[precpj]

DO you play the X to promise 44 majors ; 4+4+MM is very weak ?
I recall Eddie Kantar saying " People on other planets know you have 44 majors "
seeing any cross currents these days ?


PJ

[Free]

I play Dbl as a transfer with 4+♥

[babalu1997]

precpj, on Oct 12 2010, 07:45 AM, said:

DO you play the X to promise 44 majors ; 4+4+MM is very weak ?
I recall Eddie Kantar saying " People on other planets know you have 44 majors "
seeing any cross currents these days ?


PJ

Eddie, and many other teachers, target intermediate players.
ppl have to learn disciplined bidding before they can venture into more scientific stuff.

As a lunatic, my negative double promises no shape, but 1.5 plus quick tricks. I alert that because the aliens may think I have 4-4.

Why would this double be called negative if it indeed AFFIRMS 4-4 shape?

[ONEferBRID]

1C - ( 1D ) - ??

X = I believe standard is that the Neg-DBL shows 4-4 in the Majors; and

1H/1S = 4+ in either major but not the other.

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A non-standard approach is:

 X = 4+ Spades or 4-4
1H = 4+ Hts
1S = 5+ Sp or 5-5

The person who taught me this said: "This info ( treatment ) comes in handy if the bidding gets into the stratosphere." ( ie. when the Advancer interferes further with a high level Diam raise over your Neg-DBL or 1H/1S response ).

[precpj]

YES i do know when playing trasnfer response 1C 1D X is showing 4+heart

would lik to hear more with standard methods ( sayc or 2/1)

Precpj

[precpj]

YES i do know when playing trasnfer response 1C 1D X is showing 4+heart

would lik to hear more with standard methods ( sayc or 2/1)

Precpj

[precpj]

i did not mean to say you can not play trasnfer responses with 2/1 or sayc

[Free]

precpj, on Oct 12 2010, 02:52 PM, said:

YES i do know when playing trasnfer response 1C 1D X is showing 4+heart

would lik to hear more with standard methods ( sayc or 2/1)

Precpj

You asked for the auction 1♣-(1♦)-X:

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DO you play the X to promise 44 majors

I answered you can also play transfers. This has nothing to do with what I play without interference because that's a completely different situation. Btw without intervention I don't play transfer responses, with intervention I play lots of transfers... So it fits "more standard methods".