| 3♣ |
Puppet Stayman , asks for 4 and 5 card majors, reply is as follows: - |
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3♦ : |
no 5 card major, but 4 ♥ 's and/or 4 ♠ 's. |
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The 3♣ bidder then shows his major suit holding as follows: - |
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| 3♥ |
shows 4 ♠'s |
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| 3♠ |
shows 4 ♥'s |
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| 3NT |
shows no 4 card major, and is to play |
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| 4♣ |
shows both majors and interest in slam |
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| 4♦ |
shows both majors and no slam interest |
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| Note 1: |
These responses allow opener to be declarer. |
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The 3♣ bidder may have gone this route because the direct 3NT bid is needed conventionally. Alternatively, he may have a 3 card major and a weak doubleton elsewhere and was hoping to find the 5-3 major suit fit. |
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3♥/♠ : |
5 card suit. |
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3NT: |
no 4 or 5 card major. |
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| 3♦ |
Transfer to 3♥ |
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| 3♥ |
Transfer to 3♠ |
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| 3♠ |
Minor suit Stayman or a transfer to 4♣. But the best treatment is probably a puppet to 3NT to describe a minor-suited hand as described in the 3♠ over 2NT page. Up to you. |
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| 3NT |
shows 5 ♠'s and 4 ♥ 's (there is not enough room to show this with a transfer sequence). |
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Note that if 3♣ were ‘normal' Stayman then you could bid 3♣ followed by 3♥/♠ to show 5-4 or 4-5 in the majors after a 3♦ response, but when playing Puppet Stayman that is no longer possible. With 5 ♥'s and 4 ♠'s you simply bid 3♦ to transfer into ♥ 's and then bid 3♠ of course. |
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| 4♣ |
Gerber |
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where it's up to you what the higher bids mean and some players |
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prefer 4♣ as a transfer to 4♦. |
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