[gwnn]

1N-(2D*)-4H

2D* showed an unspecified major
would you say it's different if 2♦ is just diamonds?

edit after seeing jdonn's post. Basic situation: your partner and you, who play Texas without interference, are trying to decide upon your system.

[jdonn]

We play texas transfers with no interference, right?

I play they remain on through interference 3♣ or lower. That includes 2♦.

[aguahombre]

yep, texas. Interference up to, and including 3C does not cause any problems for texas.

[quiddity]

I can see a couple of advantages for Texas. It's handy when you want to set trumps and keycard, and it's generally good to put the overcaller on lead.

[Jlall]

texas if the other option is to play it as natural but I'd def play SA here... are you really bidding 4C gerber over interference very often?

[gszeszycki]

most play a principle that when BOTH transfers are available then we use them for transfers here both 4d and 4h are available for transfer thus 4h is a transfer to spades when using texas

[aguahombre]

Jlall, on May 10 2010, 06:08 PM, said:

texas if the other option is to play it as natural but I'd def play SA here... are you really bidding 4C gerber over interference very often?

Maybe not Gerber but 5-5 in majors, accomplishing the xfer effect at the same time? SA Texas didn't occur to me, but any use of 4C after the 2D bid seems to give the opps more tools.

[Vampyr]

aguahombre, on May 15 2010, 05:59 AM, said:

Jlall, on May 10 2010, 06:08 PM, said:

texas if the other option is to play it as natural but I'd def play SA here... are you really bidding 4C gerber over interference very often?

Maybe not Gerber but 5-5 in majors, accomplishing the xfer effect at the same time? SA Texas didn't occur to me, but any use of 4C after the 2D bid seems to give the opps more tools.

It seems to me that if 2♦ shows a major suit, 4♣ could usefully be defined as a Roman jump.

gszeszycki, you meant to say that when both transfers are available and they are both jumps, right?

[aguahombre]

Would a Roman jump get to us play in their major? Don't know how they are defined.

[gnasher]

Having a way to show 5-5 in the majors seems not very useful. Supposing that we held that hand, would we really want to both put the overcaller on lead and tell him that he could start by giving his partner a ruff?

If you're looking for ways to fatten your system file, you might consider
4♣ = clubs + a major
4♦ = one major
4M = that major + diamonds

which is also what I recommend over a Multi 2♦ opening.

[lycier]

Max Hardy said that while opponents have some interference to overcall,it can't affect Texas transfer to be played by responder im allgemeinen,so it is known to all that 4H display texas transfer to 4S.