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Truscott Two No Trump, aka Jordan Two No Trump. |
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The Truscott (or Jordan) convention is a bid of 2NT after partner has opened 1♥/♠ and RHO has doubled. A natural 2NT bid (if you play it as natural) is not needed (redouble with a balanced 9+ points) and so the 2NT bid is ‘spare'. |
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Consider the three hands A, B and C below, partner has opened 1♠. |
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If there is no intervening double then we bid: - |
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| Hand A: |
3♠, invitational |
| Hand B: |
2NT* (or 2♣ if your 2NT bid is conventional) |
| Hand C: |
2♠, 6-9 points. |
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But if RHO doubles, then things are different. With a weakisht hand containing 4 ♠'s we want to pre-empt, with a natural 2NT bid we redouble and hope to get a huge penalty. So we use 3 of partner's major as pre-emptive. Then what do we do with ‘limit raise' (about 11 points) support for partner but a hand unsuitable for a redouble (say very weak in the other major)? The answer is to play Truscott 2NT. Playing Truscott 2NT, after partner's 1♠ opening and a double from RHO we bid these hands differently: - |
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| Hand A: |
2NT, Truscott, showing a limit raise in ♠'s. |
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redouble, showing 9+ points and usually a mis-fit for partner. |
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3♠. Pre-emptive. make it difficult for them to find their ♥ fit. |
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Hand A |
Hand B |
Hand C |
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♠ |
AQ64 |
♠ |
102 |
♠ |
QJ103 |
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♥ |
964 |
♥ |
AQ6 |
♥ |
76 |
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♦ |
Q76 |
♦ |
Q762 |
♦ |
762 |
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♣ |
KJ4 |
♣ |
KJ94 |
♣ |
QJ42 |
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| Bid with no interference |
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3♠ |
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2NT* |
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2♠ |
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| Bid after a double |
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2NT |
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redouble |
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3♠ |
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It is possible to play Truscott 2NT after an overcall, but that is by no means standard and would have to be agreed. |
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The complete scheme for bidding when RHO has doubled is given in that link. |
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Pattaya Bridge Club - |
www.pattayabridge.com |
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