After bidding 1♣ |
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| | 1♥ | | | | | | | | MIN (13-15) or MID (16-18) | 4 ♥ |
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| | | 1♠ | | | | | | | 6+ | 4+♠ | 0-3 ♥ |
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| | | | 1NT | | | | | | MIN (13-15) | 0-3 ♠ |
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| | | | | 2♣ | | | | | WK (6-10) | 4+♣ | Unbalanced | Opener must pass
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| | | | | 2♦ | | | | | WK (6-10) | Usually 6+♦ | Opener must pass
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| | | | | 2♠ | | | | | 13+ | 4 ♠ | Game forcing
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| | | | | 2NT | | | | | INV (11-12) |
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| | | | | | 3NT | | | | 14-15 | Top of range for earlier 1N bid
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| | | | | 3♣ | | | | | INV (11-12) | 4+♣ |
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| | | | | 3♦ | | | | | INV (11-12) | 6+♦ |
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| | | | | 3NT | | | | | GF (13-16) |
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| | | | | 4NT | | | | | 17-19 | Quantitative | Natural invite to 6NT. Non-forcing.
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| | | | 2♣ | | | | | | MIN (13-15) | Usually 6+♣ | 0-3 ♠ | Unbalanced
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| | | | | 2♦ | | | | | WK (6-10) | 6+ good ♦ |
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| | | | | 2♠ | | | | | 13+ | 4 ♠ | Game forcing
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| | | | | 2NT | | | | | INV (11-12) |
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| | | | | | 3♣ | | | | 12-13 | 6+♣ |
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| | | | | | 3NT | | | | 14-15 and/or strong ♣ suit
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| | | | | 3♣ | | | | | INV (11-12) | 4+♣
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| | | | | 3♦ | | | | | INV (11-12) | 6+♦ | Final game contract (if any) is usually 3NT, but may be 5♦ if opener is also unbalanced.
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| | | | | 3NT | | | | | GF (13-16) |
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| | | | 2♦ | | | | | | MIN (13-15) | 4 ♦ | 0-3 ♠ |
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| | | | | 2♠ | | | | | 13+ | 4 ♠ | Game forcing
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| | | | | 2NT | | | | | INV (11-12) |
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| | | | | | 3♣ | | | | 12-13 | 6+♣ |
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| | | | | | 3NT | | | | 14-15 | Top of range for earlier 2♦ bid
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| | | | | 3♣ | | | | | INV (11-12) | 4♣ |
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| | | | | 3♦ | | | | | INV (11-12) | 5+♦ |
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| | | | | 3NT | | | | | GF (13-16) |
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| | | | 2♥ | | | | | | 13-18 | 6+♣ | 5+♥ | Longer ♣ than ♥
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| | | | | 3♣ | | | | | WK (6-10) | 2+♣ | 0-2 ♥ |
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| | | | | 3♥ | | | | | WK (6-10) | 3 ♥ |
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| | | | | 3NT | | | | | To play | 0-2 ♥ |
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| | | | | 4♥ | | | | | To play | 3 ♥ |
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| | | | 2♠ | | | | | | MIN (13-15) | 4 ♠ |
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| | | | | 2NT | | | | | INV (11-12) | 4 ♠ | Inviting 3N or 4♠. Non-forcing.
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| | | | | 3♣ | | | | | INV (11-12) | Game try bid. Forcing to 3♠.
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| | | | | 3♦ | | | | | INV (11-12) | Game try bid. Forcing to 3♠.
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| | | | | 3♥ | | | | | INV (11-12) | Game try bid. Forcing to 3♠.
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| | | | | 3♠ | | | | | INV (11-12) | Invites 4♠. Non-forcing.
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| | | | | 3NT | | | | | GF (13-16) | 4 ♠ | Choice of 3N or 4♠. Non-forcing.
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| | | | | | 4♠ | | | | Preference to ♠
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| | | | | 4♠ | | | | | GF (13-16) | 4 ♠ |
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| | | | 2NT | | | | | | MID (16-18) | 5+♣ | 4 ♥ | 0-3 ♠ | Usually 5-4-2-2 or 5-4-3-1 distribution.
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| | | | 3♣ | | | | | | MID (16-18) | 6+♣ | 0-3 ♠ |
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| | | | 3♦ | | | | | | MID (16-18) | 4 ♦ | 0-3 ♠ |
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| | | | 3♠ | | | | | | MID (16-18) | 4 ♠ |
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| | | | | 4♣ | | | | | Control showing cuebid. Slam interest. Subsequent non-spade bids
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| | | | | 4♦ | | | | | Control showing cuebid. Slam interest. Subsequent non- spade bids
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| | | | | 4♥ | | | | | Control showing cuebid. Slam interest. Subsequent non- spade bids
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| | | | | 4♠ | | | | | 8-12 | 4 ♠ | No slam interest
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| | | | | 4NT | | | | | Blackwood (♠)
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| | | | 3NT | | | | | | ~16-17 hcp | Often 4♥ + 6+ solid ♣ | Expects to run 9 tricks
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| | | | 4♠ | | | | | | MAX (19-21) | 4 ♠ |
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| | | | | 4NT | | | | | Blackwood (♠)
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| | | 1NT | | | | | | | WK (6-10) | No 4 card major
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| | | | 2♣ | | | | | | MIN (13-15) | 5+♣ |
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| | | | 2♦ | | | | | | MIN (13-15) | 3-4 ♦ | Often 0-4-4-5 or 1-4-3-5
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| | | | 2♥ | | | | | | 13-18 | 6+♣ | 5+♥ | Longer ♣ than ♥
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| | | | | 3♣ | | | | | 2+♣ | 0-2 ♥ |
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| | | | | 3♥ | | | | | 3 ♥ |
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| | | | | 4♥ | | | | | 3 ♥ |
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| | | | 2NT | | | | | | MID (16-18) |
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| | | | 3♣ | | | | | | MID (16-18) | 6+♣ |
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| | | | 3♦ | | | | | | MID (16-18) | 3-4 ♦ | Often 0-4-4-5 or 1-4-3-5
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| | | | 3NT | | | | | | ~16-17 hcp | Often 4♥ + 6+ solid ♣ | Expects to run 9 tricks
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| | | 2♣ | | | | | | | WK (6-10) | 4+♣ | No 4 card major
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| | | | 2♦ | | | | | | MID (16-18) | 3-4 ♦ | Often 1-4-3-5 or 0-4-4-5
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| | | | 2♠ | | | | | | MID (16-18) | 3-4 ♠ | Often 3-4-1-5, 4-4-1-4 or 3-4-0-5
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| | | | 2NT | | | | | | MID (16-18) | ♠ stopper |
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| | | | 3♣ | | | | | | MID (16-18) | 5+♣ | Suggests no ♠ stopper
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| | | | 3NT | | | | | | MAX (19-21) or expects 9 tricks
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| | | 2♦ | | | | | | | WK (6-10) | 6+♦ | No 4 card major
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| | | | 2NT | | | | | | MID (16-18) | ♠ stopper | Often 4-4-1-4 or 3-4-1-5
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| | | | 3♦ | | | | | | MID (16-18) | 3-4 ♦ | Suggests no ♠ stopper
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| | | | 3NT | | | | | | MAX (19-21) | ♠ stopper |
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| | | 2♥ | | | | | | | WK (6-10) | 4 ♥ |
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| | | | 2♠ | | | | | | MID (16-18) | Game try bid
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| | | | | 3♣ | | | | | Counter-try. Can�t accept game try in spades, but has a good club holding and game interest.
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| | | | | 3♦ | | | | | Counter-try. Can�t accept game try in clubs, but has a strong diamond holding and game interest.
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| | | | | 3♥ | | | | | 6-8 | Rejecting invite
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| | | | | 3NT | | | | | 8-10 | Accepting invite. Balanced, notrump-oriented hand. Choice of 3N or 4♥.
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| | | | | 4♥ | | | | | 8-10 | Accepting invite
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| | | | 2NT | | | | | | MID (16-18) | ♠ stopper | Often 2-4-2-5. Non-forcing.
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| | | | | 3♥ | | | | | 6-8 | Rejecting invite. Suit-oriented hand.
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| | | | | 3NT | | | | | 8-10 | Accepting invite. Notrump-oriented hand.
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| | | | | 4♥ | | | | | 8-10 | Accepting invite. Suit-oriented hand.
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| | | | 3♣ | | | | | | MID (16-18) | Game try bid
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| | | | | 3♦ | | | | | Counter-try. Can�t accept game try in clubs, but has a strong diamond holding and game interest.
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| | | | | 3♥ | | | | | 6-8 | Rejecting invite
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| | | | | 3NT | | | | | 8-10 | Accepting invite. Balanced, notrump-oriented hand with strong spade holding. Choice of 3N or 4♥.
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| | | | | 4♥ | | | | | 8-10 | Accepting invite
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| | | | 3♦ | | | | | | MID (16-18) | Game try bid
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| | | | | 3♥ | | | | | 6-8 | Rejecting invite
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| | | | | 3NT | | | | | 8-10 | Accepting invite. Balanced, notrump oriented hand with strong spade holding. Choice of 3N or 4♥.
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| | | | | 4♥ | | | | | 8-10 | Accepting invite
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| | | | 3♥ | | | | | | MID (16-18) | Invitational to 4♥
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| | | | | 4♥ | | | | | 8-10 | Accepting invite
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| | | | 3♠ | | | | | | MAX (19-21) | 0-1 ♠ | Splinter Bid | Slam interest
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| | | | 3NT | | | | | | MAX (19-21) | Notrump-oriented hand. Choice of 3N or 4♥.
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| | | | | 4♥ | | | | | Preference to 4♥
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| | | | 4♦ | | | | | | MAX (19-21) | 0-1 ♦ | Splinter Bid | Slam interest
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| | | | 4♥ | | | | | | MAX (19-21) | No slam interest
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| | | | 4NT | | | | | | Blackwood (♥)
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| | | 2♠ | | | | | | | 13+ | 0-3 ♠ | Usually 0-3 ♥ | 4th Suit Forcing | Artificial game force
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| | | | 2NT | | | | | | ♠ stopper
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| | | | | 3♣ | | | | | 17+ | 4-5 ♣ | Slam interest
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| | | | | 3NT | | | | | To play | No slam interest
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| | | | | 4NT | | | | | 17-19 | Quantitative | Balanced invite to 6N. Non-forcing.
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| | | | 3♣ | | | | | | 5+♣ | Suggests no ♠ stopper
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| | | | | 4♣ | | | | | 17+ | 4-5 ♣ | Slam interest
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| | | | 3♦ | | | | | | 3-4 ♦ |
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| | | | | 4♣ | | | | | 17+ | 4-5 ♣ | Slam interest
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| | | | 3NT | | | | | | MID (16-18) | ♠ stopper
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| | | | | 4♣ | | | | | 17+ | 4-5 ♣ | Slam interest
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| | | | | 4NT | | | | | Quantitative. Invite to 6N. Non-forcing.
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| | | 2NT | | | | | | | INV (11-12) | No 4 card major
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| | | | 3♣ | | | | | | 12-13 | 6+♣ | Rejecting invite
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| | | | 3♦ | | | | | | 12-13 | 4 ♦ | Rejecting invite
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| | | | 3NT | | | | | | 14-18 | No slam interest
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| | | | 4NT | | | | | | MAX (19-21) | Quantitative | Balanced invite to 6N. Non-forcing.
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| | | 3♣ | | | | | | | INV (11-12) | 4+♣ | No 4 card major
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| | | | 3NT | | | | | | 14-18 | ♠ stopper | No slam interest
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| | | 3♦ | | | | | | | INV (11-12) | 6+♦ | No 4 card major
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| | | | 3NT | | | | | | 14-18 | ♠ stopper | No slam interest
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| | | 3♥ | | | | | | | INV (11-12) | 4 ♥ |
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| | | | 3♠ | | | | | | Control showing cuebid. Slam interest. Subsequent non-heart bids
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| | | | 4♣ | | | | | | Control showing cuebid. Slam interest, denies ♠ control. Subsequent non-heart bids
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| | | | 4♦ | | | | | | Control showing cuebid. Slam interest, denies ♠ or ♣ control. Subsequent non-heart bids
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| | | | 4♥ | | | | | | 14-18 | 4 ♥ | No slam interest
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| | | | 4NT | | | | | | Blackwood (♥)
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| | | 3♠ | | | | | | | 13+ | 4 ♥ | 0-1 ♠ | Splinter Bid |
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| | | | 3NT | | | | | | Balanced or semi-balanced with strong spade holding (i.e. KJxx or QJTx) and notrump-oriented values.
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| | | | 4♣ | | | | | | Control showing cuebid. Subsequent non-heart bids
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| | | | 4♦ | | | | | | Control showing cuebid. Denies ♣ control. Subsequent non-heart bids
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| | | | 4♥ | | | | | | Not willing to cooperate for slam. Suggests wasted spade values.
