sceptic Posted November 19, 2004 Report Share Posted November 19, 2004 Hi, Can someone explain minor suit texas to me please, I am curious how it differs from minor suit transfers and if possible provide a link and a response structure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pclayton Posted November 20, 2004 Report Share Posted November 20, 2004 I've never heard of it. Maybe others have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pbleighton Posted November 20, 2004 Report Share Posted November 20, 2004 Hadn't thought of it as Texas, but 3S is a transfer to 4C, and 4C is a transfer to 4D. We use this only for weak hands - slam interest we transfer with 2S or 3C, then bid 3NT. We play weak/mini NT in the first 3 seats, so we haven't felt the lack of Gerber yet :) I don't know if this would make sense with a strong NT, but we've had some success playing it with 10-13/12-14. Peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sceptic Posted November 20, 2004 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2004 bidding went Rodwell opened 14-16 pt 1nt, 2 spade was minor suit texas, then 2nt rebid by Rodwell indicated minimum hand and 3 spade bid indicated long diamond suit. David bird called it minor suit texas, I was just curious what it was thats all, I was reading it is a magazine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffy Posted November 20, 2004 Report Share Posted November 20, 2004 I played something like that years ago, sadly in spain we rename each convention as soon as it travells through the border, so I know it by transfer to both minors :). 1NT - 3x is used as a 6 card suit and slam interest.1NT - 2♠ may be to play 3♣/♦ or having a good 5 card suit that may wanna play slam. 1NT - 2♠ - 2NT was defined as a very good raise if you have ♣. I do no longer play this, I have switched to something less complicated wich gives better results: 1NT -2♠/3♣ = transfer to ♣/♦. then3♣/♦- 3♥/♠ = shortness, that way partner will judge to bid 3NT when having honnors in your shortnerss, or try to play 5/6 in the minor when he has nothing. ok after here the easy ones, now the ones a bit less naturals: 3♣/♦ - 3NT = shortness in the other minor 1NT-2♠3♣-3♦ = 5-5 in the minors GF. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Posted November 20, 2004 Report Share Posted November 20, 2004 Seems like it's just some sort of "4 suit transfers". If you open 1NT with 5 card Majors, here's a little tool I invented never to miss a 5-3 Major fit (together with other tools to find 5 card Majors ofcourse): 2NT = transfer ♦ OR GF 5-3M Opener bids as if responder has ♦s (step 1 = support + tophonour, step 2 = no support and/or no tophonour), and if responder now bids 3M he has a GF hand with exactly 3 card M and exactly 5 card OM (Smolen-like). This way, with GF hands, if you have 54+M, you use Stayman+Smolen, with 5-3 you go through 2NT, and with less than a 3-card in a Major you can still transfer or use Stayman to find the fit. Otherwise, the 5-3 hands might give too much problems: you either transfer the 5 card and throw away the 3 card, or you ask for a 5 card and you throw away your own 5 card, or you have to ask the entire hand and give too much info to opps... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pclayton Posted November 20, 2004 Report Share Posted November 20, 2004 bidding went Rodwell opened 14-16 pt 1nt, 2 spade was minor suit texas, then 2nt rebid by Rodwell indicated minimum hand and 3 spade bid indicated long diamond suit. David bird called it minor suit texas, I was just curious what it was thats all, I was reading it is a magazine Well, sort of. 2♠ is a range ask (initially just showing a value raise to 2N) and 2N shows a minimum. Now apparently a pull to 3♦/3♥/3♠ has an extended meaning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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