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Simples!


Hand 2 taken from Tigers Duplicate Sunday 8th May 2022

This hand reached the optimum contract only 3 times, out of 9 attempts by the field.

WHY?

The bidding should be straightforward!

East  NB (although 1S is understandable, a pass is better)

South - 1♣ 

West - 1NT (15-17)

North - Pass

East - to bid   

Now comes the issue

           If you use extended Stayman perfectly, then 2♣  followed by 3♣  after a 2  response shows 5-5 MJs

           (if you don’t use Extended Stayman, then don’t use Stayman with this hand)

But

          If you play transfers (and you should play this as a response to your partner's overcall of 1NT)

          then transfer to spades (2 - Showing 5+ ♠ ) then rebid 3  after the completion,

          (NB: -  any 3 level bid now is Game forcing)

          a) if your partner doesn’t raise spades and bids 3NT then he must have >>>>

          b) 3 hearts so you bid 4 (if they had 4 hearts they would have raised the 3 bid to 4)

NB:- If playing natural methods then the bidding should go  1NT(overcall) -  3♠ (GF) - 3NT(No support) - 4  (Partner must have 3 + since they haven't raised the spades)

“Simples” as the Meerkat says....

Andrew

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