Inverted Minor Raises

[blackshoe]

There's a bazillion different ways to play minor suit raises. Here's one I like:

 

By an unpassed hand:

 

2m: 5+ trumps, denies a 4 card major, FG

1♣-2♦ or 1♦-2♥: limit raise in opener's minor, 5+ trumps, denies a 4 card major, forcing to 3 of the minor (F3m)

3m: 0-5 HCP (about), 5+ trumps, no 4 card major, preemptive.

 

By a passed hand or after interference:

 

2m: 6-9 HCP (about), 5+ trumps, no 4 card major, NF. The other two raises remain in place by a passed hand, but the JS limit raise is not used after interference (cue bid or redouble and then raise).

[CamHenry]

By an unpassed hand:

 

2m: 5+ trumps, denies a 4 card major, FG

1♣-2♦ or 1♦-2♥: limit raise in opener's minor, 5+ trumps, denies a 4 card major, forcing to 3 of the minor (F3m)

3m: 0-5 HCP (about), 5+ trumps, no 4 card major, preemptive.

 

Out of interest, what would a 2NT response mean? I've played:

2m: limit raise, F3m, denies 4cM

2N: GF raise

3m: preemptive

 

The advantage here is that you have more discernment in your limit raise auctions, and you can show stoppers up the line after 1m-2N (especially useful at MPs)

[Vampyr]

ONLY by an unpassed hand.

 

I am starting to wonder what was incomprehensible about my previous post.

 

What I was trying and apparently failing to say was that if you play your single raise GF and something else as invitational, you would do better as a passed hand to use the single raise as invitational and use the other bids (criss-cross or whatever) as something more useful. That is all.

[Vampyr]

Out of interest, what would a 2NT response mean? I've played:

2m: limit raise, F3m, denies 4cM

2N: GF raise

3m: preemptive

 

The advantage here is that you have more discernment in your limit raise auctions, and you can show stoppers up the line after 1m-2N (especially useful at MPs)

 

I use:

2m: limit raise or better

2N: very weak raise

3m: preemptive

[blackshoe]

Out of interest, what would a 2NT response mean? I've played:

2m: limit raise, F3m, denies 4cM

2N: GF raise

3m: preemptive

 

The advantage here is that you have more discernment in your limit raise auctions, and you can show stoppers up the line after 1m-2N (especially useful at MPs)

1m-2NT is balanced, no 4 card M, 11-12 HCP.

1m-1NT is balanced, no 4 card M, 6-10 HCP.

1m-3NT is balanced, no 4 card M, 13-15 HCP.

 

I've not played your method, but it looks interesting. ;)

[aguahombre]

I use:

2m: limit raise or better

2N: very weak raise

3m: preemptive

I guess that is why I don't use "preemptive" when describing anything. You have a distinction between a very weak raise and preemptive. Do your opponents understand the difference?

 

Am sure one of those is used as a "mixed" raise in reality. I don't use that term either, when disclosing a raise which is somewhere in between invitational and crap.

[mike777]

i don't really know inv minors but based on this thread you guys don't know

[aguahombre]

i don't really know inv minors but based on this thread you guys don't know

If you are referring to the use of the term, I agree that we guys disagree. The only things important are that the two guys across from each other are on the same page, and that they are able to disclose how they play the raises.

 

This thread is just a sharing of ideas.

[Cyberyeti]

i don't really know inv minors but based on this thread you guys don't know

There are several equally valid ways to play inverted minors, often which is best depends on the rest of your system.