Technical specifications
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21ON - Responding to a opening 3NT Gambling - level 2
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With this pre-empt bid of 3NT, your Partner promises
a 7 card minor suit with 7 established tricks
approx 10HCP
no outside (in any other suit) honors
Your responding bid
Pass with stoppers in the other suits.
4
♣
to limit the damage
4
♦
looking for Slam
4NT asking your P to bid his minor
5
♣
to play Game in your Partner's suit.
S
W
N
E
3NT
Pass
Pass
10
8
5
4
A
8
4
2
7
6
4
A
7
Problem E4483 PASS. At first glance you have 9 tricks. You would be really unlucky on a
♠
lead. You'd go down one.
♣
bids are conventional
4
♣
: this means sign off : Opener passes if his minor is
♣
, if not he rectifies to 4
♦
.
5
♣
: to play Game : Opener passes if his minor is
♣
, if not he rectifies to 5
♦
.
S
W
N
E
3NT
Pass
4
5
4
A
K
Q
4
6
5
K
Q
9
6
5
Problem E4486 Strategic fall-back!
S
W
N
E
3NT
Pass
5
Pass
K
Q
6
4
A
K
6
5
2
A
9
7
5
Problem E4487 Your P will bring 7 leading
♣
tricks. You have 4 tricks. So together you have 11. But only on the condition that
♣
is trumps.
Slam attempt with 4
♦
et follow up bids
Sur cette enchère de 4
♦
l'ouvreur de 3 SA gambling annonce :
4
♥
with a
♥
singleton
4
♠
with a
♠
singleton
4 SA with no singleton
5
♣
with a
♦
singleton
5
♦
with a
♣
singleton
The responder then decides on final contract.
S
W
N
E
3NT
Pass
4
A
K
7
5
Q
4
6
4
3
A
K
Q
J
Problem E4485 4
♦
. Looking for a Slam