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The popular solution is to play a variant of Stayman known as Puppet. How Does Puppet Work? As with regular Stayman, responder uses a Three Clubs response to 2NT to initiate the conversation.
If 2 Notrump opener does not have a 5 or 4 card major, opener bids 3N. 2N - 3C; 3D - 3H/S. If the 2 Notrump opener has 4 cards in a major, opener begins by bidding 3D. Next, responder bids 4 card major not held by the responder (Smolen-like); this allows the stronger opener to become declarer.
Stayman is a convention used for locating a 4-4 major suit fit after partner opens 1NT. It is one of the oldest and most widely used conventions in the world, since a major suit contract is often preferable to no-trumps.
The Convention: Puppet Stayman uses the “2C” response to a 1NT or a “3C” response to an opening 2NT to initiate a series of subsequent bids en route for a possible search for an 8-card Major suit fit.
Typically Stayman is used on hands of 11+ points when responder has a four card major and game might be possible if there is a major suit fit. Stayman can also be used on any hand of zero to 28 points when it would be useful to find out if partner has a 4 card major.
Puppet Stayman. Regular Stayman was designed to uncover a 4-4 major fit after a 1NT opening bid, the logic being that it those 4-4 fits usually play better than No Trump.
2 lis 2017 · Compare the possibilities of bidding stayman with those hands vs puppet stayman: 1) 1N-2-2M-3N, vs 1N-3-3-3M-3N. In the first auction, opener is known to have 4 of one major, and dummy 4 of the other major.