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| | | | 4NT | | | | | | Blackwood (♥)
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| | | 3NT | | | | | | | GF (13-16) | No 4 card major
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| | | 4♥ | | | | | | | GF (13-16) | 4 ♥ |
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| | | 4NT | | | | | | | Blackwood
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| | 1♠ | | | | | | | | MIN (13-15) or MID (16-18) | 4 ♠ |
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| | | 1NT | | | | | | | WK (6-10) | 0-3 ♠ |
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| | | | 2♣ | | | | | | MIN (13-15) | 6+♣ |
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| | | | 2♦ | | | | | | MIN (13-15) | 4 ♦ |
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| | | | 2♠ | | | | | | 13-18 | 6+♣ | 5+♠ | Longer ♣ than ♠
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| | | | 2NT | | | | | | MID (16-18) |
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| | | | 3♣ | | | | | | MID (16-18) | 6+♣ |
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| | | | 3♦ | | | | | | MID (16-18) | 4 ♦ |
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| | | | 3NT | | | | | | ~16-17 hcp | Often 4♠ + 6 strong ♣ | Expects to run 9 tricks
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| | | 2♣ | | | | | | | WK (6-10) | 4+♣ | 0-3 ♠ |
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| | | | 2♦ | | | | | | MID (16-18) | 3-4 ♦ | Often 4-1-3-5 or 4-0-4-5
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| | | | 2♥ | | | | | | MID (16-18) | 3 ♥ | Often 4-3-1-5
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| | | | 2NT | | | | | | MID (16-18) | ♥ stopper |
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| | | | 3♣ | | | | | | MID (16-18) | 5+♣ | Suggests no ♥ stopper
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| | | | 3NT | | | | | | ~16-17 hcp | Often 4♠ + 6 strong ♣ | Expects to run 9 tricks
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| | | 2♦ | | | | | | | WK (6-10) | 6+♦ |
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| | | | 3NT | | | | | | ~16-17 hcp | Often 4♠ + 6+ solid ♣ | Expects to run 9 tricks
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| | | 2♥ | | | | | | | 13+ | 0-4 ♥ | 4th Suit Forcing | Artificial game force
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| | | | 2NT | | | | | | MIN (13-15) or MAX (19-21) | ♥ stopper
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| | | | | 3♣ | | | | | 17+ | 4-5 ♣ | Slam interest
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| | | | | 3NT | | | | | GF (13-16) |
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| | | | 3♣ | | | | | | 5+♣ | Suggests no ♠ stopper
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| | | | | 4♣ | | | | | 17+ | 4-5 ♣ | Slam interest
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| | | | 3♦ | | | | | | 3-4 ♦ |
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| | | | | 4♦ | | | | | 17+ | 4-5 ♦ | Slam interest
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| | | | 3NT | | | | | | MID (16-18) | ♥ stopper
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| | | 2♠ | | | | | | | WEAK (6-10) | 4 ♠ |
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| | | | 2NT | | | | | | MID (16-18) | Often 4-2-2-5 distribution likely. Invites 3N or 4♠. Non-forcing.
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| | | | | 3♠ | | | | | 6-8 | Rejecting invite. Suit-oriented hand.
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| | | | | 3NT | | | | | 8-10 | Accepting invite. Notrump-oriented hand.
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| | | | | 4♠ | | | | | 8-10 | Accepting invite. Suit-oriented hand.
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| | | | 3♣ | | | | | | MID (16-18) | Game try bid
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| | | | | 3♦ | | | | | Counter-try. Can�t accept game try in clubs, but has a strong diamond holding and game interest.
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| | | | | 3♥ | | | | | Counter-try. Can�t accept game try in clubs, but has a strong heart holding and game interest.
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| | | | | 3♠ | | | | | 6-8 | Rejecting invite
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| | | | | 3NT | | | | | 8-10 | Accepting invite. Balanced, notrump-oriented hand with strong heart holding. Choice of 3N or 4♠.
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| | | | | 4♠ | | | | | 8-10 | Accepting invite
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| | | | 3♦ | | | | | | MID (16-18) | Game try bid
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| | | | | 3♥ | | | | | Counter-try. Can�t accept game try in diamonds, but has a strong heart holding and game interest.
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| | | | | 3♠ | | | | | 6-8 | Rejecting invite
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| | | | | 3NT | | | | | 8-10 | Accepting invite. Balanced, notrump-oriented hand with strong heart holding. Choice of 3N or 4♠.
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| | | | | | 4♠ | | | | Preference to ♠
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| | | | | 4♠ | | | | | 8-10 | Accepting invite
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| | | | 3♥ | | | | | | MID (16-18) | Game try bid
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| | | | | 3♠ | | | | | 6-8 | Rejecting invite
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| | | | | 3NT | | | | | 8-10 | Accepting invite. Balanced, notrump-oriented hand. Choice of 3N or 4♠.
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| | | | | 4♠ | | | | | 8-10 | Accepting invite
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| | | | 3♠ | | | | | | MID (16-18) | Invitational to 4♠
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| | | | | Pass | | | | | 16-8 | Rejecting invite
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| | | | | 4♠ | | | | | 8-10 | Accepting invite
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| | | | 3NT | | | | | | Notrump-oriented hand. Choice of 3N or 4♠.
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| | | | | 4♠ | | | | | Preference to 4♠
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| | | | 4♦ | | | | | | MAX (19-21) | 0-1 ♦ | Splinter Bid | Slam interest
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| | | | 4♥ | | | | | | MAX (19-21) | 0-1 ♥ | Splinter Bid | Slam interest
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| | | | 4♠ | | | | | | MAX (19-21) | No slam interest
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| | | | 4NT | | | | | | Blackwood (♠)
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| | | 2NT | | | | | | | INV (11-12) | 0-3 ♠ |
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| | | | 3♣ | | | | | | 12-13 | 6+♣ | Rejecting invite
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| | | | 3♦ | | | | | | 12-13 | 4 ♦ | Rejecting invite
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| | | | 3NT | | | | | | 14-18 | No slam interest
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| | | | 4NT | | | | | | MAX (19-21) | Quantitative | Balanced invite to 6N. Non-forcing.
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| | | 3♣ | | | | | | | INV (11-12) | 4+♣ | 0-3 ♠ |
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| | | | 3NT | | | | | | 14-18 | ♥ stopper | No slam interest
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| | | 3♦ | | | | | | | INV (11-12) | 6+♦ | 0-3 ♠ |
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| | | | 3NT | | | | | | 14-18 | ♥ stopper | No slam interest
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| | | 3♠ | | | | | | | INV (11-12) | 4 ♠ |
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| | | | 4♣ | | | | | | Control showing cuebid. Slam interest. Subsequent non-spade bids
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| | | | 4♦ | | | | | | Control showing cuebid. Slam interest. Denies ♣ control. Subsequent non-spade bids
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| | | | 4♥ | | | | | | Control showing cuebid. Slam interest. Denies ♣ or ♦ control. Subsequent non-spade bids
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| | | | 4♠ | | | | | | 14-18 | 4 ♠ | No slam interest
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| | | | 4NT | | | | | | Blackwood (♠)
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| | | 3NT | | | | | | | GF (13-16) | 0-3 ♠ |
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| | | 4♥ | | | | | | | 13+ | 4 ♠ | 0-1 ♥ | Splinter Bid |.
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| | | | 4♠ | | | | | | Not willing to cooperate for slam. Suggests wasted heart values.
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| | | | 4NT | | | | | | Blackwood (♠)
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| | | 4♠ | | | | | | | GF (13-16) | 4 ♠ |
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| | | 4NT | | | | | | | Blackwood
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| | 1NT | | | | | | | | MIN (13-15) | No 4 card major
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| | | 2♣ | | | | | | | WK (6-10) | 4+♣ | Opener must pass
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| | | 2♥ | | | | | | | 13+ | 5+♦ | 4+♥ | Longer ♦ than ♥
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| | | 2♠ | | | | | | | 13+ | 5+♦ | 4+♠ | Longer ♦ than ♠
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| | | 2NT | | | | | | | INV (11-12) | May have a 4 card major
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| | | 3♣ | | | | | | | INV (11-12) | 4+♣ | May have a 4 card major
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| | | 3♦ | | | | | | | INV (11-12) | 6+♦ | May have a 4 card major
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| | | 3NT | | | | | | | GF (13-16) | May have a 4 card major
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| | | 4NT | | | | | | | 17-19 | Quantitative | Natural invite to 6N. Non-forcing.
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| | 2♣ | | | | | | | | MIN (13-15) | 6+♣ |
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| | | 2♦ | | | | | | | WK (6-10) | 6+ strong ♦ | Opener is expected to pass
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| | | 2♥ | | | | | | | 13+ | 5+♦ | 4+♥ | Longer ♦ than ♥
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| | | 2♠ | | | | | | | 13+ | 5+♦ | 4+♠ | Longer ♦ than ♠
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| | | 2NT | | | | | | | INV (11-12) | May have a 4 card major
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| | | | 3♣ | | | | | | 12-13 | 6+♣ | Rejecting invite
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| | | | 3NT | | | | | | 14-15 | Accepting invite
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| | | 3♣ | | | | | | | INV (11-12) | 3+♣ |
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| | | | 3♥ | | | | | | 14-15 | ♥ stopper | no ♠ stopper |
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| | | | 3♠ | | | | | | 14-15 | ♠ stopper | no ♥ stopper |
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| | | | 3NT | | | | | | 14-15 | ♥ + ♠ stoppers |
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| | | 3♦ | | | | | | | INV (11-12) | 6+♦ |
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| | | | 3♥ | | | | | | 14-15 | ♥ stopper | no ♠ stopper |
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| | | | 3♠ | | | | | | 14-15 | ♠ stopper | no ♥ stopper |
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| | | | 3NT | | | | | | 14-15 | ♥ + ♠ stoppers |
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| | | 3NT | | | | | | | GF (13-16) | ♥ + ♠ stoppers |
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| | 2♦ | | | | | | | | MIN (13-15)| 4 ♦ | No 4 card major
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| | | 2♥ | | | | | | | 11+ | ♥ values | Suggests no ♠ stopper | Usually a try for 3NT
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| | | | 2NT | | | | | | 12-13 | ♠ stopper |
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| | | | 3♣ | | | | | | 12-13 | 5+♣ | Implies no ♠ stopper
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| | | | 3♦ | | | | | | 12-13 | 4 ♦ | 5 ♣ | Implies no ♠ stopper
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| | | | 3♥ | | | | | | 14-15 | 3 ♥ | Usually 1-3-4-5 distribution.
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| | | | 3NT | | | | | | 14-15 | ♠ stopper |
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| | | 2♠ | | | | | | | 11+ | ♠ values | Suggests no ♥ stopper | Usually a try for 3NT
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| | | | 2NT | | | | | | 12-13 | ♥ stopper |
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| | | | 3♣ | | | | | | 12-13 | 5+♣ | Implies no ♥ stopper
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| | | | 3♦ | | | | | | 12-13 | 4 ♦ | 5 ♣ | Implies no ♥ stopper
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| | | | 3♠ | | | | | | 14-15 | 3 ♠ | Usually 3-1-4-5 distribution.
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| | | | 3NT | | | | | | 14-15 | ♥ stopper |
|
| | | 2NT | | | | | | | INV (11-12) | Stoppers in both majors
|
| | | | 3♣ | | | | | | 12-13 | 5-6 ♣ | Rejecting invite
|
| | | | 3♦ | | | | | | 12-13 | 4 ♦ | Rejecting invite
|
| | | | 3NT | | | | | | 14-15 | Accepting invite
|
| | | 3♦ | | | | | | | INV (11-12) | 5+ ♦ |
|
| | | 3♥ | | | | | | | 17 + | 5+ ♦ | 0-1 ♥ | Splinter Bid | Slam interest
|
| | | 3♠ | | | | | | | 17 + | 5+ ♦ | 0-1 ♠ | Splinter Bid | Slam interest
|
| | | 3NT | | | | | | | GF (13-16) | ♥ + ♠ stoppers |
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| | 2♥ | | | | | | | | MAX (19-21) | Strong Jump Shift
|
| | 2♠ | | | | | | | | MAX (19-21) | Strong Jump Shift
|
| | 2NT | | | | | | | | 18-19 HCP | Balanced | May have a 4 card major
|
| | | 3♣ | | | | | | | 5-6 | 5+♣
|
| | | 3♦ | | | | | | | 7+ | 6+♦ | No 4 card major
|
| | | 3♥ | | | | | | | 7+ | 4♥
|
| | | 3♠ | | | | | | | 7+ | 4♠
|
| | | 3NT | | | | | | | 7+ | Balanced | No slam interest
|
| | 3♣ | | | | | | | | MID (16-18) | 6+♣ | No 4 card major
|
| | | 3♥ | | | | | | | 8+ | Values in ♥ | Suggests no ♠ stopper
|
| | | 3♠ | | | | | | | 8+ | Values in ♠ | Suggests no ♥ stopper
|
| | | 3NT | | | | | | | 8+ | ♥ + ♠ stoppers |
|
| | 3♦ | | | | | | | | MID (16-18) | 4 ♦ | No 4 card major
|
| | | 3♥ | | | | | | | 8+ | Values in ♥ | Suggests no ♠ stopper
|
| | | 3♠ | | | | | | | 8+ | Values in ♠ | Suggests no ♥ stopper
|
| | | 3NT | | | | | | | 8+ | ♥ + ♠ stoppers |
|
| | 3♥ | | | | | | | | MAX (19-21) | 4-5 ♦ | 0-1 ♥ | Splinter Raise | Subsequent non-diamond bids
|
| | | 3NT | | | | | | | Natural with strong ♥ holding.
