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6-4 Decision


rogerclee

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As I assume that you are not sitting at the bridge table, checking these replies for guidance on what to do, I'll assume that the deal is over. So, perhaps a better question is "what next time?"

 

A suggestion. I like to play that 1NT-3-X is Puppet Stayman, and all other calls are "as if Opener opened 2NT." This allows you to cover more situations adequately, IMO. Of course, a few tweakings might be in order in the event of club-stopper concerns, primary of which is using 3 initially as a stopper check (3NT yes; 4 no). Another obvious tweak is to have 1NT-3-X-P-3-P-3(spades)-P-3 not agree spades (bid 4♣+ for that), instead being a stopper-lacking punt. Similarly transfer super-accepts.

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Try this:

 

3D=inv or better in hearts

3H=inv or better in spades

3S=forcing to game with diamonds

 

If the overcall is 3D instead:

 

3H=inv or better in spades

3S=game force with hearts

 

Not sure if this is "best", but it is clearly better than "standard".

 

Fred Gitelman

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