Question: Is it ok to bid Stayman in this situation?Vic:
No, East does not have a
Stayman hand.
A typical partnership
agreement is that a Stayman bid should promise a 4-card major & at least 8
points. The East hand above has neither.
Some partners agree on
specific "Garbage Stayman" scenarios in which Responder can make a
Stayman bid with less than 8 points. The East hand above does not meet any
Garbage Stayman scenarios of which I am aware.
By the way, assuming EW are
playing the commonly agreed upon 15-17 point standard, West is too strong to
open 1NT. I would open the West hand 1C.
The following are all
makeable contracts for EW: 4C 3D 1H
2S 3NT
Ain't bridge a great game?
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