The origin of this conventional method is credited to Mr. Adam Meyerson of Los Angeles, California, United States. The concept was devised as a solution for the requirements of the ACBL in regards to the General Convention Chart, which disallowed the Woolsey conventional method, developed by Mr. Kit Woolsey, and the Robinson conventional method, developed by Mr. Steve Robinson. The Meyerson conventional method serves as an alternative to these two conventional methods and has a few similarities. Source: W
The Meyerson conventional method is employed after an opponent opens the auction with 1 No Trump. The conventional method may be employed against a strong No Trump or against a weak No Trump opening, and may be used in either the direct seat or in the balancing position. As with all defense mechanisms and concepts against the opening of a No Trump by the opponents, the decisive factor is the distribution of the holding combined with the state of the vulnerability.
The following outlines the meanings of these overcalls:
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Shows at least a 4-card Major suit and at least a 4-card suit in a Minor suit. The main feature of the double is that it shows a two-suited holding with at least a total of 9 cards in both suits. Therefore the distribution can be either 5M-4m or 4M-5m plus. |
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Promises at least two 4-card Major suits. |
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Promises generally a 6-card plus Diamond suit. Natural. |
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Promises generally a 6-card plus Heart suit. Natural. |
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Promise generally a 6-card plus Spade suit. Natural |
Bids of 2 No Trump or higher are not addressed and the individual partnership can assign these idle bids any meaning.
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The advancer can bid 2 after the double to request partner to bid the longer suit. The intervenor can pass if Clubs is the longer suit. |
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The advancer can bid 2 to request partner to bid the Major suit. |
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Natural. Generally a minimum of a 5-card Heart suit is required. |
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Natural. Generally a minimum of a 5-card Spade suit is required. |
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Any bid of 2 NT or higher are idle bids and can be assigned any meaning by the partnership. |
If you wish to include this feature, or any other feature, of the game of bridge in your partnership agreement, then please make certain that the concept is understood by both partners. Be aware whether or not the feature is alertable or not and whether an announcement should or must be made. Check with the governing body and/or the bridge district and/or the bridge unit prior to the game to establish the guidelines applied. Please include the particular feature on your convention card in order that your opponents are also aware of this feature during the bidding process, since this information must be made known to them according to the Laws of Duplicate Contract Bridge. We do not always include the procedure regarding Alerts and/or Announcements, since these regulations are changed and revised during time by the governing body. It is our intention only to present the information as concisely and as accurately as possible.
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