The way I learned puppet: 1nt p 3c p // 3d=I have one or more 4 card majors (3nt rebid by opener denies a 5 or 4 card major). I then bid 4d telling pd to bid one because I have both. 3h shows 4 s, 3s shows 4 h. Now if I'm 5-4 or 6-4 I use smolen responses : 1nt p 2c p// 2d p 3M fb 4d if 6-4. Regular stayman is for bust hands,invitational hands, or smolen hands. If pd opens 2nt,then puppet is still on. |