Can you bid Stayman after an intervening bid?

If there is an intervening “double” or other bid after your partner’s NT opening, then Stayman and transfers are cancelled by most partnerships (unless you’ve pre-agreed otherwise!), and your bid becomes natural. In case (1), opener is saying he has a 4-card suit in the overcalled Hearts.

Can you use Stayman after an overcall?

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.

Can you transfer after intervening bid?

Transfers following an intervening bid Standard bidding in most systems is that all responses following a natural suit overcall are themselves natural bids (“double” may be used for take-out). An alternative is that such responses, including “double”, act as transfers.

Can you use Jacoby transfer after an intervening bid?

The bid is artificial and if you and partner have agreed to play transfers your partner must not pass the transfer bid whatever their holding in the suit. Jacoby Transfers occur after a NoTrump opening bid from partner; partner 1NT or 2NT.

Is Jacoby 2NT off after interference?

1. After opener’s rebid, any further new-suit bids are control showing, and 4NT is Blackwood. 2. Jacoby 2NT is off after any interference.

What are the rules for Stayman bidding?

Partnerships wishing to cover most of the details can read about them here. The Stayman bidder should usually have at least invitational values. The only exceptions would be: A) A hand that is willing to pass anything opener answers (including 2)

Is it pass or correct auction or garbage Stayman?

I suggest that auction is “pass or correct” — sometimes referred to as “Garbage” Stayman or “Crawling Stayman. The responder can have only 4-4 in the majors and just wants to stop in 2 or 2.

Do you prefer Puppet Stayman or regular Stayman?

I like 2 to be regular Stayman because it allows for various weak responses (with the ability to stop on the 2-level). In LC Standard, I prefer to use Puppet Stayman only as a jump to 3 after 1NT. (After a 2NT opening, I don’t like Puppet Stayman because it is hard to show 5-4 in the majors).