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You
open 1NT (15+ - 18-) and partner responds 2 ,
Stayman.
You rebid 2
and partner next bids 2 .
What is your next call?
Stayman
This
convention is played universally. Over the opening 1NT, responder
bids 2
to ask for a four-card major. When opener doesn't have one,
he rebids 2.
What does responder's next bid mean?
What
does responder show if he rebids 2
or 2 ?
There are three ways to play these rebids!
A.
Forcing, 5-card suit (old-fashioned, almost no tournament
players use this method anymore).
B.
Invitational but not forcing, 5-card suit (usually with 4
cards in the other major as well; we vote for this method)
C.
Weak, and 2
shows both majors, perhaps 4-4! (This method is called "garbage
Stayman.")
Using method B, responder invites game with
2;
opener, with golden major-suit cards, raises to game.
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