1m-1M-2m

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Does anyone have good agreements in 1m-1M-2m auctions? Care to share?

 

One of the big problems I have with standardish treatments is that there seems to be no forcing way to agree M after the relay. For instance, 1d-1s-2d-2h-2s, and there's no way to set spades in a forcing way. But I've never felt comfortable in these auctions in general.

 

Oh, we play the (now standard?) style where 2m shows 6, and we sometimes raise 1M on 6-3.

What style you play influences what you use your sequences for.

 

1m-2M;2m shows 6+m or a 5 carder that is expected to take more tricks than the average 6 (something like Hhhxx or better) and no better rebid. I tend strongly that 1m-1M;2M promises 4+ card support.

 

So

1m-1S;2m-2H is a minimum =54 or =55 in S+H

But what about Invitational and GF hands with =54, =45, and =55 in S+H?

 

1m-1M;2m-2M shows a minimum with 6+M

1m-1M;2m-3M is usually played as an Invitational hand with 6+M.

1m-1M;2m-4M takes up too much room to be used for all GF hands. It has to to be To Play.

What should one do with a Responding hand that might be interested in slam and 6+M? or an Invitational or better =46 or =64 in S+H?

 

What about Slam interested responding hands with 4+M and support for Opener's minor?

 

We obviously need another way to bid Invitational or some complicated hands.

 

1C-1M;2C-2D! and 1D-1M;2D-3C! are those ways.

Both are intuitive extensions to NMF (1D-1M;2D-3C! obviously requires GF values)

 

You give up the ability to bid the unbid minor naturally. IME, the convention is well worth the price.