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| | 3♠ | | | | | | | | MAX (19-21) | 4-5 ♦ | 0-1 ♠ | Splinter Raise | Subsequent non-diamond bids
|
| | | 3NT | | | | | | | Natural with strong ♠ holding.
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| | 3NT | | | | | | | | MAX (19-21) or expects to have 9 winners. No 4 card major
|
|
1♥ |
| | | | | | | | 6+ | 4+ ♥ | Can bypass a 4 card ♦ suit if weak.
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| | 1♠ | | | | | | | | MIN (13-15) or MID (16-18) | 4 ♠ | 0-3 ♥ |
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| | | 1NT | | | | | | | WK (6-10) | 1-3 ♠ |
|
| | | | 2♣ | | | | | | MIN (13-15) |
|
| | | | 2♦ | | | | | | MID (16-18) | 4 ♦ | Often 4-1-4-5. Non-forcing.
|
| | | | | 2♠ | | | | | 6-8 | 3 ♠ |
|
| | | | | 2NT | | | | | 6-8 |
|
| | | | | 3♣ | | | | | 6-8 | 3-4 ♣ |
|
| | | | | 3♦ | | | | | 8-10 | 4 ♦|
|
| | | | | 3NT | | | | | 8-10 |
|
| | | | 2♠ | | | | | | 13-18 | 6+♣ | 5+♠ | Longer ♣ than ♠
|
| | | | 2NT | | | | | | MID (16-18) |
|
| | | | 3♣ | | | | | | MID (16-18) | 6+♣ |
|
| | | | 3NT | | | | | | ~16-17 hcp | Often 4♠ + 6 strong ♣ | Expects to run 9 tricks
|
| | | 2♣ | | | | | | | WK (6-10) | 5-6 ♣ | 0-3 ♠ |
|
| | | | 2♠ | | | | | | 13-18 | 6+♣ | 5+♠ | Longer ♣ than ♠
|
| | | | 2NT | | | | | | MID (16-18) |
|
| | | | 3♣ | | | | | | MID (16-18) | 5+♣ | Suggests no ♦ stopper
|
| | | | 3NT | | | | | | ~16-17 hcp | Often 4♠ + 6 strong ♣ | Expects to run 9 tricks
|
| | | 2♦ | | | | | | | 4th Suit Forcing | 13+ | Artificial game force
|
| | | | 2♥ | | | | | | 3♥ | any strength
|
| | | | 2♠ | | | | | | 4 strong ♠ | No ♦ stopper | 0-2 ♥
|
| | | | 2NT | | | | | | ♦ stopper | 0-2♥ |
|
| | | | 3♣ | | | | | | Natural | Extra ♣ length OR no ♦ stopper | 0-2♥
|
| | | | 3♥ | | | | | | 3♥ | 5-4-3-1 shape
|
| | | | 3NT | | | | | | ♦ stopper | 0-2♥ |
|
| | | 2♥ | | | | | | | WK (6-10) | 6+♥ |
|
| | | | 2NT | | | | | | MID (16-18) | ♦ stopper | Often 4-1-3-5
|
| | | | | 3♣ | | | | | 6-8 | 3-4 ♣ | Rejecting invite
|
| | | | | 3NT | | | | | 8-10 | Accepting invite
|
| | | | 3♣ | | | | | | MID (16-18) | 6+♣ |
|
| | | | 3♥ | | | | | | MID (16-18) | 2-3 ♥ |
|
| | | | 3NT | | | | | | ~16-17 hcp | Often 4♠ + 6 strong ♣ | ♦ stopper | Expects to run 9 tricks
|
| | | | 4♥ | | | | | | ~16-17 hcp | 2-3 ♥ | Often 4-3-1-5
|
| | | 2♠ | | | | | | | WK (6-10) | 4 ♠ |
|
| | | | 3♣ | | | | | | MID (16-18) | 4-5 ♣ | Game try bid
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| | | | | 3♦ | | | | | Counter-try. Can�t accept game try in clubs, but has a good diamond holding and game interest.
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| | | | | 3♥ | | | | | Counter-try. Can�t accept game try in clubs, but has a strong heart holding and game interest.
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| | | | | 3♠ | | | | | 6-8 | Rejecting invite
|
| | | | | 4♠ | | | | | 8-10 | Accepting invite
|
| | | | 3♦ | | | | | | MID (16-18) | Game try bid
|
| | | | | 3♥ | | | | | Counter-try. Can�t accept game try in diamonds, but has a strong heart holding and game interest.
|
| | | | | 3♠ | | | | | 6-8 | Rejecting invite
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| | | | | 4♠ | | | | | 8-10 | Accepting invite
|
| | | | 3♠ | | | | | | MID (16-18) | Invitational to 4♠
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| | | | | 4♠ | | | | | 8-10 | Accepting invite
|
| | | | 4♠ | | | | | | ~16-17 hcp | Often 4♠ + 6 strong ♣ |
|
| | | | 4NT | | | | | | Blackwood (♠)
|
| | | 2NT | | | | | | | INV (11-12) | 0-3 ♠ | May have 5 ♥
|
| | | | 3♣ | | | | | | 12-13 | 5+♣ | Rejecting invite
|
| | | | 3♥ | | | | | | 14-18 | 3 ♥ | Choice of 3NT or 4♥
|
| | | | | 3NT | | | | | 4 card ♥ suit |
|
| | | | | 4♥ | | | | | 5 card ♥ suit |
|
| | | | 3NT | | | | | | 14-18 | 0-2 ♥ | Accepting invite
|
| | | 3♣ | | | | | | | INV (11-12) | 4+♣ | 0-3 ♠ |
|
| | | | 3♥ | | | | | | 14-18 | 3 ♥ | Accepting invite, choice of games.
|
| | | | | 3NT | | | | | 4 card ♥ suit | ♦ stopper |
|
| | | | | 4♥ | | | | | 4-5 ♥ |
|
| | | | 3NT | | | | | | 14-18 | 0-2 ♥ | Suggests ♦ stopper |
|
| | | 3♥ | | | | | | | INV (11-12) | 6+♥ | 0-3! S |
|
| | | | 3♠ | | | | | | 14-18 | 0-1 ♥ | Usually looking for ♦ stopper
|
| | | | 3NT | | | | | | 14-18 | 0-1 ♥ | ♦ stopper |
|
| | | | 4♥ | | | | | | 14-18 | 2-3 ♥ | No slam interest
|
| | | 3♠ | | | | | | | INV (11-12) | 4 ♠ |
|
| | | | 4♣ | | | | | | Control showing cuebid. Slam interest. Subsequent non-spade bids
|
| | | | 4♦ | | | | | | Control showing cuebid. Slam interest. Denies ♣ control. Subsequent non-spade bids
|
| | | | 4♥ | | | | | | Control showing cuebid. Slam interest. Denies ♣/♦ control. Subsequent non-spade bids
|
| | | | 4♠ | | | | | | 14-18 | 4 ♠ | No slam interest
|
| | | | 4NT | | | | | | Blackwood (♠)
|
| | | 3NT | | | | | | | GF (13-16) | No 4 card major
|
| | | 4♠ | | | | | | | GF (13-16) | 4 ♠ |
|
| | | 4NT | | | | | | | Blackwood
|
| | 1NT | | | | | | | | MIN (13-15) | No 4 card major
|
| | | 2♣ | | | | | | | WK (6-10) | 4+♣ | Opener must pass
|
| | | 2♦ | | | | | | | WK (6-10) | 5+♦ |
|
| | | | 2♥ | | | | | | MIN (13-15) | 3 ♥ |
|
| | | 2♥ | | | | | | | WK (6-10) | 6+♥ | Opener must pass
|
| | | 2♠ | | | | | | | 13+ | 5+♥ | 4+♠ | Longer ♥ than ♠
|
| | | 2NT | | | | | | | INV (11-12) | May have 5 ♥
|
| | | | 3♥ | | | | | | 14-15 | 3 ♥ | Choice of 3NT or 4♥
|
| | | | | 3NT | | | | | 4 card ♥ suit
|
| | | | | 4♥ | | | | | 5 card ♥ suit
|
| | | | 3NT | | | | | | 14-15 | 0-2 ♥ |
|
| | | 3♣ | | | | | | | INV (11-12) | 5+♣ |
|
| | | | 3♥ | | | | | | 14-15 | 3 ♥ | Choice of games
|
| | | | | 3NT | | | | | 4 card ♥ suit
|
| | | | | 4♥ | | | | | 5 card ♥ suit
|
| | | | 3NT | | | | | | 14-15 | 0-2 ♥ | Confirms side suit stoppers
|
| | | 3♦ | | | | | | | GF (13-16) | 3+♦ | Often looking for 3 card ♥ support
|
| | | | 3♥ | | | | | | 3 ♥ |
|
| | | | 3NT | | | | | | 0-2 ♥ |
|
| | | 3♥ | | | | | | | INV (11-12) | 6+♥ |
|
| | | | 4♥ | | | | | | 14-15 | 2-3 ♥ |
|
| | | 3NT | | | | | | | GF (13-16) |
|
| | | 4NT | | | | | | | 17-19 | Quantitative | Natural invite to 6N. Non-forcing.
|
| | 2♣ | | | | | | | | MIN (13-15) | 5+♣ (usually 6+) |
|
| | | 2♦ | | | | | | | 11+ | 3+♦ | Natural but often looking for 3 card ♥ support
|
| | | 2♥ | | | | | | | WK (6-10) | 6+♥ | Opener is expected to pass
|
| | | 2♠ | | | | | | | 13+ | 5+♥ | 4+♠ | Longer ♥ than ♠
|
| | | 2NT | | | | | | | INV (11-12) |
|
| | | | 3♣ | | | | | | 12-13 | Rejecting invite
|
| | | | 3♥ | | | | | | 14-15 | 3 ♥ | Choice of 3NT or 4♥
|
| | | | | 3NT | | | | | 4 card ♥ suit
|
| | | | | 4♥ | | | | | 5 card ♥ suit
|
| | | | 3NT | | | | | | 14-15 | 0-2 ♥ |
|
| | | 3♣ | | | | | | | INV (11-12) | 3+♣ |
|
| | | | 3♦ | | | | | | 14-15 | ♦ stopper (no ♠ stop)
|
| | | | 3♥ | | | | | | 14-15 | 3 ♥ | Choice of 3NT or 4♥
|
| | | | 3♠ | | | | | | 14-15 | ♠ stopper (no ♦ stop)
|
| | | | 3NT | | | | | | 14-15 | Suggests ♦ + ♠ stoppers
|
| | | 3NT | | | | | | | GF (13-16) | 4 card ♥ suit | ♦ + ♠ stoppers |
|
| | 2♦ | | | | | | | | REVERSE | 17+ | 5+♣ and 4+♦| ♣ longer than ♦|
|
| | | 2♥ | | | | | | | 5+♥ | Any strength | Does not promise another call if opener makes a minimum rebid
|
| | | 2♠ | | | | | | | ARTIFICIAL | Only 4♥ | Asks opener to make another descriptive bid (i.e. NT with a ♠ stopper)
|
| | | 2NT | | | | | | | ARTIFICIAL | Only 4♥ | 6-8 pts | Wants to sign-off at the 3-level.
|
| | | 3♣ | | | | | | | 8+ | 3+♣
|
| | | 3♦ | | | | | | | 8+ | 4+♦
|
| | | 3♥ | | | | | | | 8+ | 6+♥
|
| | | 3NT | | | | | | | 8+ | ♠ stopper | Only 4♥ | Natural, no slam interest.
|
| | | 4♣ | | | | | | | 4+♣ | Distributional, slam interest.
|
| | | 4♦ | | | | | | | 4+♦ | Distributional, slam interest.
|
| | 2♥ | | | | | | | | MIN (13-15) | 4 ♥ |
|
| | | 2♠ | | | | | | | INV (11-12) | Game try bid
|
| | | | 3♣ | | | | | | Counter-try. Can�t accept game try in ♠, but has a strong ♣ holding and game interest.
|
| | | | 3♦ | | | | | | Counter-try. Can�t accept game try in ♠, but has a strong ♦ holding and game interest.
|
| | | | 3♥ | | | | | | 12-13 | Rejecting invite
|
| | | | 4♥ | | | | | | 14-15 | Accepting invite
|
| | | 2NT | | | | | | | INV (11-12) | 4 card ♥ suit | Balanced notrump-oriented hand. Invites game in 3NT or 4♥.
|
| | | | 3♥ | | | | | | 12-13 | Rejecting invite
|
| | | | 3NT | | | | | | 14-15 | Accepting invite. Balanced, notrump-oriented hand.
|
| | | | 4♥ | | | | | | 14-15 | Accepting invite. Suit-oriented hand.
|
| | | 3♣ | | | | | | | INV (11-12) | Game try bid
|
| | | | 3♦ | | | | | | Counter-try. Can�t accept game try in ♣, but has a strong ♦ holding and game interest.
