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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.
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 - Used by responder with at least invitational values to discover whether opener's Notrump bid may consist of a 5 card major suit. In the sequence: 2N - 3C responder's 3C bid behaves similar to the Stayman
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.
Puppet Stayman is a convention that can be used to find such a fit. To use Puppet Stayman, responder must have 10+ HCP and at least one 3- or 4-card major. (With a 5-card major responder will transfer into the major suit.) This bid should be alerted as Puppet Stayman and is game-forcing.
Puppet Stayman is a specialized version of regular Stayman that is popularly used in response to a 2NT opening bid. Beginning an auction with 2NT has pluses and minuses.
