Mountain High Bridge
Release 2.19r
Staymen

Staymen

Response to 1 NT Opening Bid with 4 cards in Hearts or Spades and 8 points with a short suit.( at least one singleton or doubleton.)

84 Short!

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Bid by Responded.

2 Clubs – Could you have a 4 card Major?

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Bids by Opener.

2 Diamonds – Don’t have a 4 card Major.

2 Hearts  shows a 4 card Heart Suit

2 Spades shows a 4 Card Spade Suit.

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ReBid by Responded.

With Partners Major bid 3 with 8-9 HCP and 4 with 10+ HCP

With other Major bid 2 NT with 8-9 HCP and 3 NT with 10+HCP

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ReBids by Opener.

With 15 HCP Pass 3 Bid of the Major suit.  With 17 HCP bid 4 of the Major.

With a NT Response the Responded has the other Major. (Spades) If Opener also has  the other  Major bid 3 of the Major with 15 HCP.  Bid 4 with 17 HCP.

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O - 1 NT - 17 HCP

R - 2 Clubs Could you have a 4 card Major

O - 2 Spades

R - 3 Spades 8-9 HCP

O - 4 Spades  17 HCP

O - 1NT 16 HCP

R - 2 Clubs

O - 2 Hearts

R - 4 Hearts 13 HCP

 

O - 1 NT 15HCP

R - 2 Clubs

O - 2 Spades

R - 3 Spades

O - Pass  15 + 8/9 is not 25.

O - 1 NT 15 HCP

R - 2 C - 4+H, 4S

O - 2H

R - 4H

 

O- 1 NT

R - 2C  9 HCP Shortness and 4 Spades.  Playing in Spades is a better score than playing in clubs.

O - 2 Spades

R - 4 S  Only 9 points but the long Club suit is valuable.  You know the Opener can get to it because he has at least 2 Clubs

 

O - 1 NT

R - 2C - Both Majors

O - 2H

R - 4 H  13 points is enough for game.

O - 1 NT

R - 2 NT  4 Spades but not short suit

O - Pass.  Hand is not exceptional.  

O - 1 NT

R - 2 C

O- 2S

R - 2 NT

O - Pass.  Flar hand.  Most likely all 7 card suits.