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Yellow
Rose Of Texas - In response to partner's Notrump opening bid, the use of
shape-showing bids after a Texas Transfer to investigate the best attainable
slam contract (if possible). Developed by Danny Kleinman, The Yellow Rose
of Texas is an extension to the Texas Transfer, where the convention derives its
name. In either method, the traditional use of the Texas Transfer followed
by responder's 4N is still Blackwood (RKC or 1430).
After partner's
opening 1 or 2 Notrump bid, responder begins the Yellow Rose convention by
making a normal Texas Transfer call - 4D or 4H and Opener accepts,
bidding 4H or 4S.
An extension to Texas is
responder's use
of 4S as a transfer to 4N. The general approach shows
3 cards in Responder's second bid suit (after the transfer suit) and 2
cards in Responder's initial transfer "base" suit. However, if Responder
rebids the same suit, then the doubleton is in the non-bid minor suit (Clubs),
rather than responder's first bid suit.
Notice from color
coding when responder begins with Texas but then bids another suit (except the
prior suit):
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Bid suit |
Responder is showing
a doubleton |
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Transfer suit |
4 cards |
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Remaining suit |
3 cards |
When
Responder rebids the suit after a transfer, responder is showing 3 cards in the
bid suit, 4 cards in the transfer suit, with 3 cards in the remaining suit.
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1N -
4D;
4H - ? |
4S - 4 Hearts,
2 Diamonds,
3 Spades (3=4=2=4)
5C - 4 Spades,
2 Diamonds,
3 Clubs (4=4=2=3)
5D - See below
5H -
2 Diamonds and
3 Hearts (4=3=2=4) |
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1N -
4H;
4S - ? |
5C - 4 Spades,
2 Hearts,
3 Clubs (4=2=4=3)
5D - 4 Spades, 2 Hearts,
3 Diamonds (4=2=3=4)
5H - See below
5S -
3 Spades,
2 Hearts, (3=2=4=4) |
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1N -
4S;
4N - ? |
5C -
2 Spades, 3 Clubs (2=4=4=3)
5D - 2 Spades, 3
Diamonds (2=4=3=4)
5H - 2 Spades, 3
Hearts (2=3=4=4)
5S - See below |
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1N - 4D;
4H - 5D |
5D - 4 Hearts, 2 Clubs,
3 Diamonds (4=4=3=2) |
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1N - 4H;
4S - 5H |
5H - 4 Spades, 2 Clubs,
3 Hearts (4=3=4=2) |
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1N - 4S;
4N - 5S |
5S - 2 Clubs,
3 Spades (3=4=4=2) |
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Special
treatment for 4-3-3-3 hands |
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1N - 4D/H;
4H/S - 5N |
5N - 4 Hearts/Spades
with 4-3-3-3 hand |
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1N - 4S;
4N - 5N |
5N - 4 Diamonds with
4-3-3-3 hand (3=3=4=3) |
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1N - 4D;
4H - 5S |
5N - 4 Clubs with
4-3-3-3 hand (3=3=3=4) |
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