[pescetom]

Here is the full hand bid in my current best partnership.

MP

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And yes we are down on the spades lead

[fred]

I've been doing something like this over 1NT-(3H) for 20+ years...

- DBL is 4 or 5 spades GF. Opener bids 3S with 3, 3NT with 2, and at the 4-level with 4+.
- 3S is sort of like a negative DBL without spades (and likely without a stopper)
- 3NT suggests a stopper
- 4m is natural and forcing
- 4H is Texas (either to play in 4S or strong slam interest)
- 4S is natural with mild slam interest

(Not recommended except for strong players in a serious partnership)

[Cyberyeti]

Wot no Lightner double ?

[mikeh]

bluenikki, on 2026-July-21, 13:50, said:

4♣ is undefined?

No, 4C is 5=5 majors

[paulg]

mikeh, on 2026-July-21, 09:29, said:

I've been playing this for a few years now:

Over 3C:

X takeout
3D 5+ hearts, invite+
3H 5+ spades, invite+
3S 5+ diamonds, gf
4D/4H texas

Over 3D:

X takeout
3H 5+ spades, invite+
3S 5+ hearts, gf
No texas, 4D is pick a major

I play the same at the three-level but our four-level bids are different: for a start, Texas has never been popular in the UK, so we just use our Leaping Michaels methods

Over 3♣:

4♣ - diamonds and a major
4♦ - both majors
4M to play

Over 3♦:

4♣ - clubs and a major
4♦ - both majors
4M to play

Over 3♥:

4♣ - clubs and spades
4♦ - diamonds and spades
4♥ - good 4♠ bid
4♠ - to play

Over 3♠:

4♣ - clubs and hearts
4♦ - diamonds and hearts
4♥ - to play
4♠ - minors, stronger than 4NT