[SoTired]

You play Multi-2D is either a major weak 2 or a high NT range. Responder bids 4H without interference. What does the 4H bid mean?

[FrancesHinden]

Whatever you've agreed it to mean.
You haven't agreed it? Don't play the multi.

[I play the multi in one partnership, and the following responses - and continuations - are all artificial, and defined in our system file with what all continuations mean:

2H, 2S, 2NT, 3C, 3D, 3H, 3S, 4C, 4D, 4H, 4NT, 5H, 6H

The following are defined as natural
3NT, 4S, 5C, 5D, 5S, 6C, 6D, 6S, 6NT, 7C, 7D, 7H, 7S

Only the following is undefined
5NT]

[brianshark]

Pass/correct seems like an obvious default meaning. Though I don't play multi that much (except with my Polish Club partners).

[fred]

brianshark, on Feb 13 2007, 03:44 PM, said:

Pass/correct seems like an obvious default meaning. Though I don't play multi that much (except with my Polish Club partners).

I would have thought that "to play" would be the obvious default meaning.

This is not just a consequence of the "if an undiscussed bid can be natural it is natural" principle, it is also practical - you need a quick and unambiguous way to sign off in 4 of either major.

There are not a lot of top-level pairs in America that use multi, but at least some of these pairs define their 4-level responses as follows:

4C=please transfer to your suit
4D=please bid your suit
4H/4S=please pass

But I agree with Frances that, if you and your partner do not know what you play here, that you should not be playing multi.

Fred Gitelman
Bridge Base Inc.
www.bridgebase.com

[inquiry]

My belief is the original meaning of 4♥ was pass/correct (similar to 3♥ and 2♥. This, however is inferior, becasue responder may have makable 4♥ in his hand, regardless of his partners "weak two in spades".

I play 4♥ is to PLAY. I also have funny agreements for 4♣ and 4♦ (just not the ones fred suggest). My "bid your major" response is 3NT!!! The reason being, sometimes opener has a really strong balanced hand, and will pass 3NT. 4♣ and 4♦ are for hands where you want to paly in openers best major even if he has the strong NT hand (one shows longer spades, the other longer hearts - could be equal long 5-5 too).

I agree with others.. Don't play any convention for which you do not have solid agreements on the follow ups.

[whereagles]

This is something you agree with pard, not something you ask

[pclayton]

I play very little Multi, but I believe the default responses are as Fred describes.

[bid_em_up]

I dont play multi, so I dont pretend to know the "correct" answer.

In the few times I have encountered this sequence at the table, the opponents have always explained as "Pass or Correct".....so thats what I voted for.

It makes more sense that it should be to play, as they should have some forcing method to find out openers suit.

[Mcauley]

I play multi as weak or strong balanced or 4441 in regular partnership, our 4h bid there is preemptive pass or correct, exactly 0-4HCP at least 5-4 in majors.