Saturday, December 07, 2002 8:40 AM
Hand Evaluation – Systemic ( Puppet
Stayman )
PITBULLS:
Bridge
bidding as a rule ,
should follow the basic principle of describing your hand pattern
to partner. If you have a balanced hand even with a 5 card suit (
5-3-3-2) , your rebid or opening bid should be some number of NT. Do not
get hung up with your 5 card major when you have a balanced hand & soft
values suitable for NT. Sometimes in Bridge , a 5-3 major fit is a better
contract than 3NT . Quite often it is nice to know if partner has a 5
card major or minor when she has bid NT. Over 1NT , we
have “re-Stayman” to find these things out. What about the 2NT hands ?
Normal Stayman over 2NT is very
clumsy for slam bidding. In order to compete with forcing 1♣ systems
, you need some systemic help with your 2NT openers. Say the auction goes
2NT-P-3♣-P
3♠-P-4