Hi BEstudent, Great, that's one of the joys of learning and playing Bridge - going beyond memorization to getting a better understanding of the "big picture" of the game. I'm sure as a student you also benefit from going beyond the "what" on a given subject to learning the "why" - a deeper form of learning. Warm Regards, Michael
Michael, I play 4NT after a Jacoby Transfer as a quantitative raise of 1NT (and promising a 5-card major), not control asking. This allows the 1NT opener to place the final contract at either 4NT, 5H, 6NT or 6H, depending on whether opener has a minimum or maximum hand and either 2-card support or 3+ card support. I use Gerber 4C to ask for controls instead.
@BridgeHands Indeed.....especially the statistics about playing NT vs suit contracts is a real eye opener. You quantify and prove the success rate of suit contract that i otherwise took for granted. By the way a question about Stayman.....Stayman is also designed to let the strong hand be the declarer?
Hello Charles, Very good! Yes, your treatment is used for advanced players who incorporate Texas Transfers along with the Jacoby Transfer. I touch on this in the lesson when we add Texas Transfers to our methods. For those wanting to consider combining the benefits of both treatments, see our BridgeHands Encyclopedia:under the term Jacoby Transfer Warm Regards, Michael
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Hi BEstudent,
Great, that's one of the joys of learning and playing Bridge - going beyond memorization to getting a better understanding of the "big picture" of the game. I'm sure as a student you also benefit from going beyond the "what" on a given subject to learning the "why" - a deeper form of learning.
Warm Regards, Michael
Michael, I play 4NT after a Jacoby Transfer as a quantitative raise of 1NT (and promising a 5-card major), not control asking. This allows the 1NT opener to place the final contract at either 4NT, 5H, 6NT or 6H, depending on whether opener has a minimum or maximum hand and either 2-card support or 3+ card support. I use Gerber 4C to ask for controls instead.
@BridgeHands Indeed.....especially the statistics about playing NT vs suit contracts is a real eye opener. You quantify and prove the success rate of suit contract that i otherwise took for granted. By the way a question about Stayman.....Stayman is also designed to let the strong hand be the declarer?
very informative video! As a beginner I am a lot wiser now!
Hello Charles,
Very good! Yes, your treatment is used for advanced players who incorporate Texas Transfers along with the Jacoby Transfer. I touch on this in the lesson when we add Texas Transfers to our methods. For those wanting to consider combining the benefits of both treatments, see our BridgeHands Encyclopedia:under the term Jacoby Transfer
Warm Regards, Michael
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