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What does 4
Notrump mean here?
1N - 2H; Transfer to Spades
2S - 4N;
Simply
playing Jacoby Transfer alone, responder's 2H bid sets trump to
Spades and 4N is Blackwood ace-asking. However, when advanced
partners choose to play both Jacoby and Texas Transfers, they
have two ways to transfer and bid 4N:
1. 1N - 2H;
2S - 4N;
2. 1N - 4H;
4S - 4N;
Clearly, the
two methods must have different meaning. The advanced bidders use
method #1 (Jacoby) as a Quantitative Notrump convention, asking partner to
bid Slam (6H or 6N) with top
1Notrump opening values, or signoff by passing or bidding 5H with a minimum
1Notrump opening hand.
So with
method #2 (Texas), they have firmly set trump (6+) and are
definitely playing their preferred form of the Blackwood ace-asking
sequence.
Thus, if a
player's (opponents) convention card does not indicate Texas Transfers (4D
and 4H transfers), it's generally accepted scenario #1 is
Blackwood ace-asking. However, if they have Texas on the card, then most
sophisticated players would likely assume #1 is Quantitative and #2 is
Blackwood ace-asking.
Check out
Jacoby and Texas Transfer, as well as books on
Jacoby
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