|
| | | | 3♥ | | | | | | 12-13 | Rejecting invite
|
| | | | 4♥ | | | | | | 14-15 | Accepting invite
|
| | | 3♦ | | | | | | | INV (11-12) | Game try bid
|
| | | | 3♥ | | | | | | 12-13 | Rejecting invite
|
| | | | 4♥ | | | | | | 14-15 | Accepting invite
|
| | | 3♥ | | | | | | | INV (11-12) |
|
| | | | 4♥ | | | | | | 14-15 | Accepting invite
|
| | | 3♠ | | | | | | | 17+ | 5+ ♥ | 0-1 ♠ | Splinter Bid | Slam interest | Subsequent non-♥ suit bids
|
| | | 3NT | | | | | | | GF (13-16) | 4 card ♥ suit | Balanced, notrump-oriented hand. Choice of 3NT or 4♥.
|
| | | | 4♥ | | | | | | Preference to ♥
|
| | | 4♣ | | | | | | | 17+ | 5+ ♥ | 0-1 ♣ | Splinter Bid | Slam interest | Subsequent non-♥ suit bids
|
| | | 4♦ | | | | | | | 17+ | 5+ ♥ | 0-1 ♦ | Splinter Bid | Slam interest | Subsequent non-♥ suit bids
|
| | | 4♥ | | | | | | | GF (13-16) | No slam interest
|
| | | 4NT | | | | | | | Blackwood (♥)
|
| | 2♠ | | | | | | | | MAX (19-21) | Strong Jump Shift
|
| | 2NT | | | | | | | | 18-19 HCP | Balanced | 2-3♥ | May have 4♠
|
| | | 3♣ | | | | | | | 5-6 | 5+♣
|
| | | 3♦ | | | | | | | Often looking for 3 card ♥ support
|
| | | 3♥ | | | | | | | 7+♥
|
| | | 3♠ | | | | | | | 7+ | 4♠ | 5♥
|
| | | 3NT | | | | | | | 7+ | Balanced | No slam interest
|
| | 3♣ | | | | | | | | MID (16-18)
|
| | | 3♦ | | | | | | | 8+ | ♦ stopper | Suggests no ♠ stopper
|
| | | 3♥ | | | | | | | 8+ | 5+ ♥ |
|
| | | 3♠ | | | | | | | 8+ | ♠ stopper | Suggests no ♦ stopper
|
| | | 3NT | | | | | | | 8+ | Suggests ♦ + ♠ stoppers | Usually 4 card ♥ suit |
|
| | 3♦ | | | | | | | | 14+ HCP | 4 ♥ | 0-1 ♦ | Splinter Bid | Only forcing to 3♥
|
| | | 3♥ | | | | | | | WK (6-10) | Wasted ♦ values
|
| | | 3♠ | | | | | | | 11+ | Control showing cuebid. Subsequent non-♥ suit bids
|
| | | 3NT | | | | | | | INV (11-12) | 4 card ♥ suit | Strong ♦ holding
|
| | | 4♣ | | | | | | | 11+ | Control showing cuebid. Subsequent non-♥ suit bids
|
| | | 4♥ | | | | | | | No slam interest.
|
| | | 4NT | | | | | | | Blackwood (♥)
|
| | 3♥ | | | | | | | | MID (16-18) | 4 ♥ |
|
| | | 4♥ | | | | | | | 8+ | No slam interest
|
| | 3♠ | | | | | | | | MAX (19-21) | 4 ♥ | 0-1 ♠ | Splinter Bid |
|
| | | 3NT | | | | | | | INV (11-12) | 4 card ♥ suit | Strong ♦ holding
|
| | | 4♣ | | | | | | | Control showing cuebid. Subsequent non-♥ suit bids
|
| | | 4♦ | | | | | | | Control showing cuebid. Denies ♣ control. Subsequent non-♥ suit bids
|
| | | 4♥ | | | | | | | No slam interest. Suggests wasted ♠ values.
|
| | | 4NT | | | | | | | Blackwood (♥)
|
| | 3NT | | | | | | | | 1-3 ♥ | 6+ solid ♣ |
|
| | 4♣ | | | | | | | | MAX (19-21) | 4 ♥ | 6+ solid ♣s
|
| | | 4♦ | | | | | | | Control showing cuebid. Subsequent non-♥ suit bids
|
| | | 4♥ | | | | | | | Minimum hand. No slam interest.
|
| | | 4♠ | | | | | | | Control showing cuebid. Subsequent non-♥ suit bids
|
| | | 4NT | | | | | | | Blackwood (♥)
|
| | 4♦ | | | | | | | | MAX (19-21) | 4 ♥ | 0-1 ♠ | Splinter Bid |Subsequent non-♥ suit bids
|
| | | 4♥ | | | | | | | Minimum hand, suggests wasted values in ♦. No slam interest.
|
| | | 4NT | | | | | | | Blackwood (♥)
|
| | 4♥ | | | | | | | | MAX (19-21) | 4 ♥ |
|
| | 4NT | | | | | | | | Blackwood (♥)
|
|
1♠ |
| | | | | | | | 6+ | 4+♠ | Can bypass a 4 card ♦ suit if weak.
|
| | 1NT | | | | | | | | MIN (13-15) | 0-3 ♠ | May have 4 ♥ |
|
| | | Pass | | | | | | | 1WK (6-10) |
|
| | | 2♣ | | | | | | | WK (6-10) | Usually unbalanced, would rather play 2♣ than 1N. Partner must pass.
|
| | | 2♦ | | | | | | | WK (6-10) | Unbalanced, would rather play 2♦ than 1N. Partner is expected to pass. *^
|
| | | 2♥ | | | | | | | WK (6-10) | 5+♠ | 4+♥ | Choice of majors
|
| | | | 2♠ | | | | | | Preference to ♠.
|
| | | 2♠ | | | | | | | WK (6-10) | Partner is expected to pass.
|
| | | 2NT | | | | | | | INV (11-12) | May have 5 ♠.
|
| | | | 3♠ | | | | | | 14-15 | Choice of 3NT or 4♠
|
| | | | | 3NT | | | | | 4 card ♠ suit
|
| | | | | 4♠ | | | | | 5 card ♠ suit
|
| | | | 3NT | | | | | | 14-15 | 0-2 ♠|
|
| | | 3♣ | | | | | | | INV (11-12) | Usually unbalanced.
|
| | | | 3♠ | | | | | | 14-15 | Choice of 3NT or 4♠.
|
| | | | | 3NT | | | | | 4 card ♠ suit
|
| | | | | 4♠ | | | | | 5 card ♠ suit
|
| | | | 3NT | | | | | | 14-15 | 0-2 ♠ | ♦ stopper
|
| | | 3♦ | | | | | | | GF (13-16) | May have 5 ♠
|
| | | | 3♠ | | | | | | 3 ♠ |
|
| | | | | 3NT | | | | | 4 card ♠ suit
|
| | | | | 4♠ | | | | | 5 card ♠ suit
|
| | | 3♥ | | | | | | | GF (13-16) | May have 5 ♠
|
| | | 3♠ | | | | | | | INV (11-12) |
|
| | | | 3NT | | | | | | 14-15 | Usually singleton ♠.
|
| | | | 4♠ | | | | | | 14-15 |
|
| | | 3NT | | | | | | | GF (13-16) | Tends to deny 5 ♠s.
|
| | | 4NT | | | | | | | Quantitative | Natural invite to 6NT (18-19 hcp)
|
| | 2♣ | | | | | | | | MIN (13-15) |
|
| | | 2♦ | | | | | | | 11+ | Technically natural but often looking for 3 card ♠ support.
|
| | | 2♥ | | | | | | | 11+ |
|
| | | 2♠ | | | | | | | WK (6-10) | Partner is expected to pass.
|
| | | 2NT | | | | | | | INV (11-12) | Balanced or semi-balanced. Suggests stoppers in both ♦ +♥.
|
| | | | Pass | | | | | | 112-13 | Rejecting invite.
|
| | | | 3♣ | | | | | | 12-13 | Rejecting invite.
|
| | | | 3♠ | | | | | | 14-15 | Choice of 3NT or 4♠.
|
| | | | | 3NT | | | | | Usually only a 4 card ♠ suit.
|
| | | | | 4♠ | | | | | 5 card ♠ suit.
|
| | | | 3NT | | | | | | 14-15 | 0-2 ♠ | Accepting invite.
|
| | | 3♣ | | | | | | | INV (11-12)
|
| | | | 3♦ | | | | | | 14-15 | ♦ stopper (no ♥ stop)
|
| | | | 3♥ | | | | | | 14-15 | ♥ stopper (no ♦ stop)
|
| | | | 3♠ | | | | | | 14-15 | 3♠ |
|
| | | | 3NT | | | | | | 14-15 | ♦+♥ stoppers |
|
| | | 3♠ | | | | | | | INV (11-12)
|
| | | | 3NT | | | | | | 14-15 | ♦+♥ stoppers | Usually singleton ♠.
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| | | | 4♠ | | | | | | 14-15 |
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| | | 3NT | | | | | | | GF (13-16) | ♦+♥ stoppers.
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| | 2♦ | | | | | | | | REVERSE | 17+ | 5+♣ and 4+♦| ♣ longer than ♦|
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| | | 2♥ | | | | | | | ARTIFICIAL | Usually 4♠ | Asks opener to make another descriptive bid (i.e. NT with a ♥ stopper)
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| | | 2♠ | | | | | | | 5+♠ | Any strength | Does not promise another call if opener makes a minimum rebid
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| | | 2NT | | | | | | | ARTIFICIAL | Only 4♠ | 6-8 pts | Wants to sign-off at the 3-level.
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| | | 3♣ | | | | | | | 8+ | 3+♣
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| | | 3♦ | | | | | | | 8+ | 4+♦
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| | | 3♠ | | | | | | | 8+ | 6+♠
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| | | 3NT | | | | | | | 8+ | ♥ stopper | Only 4♠ | Natural, no slam interest.
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| | | 4♣ | | | | | | | 4+♣ | Distributional, slam interest.
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| | | 4♦ | | | | | | | 4+♦ | Distributional, slam interest.
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| | 2♥ | | | | | | | | REVERSE | 17+ | 5+♣ and 4+♥| ♣ longer than ♥|
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| | | 2♠ | | | | | | | 5+♠ | Any strength | Does not promise another call if opener makes a minimum rebid
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| | | 2NT | | | | | | | ARTIFICIAL | Only 4♠ | 6-8 pts | Wants to sign-off at the 3-level.
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| | | 3♣ | | | | | | | 8+ | 3+♣
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| | | 3♦ | | | | | | | ARTIFICIAL | Only 4♠ | Asks opener to make another descriptive bid (i.e. NT with a ♦ stopper)
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| | | 3♥ | | | | | | | 8+ | 4♥
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| | | 3♠ | | | | | | | 8+ | 6+♠
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| | | 3NT | | | | | | | 8+ | ♦ stopper | Only 4♠ | Natural, no slam interest.
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| | | 4♣ | | | | | | | 4+♣ | Distributional, slam interest.
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| | | 4♥ | | | | | | | 4♥ | No slam interest.
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| | 2♠ | | | | | | | | MIN (13-15)
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| | | 2NT | | | | | | | INV (11-12) | 4 ♠ | Balanced | Invites 3NT or 4♠ |
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| | | | 3♠ | | | | | | 12-13 | Rejecting invite
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| | | | 3NT | | | | | | 14-15 | Accepting invite | Balanced hand
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| | | | 4♠ | | | | | | 14-15 | Accepting invite | Suit-oriented hand
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| | | 3♣ | | | | | | | INV (11-12) | Game try bid.
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| | | | 3♦ | | | | | | Counter-try. Can�t accept game try in ♣, but has a strong ♦ holding and game interest.
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| | | | 3♥ | | | | | | Counter-try. Can�t accept game try in ♣, but has a strong ♥ holding and game interest.
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| | | | 3♠ | | | | | | 12-13 | Rejecting invite.
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| | | | 3NT | | | | | | 14-15 | Choice of 3NT or 4♠ | Balanced hand
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| | | | | 4♠ | | | | | Correction back to ♠
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| | | | 4♠ | | | | | | 14-15 | Accepting invite.
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| | | 3♦ | | | | | | | INV (11-12) | Game try bid.
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| | | | 3♥ | | | | | | Counter-try. Can�t accept game try in ♦, but has a strong ♥ holding and game interest.
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| | | | 3♠ | | | | | | 12-13 | Rejecting invite.
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| | | | 3NT | | | | | | 14-15 | Choice of 3NT or 4♠ | Balanced hand
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| | | | | 4♠ | | | | | Correction back to ♠.
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| | | | 4♠ | | | | | | 14-15 | Accepting invite.
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| | | 3♥ | | | | | | | INV (11-12) | Game try bid.
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| | | | 3♠ | | | | | | 12-13 | Rejecting invite.
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| | | | 3NT | | | | | | 14-15 | Choice of 3NT or 4♠ | Balanced hand.
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| | | | | 4♠ | | | | | Correction back to ♠.
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| | | | 4♠ | | | | | | 14-15 | Accepting invite.
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| | | 3♠ | | | | | | | INV (11-12) | Game try bid.
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| | | | 3NT | | | | | | 14-15 | Choice of 3NT or 4♠. Balanced hand.
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| | | | | 4♠ | | | | | Correction back to ♠.
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| | | | 4♠ | | | | | | 14-15 | Accepting invite.
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| | | 3NT | | | | | | | GF (13-16) | Choice of 3NT or 4♠ | Balanced hand.
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| | | | 4♠ | | | | | | Correction back to ♠.
