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I think this is an above-average 17. 3NT is the normal bid to show this hand.

Would you consider upgrading to show a 3?

3 shows a good hand with extra trump length but no shortness (or improvising with 18-19 balanced, but anyway, I do not think this hand is good enough).

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I don't know standard Jacoby well but what rogerclee says is new to me. I thought 3S > 3NT > 4S, I didn't think they showed different kinds of hands.

 

I would have opened 1NT with this hand.

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I don't know standard Jacoby well but what rogerclee says is new to me. I thought 3S > 3NT > 4S, I didn't think they showed different kinds of hands.

 

I would have opened 1NT with this hand.

I thought 3N>3S>4S heh. I also don't know std jacoby.

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Not sure if standard, but at least what is in the ACBL SAYC notes...

 

* If responder jumps to 2NT over a 1 or 1 opening, that is Jacoby 2NT, asking opener to show a singleton or void. If opener has no short suit, he shows his hand strength;

 

1 — 2NT

 

3, 3, 3 = singleton or void in that suit. Other bids deny a short suit.

4 = minimum hand.

3NT = medium hand (15–17).

3 = maximum hand (18+)

4, 4 = 2nd suit

 

 

Pedro

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Not sure if standard, but at least what is in the ACBL SAYC notes...

 

* If responder jumps to 2NT over a 1 or 1 opening, that is Jacoby 2NT, asking opener to show a singleton or void. If opener has no short suit, he shows his hand strength;

 

1 — 2NT

 

3, 3, 3 = singleton or void in that suit. Other bids deny a short suit.

4 = minimum hand.

3NT = medium hand (15–17).

3 = maximum hand (18+)

4, 4 = 2nd suit

 

 

Pedro

Interesting to find out that I have been playing a nonstandard version of Jacoby 2N all this time, which I thought was standard :).

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Hi from BWS 2001...

 

After a two-notrump forcing raise: a simple new-suit bid shows shortness, a new-suit jump shows a two-suiter, and the three other game-and-below bids (simple same-suit rebid, three notrump, jump same-suit rebid), herein called TOBs, deny the requirements for any new-suit bid. The TOBs are graded from strongest to weakest (cheapest bid is strongest).

 

Seems to be in the same wave than the SAYC Notes...

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This is news to me.

 

I always thought that a rebid of 3 of the major and 3NT were both strong but showed different types of hands, not different strength hands. 3NT indicated a lot of honor cards outside of the trump suit and a rebid of 3 of the major suit showed a strong suit with fewer honors outside.

 

I will have to discuss this with my various partners to see what their understanding is.

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1 — 2NT

 

3, 3, 3 = singleton or void in that suit. Other bids deny a short suit.

4 = minimum hand.

3NT = medium hand (15–17).

3 = maximum hand (18+)

4, 4 = 2nd suit

 

That is the way I learned it. I'm going to treat this as a maximum (3).

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If you are in a pick-up partnership, and you do not know which way partner plays, and it is a close call anyway, use the cheapest option. Here, that is 3.
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This is a routine 17 count due to the Jx of so take your choice of 3 or 3NT depending on your range for them.

 

If PD Q's 4 you'll be happy to cooperate with 4, IMO. If he can't show you a control, you can rest safely in 4.

 

... neilkaz ...

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If you are in a pick-up partnership, and you do not know which way partner plays, and it is a close call anyway, use the cheapest option.

The exact same thing holds true at 2:00 a.m. in a bar, drunk, with a strange women who looks like she might have 5 o'clock shadow....

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Haha wow and I thought what roger did, that 3 showed extra trump length and 3NT showed balanced, both with extras and no shortness. I am not the least bit put off by learning that I didn't know the standard responses to jacoby.
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If you are in a pick-up partnership, and you do not know which way partner plays, and it is a close call anyway, use the cheapest option.

The exact same thing holds true at 2:00 a.m. in a bar, drunk, with a strange women who looks like she might have 5 o'clock shadow....

roflol

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