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Responding to the Feature Ask


Responding to the Feature Ask

After a preempt, 2NT is most commonly treated as a "Feature Ask". This is a poorly named treatment. Preempts are wide ranging and it's much more important for partner to know whether you have a good preempt or a bad preempt rather than what specific honor outside of your suit you hold. 

When responding to 2NT, think first, "do I like my preempt?" If yes, then show some feature. If you don't have an outside honor (never show shortness), then you can bid 3NT or, rarely, 4-of-your suit in order to convey that you are accepting partner's invitational bid. 

By the end of this quiz, you'll see why this treatment is so handy. Hopefully, you'll also be better at evaluating how good your preempts are. 

You are South. None Vul. 

  West    North    East    South  
       2♠
 Pass  2NT  Pass  ?

What is your call after partner uses 2NT as a Feature Ask?

♠ 32  
♥ K87432  
♦ K82  
♣ 93
 

Choose One:

Pass

3♠

3♠

Other

You are South. Vul against not. 

  West    North    East    South  
     Pass  2♠
 Pass  2NT  Pass  ?

What is your call after partner uses 2NT as a Feature Ask?

♠ 32  
♥ KJ9432  
♦ K82  
♣ 93
 

Choose One:

Pass

3♠

3♠

Other

You are South. Not vul against vul. 

  West    North    East    South  
       2♠
 Pass  2NT  Pass  ?

What is your call after partner uses 2NT as a Feature Ask?

♠ 32  
♥ AKJ1093  
♦ 982  
♣ 93
 

Choose One:

Pass

3♠

3♠

Other

You are South. None Vul. 

  West    North    East    South  
     Pass  2♠
 Pass  2NT  Pass  ?

What is your call after partner uses 2NT as a Feature Ask?

♠ 32  
♥ KQJ432  
♦ K82  
♣ 93
 

Choose One:

Pass

3♠

3♠

Other

You are South. None Vul. 

  West    North    East    South  
       2♠
 Pass  2NT  Pass  ?

♠ 432  
♥ KQJ987  
♦ QJ2  
♣ 4
 

What is your call?

Choose One:

Pass

3♠

3♠

3♠

Other

You are South. Both vul

  West    North    East    South  
       2♠
 Pass  2NT  Pass  ?

 

♠ A32  
♥ 32  
♦ QJ10983  
♣ 43
 

 

Choose One:

Pass

3♠

3♠

Other