Can I get to the grand?
No.
And I don’t want to be in it. That said, over 3NT, I’m not sure 4
as Stayman is best. 3NT could, over a 3-level preempt, reasonably be 16 or so, or something well north of 20.
Extremely wide-ranging.
To be honest, I’ve never developed a well-diagrammed set of follow-ups after a 3NT overcall of a preempt. I recall reading that Kit thinks that 4
over 3NT is best used as a range-ask/“what sort of hand do you have?” bid. But I do not recall his follow-up structure.
I suppose for simplicity sake, in a not thoroughly discussed partnership, something resembling your 1NT structure makes for fewer disasters. But if so, then what is 4NT in this auction:
• 1NT – 2
– 2
– 4NT, or
• 1NT – 2
– 2
– 4NT?
Surely it’s not RKC?
What if, in the first auction, I have this hand:
AQxx
QT
KJxx
Axxx ??
Wouldn’t I start with Stayman and invite? Yes. Pretty standard. So 4NT is not RKC in the above auctions.
And if not, then what is RKC in this auction?
• (3
) – 3NT – (P) – 4
- (P) – 4
– (P) - ??
Or this . . .
• (3
) – 3NT – (P) – 4
- (P) – 4
– (P) - ??
I don’t know.
Because of the space constraints, I can see 4-level transfers followed by 4NT as “Texas-like,” setting trump with a subsequent 4NT being RKC. With a five-card major, you simply resign yourself to play in some level of notrump. But after Stayman?
Definitely worth discussion in an advanced, long-term partnership.
Anyone know of good methods in this type auction?