daveharty Posted August 3, 2011 Report Share Posted August 3, 2011 How do you play a second round cuebid by the partner of a 1NT overcaller? For example: 1. (1C)-1NT-(pass)-2C-(pass)-2D/2M-(pass)-3C2. (1C)-1NT-(pass)-2D/2H-(pass)-2H/2S-(pass)-3C Assume opponents are playing a standardish system, so 1C promises 3+. 1NT is standard, 15-18 or so, with systems on. Is there any difference if the opening bid was 1D, promising 4+ except in a hand specifically 4=4=3=2? I can think of several possibilities: natural (especially over 1C), asking for stopper verification, secondary transfer, etc. What is best? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
semeai Posted August 3, 2011 Report Share Posted August 3, 2011 How do you play a second round cuebid by the partner of a 1NT overcaller? For example: 1. (1C)-1NT-(pass)-2C-(pass)-2D/2M-(pass)-3C2. (1C)-1NT-(pass)-2D/2H-(pass)-2H/2S-(pass)-3C Assume opponents are playing a standardish system, so 1C promises 3+. 1NT is standard, 15-18 or so, with systems on. Is there any difference if the opening bid was 1D, promising 4+ except in a hand specifically 4=4=3=2? I can think of several possibilities: natural (especially over 1C), asking for stopper verification, secondary transfer, etc. What is best? This is a good question. I can see value in natural and in shortness-showing, akin to your stopper verification (you'd only want to do that when you have a singleton/void I'd think). I'd lean towards natural when they bid a minor and shortness when they show a major (or rather, 0/1/2/3/4+ card suit and 5+ card suit respectively). You rarely seem to need the shortness bid systemically since you'll either have a 6 card suit or be 5-4 and be able to introduce another suit (or, over 1N-2C;2D, be 4441). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yu18772 Posted August 3, 2011 Report Share Posted August 3, 2011 I play everything the same as if partner opened 1NT. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWO4BRIDGE Posted August 4, 2011 Report Share Posted August 4, 2011 Let's look at question # 2 ... the Transfer case. gnasher has another Game Force toy [ http://www.bridgebase.com/forums/topic/45920-1n-2h2s-3d/ ( post # 16 ) 5/21/2011 ] where 3C!( by Responder ) = artificial, GF, 2-way "multi" . Responder is showing 5M/4+m Next by Opener:3D! = 2 cards M, asks for the minor3M! = 3 cards M [ more about gnasher's method: quote name='gnasher' timestamp='1305964752' post='547972' ] Zelandakh also offered some refinements to the above in reply ( # 29 ) 6/13/ 2011 . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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