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| | | 4♣ | | | | | | | 16+ | 0-1♣ | Splinter Bid | Slam interest. Subsequent non-♠ suit bids
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| | | 4♦ | | | | | | | 16+ | 0-1♦ | Splinter Bid | Slam interest. Subsequent non-♠ suit bids
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| | | 4♥ | | | | | | | 16+ | 0-1♥ | Splinter Bid | Slam interest. Subsequent non-♠ suit bids
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| | | 4♠ | | | | | | | GF (13-16)
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| | | 4NT | | | | | | | Blackwood (♠)
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| | 2NT | | | | | | | | 18-19 HCP | Balanced | 2-3♠ | May have 4♥
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| | | 3♣ | | | | | | | 5-6 | 5+♣
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| | | 3♦ | | | | | | | Often looking for 3 card ♠ support
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| | | 3♥ | | | | | | | 7+ | 4-5♥ | 5♠
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| | | 3♠ | | | | | | | 6+♠
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| | | 3NT | | | | | | | 7+ | Balanced | No slam interest
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| | 3♣ | | | | | | | | MID (16-18)
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| | | 3♦ | | | | | | | 8+, usually with ♦ stopper but may just be looking for 3 card ♠ support.
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| | | 3♥ | | | | | | | 8+.
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| | | 3♠ | | | | | | |
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| | | 3NT | | | | | | | 8+ | ♦+♥ stoppers |
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| | 3♦ | | | | | | | | 14+ | 4♠ | 0-1 ♦ | Splinter Bid | Only forcing to 3♠.
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| | | 3♥ | | | | | | | Control showing cuebid. Subsequent non-♠ suit bids
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| | | 3♠ | | | | | | | 6-8(9). Minimum, suggests wasted ♦ values.
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| | | 3NT | | | | | | | Usually 10-12. Strong ♦ holding, notrump-oriented values. Often only 4 ♠s.
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| | | 4♣ | | | | | | | Control showing cuebid. Subsequent non-♠ suit bids
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| | | 4♠ | | | | | | | No slam interest.
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| | | 4NT | | | | | | | Blackwood (♠)
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| | 3♥ | | | | | | | | 14+ | 4♠ | 0-1 ♥ | Splinter Bid | Only forcing to 3♠.
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| | | 3♠ | | | | | | | 6-8(9). Minimum, suggests wasted values in ♥.
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| | | 3NT | | | | | | | Usually 10-12. Strong ♥ holding, notrump-oriented values. Often only 4 ♠s.
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| | | 4♣ | | | | | | | Control showing cuebid. Subsequent non-♠ suit bids
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| | | 4♠ | | | | | | | No slam interest.
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| | | 4NT | | | | | | | Blackwood (♠)
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| | 3♠ | | | | | | | | MID (16-18)
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| | | 3NT | | | | | | | 9-12 | 4♠ | Balanced hand with stoppers | No slam interest.
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| | | 4♣ | | | | | | | Control showing cuebid. Subsequent non-♠ suit bids
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| | | 4♦ | | | | | | | Control showing cuebid. Denies ♣ control. Subsequent non-♠ suit bids
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| | | 4♥ | | | | | | | Control showing cuebid. Denies ♣ or ♦ control. Subsequent non-♠ suit bids
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| | | 4♠ | | | | | | | No slam interest.
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| | | 4NT | | | | | | | Blackwood (♠)
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| | 3NT | | | | | | | | MAX (19-21) | No 4 card major.
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| | 4♣ | | | | | | | | 4♠ | 6+ strong ♣ |
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| | | 4♦ | | | | | | | Control showing cuebid. Subsequent non-♠ suit bids
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| | | 4♥ | | | | | | | Control showing cuebid. Subsequent non-♠ suit bids
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| | | 4♠ | | | | | | | No slam interest.
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| | | 4NT | | | | | | | Blackwood (♠)
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| | 4♦ | | | | | | | | MAX (19-21) | 4 ♠ | 0-1 ♦ | Splinter Raise | Subsequent non-spade bids
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| | | 4♥ | | | | | | | Control showing cuebid. Subsequent non-♥ suit bids
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| | | 4♠ | | | | | | | Minimum hand, suggests wasted values in ♦. No slam interest.
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| | | 4NT | | | | | | | Blackwood (♠)
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| | 4♥ | | | | | | | | MAX (19-21) | 4 ♠ | 0-1 ♥ | Splinter Raise | Subsequent non-spade bids
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| | | 4♠ | | | | | | | Minimum hand, suggests wasted values in ♥. No slam interest.
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| | | 4NT | | | | | | | Blackwood (♠)
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| | 4♠ | | | | | | | | MAX (19-21) | 4 ♠ |
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| | 4NT | | | | | | | | Blackwood (♠)
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After bidding 1♦ |
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1♥ |
| | | | | | | | 6+ | 4+♥ |
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| | 1♠ | | | | | | | | MIN (13-15) or MID (16-18) | 4♠ | 0-3 ♥ |
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| | | 1NT | | | | | | | WK (6-10) | 0-3 ♠ |
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| | | | 2♣ | | | | | | MIN (13-15) or MID (16-18) | 4♣ | 4-5♦ | 4♥ |
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| | | | | 2♦ | | | | | WK (6-10) | 3-4 ♦ |
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| | | | | 2♠ | | | | | WK (6-10) | 3 ♠ |
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| | | | | 3♣ | | | | | 8-10 | 4+♣ |
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| | | | 2♠ | | | | | | 6+♦ | 5+♠ | ♦ > ♠ | May have minimum hcp.
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| | | | 2NT | | | | | | MID (16-18) |
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| | | | 3♦ | | | | | | MID (16-18) | 6+♦ |
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| | | | 3NT | | | | | | 16-17 HCP | 6+ solid ♦ |
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| | | 2♣ | | | | | | | 4th Suit Forcing | 13+ | Artificial game force
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| | | | 2♥ | | | | | | 3♥ | any strength
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| | | | 2♠ | | | | | | 4 strong ♠ | No ♣ stopper | 0-2 ♥
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| | | | 2NT | | | | | | ♣ stopper | 0-2♥ |
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| | | | 3♦ | | | | | | Natural | Extra ♦ length OR no ♣ stopper | 0-2♥
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| | | | 3♥ | | | | | | 3♥ | 5-4-3-1 shape
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| | | | 3NT | | | | | | ♣ stopper | 0-2♥ |
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| | | 2♦ | | | | | | | WK (6-10) | 4+♦ | 0-3 ♠ |
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| | | | 2NT | | | | | | MID (16-18) | ♣ stopper |
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| | | | 3NT | | | | | | 16-17 HCP | 6+ strong ♦ | ♣ stopper |
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| | | 2♥ | | | | | | | WK (6-10) | 6+♥ | 0-3 ♠ |
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| | | | 2NT | | | | | | MID (16-18) | ♣ stopper | 0-2 ♥ |
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| | | | | 3♦ | | | | | 6-8 | 3-4 ♦ | Rejecting invite
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| | | | | 3♥ | | | | | 6-8 | 6+♥ | Rejecting invite
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| | | | | 3NT | | | | | 8-10 | Accepting invite
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| | | | 3♦ | | | | | | MID (16-18) | 6+♦ |
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| | | | 3♥ | | | | | | MID (16-18) | 2-3 ♥ |
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| | | | 3NT | | | | | | 16-17 HCP | 6+ solid ♦ | ♣ stopper |
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| | | | 4♥ | | | | | | 16-17 HCP | 2-3 ♥ | Usually solid ♦ |
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| | | 2♠ | | | | | | | WK (6-10) | 4 ♠ |
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| | | | 2NT | | | | | | MID (16-18) | Invitational to 3NT or 4♠.
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| | | | | 3♠ | | | | | 6-8 | Rejecting invite
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| | | | | 3NT | | | | | 8-10 | Accepting invite
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| | | | | 4♠ | | | | | 8-10 | Accepting invite
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| | | | 3♣ | | | | | | MID (16-18) | Game try bid.
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| | | | | 3♦ | | | | | Counter-try. Can�t accept game try in clubs, but has a good diamond holding and game interest.
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| | | | | 3♥ | | | | | Counter-try. Can�t accept game try in clubs, but has a strong heart holding and game interest.
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| | | | | 3♠ | | | | | 6-8 | Rejecting invite.
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| | | | | 3NT | | | | | 8-10 | Choice of 3N or 4♠ |
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| | | | | 4♠ | | | | | 8-10 | Accepting invite.
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| | | | 3♦ | | | | | | MID (16-18) | Game try bid
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| | | | | 3♥ | | | | | Counter-try. Can�t accept game try in diamonds, but has a strong heart holding and game interest.
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| | | | | 3♠ | | | | | 6-8 | Rejecting invite.
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| | | | | 3NT | | | | | 8-10 | Choice of 3N or 4♠ |
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| | | | | 4♠ | | | | | 8-10 | Accepting invite.
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| | | | 3♠ | | | | | | MID (16-18)
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| | | | | 4♠ | | | | | 8-10 | Accepting invite.
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| | | 2NT | | | | | | | INV (11-12) | 0-3 ♠ | May have 5 ♥ |
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| | | | 3♣ | | | | | |
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| | | | 3♦ | | | | | | 12-13 | Rejecting invite.
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| | | | 3♥ | | | | | | 14+ | Choice of 3NT or 4♥.
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| | | | | 3NT | | | | | 4 card ♥ suit
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| | | | | 4♥ | | | | | 5 card ♥ suit
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| | | | 3NT | | | | | | 14+ | 0-2 ♥ |
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| | | 3♣ | | | | | | | INV (11-12) | 5 ♥ | 5 ♣ |
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| | | | 3♦ | | | | | |
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| | | | 3♥ | | | | | | 12-13 | 3 ♥ |
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| | | | 3NT | | | | | | 14+ | 0-2 ♥ |
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| | | | 4♥ | | | | | | 14+ | 3 ♥ |
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| | | 3♦ | | | | | | | INV (11-12) | 4+♦ | 0-3 ♠ |
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| | | | 3♥ | | | | | | 14+ | 3 ♥ | Choice of 3NT or 4♥.
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| | | | | 3NT | | | | | ♣ stopper | 4 card ♥ suit |
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| | | | | 4♥ | | | | | 5 card ♥ suit
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| | | | 3NT | | | | | | 14+ | ♣ stopper | 0-2 ♥ |
|
| | | 3♥ | | | | | | | INV (11-12) | 6+♥ | 0-3 ♠ |
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| | | | 3NT | | | | | | 14+ | ♣ stopper | Usually singleton ♥
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| | | | 4♥ | | | | | | 14-18 | 2-3 ♥ |
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| | | 3♠ | | | | | | | INV (11-12) | 4 ♠ |
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| | | | 4♣ | | | | | | Control showing cuebid. Slam interest. Subsequent non-spade bids
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| | | | 4♦ | | | | | | Control showing cuebid. Slam interest. Denies ♣ control. Subsequent non-spade bids
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| | | | 4♠ | | | | | | 14+ | No slam interest
|
| | | | 4NT | | | | | | Blackwood (♠)
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| | | 3NT | | | | | | | GF (13-15) | 0-3 ♠ | Tends to deny 5 ♥.
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| | | 4♠ | | | | | | | GF (13-15) | 4 ♠ |
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| | | 4NT | | | | | | | Blackwood (♠) | 4 ♠ |
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| | 1NT | | | | | | | | MIN (13-15) | No 4 card major
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| | | Pass | | | | | | | 1WK (6-10)
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| | | 2♣ | | | | | | | WK (6-10) | 5+♣ |
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| | | 2♦ | | | | | | | WK (6-10) | 4+♦ | Opener must pass.
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| | | 2♥ | | | | | | | WK (6-10) | 6+♥ | Opener must pass.
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| | | 2♠ | | | | | | | 5+♥ and 4+♠ (♥ > ♠) | Game forcing
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| | | 2NT | | | | | | | INV (11-12) | May have 5 ♥
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| | | | 3♥ | | | | | | 14-15 | 3 ♥ | Choice of 3NT or 4♥.
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| | | | | 3NT | | | | | 4 card ♥ suit.
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| | | | | 4♥ | | | | | 5 card ♥ suit.
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| | | | 3NT | | | | | | 14-15 | 0-2 ♥ |
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| | | 3♣ | | | | | | | GF (13-15)+ |
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| | | | 3♦ | | | | | | Denies 3 card ♥ support.
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| | | | 3♥ | | | | | | 3 card ♥ support.
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| | | | | 4♥ | | | | |
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| | | | 3NT | | | | | | 0-2 ♥ |
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| | | 3♦ | | | | | | | INV (11-12) | 4+♦ |
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| | | | 3♥ | | | | | | 14-15 | 3 ♥ | Choice of 3NT or 4♥.
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| | | | | 3NT | | | | | 4 card ♥ suit.
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| | | | | 4♥ | | | | | 5 card ♥ suit.
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| | | | 3NT | | | | | | 14-15 | 0-2 ♥ |
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| | | 3♥ | | | | | | | INV (11-12 | 6+♥
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| | | | 3NT | | | | | | 14-15 | Usually singleton ♥.
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| | | | 4♥ | | | | | | 14-15 | 2-3 ♥ |
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| | | 3NT | | | | | | | GF (13-15) | Tends to deny 5 ♥s.
