Ethel Posted July 30, 2015 Report Share Posted July 30, 2015 I was South and opened 1♣ My LHO overcalled 4♦ My partner (N) now bid 4NT. Is 4NT Ace asking or showing the other two suits (probable 5-5?Thanks for your replies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akwoo Posted July 30, 2015 Report Share Posted July 30, 2015 Neither. It should be to play, with a balanced hand, a diamond stopper, and around 15-18 hcp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nige1 Posted July 30, 2015 Report Share Posted July 30, 2015 I was South and opened 1♣ My LHO overcalled 4♦ My partner (N) now bid 4NT. Is 4NT Ace asking or showing the other two suits (probable 5-5? Without discussion, I would guess:Double = NEG. "Action", showing values.4M = NAT. To play. 4N = RKC. Agreeing ♣s. 5♣ = NAT. To play.5♦ = UCB. Perhaps asking for M-preference, initially at least Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillPatch Posted July 31, 2015 Report Share Posted July 31, 2015 RKC is less likely to be useful playing an offshoot of 5 card majors and strong NT, since common minimum hands include only any 3 clubs and close to 12 -13 hcp and bad splits advertised. So, in Standard American 4NT is natural in this sequence, which I believe is the world standard, as also voted into Bridge World Standard. corrected 7/31 0821am Thanks Vampyr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1eyedjack Posted July 31, 2015 Report Share Posted July 31, 2015 I think that "to play" is a slightly lazy description of any of the bids. While opener may require a lot to move, he does after all have a 10 point range (or so). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vampyr Posted July 31, 2015 Report Share Posted July 31, 2015 RKC is less likely to be useful playing an offshoot of 5 card majors and weak NT, since common minimum hands include only any 3 clubs and close to 12 -13 hcp and bad splits advertised. I don't quite understand. These hands would have opened 1NT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karlson Posted July 31, 2015 Report Share Posted July 31, 2015 It doesn't make a lot of sense for 4NT to show the majors, because it would require playing them at the 5-level when there was still a chance to play in one of them at the 4-level (either by making a takeout double or simply by guessing to bid one of the suits). So if 4NT showed the majors, responder would really only be bidding it with a slam try. Whether it should be natural or RKC in clubs is less clear. I suggest you and your partner pick whichever of those is more intuitive to you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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