Help Suit Game Try (Two Way Game Try) - After opener makes a major
suit bid and responder raises the suit, the opener (6 Losing Trick Count)
may use a combination of both short suit and long
suit game tries to discover possible game fits.
Help Suit Game Try conventions include:
Ewen |
1S - 2S;
2N |
Opener asks for
responder's short suit by rebidding one rank above agreed trump
suit. Responder's new suit shows a singleton or void, otherwise rebidding trump suit |
1S - 2S;
3C |
Opener's new suit rebid shows a short suit by opener (showing,
not asking) |
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Kokish |
1S - 2S;
3C/D/H |
Shows a short suit by
opener (second step or more) |
1S - 2S;
2N - 3C |
Opener's 2N (first step) asks
responder to identify a possible help suit
implies opener's hand may be suitable for 3N.
Here, responder can help in Clubs (up the line) |
1S - 2S;
2N - 3D/H/S |
As above, here responder cannot help in
Clubs and bids 3 of major with no further help |
1S - 2S;
2N - 3C;
3D/H |
As above, here opener offers a counter
acceptance asking for help in a red suit |
1S - 2S;
4C/D/H |
Shows a secondary 5 card suit by opener |
|
Klinger
(combined Long/Short suit trials) |
1S - 2S;
2N - 3D
3H
3S
|
Promises short suit, forces*
3C (puppet)
Diamond singleton
Heart singleton
Club singleton
* But can instead bid
own short suit. If the
auction begins 1H - 2H, then 2S typically replaces 2N in
the above auctions |
1S - 2S;
3C/D/H
1H - 1H;
2N/3C/3H |
Shows a long trial suit by
opener
Same (2N = Spade
shortage)
|
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Nagy |
1S - 2S;
2N - 3C/H |
Shows acceptable game try suit by
responder |
1S - 2S;
2N - 3C;
3D |
Opener counter acceptance suit |
1S - 2S;
2N - 3D/S |
Denies lower suit, shows acceptable game try suit by
responder |
1S - 2S;
2N - 4C/H |
Slam try - shortage in bid suit |
|
Reverse Romex |
1S - 2S;
2N
|
Promises a short suit, forces
3C (puppet) |
1S - 2S;
3C - H |
Shows a long suit by opener |
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Note:
Partnership agreements vary on what constitutes support for a long (help)
suit: 4 or
more cards in secondary trial suit
2 useful honors (assume opener has 1 primary honor) |