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| | | 4NT | | | | | | | 17-19 HCP | Quantitative | Natural invite to 6N. Non-forcing.
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| | 2♣ | | | | | | | | MIN (13-15) or MID (16-18) | 4+♣ | 0-3 ♥ |
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| | | 2♦ | | | | | | | WK (6-10) | 3+♦ |
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| | | | 2♥ | | | | | | MID (16-18) | 3 ♥ |
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| | | | 2♠ | | | | | | MID (16-18)
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| | | | 2NT | | | | | | MID (16-18) | ♠ stopper |
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| | | | | 3NT | | | | | 8-10 |
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| | | 2♥ | | | | | | | WK (6-10) | 6+♥ |
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| | | | 2NT | | | | | | MID (16-18) with ♠ stoppers.
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| | | | 3♥ | | | | | | MID (16-18) | 2-3 ♥ |
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| | | 2NT | | | | | | | INV (11-12) | ♠ stopper | May have 5 ♥s.
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| | | | 3♣ | | | | | | 12-13 | Rejecting invite.
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| | | | 3♦ | | | | | | 14-18 | 6♦ | 4♣ |
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| | | | 3♥ | | | | | | 14-18 | 3 ♥ | Choice of 3NT or 4♥.
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| | | | | 3NT | | | | | 4 card ♥ suit.
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| | | | | 4♥ | | | | | 5 card ♥ suit.
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| | | | 3NT | | | | | | 14-18 | 0-2 ♥
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| | | 3♣ | | | | | | | INV (11-12) | 4+♣
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| | | | 3♥ | | | | | | 14-15 | 3 ♥ | Choice of games
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| | | | 3NT | | | | | | 14-15 | ♠ stoppers | 0-2 ♥ |
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| | | 3♥ | | | | | | | INV (11-12) | 6+♥ |
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| | | | 3NT | | | | | | 14-15 | ♠ stopper | Usually singleton ♥.
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| | | | 4♥ | | | | | | 14-15 | 2-3 ♥ |
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| | | 3NT | | | | | | | GF (13-15) | ♠ stopper | Usually only 4 ♥ |
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| | 2♦ | | | | | | | | MIN (13-15) | 6+♦ | 0-3 ♥ |
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| | | 2♥ | | | | | | | WK (6-10) | 6+♥ | Opener is expected to pass.
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| | | 2♠ | | | | | | | 5+♥ and 4+♠ (♥ > ♠) | Game forcing
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| | | 2NT | | | | | | | INV (11-12) |
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| | | | Pass | | | | | | 112-13. Rejecting invite.
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| | | | 3♣ | | | | | | 12-13 | 6♦ | 4♣ |
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| | | | 3♦ | | | | | | 12-13 | Rejecting invite.
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| | | | 3♥ | | | | | | 14-15 | 3 ♥ | Choice of 3NT or 4♥.
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| | | | | 3NT | | | | | 4 card ♥ suit.
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| | | | | 4♥ | | | | | 5 card ♥ suit.
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| | | | 3NT | | | | | | 14-15 | 0-2 ♥ |
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| | | 3♦ | | | | | | | INV (11-12) | 3+♦ |
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| | | | 3♥ | | | | | | 14-15 | 3 ♥ | Choice of games
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| | | | 3♠ | | | | | | 14-15 | ♠ stopper | Implies no ♣ stopper
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| | | | 3NT | | | | | | 14-15 | ♠ + ♣ stoppers |
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| | | 3NT | | | | | | | GF (13-15) | ♣ + ♠ stoppers |
|
| | 2♥ | | | | | | | | MIN (13-15) | 4 ♥ |
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| | | 2♠ | | | | | | | INV (11-12) | Game try bid.
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| | | | 2NT | | | | | | 12-13 | Balanced.
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| | | | 3♣ | | | | | | Counter-try. Can�t accept game try in ♠, but has a strong ♣ holding and game interest.
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| | | | 3♦ | | | | | | Counter-try. Can�t accept game try in ♠, but has a strong ♦ holding and game interest.
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| | | | 3♥ | | | | | | 12-13 | Rejecting invite.
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| | | | 3♠ | | | | | | 14-15 | 4 ♠ | Choice of games
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| | | | 3NT | | | | | | 14-15 | Choice of 3NT or 4♥
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| | | | 4♥ | | | | | | 14-15 | Accepting invite.
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| | | 2NT | | | | | | | INV (11-12) | Invites game in 3NT or 4♥ | Non-forcing
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| | | | 3♥ | | | | | | 12-13 | Rejecting invite
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| | | | 3NT | | | | | | 14-15 | Accepting invite
|
| | | | 4♥ | | | | | | 14-15 | Accepting invite
|
| | | 3♣ | | | | | | | INV (11-12) | Game try bid.
|
| | | | 3♦ | | | | | | Counter-try. Can�t accept game try in ♣, but has a strong ♦ holding and game interest.
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| | | | 3♥ | | | | | | 12-13 | Rejecting invite.
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| | | | 3NT | | | | | | 14-15 | Choice of 3NT or 4♥.
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| | | | 4♥ | | | | | | 14-15 | Accepting invite.
|
| | | 3♦ | | | | | | | INV (11-12) | Game try bid.
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| | | | 3♥ | | | | | | 12-13 | Rejecting invite.
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| | | | 3NT | | | | | | 14-15 | Choice of 3NT or 4♥.
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| | | | 4♥ | | | | | | 14-15 | Accepting invite.
|
| | | 3♥ | | | | | | | INV (11-12) | Game try bid.
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| | | | 3NT | | | | | | 14-15 | Choice of 3NT or 4♥.
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| | | | 4♥ | | | | | | 14-15 | Accepting invite.
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| | | 3♠ | | | | | | | SPLINTER | 16+ | 0-1 ♠ | Subsequent non-♥ suit bids
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| | | 3NT | | | | | | | GF (13-15) | Balanced, 4 card ♥ suit | Choice of 3NT or 4♥.
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| | | 4♣ | | | | | | | SPLINTER | 16+ | 0-1 ♣ | Subsequent non-♥ suit bids
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| | | 4♦ | | | | | | | SPLINTER | 16+ | 0-1 ♦ | Subsequent non-♥ suit bids
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| | | 4♥ | | | | | | | GF (13-15) |
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| | | 4NT | | | | | | | Blackwood (♥)
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| | 2♠ | | | | | | | | MAX (19-21) | Strong Jump Shift.
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| | 2NT | | | | | | | | 18-19 HCP | Balanced | 2-3♥ | May have 4♠
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| | | 3♣ | | | | | | | Often looking for 3 card ♥ support
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| | | 3♦ | | | | | | | 5-6 | 5+♦
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| | | 3♥ | | | | | | | 6+♥
|
| | | 3♠ | | | | | | | 7+ | 4♠ | 5♥
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| | | 3NT | | | | | | | 7+ | Balanced | No slam interest
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| | 3♣ | | | | | | | | MAX (19-21) | Strong Jump Shift
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| | 3♦ | | | | | | | | MID (16-18) | 6+♦ |
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| | 3♥ | | | | | | | | MID (16-18) | 4 ♥ |
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| | | 3NT | | | | | | | 9-12 | Choice of 3NT or 4♥
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| | 3♠ | | | | | | | | SPLINTER | 19+ | 4 ♥ | 0-1 ♠ | Subsequent non-♥ suit bids
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| | | 3NT | | | | | | | Usually 10-12 | Balanced, strong ♠ holding | No slam interest
|
| | | 4♣ | | | | | | | Control showing cuebid. Subsequent non-♥ suit bids
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| | | 4♦ | | | | | | | Control showing cuebid. Denies ♣ control. Subsequent non-♥ suit bids
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| | | 4♥ | | | | | | | Minimum hand, suggests wasted values in ♠. No slam interest.
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| | | 4NT | | | | | | | Blackwood (♥)
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| | 3NT | | | | | | | | 16-17 HCP | 0-3 ♥ | 6+ solid ♦ |
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| | 4♣ | | | | | | | | SPLINTER | 19+ | 4 ♥ | 0-1 ♣ | Subsequent non-♥ suit bids
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| | | 4♦ | | | | | | | Control showing cuebid. Subsequent non-♥ suit bids
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| | | 4♥ | | | | | | | Minimum hand, suggests wasted values in ♣. No slam interest.
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| | | 4♠ | | | | | | | Control showing cuebid. Subsequent non-♥ suit bids
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| | | 4NT | | | | | | | Blackwood (♥)
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| | 4♦ | | | | | | | | 4♥ | 6+ solid ♦ |
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| | | 4♥ | | | | | | | Minimum hand. No slam interest.
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| | | 4♠ | | | | | | | Control showing cuebid. Subsequent non-♥ suit bids
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| | | 4NT | | | | | | | Blackwood (♥)
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| | 4♥ | | | | | | | | MAX (19-21) | 4 ♥ |
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| | 4NT | | | | | | | | Blackwood (♥)
|
|
1♠ |
| | | | | | | | 6+ | 4+♠ |
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| | 1NT | | | | | | | | MIN (13-15) | 0-3 ♠ |
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| | | 2♣ | | | | | | | WK (6-10) | 5+♣ | Opener is expected to pass.
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| | | 2♦ | | | | | | | WK (6-10) | 4+♦ | Opener must pass.
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| | | 2♥ | | | | | | | WK (6-10) | 5+♠ | 4+♥ | Choice of 2♥ or 2♠
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| | | | 2♠ | | | | | | 3♠ |
|
| | | 2♠ | | | | | | | WK (6-10) | 6+♠ | Opener must pass
|
| | | 2NT | | | | | | | INV (11-12) | May have 5 ♠s.
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| | | | 3♠ | | | | | | 14-15 | Choice of 3NT or 4♠.
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| | | | | 3NT | | | | | 4 card ♠ suit.
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| | | | | 4♠ | | | | | 5 card ♠ suit.
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| | | | 3NT | | | | | | 14-15 | 0-2 ♠ |
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| | | 3♣ | | | | | | | GF (13-15) | 4+♣ |
|
| | | | 3♠ | | | | | | 3 ♠ |
|
| | | 3♦ | | | | | | | INV (11-12) | 5+♦
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| | | | 3♠ | | | | | | 14-15 | 3 ♠ | Choice of 3NT or 4♠.
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| | | | | 3NT | | | | | 4 card ♠ suit.
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| | | | | 4♠ | | | | | 5 card ♠ suit.
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| | | | 3NT | | | | | | 14-15 | 0-2 ♠ |
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| | | 3♥ | | | | | | | GF (13-15) | 4+♥ | 5+♠
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| | | | 3♠ | | | | | | 3 card ♠ support.
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| | | | 3NT | | | | | | Denies 3 ♠ or 4 ♥.
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| | | | 4♥ | | | | | | 4 card ♥ support
|
| | | 3♠ | | | | | | | INV (11-12) | 6+♠
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| | | | 3NT | | | | | | 14-15 | Usually singleton ♠.
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| | | | 4♠ | | | | | | 14-15 | 2-3 ♠ |
|
| | | 3NT | | | | | | | GF (13-15) | Tends to deny 5 ♠.
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| | | 4NT | | | | | | | 17-19 HCP | Balanced | Quantitative. Natural invite to 6NT. Non-forcing.
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| | 2♣ | | | | | | | | MIN (13-15) or MID (16-18) | 4+♣ |
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| | | 2♦ | | | | | | | WK (6-10) | 3+♦ |
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| | | | 2♥ | | | | | | MID (16-18) | 3-4 ♥ | Usually trying for 3NT
|
| | | | 2♠ | | | | | | MID (16-18) | 3 ♠ |
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| | | | 2NT | | | | | | MID (16-18) | ♥ stopper | Invites 3NT
|
| | | | | 3NT | | | | | 8-10 | Accepting invite
|
| | | 2♥ | | | | | | | 4th Suit Forcing | 13+ | Artificial game force
|
| | | | 2♠ | | | | | | 3♠ | any strength
|
| | | | 2NT | | | | | | ♥ stopper | 0-2♠ | 2-3♥
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| | | | 3♣ | | | | | | Natural | Extra ♣ length OR no ♥ stopper | 0-2♠
|
| | | | 3♦ | | | | | | Natural | Extra ♦ length OR no ♥ stopper | 0-2♠
|
| | | | 3♥ | | | | | | 4♥ | any strength
|
| | | | 3♠ | | | | | |
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| | | | 3NT | | | | | | ♥ stopper | 0-2♠ | 2-3♥ |
|
| | | 2♠ | | | | | | | WK (6-10) | 6+♠ |
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| | | | 2NT | | | | | | MID (16-18) | ♥ stopper | 0-2 ♠ |
|
| | | | 3♠ | | | | | | MID (16-18) | 2-3 ♠ |
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| | | 2NT | | | | | | | INV (11-12) | ♥ stopper | May have 5 ♠
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| | | | 3♣ | | | | | | 12-13 | 5♦ + 5♣ | Rejecting invite.
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| | | | 3♦ | | | | | | 14+ | 6♦ | 4♣
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| | | | 3♠ | | | | | | 14+ | 3 ♠ | Choice of 3NT or 4♠.
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| | | | | 3NT | | | | | 4 card ♠ suit.
