[inquiry]

officeglen, on Jun 22 2005, 02:25 PM, said:

If you "have to rebid 2NT to invite with or without four spades" then there are three approaches:

ETM victory handles this with an interesting twist, well worth considering...

1NT - 2D <--- jacoby, can be any of the normal jacoby hands EXCEPT for major two suiter. Can not use this with spades and hearts. However, this tranfer does not promise a five card heart suit.In fact, it can be a four card or even shorter heart suit. If short, then it is a game invite hand of the sort that goes in standard american 1N-2N.... but here it may include four hearts.

Opener bids 2♥ with any hand that lacks 4 or more hearts. He bids above 2♥ to show four or five hearts (different bids show different numbers) and minimum or maximum. Thus, 1NT-2D-?

• 2♠Opener has 5♥ minimum
  
• 2NT opener has 4♥ minimum
  
• 3♣ Opener has 5 hearts maximum
  
• 3♥ Opener has 4♥ maximum (3♥ instead of 3♦, responder can bid 3♦ on ohter auctions as retransfer to ♥s.

Over 2♥ completion of transfer, responder rebids 2♠ to show five hearts and game invite (or GF with clubs and five plus hearts), or rebids 2NT to show game invite with 4 or less hearts.

There is a lot more there of course, but just thought I would share this innovation with you.

Ben

[Fluffy]

My methods... (not fully sure but I think this was played first by Belladona and adopted by my father)

1NT-2♦
2♥*-2♠*

2♥= 100% forced bid
2♠= 5M-4m-(3-1/1-3) shape, to be desbribed at the 3 level.