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| With 5 cards in your major, use a Jacoby Transfer to force opener to bid your major. After opener bids your major, if you have 10-12 HCP and no other 4 card suit, bid 2NT. If you have another 4 card suit, bid the next level of that suit. This allows partner to choose at the 3 level. If you have 13+ HCP, bid 3NT or a jump in your other suit. Again this allows opener to choose the final contract. | With 5 cards in your major, use a Jacoby Transfer to force opener to bid your major. After opener bids your major, if you have 10-12 HCP and no other 4 card suit, bid 2NT. If you have another 4 card suit, bid the next level of that suit. This allows partner to choose at the 3 level. If you have 13+ HCP, bid 3NT or a jump in your other suit. Again this allows opener to choose the final contract. | ||
| - | With 4 cards in one or both majors, use Stayman to ask opener if opener has a 4 card major. We will describe Australian Stayman in the next few paragraphs. After opener responds with an Australian Stayman response, Responder should be able to place the final contract. | + | With 4 cards in one or both majors, use Stayman to ask opener if opener has a 4 card major. If Opener rebids 2D or a major that you do not have 4 of, bid 2NT to invite to game, or bid 3NT if you have 12+ HCP. If Opener rebids a major that you have 4 of, raise to 3 to invite to game, or bid game if you have 12+ points (HCP+DP). |
| **No majors, unsuitable for NT** | **No majors, unsuitable for NT** | ||
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| OK, Responder has no 4+ card major, and has a hand that, on the surface, does not look suitable for NT. This usually means that Responder has 9+ cards in the minors. If Responder has an unbalanced hand with 6+ cards in one minor, and 10-12 HCP then Responder bids 3 of the minor. Opener must proceed carefully here and usually pass unless opener has a 14-15 HCP hand. If Responder has 13+ HCP then Responder may bid 4 of the minor, inviting opener to bid game in the minor. Since opener has a balanced hand, opener should probably reject any thoughts of slam in this situation. | OK, Responder has no 4+ card major, and has a hand that, on the surface, does not look suitable for NT. This usually means that Responder has 9+ cards in the minors. If Responder has an unbalanced hand with 6+ cards in one minor, and 10-12 HCP then Responder bids 3 of the minor. Opener must proceed carefully here and usually pass unless opener has a 14-15 HCP hand. If Responder has 13+ HCP then Responder may bid 4 of the minor, inviting opener to bid game in the minor. Since opener has a balanced hand, opener should probably reject any thoughts of slam in this situation. | ||
| - | If Responder has 5/4+ in the minors, Responder uses the Minor Suit Stayman convention. Using this convention, Responder bids 2S, asking opener to bid a 4+ card minor if opener has one. Based on opener’s response, Responder can pass or raise the bid. | + | If Responder has 5/4+ in the minors, Responder uses the Minor Suit Stayman convention. Using this convention, Responder bids 2S, asking opener to bid a 4+ card minor if opener has one. Opener rebids a minor or 2N to indicate no minor. Based on opener’s response, Responder can pass or raise the bid. |
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