UdcaDenny Posted February 27, 2015 Report Share Posted February 27, 2015 Playing 2 over 1 I open 1NT with 16p and a 5card ♠suit. My P transfer to ♥ and then bid 2♠. As there is a good fit I jump to 4♠ which he passed and we missed slam. He said 3♠ would have been a stronger bid but I thought that would be inviting game as he could have only 8points. What is the standard bidding in this case as we hadnt agreed how to bid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowerline Posted February 27, 2015 Report Share Posted February 27, 2015 Playing 2 over 1 I open 1NT with 16p and a 5card ♠suit. My P transfer to ♥ and then bid 2♠. As there is a good fit I jump to 4♠ which he passed and we missed slam. He said 3♠ would have been a stronger bid but I thought that would be inviting game as he could have only 8points. What is the standard bidding in this case as we hadnt agreed how to bid. 2♠ is an invite. With a stronger hand your partner should have started with Stayman. S. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UdcaDenny Posted February 27, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2015 2♠ is an invite. With a stronger hand your partner should have started with Stayman. S.Forgot to say we use puppetstayman if that make any difference Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowerline Posted February 27, 2015 Report Share Posted February 27, 2015 Forgot to say we use puppetstayman if that make any difference If you mean 3♣ as Puppet Stayman together with 2♣ as Stayman, it doesn't make a difference. If you mean 2♣ as Puppet Stayman instead of Stayman, it does make a difference. In the latter case standard bidding will not help you and you need advice from fellow "2♣ Puppet Stayman" bidders on how to bid with 5-4 in the majors. Frankly, I don't know how they do it. That is one of the reasons I don't play that convention myself. S. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trinidad Posted February 27, 2015 Report Share Posted February 27, 2015 2♠ is an invite. With a stronger hand your partner should have started with Stayman. S.That is a common agreement, but it isn't universal. Many play 1NT-2♦; 2♥-2♠ as invitational (45) and non-forcing, some play it as forcing to game with 55, others play it as invitational (45) or better, forcing for one round. I think it is a generally a good idea in these forums to assume that partner didn't misbid. (Otherwise it is easy to pinpoint the mistake.) In a similar way, it is good to assume that there was no disagreement about basic agreements (another trivial way to lose at bridge). So, let's assume that 2♠ was A ) forcing for one round, invitational or betterOpener needs to show that he accepts the invitation and that he has an excellent hand. A cuebid of 4m does the trick. This presumably cannot be a cue in support of hearts. If opener would have had an excellent hand for hearts, he would have super accepted the transfer to hearts. Alternatively, one could assign meanings to 3♣/♦ as "too good to simply bid 4♥/♠". B ) Game forcingSimply bid 3♠. It is stronger than 4♠. Rik Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P_Marlowe Posted February 27, 2015 Report Share Posted February 27, 2015 3H / 3S are certainly NF, unless the seq. used by your p was already gf,those bids simply show the fit.One could use 3C / 3D as strong raises for responders major. With kind regardsMarlowe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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