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Hello Bridge Base Friends,

We invite you to listen to the first segment of our recent audiocast interview with Eddie Kantar at:

http://bridgehands.com/bridgeblog/

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Here's the show notes:

...Lead-in 0-3
...Agenda 2-3
...Introducing Eddie Kantar and the Show 3-6
...Eddie’s Favorite Conventions 6-8
...Disliked Conventions 8-12
...The Early Days 12-13
...Bridge Opens Doors 13-14
...Eddie, The Author 14-16
...Slam Bidding 16-19
...Eddie’s Website 19-22
...Evolution In Teaching 22-29
...Eddie and Yvonne Play Online 29-30
...BridgeBuzz: EBU Teachers 31-34
...It’s Your Turn: Bridge Cruises 34-36
...Outtake Revokes 36-40

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[ArcLight]

I enjoyed listening to Eddie.

I'd like to see his entire response structure to the 1m - 2NT auctions he alluded to. (He used 2NT as natural, not a Limit raise in Clubs a la J2NT)

[BridgeHands]

Hi ArcLight,

Good question - here's the structure Eddie enjoys (recall 2N=13-15HCP):

1C......2NT
3C.................Balanced Stayman- in theory no singleton,
.....................however with a singleton king or ace, you might try it
3D,3H,3S.......Singletons (presumably a queen or lower singleton)
3NT...............To play
4C.................Keycard for clubs


1D......2NT.....This one is a little different because opener can have
.....................a minor two-suiter
3C......Forces 3D
3D......3H.......Singleton club
..........3S.......5-5 minors (not as strong as 5C directly)
..........3NT.....2-2-5-4 with 4NT playing strength (otherwise 3NT
....................with this distribution)
3D................Stayman with no singleton except, perhaps, the king or ace.
3H,3S...........Singletons
3NT..............To play
5C................5-5 or 6-5 minors, slammish
4D................Keycard for diamonds

BTW, Eddie continues to add addendums to his excellent RKC book on his website at: http://www.KantarBridge.com

Good luck,

BridgeHands