Favorite Conventions

[lenze]

The one convention I want ALL my partners to play is

 

TMWYG (Tell Me What You Got)

[Gerben47]

Favorite Conventions:

 

Stayman

Lebensohl (in many situations)

Splinter Bids (in many situations)

Ekren 2H (opening bid of 2H shows 4-4 in majors weak)

Serious 3M+1 (so 3S over hearts and 3NT over spades)

 

Treatments:

Weak jump shift

Fit showing jump

Weak notrump

Not-for-penalty doubles (in all of its zillion variations)

 

Conventions to definitely live without:

Cappelletti (1. Because of the penalty double, 2. Because of 2D showing majors instead of 2C or 2H)

Gerber

Flannery

 

And some treatments I would not want to teach beginners even if the local standard system says so:

Strong jump shifts

Acol Two Bids

[Free]

My favorite conventions:

 

3C Puppet Stayman after 1NT and 2NT

Crowhurst

Control Asking bids

Super Relays (RKC with a lower bid than 4NT)

[cherdano]

As several posters mentioned it: what is the Meckwell structure over opponents 1NT?

[Poky]

Poky (or anyone else) -

What are

100% forcing 2C rebid

Turbo 4NT CUE

 

2C rebid

 

2C rebid is artificial and round forcing. I play it this way:

1S - 1NT

2C:

a) Natural, [11-15] with clubs

B) [15-18] BAL, 5S(332)

c) Any [16+] hand unsuitable for a clear reverse (5431 shapes etc.)

 

So, 1S-1NT-3m becomes a clear 5-5 GF reverse and bidding is then much easier.

 

Turbo 4NT

 

After estabilishing a fit and cue-bidding:

a) 4NT shows 0/2/4 (of 5) key-cards

B) New-cue implies 1/3/5 key-cards.

 

After that 5NT is used to show the Q of trumps.

Only exception: 1C-1any-2C is natural and NF. B)

[inquiry]

As several posters mentioned it: what is the Meckwell structure over opponents 1NT?

 

Merckwell over 1NT is

 

DBL = a minor one suiter, or a major two suiter

2C = two suiter clubs plus either major

2D = two suiter diamonds plus either major

2H = hearts

2S = Spades

2N = minor two suiter

 

This allows you to show any one suiter or any two suiter.

 

You may want to look into suction and woolsey as well. Woolsey is:

 

DBL = 4 cards in major and 5+ in a minor

2C = major two suiter

2D = major one suiter (unknown which)

2H = hearts (5+) plus a minor

2S = spades (5+) plus a minor

2N = minor two suiter

 

There are several flavors of Suction, one is

DBL = penatly

2C = diamond one suiter, or major two suiter

2D = heart one suiter, or Spade-Club two suiter

2H = spade one suiter, or club-diamond two suiter

2S = club one suiter, or diamond-heart two suiter

2NT = no-touching two suiter, either diamond and spades, or clubs and hearts

 

I don't prefer suction here because it gets you two high with some hand (red two suiters for intance). Also Suction and Woolsey may or may not be ACBL GCC legal, but Merckwell clearly is.

[cherdano]

Thank you. It seems that Meckwell is a clear improvement over DONT, and Woolsey looks nice.

For the record, I will be happy to stay with Lionel

(X = Spades+another, 2C = clubs+hearts, 2D = diamonds+hearts, 2H = natural, 2S = natural, 2NT=minors).

The advantage is that partner always knows exactly which two suits

overcaller has by the time he has to pick one of them.

The only disadvantage compared to Meckwell is that you can't show minor

one suiters at the 2level. Which isn't that often useful anyway I'd think.

[Trpltrbl]

Recently I was bumming around the internet and ran across a site that discusses bridge - and within that site there is a board devoted to favorite conventions and treatments. Instead of taking a survery, I wanted to ask the general questions:

 

1. What is your "must have" set of conventions?

2. Which treatment(s) could you live without?

3. Which ones are totally unnecessary?

4. Which ones have outlived their usefulness?

5. Lastly, what treatment(s) have contributed to the game in a positive, constructive manner?

 

1) For me only 3 must have; Drury, Lebensohl and Minisplinters.

 

2 ) Rest

 

3 ) Rest

 

4 ) Flannery and Gerber

 

5 ) Support X and re X

 

Mike ;D