Minor Suit Stayman

[aguahombre]

Looks like 3NT to me.

[gnasher]

It looks like a slam try with both minors to me. We might even belong in seven opposite perfect cards like AQx xx AQxx KQ10x

[Cyberyeti]

It looks like a slam try with both minors to me. We might even belong in seven opposite perfect cards like AQx xx AQxx KQ10x

Doesn't even need a 17 count like that, AQx, xxx, Ax, KQxxx is still a pretty good grand.

[jillybean]

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I need better suit quality in the minors to use MSS here do I?

 

 

1N:2♠

3♣:?

[gnasher]

1N:2♠

3♣:?

At this point you need some way to ask opener what he thinks of his hand. He might have one of those perfect hands we saw earlier, but he might also have something awful like AQx KJx xxx KQxx, where even 3NT isn't cold.

 

I've never played Minor-suit Stayman, so I'm guessing a bit, but what would 3♥, 3♠ and 3NT mean now? One of them (3NT?) ought to show this type of hand.

[awm]

Typically:

 

3nt is balanced or semi-balanced mild slam try (2344 or 3244 or 2245 or 2254). Raise to 4m is a serious balanced slam try and demands cuebids. 3M is shortage, could just be scrambling for the right game or could be stronger.

 

On the given hand I like 2s...3nt to show mild interest. Partner will know we need minor suit cards and to discount slow honors in the majors.

[jillybean]

Thank you, it was the 3N bit that I was missing. It's rather obvious now :)

[HighLow21]

I realize this is a bit of a hijack, but for all but the most sophisticated partnerships I truly despise minor suit stayman.

[jillybean]

Playing the variant of MSS where responder is showing #1 a weak diamond hand, #2 weak 55 minor or #3 44(54) minor slam hand

and after 1N 2S* opener can bid 3H/3S showing 44m and control in M how does responder put on the breaks with one of the weak hands?

 

1N 2S 3M 4m should be the start of keycard so can you use 1N 2S 3M 3N as a puppet to 4C, pass or correct?

[aguahombre]

Playing the variant of MSS where responder is showing #1 a weak diamond hand, #2 weak 55 minor or #3 44(54) minor slam hand

and after 1N 2S* opener can bid 3H/3S showing 44m and control in M how does responder put on the breaks with one of the weak hands?

 

1N 2S 3M 4m should be the start of keycard so can you use 1N 2S 3M 3N as a puppet to 4C, pass or correct?

Opener does not do that. 2N denies a 4cm, 3m shows a 4cm. Forget other rebids over 2S (MSS). They should not exist.

 

Think of it like Stayman, the the words "minor suit" added.

 

The responses to 2C in regular Stayman are 2M with that major and 2D without one. Opener doesn't bounce around; he answers the simple question.

[mikl_plkcc]

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I need better suit quality in the minors to use MSS here do I?

 

That hand is a 14+ (can be upgraded to 15), with both minors. Over a maximum 1NT a minor slam is possible but not 6NT. As I don't play MSS over 1NT, I would transfer to 3♦ and than bid 4♣, to let opener choose the minor. (I admit that my minor system is not as complete as my major system, since all systems prefer majors to minors. I would probably end up at 5 of a minor, or 4NT.)

 

Even MSS is used, the auction probably end up at 5 of a minor, or 3NT.