Opener's ♥ bid was forced, not an expression of opinion. If opener likewise has just one, you are probably *not* going to play in hearts. Hearts have not been 'agreed'! Responder has only one top honor. Here is another example illustrating an important point. So opener's next priority is bidding 4 ♦ if a diamond slam is not yet excluded: Hxxxx or AKQx or better.įailing that, opener bids some number of notrump. Likewise, responder has denied Hxxx in diamonds, but not xxxx or HHx.

So opener's next priority is showing a possible slam-suitable club fit, even though they do not have Hxxx. Responder has not denied AKQx or Hxxxx in clubs. Failing that, they show Hxxx in spades if possible. If opener has Hxxx in hearts they must raise hearts, jumping with two tops. Responder has denied Hxxx in diamonds, shown Hxxx in hearts. Here is an example:ġ ♣ - 2NT 3 ♦ - 3 ♥ - ? Opener has denied Hxxx in clubs, shown Hxxx in diamonds. Thereafter, suits are bid where a slam-suitable fit has not yet been denied. Otherwise bids some number of notrump: No slam-suitable suit fit exists. If opener bids 3NT, denying Qxxx in any suit, responder bids a suit Qxxxx, AKQx, or better. To be bid at the four level, a suit must be playable at slam opposite a weaker holding than Qxxx, because opener has denied such a suit. Otherwise, they bid the cheapest Qxxx or better at the three level. If responder has Qxxx or better in the suit opener named, they single raise with one top honor, jump raise with two tops. Opener replies to 2NT by bidding the first suit Qxxx or better. Actually, these auctions assumed that it was already known that the partnership held at least 10 control points that is, it was missing at most an ace or two kings. I don't know how Precisioneers do it, but here is the scheme George Rosenkranz published 50 years ago. If not, how do you explore slam? If yes, how do you sign off in game with no fit?Īlternatively, if you think Precision Today's Baron recommendation over 1C-2NT is a bad idea, please describe your alternative. It seems quite possible that if no fit is found, you'd want to bid 4NT naturally, so is 4NT blackwood or not. When you run out of 4-card suits to bid, what do you bid? How do you show 4 clubs when bidding up the line: 3NT or 4C? If opener has a 5-card suit and a 4-card suit, should they bid the 5-card suit directly with the hope they can bid the 4-card suit later, or do they bid 3C Baron hoping that if partner bypasses their 5-card suit, they will later bid it? In other words, does initiating Baron deny a 5-card suit or not?

Can someone please elaborate for me how this convention works? Here are some of my questions: Sounds simple, but there are a number of holes in this description, and I can't find any more detailed description than this on the web.

Alternatively, opener can bid 3C which conventionally asks partner to start bidding 4-card suits up the line. It outlines the idea as saying that with a 5-card suit, opener can just bid it directly at the 3-level (with 3NT showing 5 clubs). Precision Today recommends that after the sequence: 1C (16+) - 2NT (14+, balanced, slam interest, forcing to 4NT)

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