Free Posted February 5, 2004 Report Share Posted February 5, 2004 [hv=d=s&v=n&s=sakt93haqdat4ca82]133|100|Scoring: IMP2NT - 3♥???[/hv] You're playing with an intermediate player who knows Jacoby transfers and should consider 2NT as 20-22HCP. She doesn't play a lot of other conventions, except RKC. What do you bid? Do you feel like slambidding, do you want to play 3♠ opposite a 0HCP hand and miss a possible game, anything else? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the hog Posted February 5, 2004 Report Share Posted February 5, 2004 Well, some sort of super accept I guess. Playing with my regular pd I would bid 3N - which pretty well shows what I've got here - a great hand in support of S and rich in controls.Note that 3N may well make opposite as little asxxxxxxxxxxxxxWhere you have no play for 4S. Playing with an intermediate player, without that agreement I don't know. Ah well, 3N anyway I suppose! Who knows, I might have a story to tell! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luis Posted February 5, 2004 Report Share Posted February 5, 2004 3 spades, what's the problem? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inquiry Posted February 5, 2004 Report Share Posted February 5, 2004 With a couple of partners I play that neijmeirer (spelling) business, so I couldn't bid 3NT over 3♥. So with those guys I guess I would bid 3♠, with others, I think I would take a shot at 3NT. We have 8 top tricks (5♠ at least, and partner might have a 6th, and three side ACES). There is always a chance for a ♥hook. Four spades has also great chance unless we have mirror images (same heart hook, and a ruff of one of my three card suits in partners hand). Generally, I do not superaccept after 2NT (but do after 1NT, in fact I do more than complete the transfer over 1NT with any four card fit). But this hand is an exception. I want to be in game at least opposite any five ♠'s. Let partner pick the right one. Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the hog Posted February 5, 2004 Report Share Posted February 5, 2004 With a couple of partners I play that neijmeirer (spelling) business, so I couldn't bid 3NT over 3♥ Can you explain this please, Ben. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inquiry Posted February 5, 2004 Report Share Posted February 5, 2004 Niemeijer Transfers structure over 2NT (note the meaning of 3NT after 3H transfer to spades). 3D - Transfer to 3H 3H = accepting 3N = 2 H + 5S 4D = retransfer to H 4H = transfer to S3H - Transfer to Spades 3S = accept 3NT = 2H, 5S 4D = transfer to H 4H = transfer to S3S = club transfer, slam interest3NT = 5S + 4H, non-forcing***4C = diamond transfer, slam interest4D = 5H + 5S, opener places contract3C: Specialized Stayman 3NT = no four or 5 card major 3H = five card Heart suit 3S = five card Spade Suit 3D = some four card major 3H = looking for S fit? 3S = looking for H fit? 4D = name your major 3NT = I was looking for five card major 4S: ACE ASKING4NT - invites 6NT5NT: - invite 7NT, force 6NT *6NT - sign-offs7NT: - sign-offs The main idea is to find any 5-3 even when you as 2NT opener has only 2 card in partners major but have your own five card suit. For more on Niemeijer see the following (I have stopped playing this with all but papatgreek as it doesn't seem worth the effort...) http://www.bridgeguys.com/LittleKnown/Bied...lueEnglish.html http://home.nikocity.de/kwiese/konvent/Neimejer.htm Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerben47 Posted February 6, 2004 Report Share Posted February 6, 2004 Let's get the spelling over with. The convention is attributed to Chris Niemeijer.Anyway, an improvement I play is to invert the meaning of opener's 3H and 3NT rebid: 2NT - 3C3H = no 4- or 5-card major (3S is now minor suit ask)3NT = 5 hearts Not for the forgetful, of course. Gerben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trpltrbl Posted February 11, 2004 Report Share Posted February 11, 2004 4 ♣, pd cannot pass that. Hopefully my pd will something smart. Mike :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karma Posted February 13, 2004 Report Share Posted February 13, 2004 3♠, accept the transfer, no problem. After 2NT, all responder bids are forcing to game. Partner cannot pass. After the expected 3NT rebid I can cue bid 4♣ and hope that partner will co-operate. If partner passes after 3♠ then it becomes a lesson hand and the partnership will be improved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke warm Posted February 13, 2004 Report Share Posted February 13, 2004 3♠ ... i don't think super accept is any good here... give pard a chance.. next bid is probably 3nt by her anyway, which you correct to 4♠ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Posted February 13, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2004 [hv=d=s&v=n&n=sqj765hj5djt96ck8&w=s4hkt9642dk5cqj52&e=s82h873dq743c9763&s=sakt93haqda82cat4]399|300|Scoring: IMP[/hv] I bid 5♠ and partner made it 6♠. Lucky they lead small ♥ right in my fork :) Otherwise you can only make it with a mistake of East, playing ♦Q when you still have your Ace... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flytoox Posted February 13, 2004 Report Share Posted February 13, 2004 [hv=d=s&v=n&n=sqj765hj5djt96ck8&w=s4hkt9642dk5cqj52&e=s82h873dq743c9763&s=sakt93haqda82cat4]399|300|Scoring: IMP[/hv] I bid 5♠ and partner made it 6♠. Lucky they lead small ♥ right in my fork :) Otherwise you can only make it with a mistake of East, playing ♦Q when you still have your Ace... Free, if you dont mind, i would say 5S is a very bad bid. You are lucky, coz pd has all cards you need, ck, djt9. What if he didnt have it? If you think pd will have this kind card, then why not expect more, to start with 4c, showing good fit? regards fly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inquiry Posted February 13, 2004 Report Share Posted February 13, 2004 I bid 5♠ and partner made it 6♠. Lucky they lead small ♥ right in my fork :) Otherwise you can only make it with a mistake of East, playing ♦Q when you still have your Ace... Am I to understand when you said your partner made 6♠ that after you bid 5 he raised to 6? No doubt I would raise 5 to 6 as well, but just want to be sure on the mechanics. Do you think if you had jumped instead to only 4♠, your partner would have also carried on to 6♠? Or did you partner think you were really distorted hand pattern for 5♠, maybe something like ♠AKx ♥Ax ♦Ax ♣AQJxxx? I have to admit, I think that a jump to 5♠ is a particularily silly bid, there are so many horrible hands you could have caught partner with and gone down 3 or so. And worse, there are plenty of average hands you could have caught him with and gone down one (ARRRHGGGHHH-nothing makes me feel worse than down one in five in a major on an uncontested auction in all of bridge). You said: "Otherwise you can only make it with a mistake of East, playing ♦Q when you still have your Ace... " As a side note, this isn't true. There is a play for 6♠ even without a ♥ lead involving leading a low ♦ from your hand, keeping the ♣ACE in hand, and ruffing one ♦, cashing the ♥ACE, and running your winners... known as a vienna coup, you squeeze WEST in ♥ (threat dummy's ♥J and south's ♣T... your partner wouldn't have bid the slam without the ♥JACK would he??? lol.... but that is another story.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the hog Posted February 13, 2004 Report Share Posted February 13, 2004 I dont think Free could possibly mean he bid 5S over the transfer. It probably went 2N 3H 4C 5S 6S or something like that.An immediate 5S bid is from Mars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke warm Posted February 14, 2004 Report Share Posted February 14, 2004 what is the reasoning behind bidding anything other than 3 or (maybe) 4♠? partner could have zilch.. if pard has anything, she'll bid again... what i don't understand is 4♣ or any other super accept bid... if partner passes 3♠, odds are it's the place to be.. if you just can't stand the thought of playing in 3♠, bid 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inquiry Posted February 14, 2004 Report Share Posted February 14, 2004 what is the reasoning behind bidding anything other than 3 or (maybe) 4♠? partner could have zilch.. if pard has anything, she'll bid again... what i don't understand is 4♣ or any other super accept bid... if partner passes 3♠, odds are it's the place to be.. if you just can't stand the thought of playing in 3♠, bid 4 There is a VERY SOUND reason to bid something other than 3♠. Give your partner as little as... you have nearly a 50% chance to win 9 tricks in NT... [hv=w=s76542h542d42c632&e=sakt93haqda83cat4]266|100|[/hv] IF ♠ split 2-1 and if ♥K is onside or if they lead a ♥ you have 9 tricks... 5♠+2♥+two minor aces. I think THE ONLY bid with this hand is 3NT... (as long as not playing that dutch convention). Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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