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UMJOOMO (1m-2H and 1m-2S with 5-4 or 5-5 in the majors)
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Bud H
Apr 1, 2012, 3:43:23 AM4/1/12
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The convention Unusual Major Jump Over One-of-a-Minor Opening (UMJOOMO) was presumably invented by Dr. Raghavan and popularized by Meckstroth and Rodwell (but for them, over their 1D opening only).
1m - (Pass) - 2H = 5 spades and 4+ hearts, constructive but less than invitational values
1m - (Pass) - 2S = 5 spades and 4+ hearts, invitational values
[The 1m-2H bid is sometimes called "Reverse Flannery", but the 1m-2S bid isn't part of that.]
I have been able to find very little information on any of the second or possibly third round bids and their meanings. Does anyone have any information, hopefully detailed, on this convention after the first two bids?
I'm also curious how one deals with the wide range of the 2H bid, if it can be made with 5 HCP or 9 HCP or anything between. And if 2NT is used in an artificial way by opener over either the 2H or 2S bid.
Bud H
1m - (Pass) - 2H = 5 spades and 4+ hearts, constructive but less than invitational values
1m - (Pass) - 2S = 5 spades and 4+ hearts, invitational values
[The 1m-2H bid is sometimes called "Reverse Flannery", but the 1m-2S bid isn't part of that.]
I have been able to find very little information on any of the second or possibly third round bids and their meanings. Does anyone have any information, hopefully detailed, on this convention after the first two bids?
I'm also curious how one deals with the wide range of the 2H bid, if it can be made with 5 HCP or 9 HCP or anything between. And if 2NT is used in an artificial way by opener over either the 2H or 2S bid.
Bud H
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rhm
Apr 2, 2012, 5:28:45 AM4/2/12
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http://bbi.bridgebase.com/dotw/dotw298b.html
and hit the arrow button. You get a nice introduction into the
convention.
Rainer Herrmann
Bud H
Apr 3, 2012, 4:16:49 AM4/3/12
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rhm
Apr 3, 2012, 7:10:09 AM4/3/12
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You should see a white rectangle window with the title in the window
in red:
Deal of the Week 298 - May 27, 2002
by Fred Gitelman
Directly under this white window there are buttons, most of them
inoperative.
However, one has a black arrow. If you just move the cursor over this
button it says "Next page"
When you click this button repeatedly a Bridge movie will unfold
explaining "reverse flannery" together with some clever continuations
suggested by Fred and an example deal, which he played against
Helgemo.
Rainer Herrmann
Bud H
Apr 6, 2012, 1:51:09 AM4/6/12
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On Apr 3, 7:10 am, rhm <r...@softwareag.com> wrote:
> On Apr 3, 10:16 am, Bud H <budh9...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > On Apr 2, 5:28 am, rhm <r...@softwareag.com> wrote:
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> > > On Apr 1, 9:43 am, Bud H <budh9...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > > > The convention Unusual Major Jump Over One-of-a-Minor Opening (UMJOOMO) was presumably invented by Dr. Raghavan and popularized by Meckstroth and Rodwell (but for them, over their 1D opening only).
>
> > > > 1m - (Pass) - 2H = 5 spades and 4+ hearts, constructive but less than invitational values
>
> > > > 1m - (Pass) - 2S = 5 spades and 4+ hearts, invitational values
>
> > > > [The 1m-2H bid is sometimes called "Reverse Flannery", but the 1m-2S bid isn't part of that.]
>
> > > > I have been able to find very little information on any of the second or possibly third round bids and their meanings. Does anyone have any information, hopefully detailed, on this convention after the first two bids?
>
> > > > I'm also curious how one deals with the wide range of the 2H bid, if it can be made with 5 HCP or 9 HCP or anything between. And if 2NT is used in an artificial way by opener over either the 2H or 2S bid.
>
> > > > Bud H
>
> > > Have a look at
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> > >http://bbi.bridgebase.com/dotw/dotw298b.html
>
> > > and hit the arrow button. You get a nice introduction into the
> > > convention.
>
> > > Rainer Herrmann
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> > Thanks...but I don't seem to see an arrow button.
>
> When you go tohttp://bbi.bridgebase.com/dotw/dotw298b.html
> On Apr 3, 10:16 am, Bud H <budh9...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > On Apr 2, 5:28 am, rhm <r...@softwareag.com> wrote:
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> > > On Apr 1, 9:43 am, Bud H <budh9...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > > The convention Unusual Major Jump Over One-of-a-Minor Opening (UMJOOMO) was presumably invented by Dr. Raghavan and popularized by Meckstroth and Rodwell (but for them, over their 1D opening only).
>
> > > > 1m - (Pass) - 2H = 5 spades and 4+ hearts, constructive but less than invitational values
>
> > > > 1m - (Pass) - 2S = 5 spades and 4+ hearts, invitational values
>
> > > > [The 1m-2H bid is sometimes called "Reverse Flannery", but the 1m-2S bid isn't part of that.]
>
> > > > I have been able to find very little information on any of the second or possibly third round bids and their meanings. Does anyone have any information, hopefully detailed, on this convention after the first two bids?
>
> > > > I'm also curious how one deals with the wide range of the 2H bid, if it can be made with 5 HCP or 9 HCP or anything between. And if 2NT is used in an artificial way by opener over either the 2H or 2S bid.
>
> > > > Bud H
>
> > > Have a look at
>
> > >http://bbi.bridgebase.com/dotw/dotw298b.html
>
> > > and hit the arrow button. You get a nice introduction into the
> > > convention.
>
> > > Rainer Herrmann
>
> > Thanks...but I don't seem to see an arrow button.
>
>
> You should see a white rectangle window with the title in the window
> in red:
>
> Deal of the Week 298 - May 27, 2002
> by Fred Gitelman
>
> Directly under this white window there are buttons, most of them
> inoperative.
> However, one has a black arrow. If you just move the cursor over this
> button it says "Next page"
> When you click this button repeatedly a Bridge movie will unfold
> explaining "reverse flannery" together with some clever continuations
> suggested by Fred and an example deal, which he played against
> Helgemo.
>
> Rainer Herrmann- Hide quoted text -
> You should see a white rectangle window with the title in the window
> in red:
>
> Deal of the Week 298 - May 27, 2002
> by Fred Gitelman
>
> Directly under this white window there are buttons, most of them
> inoperative.
> However, one has a black arrow. If you just move the cursor over this
> button it says "Next page"
> When you click this button repeatedly a Bridge movie will unfold
> explaining "reverse flannery" together with some clever continuations
> suggested by Fred and an example deal, which he played against
> Helgemo.
>
>
> - Show quoted text -
Playing his methods, I can see that you can bid 1m-1S-1NT-3H and
1m-1S-2m-3H (and probably also 1D-1S-2C-3H if you specifically don't
call that a splinter auction) as 5-5 invitations.
How does one bid a 6-4 invitation, especially if opener didn't rebid
1NT?
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