Now that you have learned Blackwood let's see if you can tell the difference between 4NT Blackwood and 4NT Quantitative.
An easy way to remember is that 4NT Quantitative occurs after the FIRST bid by the Partnership was some number of NT or the LAST bid by the Partnership was some number of NT. This is not always true but for the most part is. Some of these are tricky! Think carefully as to what each bid means before you answer.
Brush up on 4NT Blackwood with this post:
Blackwood -- An Introduction
Brush up on 4NT Quantitative with these posts:
Bidding - Responding to 1NT with a Balanced HandGerber or 4NT Quantitative?
On each of the following auctions one person has bid 4NT. Is this 4NT bid Blackwood or Quantitative and what is the person asking with the bid?
I would appreciate your comments in auction #13 NT-2H*. 2S-4C* 4H*-4NT I would interpret 4C* as a splinter promising six spades 4H* first or second round control therefor 4NT Is Blackwood
In Standard American 4 Clubs in this auction is Gerber. You and your partner can agree to play this as a splinter (and if you do know how to play splinters this is a perfect time to do it) but most newer players do not know how to splinter and/or cue-bid.
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ReplyDeleteI would appreciate your comments in auction #13
ReplyDeleteNT-2H*. 2S-4C* 4H*-4NT
I would interpret 4C* as a splinter promising six spades
4H* first or second round control therefor
4NT Is Blackwood
In Standard American 4 Clubs in this auction is Gerber. You and your partner can agree to play this as a splinter (and if you do know how to play splinters this is a perfect time to do it) but most newer players do not know how to splinter and/or cue-bid.
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