Name your favourite anti-NT convention (if you feel like it...)
#1
Posted 2006-April-13, 09:57
--Sigi
#2
Posted 2006-April-13, 10:48
Meckwell.
It lets you bid 2M directly (which I do routinely with 5 cards NV), and lets you find a fit on the two level except with both minors (allowing 4-4 bids NV), and avoids the dreadful DONT 2C call, where if you don't like clubs pd can have any other suit.
Peter
#3
Posted 2006-April-13, 10:49
2. Lionel
<big gap>
The rest.
Anyway, for WJ fans Jassem is the same as Woolsey but one of them uses 1NT x p 2♦ as "pick a major", the other as "pass or correct". I play the "pick a major" type.
#4
Posted 2006-April-13, 10:50
This often works similarly to woolsey or multi-landy in terms of the contracts you reach (i.e. which hands have to play at the three-level, having the ability to sort out the longer suit, etc). The main advantages to Meyerson are that you can bid diamonds at the two-level, partner always knows your suit right away when you have the one-suiter, the one-suited bids are more preemptive, and the double is more frequent (allowing partner to convert and/or introduce his own suit naturally at the two-level). The only real disadvantage I've found is that the double can occasionally allow opponents back into the auction at a lower level than bidding 2M directly.
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#5
Posted 2006-April-13, 10:52
#6
Posted 2006-April-13, 11:22
Gerben42, on Apr 13 2006, 05:49 PM, said:
Yes, that's what Hannie said but I decided to not make a distinction here because most people won't play X as pens against strong NT anyway and the rest of the two conventions are exactly the same.
--Sigi
#7
Posted 2006-April-13, 11:24
awm, on Apr 13 2006, 05:50 PM, said:
Silly question maybe, but: Is it named after you or another Meyerson?
--Sigi
#8
Posted 2006-April-13, 11:38
DBL: Penalty
2♣: Diamonds or a major/minor
2♦: Hearts
2♥: Majors
2♠: Spades
2NT: Clubs
3♣: Minors (last two bids could be reversed)
3♦: Good hand with majors so 2♥ won't get passed. Other option is to leave 3♦ natural and start 2♦ on these hands, but then you have to agree that 2♦ can't be passed by responder on weak hands with long diamonds.
Pros:
- Preemptive direct 2♠ bid
- Transfer principles with D/H/C, and whatever advantages that entails
- 2♥ a better bid to use for majors than 2♦ (though worse than 2♣)
Cons:
- No 4M+5m bid
- 2♣ bid not so great, for similar reasons as in Capp.
This is essentially just an improvement on Capp.
#9
Posted 2006-April-13, 12:02
Washington Don't: A hybrid between don't and woolsey:
x: 4M, 5+m OR 6+D OR 6+H
2C:4+C, 5+ in some M
2D: 4+D, 5+ in some M
2H: majors
2S:Spades
#10
Posted 2006-April-13, 13:01
Sigi_BC84, on Apr 13 2006, 12:24 PM, said:
awm, on Apr 13 2006, 05:50 PM, said:
Silly question maybe, but: Is it named after you or another Meyerson?
--Sigi
It is named after our own awm of course!
I won't vote, there are at least 5 conventions that I'm happy to play, and I usually let my partner pick. Now, if you'd ask me which of these conventions I *don't* like...
- hrothgar
#11
Posted 2006-April-13, 13:51
Against strong: Meckwell
Against weak: some ASPTRO version
#13
Posted 2006-April-13, 16:42
SAcol, on Apr 13 2006, 05:26 PM, said:
Meckwell:
x=Both majors or 1 minor
2m=that and a major
2M=natural
#14
Posted 2006-April-13, 22:31
2♣:both minors ,P/C
2♥:both majors,P/C
2♦:puppet P/C;
2♠:puppet P/C; and better HCPs than above;
...
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#15
Posted 2006-April-14, 07:35
#16
Posted 2006-April-14, 09:27
Canuckstan, on Apr 14 2006, 05:35 AM, said:
I would rather play natural over 1N than cap/ham. DONT if I really, really have to.
#17
Posted 2006-April-14, 09:53
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It's probably popular because it's being taught all over the US. Just like Phil I'd rather play natural than either of them. I have no idea why it is so popular.
Preferred method to teach beginners:
* 2x = natural
* Dbl = both majors
#18
Posted 2006-April-14, 11:00
#19
Posted 2006-April-14, 11:27
x: Clubs Or a Major/Minor 2 suiter
2C Majors
2D/H/S Natural
After 1N-x-2C:
P=Clubs
2D=5+D and a 4 card major
2M=5+M and a 4 card minor
OK, I still like woolsey, at least in the direct seat...
#20
Posted 2006-April-14, 11:28
Gerben42, on Apr 14 2006, 10:53 AM, said:
I play capp and I think its popular because
1) It allows you to double for penalty.
2)It allows you to bid single suiters (at least 3 of them ) at 2 level
3)It allows you to show all the 6, 2 suiter combinations.
4)Its easy to remember
5)Its popular.
What more does a beginner/intermediate/advanced player want?
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