System over pard's natural 1NT overcall

[whereagles]

Does anyone play some version of Capp over the OPP natural 1nt overcalls?

1x=(1nt)=?

The C-word is forbidden in this forum. It is evil and should be destroyed.

[foo]

Harsh thing to say when talking about players of the caliber of the Cappelletti's...

 

I happen to agree that Multi-Landy is considerably better than Capp when used vs a enemy 1N opening.

 

OTOH, Capp or something like it when used vs a enemy T/O X or 1N overcall makes a lot more sense:

1= It maximizes the chance that Overcaller will be on Opening lead.

2= It maximizes the chance that Opener will Declare.

3= It gives Us more sequences in the case of an Opp T/O X and helps Us recover some space in the case of an Opp 1N overcall.

4= It allows Us to describe some hands much faster (or in some cases at all) than if the auction had gone 1foo-pa-??

 

OTOH, pclayton is quite right when he says that one "oops I forgot" will cost more than many successful uses of such a gadget.

 

I play stuff like this only in partnerships where I am highly confident there won't be an "oops..."

[whereagles]

Harsh thing to say when talking about players of the caliber of the Cappelletti's...

It referrs to the convention, not the players, of course. :rolleyes:

[Gerben42]

I like to play:

 

* System on if they bid a minor

* System off if they bid a major

 

(Usually only a balancing NT is natural anyway, but whenever it applies really)

 

So, got that out of my system :rolleyes:

[Fluffy]

I've always played everything natural after sing off. 3 level bids are forcing, cue is stayman and when you wanna invite with a 5 card suit you use stayman then bid your suit. Reason is quite simple: You want opener on lead.