NT after 3C on Txx Kxxx AKx Qxx hoping either partner has spades semi-stopped or AK to 7 and I get lucky. Of course, as my 3m in 1 and 2 shows interest in being converted to 3NT, the chance that partner has spades or AK to 7 (or both!) is higher than average...

I've been known to make psychic calls. I used to be known to make a lot of psychic calls (and by that, I mean maybe one in 500 hands, about once a month, either me or my partner). If I entered a "no psyches" tournament, I would follow instructions. But I'm guessing my offbeat systemic calls would be called psychics, and there would be no recourse, and no listening that it was alerted and explained as what it was, not a misstatement of the hand at all.

...and I bet I'm right, too.

[Echognome]

I just "misbid" a lot in "no psyches" tourneys.

Hehe. In actuality I just don't play in them.