Conventional Wisdom Puppet Stayman (August 17 2020) Bridge Lesson
Justin Lall Many people, including myself, play the following basic NT structure when they open 1NT: 2 - Stayman 2 /2 - Transfer 2 - Clubs 2N- Diamonds 3 - ? 3 - 5-5 minors GF 3 - 31 (54) 3 - 13 (54) 4 - Gerber 4 /4 - Texas There are a wide range of views on how to play 3, including 5-5 minors weak, and 5-5 minors invitational.
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Puppet stayman convention principally is a way to find major fits, but also going forward to bid slams in the majors and to not rule out minor suit slams.
Conventional Wisdom Puppet Stayman (August 17 2020) Bridge Lesson
Stayman is a bidding convention in the card game contract bridge. It is used by a partnership to find a 4-4 or 5-3 trump fit in a major suit after making a one notrump (1NT) opening bid and it has been adapted for use after a 2NT opening, a 1NT overcall, and many other natural notrump bids.
Puppet Stayman after a 1NT Opener by Justin Lall Youth World Bridge
Stayman is a convention used for locating a 4-4 major suit fit after partner opens 1NT. It is one of the oldest and most widely used conventions in the world, since a major suit contract is often preferable to no-trumps. A 2 response to 1NT normally shows at least a game-invitational hand with one or both majors.
as Puppet Stayman Youth World Bridge
The current regulations for alerting when using Puppet Stayman sequences are as follows: 1NT - P - 2โฃ - P. 2โฆ, 2โฅ, 2โ , or 2NT*. 2NT - P - 3โฃ - P. 3โฆ, 3โฅ, 3โ , or 3NT*. 1NT - P - 3โฃ. 2โฃ - P - 2โฆ - P 2NT - P - 3โฃ. the 2โฃ bid is not alerted the rebids by opener are alerted, the 3โฃ bid is not.
The Stayman Convention in Bridge. YouTube
Regular Stayman was designed to uncover a 4-4 major fit after a 1NT opening bid, the logic being that it those 4-4 fits usually play better than No Trump. Regular Stayman makes no provision for finding out if the No Trump bidder has a five-card suit, and for this reason a modified version of the convention was born, known as Puppet Stayman.
Puppet Stayman on Bridgebase YouTube
Stayman is typically used with hands that have invitational or better strength. If you and your partner play strong notrumps (15 to 17 HCP or 16 to 18), responder should have at least 8 HCP to use Stayman (with one exception we'll discuss at the end). This deal shows why this is recommended: October 2005
Puppet Stayman 20 hands YouTube
Puppet Stayman is a specialized version of regular Stayman that is popularly used in response to a 2NT opening bid. Beginning an auction with 2NT has pluses and minuses.
Spring 2019 0404 Hand 1 Puppet Stayman YouTube
Puppet Stayman is a convention that can be used to find such a fit. To use Puppet Stayman, responder must have 10+ HCP and at least one 3- or 4-card major. (With a 5-card major responder will transfer into the major suit.) This bid should be alerted as Puppet Stayman and is game-forcing. Without a 3- or 4-card major and 10+ HCP, responder bids 3NT.
Conventions Puppet Stayman Youth World Bridge
In Puppet Stayman, assuming the opponents are silent, if the responder has enough values to go to Game and at least one four-card major, he bids 3 Clubs, which is an alertable bid. If the 2 NT opener has a five-card major, he bids it. If the responder has three-card support, he raises to Game. If responder does not, he bids 3 NT.
A review of how Puppet Stayman was used YouTube
There are several variations/methods of Puppet Stayman. Here is one of the original methods (after 1NT-3 ): 3 =One (or two) 4-card majors 3 /3 =5 cards there 3NT=No 4- or 5-card major After 1NT-3 -3, responder, with 4-3 in the majors, bids the 4-card major he doesn't have and opener acts accordingly. Example: 1NT-3 -3 -3 =4 spades
Conventions Puppet Stayman after a 1NT Opener by Justin Lall Youth
Puppet Stayman - Used by responder with at least invitational values to discover whether opener's Notrump bid may consist of a 5 card major suit . In the sequence: 2N - 3C responder's 3C 3N with a good hand lacking major support. Note: some extend Puppet Stayman to opener's 1 Notrump ( 1N - 2C) as well.
Nesting Pairs 2 Puppet Stayman and Transfers YouTube
Puppet Stayman By Richard Deyerle Most bridge players are very familiar with the Stayman convention, which is designed to find a major suit fit, which is generally superior to a no trump contract. Bridge has been around a long time, and many bridge players have learned and use what is called Standard American bidding. There are many fine
A QUICK LOOK AT PUPPET STAYMAN YouTube
Five-Card Puppet Stayman When opening 2NT there is a reasonable prospect that opener may have a five-card major.Five-card Puppet Stayman enables responder to investigate for both possible 4-4 major fits and 5-3 major fits. The bid is game-forcing. The 'puppet' method enables the stronger hand to be declarer
13.11 3C Puppet Stayman YouTube
8 6 4 K 10 5 Holding four hearts, Hand A still makes a standard Stayman response. Hand B lacks a four-card major. But playing Puppet, responder should bid Three Clubs โ just in case there's a 5-3 heart fit. Hand C is 4-3-3-3 with four spades. My suggestion is to use Puppet with 4-3-3-3 shape, but only to find a 5-4 fit.
Puppet Stayman Following a 1N Opening DocsLib
Puppet Stayman convention Detail specifications 67VZ - Level 3 โ Puppet Stayman convention Back to the summary PDF The responder on a 2 NT opening bid : Puppet convention Your partner that opened 2NT promises 20-21HCP in a regular hand.
