selandia Posted April 26, 2010 Report Share Posted April 26, 2010 I have a simple Queston! I have seen this transfer a dozen times and i don't know exactly what it means.The situation is that my p says pass. Our opponents have found each other in spades. One opponent says 1 spade and the other says 2 spades. Then my p says 3 spades. This is obviously a transfer from my p but what does it mean...thanks? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pooltuna Posted April 26, 2010 Report Share Posted April 26, 2010 I have a simple Queston! I have seen this transfer a dozen times and i don't know exactly what it means.The situation is that my p says pass. Our opponents have found each other in spades. One opponent says 1 spade and the other says 2 spades. Then my p says 3 spades. This is obviously a transfer from my p but what does it mean...thanks? Not so much a transfer as a two suited hand. I would assume a worthy Michaels Cue Bid for ♥/m since presummably 2NT is available to show the minors Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Tu Posted April 26, 2010 Report Share Posted April 26, 2010 It means your partner probably doesn't know how to bid IMO. I don't think a passed hand is worth forcing to the 4 level. If he had a 2-suiter, he should use 2nt, which after a 1s-2s auction can be used to show ANY two-suiter, correcting clubs to diamonds, though that should be discussed with partner as some may assume minors only. If your partner *wasn't* a passed hand, normally this is "bid 3nt if you have a spade stop, I have a strong hand with a running suit and some stuff outside that likely has the 8 other tricks". This is is in contrast to (1s)-2s or (1s)-p-(1nt)-2s which is the normal Michaels heart+minor. 3M cue-bids at first opportunity by overcalling side are usually stopper-ask for 3nt, (also applies to (2M)-3M, (1M)-3M), because usually there are more economical ways to show the other major, and this is a more useful treatment. Forcing to the 4-level with a 5-5 hand when you might have only a moderate fit and might have well bought it for 3 is a poor idea, in contrast with the strong hand running minor hand, 4m is usually a reasonable contract, and the 3M cue bid allows you to get to the high scoring 3nt when it is right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
selandia Posted April 26, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2010 Thank you very much, i really appreciate your good answers...!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjbrr Posted April 26, 2010 Report Share Posted April 26, 2010 Welcome to the forums, Selandia. While many advanced and expert players adopt transfers in a wide array of situations, beginning players should limit the situations where transfers apply to the following: after a 1NT opener or overcall, a 2NT opener, or a 2NT rebid after a 2♣ opener. The auction you describe is a cuebid rather than a transfer, and cuebids always have a specific meaning depending on the situation. On this auction, it sounds like partner doesn't know what he's doing, as Stephen suggests. Normally I think this auction should show a good hand with ♥ and either ♣ or ♦, but the fact that partner is a passed hand means he can't hold a good hand with two suits. Still, I would play him for ♥ and a minor, asking you to take your preference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
selandia Posted April 29, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2010 Thanks, i didn't plan to use it, but if i played with a P on BBO, that used this transfer, it would be nice to know the correct answer to that bid, thanks for helping me guys!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeh Posted April 30, 2010 Report Share Posted April 30, 2010 Thanks, i didn't plan to use it, but if i played with a P on BBO, that used this transfer, it would be nice to know the correct answer to that bid, thanks for helping me guys!!selandia, it is very important that you learn that the sequence you showed IS NOT A TRANSFER. You are going to have a very frustrating time of it, and so will your partners, if you don't learn the difference between a cuebid and a transfer. And, as others have noted, the auction you gave makes no sense at all. No good player would bid that way. think about it: he couldn't bid over 1♠, and now he can bid over 3♠????? Not possible. There is little point in trying to come up with meanings for bids that can't happen in a rational game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloa513 Posted May 1, 2010 Report Share Posted May 1, 2010 I'd say its possible to not be able to open and then semi-sensibly cue-bid- its a Michael's equivalent cuebid with extremely long hearts and another. I'd say 6 hearts and 6 of a minor but the hearts are either poor quality or he doesn't bid weak 2H or doesn't bid 2H with a long minor. But I agree not likely on BBO. Other choice is he did mean to pass its an accident and opponents wouldn't let him take back or he knewn them and they never allow take back- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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