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This convention complements last week's
Roman Jumps, where a jump to 4 or 4
over an opponent's weak two-bid shows
that suit and the missing major. With a hand
where you might have jumped to 4 or 4
in the old days, showing a strong hand and
a solid suit, you cuebid at the three level.
This cuebid asks partner to bid 3NT with
a stopper in their suit. The convention
applies whether the opening bid is at the
two level or the one level.

In today's example, East's 3NT bid does
not promise an ace on the outside, but
you're entitled to have a little luck, no?
Besides, 3NT is often a gamble in these
situations. Here if South leads the ace
of spades and finds the club shift, the
contract is down one. But South might
shift to hearts, and then declarer takes
nine tricks. If South finds a club opening
lead, you can either blame Bridgetoday.com
for telling you about the convention or
order a double vodka on ice.

PS. If you switch the North and East cards,
the convention is also quite effective.
North, holding Q-8-7-6 of spades, would
bid 4 over the 3 cuebid, and East would
bid 5 on the 10-5-4 of diamonds, knowing
his partner held solid diamonds!

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