1Major - 3NT

[Jonathan Schiff]

I would like to again suggest playing the 1Major-3NT bid we've talked
about occasionally.
Over a major opening, 3NT shows:
- 3 card major support
- 13-15 points
- balanced distribution

Opener responses:
- pass
- 4 Major
- other bid investigating slam (4NT is RKC, other bids are cue bids)

eg. AKxxxx Jx KQx xx xxx Axxx Axx Axx
bidding: 1S-3NT-4S-P

eg2. AQxxx QJx Kxx Jx Jxx Kxx QJx AQxx
bidding: 1S-3NT-P

eg3. AKQxxx KQx KQxx <void> xxx Axx Axx Axxx
bidding: 1S-3NT-4C- <then more cue bids that I'm not sure about> to end
in 7 spades (or likely 6 since we never seem to bid 7)

Anyone interested or see flaws that need addressing? I like it because
it simplifies all 3 of those examples. Currently we have to bid at the
2 level to show the game forcing and then find where to stop never
really knowing if it's a 2 or 3 card support. Also we don't have a 3nt
response defined, so this only utilizes it without any loss.
~Jonathan

[Peter]

Although I don't see a real need for this, we don't have a use for the
3NT bid right now.

On 7/26/2011 11:21 AM, Jonathan Schiff wrote:
> I would like to again suggest playing the 1Major-3NT bid we've talked
> about occasionally.
> Over a major opening, 3NT shows:
> - 3 card major support
> - 13-15 points
> - balanced distribution

Why should it show balanced distribution?

>
> Opener responses:
> - pass
> - 4 Major
> - other bid investigating slam (4NT is RKC, other bids are cue bids)
>
> eg. AKxxxx Jx KQx xx xxx Axxx Axx Axx
> bidding: 1S-3NT-4S-P
>
> eg2. AQxxx QJx Kxx Jx Jxx Kxx QJx AQxx
> bidding: 1S-3NT-P
>
> eg3. AKQxxx KQx KQxx <void> xxx Axx Axx Axxx
> bidding: 1S-3NT-4C- <then more cue bids that I'm not sure about> to
> end in 7 spades (or likely 6 since we never seem to bid 7)
>
> Anyone interested or see flaws that need addressing? I like it
> because it simplifies all 3 of those examples. Currently we have to
> bid at the 2 level to show the game forcing and then find where to
> stop never really knowing if it's a 2 or 3 card support. Also we
> don't have a 3nt response defined, so this only utilizes it without
> any loss.

I haven't had an issue with the 2 card or 3 card support. I don't think
I've ever shown 2 card support unless opener has rebid his suit showing
a 6 card suit.
> ~Jonathan
>

[Jonathan Schiff]

The need is exactly the same as the jordan 2nt. Defining the hand/fit
and auction simplicity.
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