The Saxet transfer

[pilowsky]

When you're practising, you can try anything. I hope this doesn't upset the purists, but a moment ago in practice, I found myself with 15 HCP and decided to open 1NT my partner had the following hand and bid 4H so I passed - I'm calling it the Saxet transfer.

NORTH 10 HCP Dealer South bids 1NT pass, 4♥, pass pass pass

 

♠️ KQJ875

 

♥️ A2

 

⬥ J7

 

♣️ 642

 

Here's the link to the full deal with me as South:https://tinyurl.com/tnffqf3

 

 

 

 

[pescetom]

It would upset many RAs which do not allow a 6-card major in 1NT.

But I think it also makes little sense, you have a high risk of missing the best contract with that promising hand.

You would still have done better to obey the spades transfer as a slam might well be on the cards.

[DozyDom]

Just to be clear, you knew with 100% certainty (I know it's GIB, but for texas transfers they do always have 6+ cards) that you had a fit in spades. You had no knowledge of whether you had a fit in hearts, or for that matter whether you had the majority of the hearts. You didn't know whether you belonged in game or slam, though if you're playing best hand you certainly can hope that slam isn't on.

 

You may have guessed, but it's not my choice. I'm not convinced you would be posting the hand here if partner had AKQxxx void Kxx qjxx.

[pilowsky]

Thanks pescetom. My understanding of Texas transfer (from Jeff Tang's Bridgebum and other sources) is that it was developed on the principle of 'fast arrival' specifically for situations where a slam is not on the cards. Partner will normally have around 9-10 HCP, a 6-7 card trump suit and usually doubletons.

The same applies to DozyDom's comment where a responder hand with 15HCP and 20TP is suggested - clearly well above the limit for Texas IMHO: and my opinion when it comes to bridge is very H .

More importantly, I thought it was pretty funny - by the way, most system cards in Australia, ask if your NT hand can contain a 5CM but say nothing about a 6CM! As previously discussed, in Australia you can open 1NT with anything just so long as you have 13 cards in your hand/on the screen at the start. Bad things are happening in the world today. A little fun won't kill anyone.

[smerriman]

Thanks pescetom. My understanding of Texas transfer (from Jeff Tang's Bridgebum and other sources) is that it was developed on the principle of 'fast arrival' specifically for situations where a slam is not on the cards.

It's standard to play a Jacoby transfer followed by 4NT as quantitative, so if you have a 6 card suit and all you care about is keycards, you find out by Texas then 4NT (or can also Texas then cuebid, as you can't set the suit in time with Jacoby). GIB does the same (also mentioned by your last link).

[DozyDom]

What Smerriman said. In the real world my example hand might go for a Jacoby transfer and then 4H as a splinter, but in the real world responder might have an even stronger hand, and I wanted to stick to the realms of GIB.

[pescetom]

It's standard to play a Jacoby transfer followed by 4NT as quantitative, so if you have a 6 card suit and all you care about is keycards, you find out by Texas then 4NT (or can also Texas then cuebid, as you can't set the suit in time with Jacoby). GIB does the same (also mentioned by your last link).

 

In a slightly different style to GIB, we play that a jump bid of a new suit following Jacoby is a cuebid (control-bid), not a splinter. So there is no need to cuebid after Texas which would be very cramped. The rest is the same: if you have a 6 card suit and all you care about is keycards, you find out by Texas then 4NT, Jacoby followed by 4NT is quantitative, Jacoby followed by a jump to game is a 6 card suit with mild slam interest.

[mikeh]

How the forums have deteriorated! Look at the OP and ask ‘what’s interesting about this hand? Why is anyone wasting time on it?’

 

Now, maybe I ought to post more hands myself, so I will post what I think is an interesting hand

[Zelandakh]

How the forums have deteriorated! Look at the OP and ask ‘what’s interesting about this hand? Why is anyone wasting time on it?’

I think it is interesting that the OP did something incredibly stupid, seemingly knows it was incredibly stupid, and yet gives the impression of not having learned anything from the experience. From a game theory perspective, this kind of illogical actor is in my book highly interesting. :P