mycroft Posted April 18, 2007 Report Share Posted April 18, 2007 Cascade: 2C Scramble after 1NT-X: - Apart from 2C, all bids are To Play.- Apart from XX (forcing through 2S or 1NTxx), all bids are NF.- This means that 1NT-X-2C!-P gets passed, and if you end up playing your 2-1 fit undoubled, so be it (an interesting score was 2C-4, -400 into the room's 3NT=, -400)- if 2C gets doubled, Opener is deemed to have 3 clubs, responder 4. If either has fewer, pull to cheapest 4-card suit. This repeats until they bid, or we find a reasonable fit, or we're playing undoubled. Yes, it has holes. They all do. But it's the biggest "bang for the preemptive buck" rescue system I've seen. Punish when it's right, get to a safe spot when you can, play the 1NTx gamble, and only give 'em two kicks at the cat when you actually *want* them to bid. Michael. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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