[blml] L27 question

[Alain Gottcheiner]

Herman De Wael a écrit :
> Have we settled on the following:
>
> North opens 2NT (20-21), East passes, and South bids 2Di.
> South tells the table (or just the Director) that he hasn't seen the 
> opening.
> A 2Di opening is Multi: 6-cards in H or S, or strong
> 3H would be transfer : having spades.
>
> The fact that the 3H bid excludes some of the possibilities of the 2Di 
> opening (the hearts and the strong variants) is not a factor in 
> allowing it or not.
>   
Agreed.

> The fact that the 3H bid includes some possibilities (stronger) not 
> present in the 2Di bid (if spades then below an opening) is also not 
> very important.
>
> The fact that the 3H bid promises only 5 spades while the 2Di promised 
> six of them might be enough not to allow the penalty-free correction 
> to 3H.
>
>
>   
Either would be enough.

Even if your Multi didn't promise a 6-card suit (mine doesn't), the bid 
would probably still be diasllowed, since it most probably doesn't 
contain some handsthat are possible in the 3H transfer : yarborough, 
4-card heart suit etc.

Notice that the problem isn't very big, because responder may bid 4H or 
4S, most probably reaching the normal contract, and it is unlikely that 
L23 will come into action.


Best regards

   Alain