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| | | | | 4♠ | | | | | 5 card ♠ suit.
|
| | | | 3NT | | | | | | 14+ | 0-2 ♠
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| | | 3♣ | | | | | | | INV (11-12) | 4+♣
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| | | | 3♠ | | | | | | 14-15 | 3 ♠ |
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| | | | 3NT | | | | | | 14-15 | ♥ stopper | Tends to deny 3 card ♠ support.
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| | | 3♠ | | | | | | | INV (11-12) | 6+♠ |
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| | | | 3NT | | | | | | 14-15 | ♥ stopper | Usually singleton ♠.
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| | | | 4♠ | | | | | | 14-15 | 2-3 ♠ |
|
| | | 3NT | | | | | | | GF (13-15) | ♥ stopper | Tends to deny 5 ♠ |
|
| | 2♦ | | | | | | | | MIN (13-15) | 6+♦ (rarely 5) |
|
| | | 2♥ | | | | | | | 11+ | 4+♥
|
| | | 2♠ | | | | | | | WK (6-10) | 6+♠ | Opener is expected to pass.
|
| | | 2NT | | | | | | | INV (11-12) |
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| | | | 3♣ | | | | | | 12-13 | 6♦ | 4♣ | Rejecting invite
|
| | | | 3♦ | | | | | | 12-13 | 6+♦ | Rejecting invite
|
| | | | 3♠ | | | | | | 14-15 | 3 ♠ | Choice of 3NT or 4♠.
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| | | | | 3NT | | | | | 4 card ♠ suit.
|
| | | | | 4♠ | | | | | 5 card ♠ suit.
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| | | | 3NT | | | | | | 14-15 | 0-2 ♠ | Accepting invite.
|
| | | 3♣ | | | | | | | 13+ | 4+♣ | Technically natural but often checking for 3 card ♠ support.
|
| | | | 3♦ | | | | | | 6+♦ | 0-2 ♠ |
|
| | | | 3♠ | | | | | | 3 card ♠ support |
|
| | | | 3NT | | | | | | ♥ stopper | 0-2 ♠ |
|
| | | 3♦ | | | | | | | INV (11-12) | 3+♦ |
|
| | | | 3♥ | | | | | | 14-15 | ♥ stopper | Implies no ♣ stopper
|
| | | | 3♠ | | | | | | 14-15 | 3 ♠ |
|
| | | | 3NT | | | | | | 14-15 | Tends to deny 3 card ♠ support.
|
| | | 3♠ | | | | | | | INV (11-12) | 6+♠ |
|
| | | | 3NT | | | | | | 14-15 | Usually singleton ♠.
|
| | | | 4♠ | | | | | | 14-15 | 2-3 ♠ |
|
| | | 3NT | | | | | | | GF (13-15) | ♣ + ♥ stoppers | Usually only 4 ♠ |
|
| | 2♥ | | | | | | | | REVERSE | 17+ | 5+♦ and 4+♥| ♦ longer than ♥|
|
| | | 2♠ | | | | | | | 5+♠ | Any strength | Does not promise another call if opener makes a minimum rebid
|
| | | 2NT | | | | | | | ARTIFICIAL | Only 4♠ | 6-8 pts | Wants to sign-off at the 3-level.
|
| | | 3♣ | | | | | | | ARTIFICIAL | Only 4♠ | Asks opener to make another descriptive bid (i.e. NT with a ♣ stopper)
|
| | | 3♦ | | | | | | | 8+ | 3+♦
|
| | | 3♥ | | | | | | | 8+ | 4♥
|
| | | 3♠ | | | | | | | 8+ | 6+♠
|
| | | 3NT | | | | | | | 8+ | ♣ stopper | Only 4♠ | Natural, no slam interest.
|
| | | 4♦ | | | | | | | 4+♦ | Distributional, slam interest.
|
| | | 4♥ | | | | | | | 4♥ | No slam interest.
|
| | 2♠ | | | | | | | | MIN (13-15) | 4 ♠ |
|
| | | 2NT | | | | | | | INV (11-12) | Invites 3NT or 4♠.
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| | | | 3♠ | | | | | | 12-13 | Rejecting invite
|
| | | | 3NT | | | | | | 14-15 | Accepting invite, also balanced. Non-forcing.
|
| | | | 4♠ | | | | | | 14-15 | Accepting invite
|
| | | 3♣ | | | | | | | INV (11-12) | Game try bid.
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| | | | 3♦ | | | | | | Counter-try. Can�t accept game try in ♣, but has a strong ♦ holding and game interest.
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| | | | 3♥ | | | | | | Counter-try. Can�t accept game try in ♣, but has a strong ♥ holding and game interest.
|
| | | | 3♠ | | | | | | 12-13 | Rejecting invite.
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| | | | 3NT | | | | | | 14-15 | Choice of 3NT or 4♠ | Balanced, strong ♥/♦ holdings.
|
| | | | 4♠ | | | | | | 14-15 | Accepting invite.
|
| | | 3♦ | | | | | | | INV (11-12) | Game try bid.
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| | | | 3♥ | | | | | | Counter-try. Can�t accept game try in ♦, but has a strong ♥ holding and game interest.
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| | | | 3♠ | | | | | | 12-13 | Rejecting invite.
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| | | | 3NT | | | | | | 14-15 | Choice of 3NT or 4♠ | Balanced, strong ♣/♥ holdings.
|
| | | | 4♠ | | | | | | 14-15 | Accepting invite.
|
| | | 3♥ | | | | | | | INV (11-12) | Game try bid.
|
| | | | 3♠ | | | | | | 12-13 | Rejecting invite.
|
| | | | 3NT | | | | | | 14-15 | Choice of 3NT or 4♠ | Balanced, strong ♣/♦ holdings.
|
| | | | 4♠ | | | | | | 14-15 | Accepting invite.
|
| | | 3♠ | | | | | | | INV (11-12) | Game try bid.
|
| | | | 3NT | | | | | | 14-15 | Choice of 3NT or 4♠ | Balanced, strong ♣/♥ holdings.
|
| | | | 4♠ | | | | | | 14-15 | Accepting invite.
|
| | | 3NT | | | | | | | GF (13-15) | Choice of 3NT or 4♠ | Balanced
|
| | | 4♣ | | | | | | | SPLINTER | 16+ | 0-1 ♣ | Subsequent non-♠ suit bids
|
| | | 4♦ | | | | | | | SPLINTER | 16+ | 0-1 ♦ | Subsequent non-♠ suit bids
|
| | | 4♥ | | | | | | | SPLINTER | 16+ | 0-1 ♥ | Subsequent non-♠ suit bids
|
| | | 4♠ | | | | | | | GF (13-15) |
|
| | | 4NT | | | | | | | Blackwood (♠)
|
| | 2NT | | | | | | | | 18-19 HCP | Balanced | 2-3♠ | May have 4♥
|
| | | 3♣ | | | | | | | Often looking for 3 card ♠ support
|
| | | 3♦ | | | | | | | 5-6 | 5+♦
|
| | | 3♥ | | | | | | | 7+ | 4-5♥ | 5♠
|
| | | 3♠ | | | | | | | 6+♠
|
| | | 3NT | | | | | | | 7+ | Balanced | No slam interest
|
| | 3♣ | | | | | | | | MAX (19-21) | Strong Jump Shift.
|
| | 3♦ | | | | | | | | MID (16-18) | 6+♦ | 0-3 ♠ |
|
| | | 3♥ | | | | | | | 8+ | ♥ values | Usually looking for best game (3NT/4♠/5♦)
|
| | | 3♠ | | | | | | | 8+ | 5+♠
|
| | | 3NT | | | | | | | 8+ | ♣/♥ stoppers |
|
| | 3♥ | | | | | | | | SPLINTER | 14+ hcp | 4♠ | 0-1♥ | Forcing to 3♠.
|
| | | 3♠ | | | | | | | Minimum | Suggests wasted values in ♥.
|
| | | 3NT | | | | | | | Usually 10-12. Strong ♥ holding, notrump-oriented values.
|
| | | 4♣ | | | | | | | 11+ | Control showing cuebid | Subsequent non-♠ suit bids
|
| | | 4♦ | | | | | | | 11+ | Control showing cuebid | Subsequent non-♠ suit bids
|
| | | 4♠ | | | | | | | No slam interest
|
| | | 4NT | | | | | | | Blackwood (♠)
|
| | 3♠ | | | | | | | | MID (16-18)
|
| | | 4♣ | | | | | | | Control showing cuebid. Subsequent non-♠ suit bids
|
| | | 4♦ | | | | | | | Control showing cuebid. Denies ♣ control. Subsequent non-♠ suit bids
|
| | | 4♥ | | | | | | | Control showing cuebid. Denies ♣ or ♦ control. Subsequent non-♠ suit bids
|
| | | 4♠ | | | | | | | 8-12 | No slam interest
|
| | | 4NT | | | | | | | Blackwood (♠)
|
| | 3NT | | | | | | | | ~16-17 hcp | 6+ solid ♦ |
|
| | 4♣ | | | | | | | | SPLINTER | 19+ | 4 ♠ | 0-1 ♣ | Subsequent non-♠ suit bids
|
| | | 4♦ | | | | | | | Control showing cuebid. Subsequent non-♠ suit bids
|
| | | 4♥ | | | | | | | Control showing cuebid. Denies ♦ control. Subsequent non-♠ suit bids
|
| | | 4♠ | | | | | | | Minimum hand, suggests wasted values in ♣. No slam interest.
|
| | | 4NT | | | | | | | Blackwood (♠)
|
| | 4♦ | | | | | | | | 4♠ | 6+ strong ♦ |
|
| | | 4♥ | | | | | | | Control showing cuebid. Subsequent non-♠ suit bids
|
| | | 4♠ | | | | | | | Minimum hand. No slam interest.
|
| | | 4NT | | | | | | | Blackwood (♠)
|
| | 4♥ | | | | | | | | SPLINTER | 19+ | 4 ♠ | 0-1 ♥ | Subsequent non-♠ suit bids
|
| | | 4♠ | | | | | | | Minimum hand, suggests wasted values in ♥. No slam interest.
|
| | | 4NT | | | | | | | Blackwood (♠)
|
| | 4♠ | | | | | | | | MAX (19-21) | 4♠ |
|
| | 4NT | | | | | | | | Blackwood (♠)
|
After bidding 1♥ |
|
1♠ |
| | | | | | | | 6+ | 4+♠ | If 6-10, 0-2 ♥
|
| | 1NT | | | | | | | | MIN (13-15) | 5 ♥ | 0-3 ♠
|
| | | 2♣ | | | | | | | WK (6-10) | 4 ♠ | 5+♣ | Opener must pass.
|
| | | 2♦ | | | | | | | WK (6-10) | 4 ♠ | 5+♦ | Opener must pass.
|
| | | 2♥ | | | | | | | INV (11-12) | 3 ♥
|
| | | 2♠ | | | | | | | WK (6-10) | 6+♠ | Opener must pass.
|
| | | 2NT | | | | | | | INV (11-12) | May have 5 ♠
|
| | | | 3♠ | | | | | | 14-15 | 3 ♠ | Choice of 3NT or 4♠
|
| | | | 3NT | | | | | | 14-15 | 0-2 ♠
|
| | | 3♣ | | | | | | | GF (13-15) or better | 5+♠ | 4+♣ (rarely 3)
|
| | | | 3♥ | | | | | | 0-2 ♠ | no ♦ stopper
|
| | | | | 3♠ | | | | | Either a) 6 ♠ or b) 5 strong ♠ without ♦ stop
|
| | | | | 3NT | | | | | ♦ stopper
|
| | | | 3♠ | | | | | | 3 ♠ |
|
| | | | 3NT | | | | | | 0-2 ♠ | ♦ stopper
|
| | | 3♦ | | | | | | | GF (13-15) or better | 5+♠ | 4+♦ (rarely 3)
|
| | | | 3♥ | | | | | | 0-2 ♠ | no ♣ stopper
|
| | | | | 3♠ | | | | | Either a) 6 ♠ or b) 5 strong ♠ without ♣ stop
|
| | | | | 3NT | | | | | ♣ stopper
|
| | | | 3♠ | | | | | | 3 ♠ |
|
| | | | 3NT | | | | | | 0-2 ♠ | ♣ stopper
|
| | | 3♥ | | | | | | | GF (13-15) or better | 3-4 ♥ | [Bid 2♥ to invite]
|
| | | 3♠ | | | | | | | INV (11-12) | 6+♠ | 0-2 ♥ |
|
| | | | 3NT | | | | | | 14-15 | Usually singleton ♠.
|
| | | | 4♠ | | | | | | 14-15 | 2-3 ♠ |
|
| | | 3NT | | | | | | | GF (13-15) | Tends to deny 5 ♠
|
| | | 4♥ | | | | | | | GF (13-15) | 3-4 ♥ |
|
| | | 4NT | | | | | | | 17-19 HCP | Quantitative, natural invite to 6NT. Non-forcing.
