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When partner's transfer is doubled, you usually bid the
suit with 3-card support and pass with a doubleton. You
could jump to 3 with four of them and a maximum
notrump, but sometimes you want partner to play the
hand (when you hold weak hearts). So you bid 3,
transferring back to partner, showing a maximum hand
with support. (This convention comes from a suggestion
by Danny Kleinman, of Los Angeles.)

Partner may bid 3, ending the auction, or bid 4 if he
wants to play game. If he bids 4, he is transferring
back to you again!

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