|
| | 2♣ | | | | | | | | MIN (13-15) or MID (16-18) | 4+♣ |
|
| | | 2♦ | | | | | | | 4th Suit Forcing | 13+ | Artificial game force
|
| | | | 2♥ | | | | | | Natural | Extra ♥ length OR no ♦ stopper | 0-2♠
|
| | | | 2♠ | | | | | | 3♠ | any strength
|
| | | | 2NT | | | | | | ♦ stopper | 0-2♠
|
| | | | 3♣ | | | | | | Natural | Extra ♣ length OR no ♦ stopper | 0-2♠
|
| | | | 3♥ | | | | | | 6+ solid ♥ | 0-2♠ | 14+
|
| | | | 3♠ | | | | | |
|
| | | | 3NT | | | | | | ♦ stopper | 0-2♠
|
| | | 2♥ | | | | | | | WK (6-10) | 2 ♥ |
|
| | | | 2♠ | | | | | | MID (16-18) | 3 ♠ |
|
| | | | | 3NT | | | | | 8-10 | ♦ stopper
|
| | | | | 4♠ | | | | | 8-10
|
| | | | 2NT | | | | | | MID (16-18) | ♦ stopper | 0-2 ♠ |
|
| | | | | 3NT | | | | | 8-10
|
| | | 2♠ | | | | | | | WK (6-10) | 6+♠
|
| | | | 2NT | | | | | | MID (16-18)| ♦ stopper
|
| | | | 3♠ | | | | | | MID (16-18) | 2-3 ♠ |
|
| | | 2NT | | | | | | | INV (11-12) | May have 5 ♠
|
| | | | 3♣ | | | | | | 12-13 | 5+♣ | Rejecting invite
|
| | | | 3♠ | | | | | | 14+ | 3 ♠ | Choice of 3NT or 4♠.
|
| | | | | 3NT | | | | | 4 card ♠ suit.
|
| | | | | 4♠ | | | | | 5 card ♠ suit.
|
| | | | 3NT | | | | | | 14+ | 0-2 ♠ | Accepting invite.
|
| | | 3♣ | | | | | | | INV (11-12) | 4+♣
|
| | | | 3♥ | | | | | | 14+ | 6♥ + 4♣ |
|
| | | | 3♠ | | | | | | 14+ | 3♠ | Choice of games
|
| | | | 3NT | | | | | | 14+ | ♦ stopper | Usually no 3♠ |
|
| | | 3♠ | | | | | | | INV (11-12) | 6+♠
|
| | | | 3NT | | | | | | 14+ | ♦ stopper | Usually singleton ♠
|
| | | | 4♠ | | | | | | 14-15 | 2-3 ♠ |
|
| | | 3NT | | | | | | | GF (13-15) | ♦ stopper |
|
| | 2♦ | | | | | | | | MIN (13-15) or MID (16-18) | 4+♦
|
| | | 2♥ | | | | | | | WK (6-10) | 2♥ |
|
| | | | 2♠ | | | | | | MID (16-18) | 3♠ |
|
| | | | 2NT | | | | | | MID (16-18) | ♣ stopper | 0-2 ♠ |
|
| | | | | 3NT | | | | | 8-10
|
| | | 2♠ | | | | | | | WK (6-10) | 6+♠ |
|
| | | | 2NT | | | | | | MID (16-18) | ♦ stopper | Usually singleton ♠ |
|
| | | | 3♥ | | | | | | MID (16-18) | 6♥ + 4♦ |
|
| | | | 3♠ | | | | | | MID (16-18) | 2-3 ♠ |
|
| | | 2NT | | | | | | | INV (11-12) | May have 5 ♠
|
| | | | 3♦ | | | | | | 12-13 | 5+♦ | Rejecting invite.
|
| | | | 3♠ | | | | | | 14+ | 3♠ | Choice of 3NT or 4♠.
|
| | | | | 3NT | | | | | 4 card ♠ suit.
|
| | | | | 4♠ | | | | | 5 card ♠ suit.
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| | | | 3NT | | | | | | 14+ | 0-2 ♠ |
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| | | 3♣ | | | | | | | 4th Suit Forcing | 13+ | Artificial game force
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| | | | 3♦ | | | | | | Natural | Extra ♦ length OR no ♣ stopper | 0-2♠
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| | | | 3♥ | | | | | | Natural | Extra ♥ length OR no ♥ stopper | 0-2♠
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| | | | 3♠ | | | | | | 3♠ | any strength
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| | | | 3NT | | | | | | ♣ stopper | 0-2♠
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| | | 3♦ | | | | | | | INV (11-12) | 4+♦ |
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| | | | 3♥ | | | | | | 14+ | 6♥ + 4♦ (might be only 5 if no ♣ stop)
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| | | | 3♠ | | | | | | 14+ | 3♠ | Choice of games.
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| | | | 3NT | | | | | | 14+ | ♣ stopper | No slam interest.
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| | | 3♥ | | | | | | | INV (11-12) | 3-4 ♥ |
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| | | | 3♠ | | | | | | Control showing cuebid. Later non-♥ suit bids
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| | | | 4♣ | | | | | | Control showing cuebid. Later non-♥ suit bids
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| | | | 4♦ | | | | | | Control showing cuebid. Later non-♥ suit bids
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| | | | 4♥ | | | | | | 14+ | No slam interest.
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| | | | 4NT | | | | | | Blackwood (♥)
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| | | 3♠ | | | | | | | INV (11-12) | 6+♠ |
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| | | | 3NT | | | | | | 14+ | ♣ stopper | Usually singleton ♠.
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| | | | 4♠ | | | | | | 14-15 | 2-3 ♠ |
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| | | 3NT | | | | | | | GF (13-15) | ♣ stopper |
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| | 2♥ | | | | | | | | MIN (13-15) | 6+♥ |
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| | | 2♠ | | | | | | | WK (6-10) | 6+♠ | Opener is expected to pass.
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| | | 2NT | | | | | | | INV (11-12) | 0-1 ♥ | ♣+♦ stoppers
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| | | | 3♣ | | | | | | 12-13 | 6♥ + 4♣ | Rejecting invite.
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| | | | 3♦ | | | | | | 12-13 | 6♥ + 4♦ | Rejecting invite.
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| | | | 3♠ | | | | | | 14-15 | 3♠ | Choice of 3NT or 4♠.
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| | | | | 3NT | | | | | 4 card ♠ suit.
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| | | | | 4♠ | | | | | 5 card ♠ suit.
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| | | | 3NT | | | | | | 14-15 | 0-2 ♠ | Accepting invite.
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| | | 3♣ | | | | | | | 13+ | Often checking for 3 card ♠ support.
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| | | | 3♦ | | | | | | 4♦ | 0-2 ♠|
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| | | | 3♥ | | | | | | 6+♥ | 0-2 ♠|
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| | | | 3♠ | | | | | | 3♠ |
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| | | | 3NT | | | | | | ♦ stopper | 0-2 ♠|
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| | | 3♦ | | | | | | | 13+ | Often checking for 3 card ♠ support.
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| | | | 3♥ | | | | | | 0-2♠ |
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| | | | 3♠ | | | | | | 3♠ |
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| | | | 3NT | | | | | | ♦ stopper | Tends to deny 3♠|
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| | | 3♥ | | | | | | | INV (11-12) | 2♥ | (can be 3♥ with a bad 11)
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| | | 3♠ | | | | | | | INV (11-12) | 6+♠ | Usually 0-1♥|
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| | | | 3NT | | | | | | 14-15 | 0-1 ♠|
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| | | | 4♠ | | | | | | 14-15 | 2-3 ♠|
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| | | 3NT | | | | | | | GF (13-15) | ♣+♦ stoppers |
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| | | 4♣ | | | | | | | SPLINTER | 11+ hcp | 3♥ | 0-1 ♣ | Slam interest
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| | | 4♦ | | | | | | | SPLINTER | 11+ hcp | 3♥ | 0-1 ♦ | Slam interest
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| | | 4♥ | | | | | | | GF (13-15) with 2♥ -or- INV (11-12)+ with 3♥
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| | 2♠ | | | | | | | | MIN (13-15) | 4♠|
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| | | 2NT | | | | | | | INV (11-12) | Invites game in 3NT or 4♠. Non-forcing.
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| | | | 3♠ | | | | | | 12-13 | Rejecting invite
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| | | | 3NT | | | | | | 14-15 | Accepting invite, balanced hand
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| | | | 4♠ | | | | | | 14-15 | Accepting invite
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| | | 3♣ | | | | | | | INV (11-12) | Game try bid.
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| | | | 3♦ | | | | | | Counter-try. Can�t accept game try in ♣, but has a strong ♦ holding and game interest.
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| | | | 3♥ | | | | | | Counter-try. Can�t accept game try in ♣, but has a strong ♥ holding and game interest.
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| | | | 3♠ | | | | | | 12-13 | Rejecting invite.
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| | | | 3NT | | | | | | 14-15 | Choice of 3NT or 4♠. Strong ♥/♦ holdings.
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| | | | 4♠ | | | | | | 14-15 | Accepting invite.
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| | | 3♦ | | | | | | | INV (11-12) | Game try bid.
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| | | | 3♥ | | | | | | Counter-try. Can�t accept game try in ♦, but has a strong ♥ holding and game interest.
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| | | | 3♠ | | | | | | 12-13 | Rejecting invite.
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| | | | 3NT | | | | | | 14-15 | Choice of 3NT or 4♠. Strong ♥/♣ holdings.
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| | | | 4♠ | | | | | | 14-15 | Accepting invite.
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| | | 3♥ | | | | | | | INV (11-12) | Invites 4♥ or 4♠ |
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| | | | 3♠ | | | | | | 12-13 | Rejecting invite.
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| | | | 4♥ | | | | | | 14-15 | Accepting invite.
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| | | | 4♠ | | | | | | 14-15 | Accepting invite.
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| | | 3♠ | | | | | | | INV (11-12)
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| | | | 4♠ | | | | | | 14-15 | Accepting invite.
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| | | 3NT | | | | | | | GF (13-15) | Choice of 3NT or 4♠. Balanced hand, strong ♣/♦ holdings.
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| | | 4♣ | | | | | | | SPLINTER | 16+ | 0-1 ♣ | Later non-♠ suit bids
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| | | 4♦ | | | | | | | SPLINTER | 16+ | 0-1 ♦ | Later non-♠ suit bids
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| | | 4♥ | | | | | | | GF (13-15) | Choice of 4♥ or 4♠
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| | | 4♠ | | | | | | | GF (13-15)
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| | | 4NT | | | | | | | Blackwood (♠)
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| | 2NT | | | | | | | | 18-19 HCP | Balanced | 2-3♠
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| | | 3♣ | | | | | | | 7+ | 3+C | Often looking for 3 card ♠ support
|
| | | 3♦ | | | | | | | 7+ | 3+♦ | Often looking for 3 card ♠ support
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| | | 3♥ | | | | | | | 11+ | 3-4♥ | Slam interest
|
| | | 3♠ | | | | | | | 6+♠
|
| | | 3NT | | | | | | | 7+ | Balanced | No slam interest
|
| | 3♣ | | | | | | | | MAX (19-21) | Strong Jump Shift.
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| | 3♦ | | | | | | | | MAX (19-21) | Strong Jump Shift.
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| | 3♥ | | | | | | | | MID (16-18) | 6+♥ | 0-3 ♠ |
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| | | 3♠ | | | | | | | 8+ | 5+♠
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| | | 3NT | | | | | | | 8+ | ♣+♦ stoppers | Usually 0-1 ♥ |
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| | | 4♣ | | | | | | | 8+ | 4+♣
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| | | 4♦ | | | | | | | 8+ | 4+♦
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| | | 4♥ | | | | | | | 8+ | 2♥ | No slam interest.
|
| | | 4NT | | | | | | | Blackwood (♥)
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| | 3♠ | | | | | | | | MID (16-18) | 4♠ |
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| | | 3NT | | | | | | | 8+ | Choice of 3N or 4♠
|
| | | 4♣ | | | | | | | Control showing cuebid. Later non-♠ suit bids
|
| | | 4♦ | | | | | | | Control showing cuebid. Denies ♣ control. Later non-♠ suit bids
|
| | | 4♥ | | | | | | | Control showing cuebid. Denies ♣ or ♦ control. Later non-♠ suit bids
|
| | | 4♠ | | | | | | | 8+ | No slam interest
|
| | | 4NT | | | | | | | Blackwood (♠)
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| | 3NT | | | | | | | |
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| | 4♣ | | | | | | | | SPLINTER | 19+ | 4 ♠ | 0-1 ♣ | Subsequent non-♠ suit bids
|
| | | 4♦ | | | | | | | Control showing cuebid. Later non-♠ suit bids
|
| | | 4♥ | | | | | | | Control showing cuebid. Denies ♦ control. Later non-♠ suit bids
|
| | | 4♠ | | | | | | | Minimum hand, suggests wasted values in ♣. No slam interest.
|
| | | 4NT | | | | | | | Blackwood (♠)
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| | 4♦ | | | | | | | | SPLINTER | 19+ | 4 ♠ | 0-1 ♦ | Subsequent non-♠ suit bids
|
| | | 4♥ | | | | | | | Control showing cuebid. Later non-♠ suit bids
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| | | 4♠ | | | | | | | Minimum hand, suggests wasted values in ♦. No slam interest.
|
| | | 4NT | | | | | | | Blackwood (♠)
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| | 4♥ | | | | | | | |
|
| | | 4NT | | | | | | | Blackwood (♥)
|
| | 4♠ | | | | | | | | MAX (19-21) | 4♠ |
|
| | 4NT | | | | | | | | Blackwood (♠)
|
|
2♣ |
| | | | | | | | 11+ | 4+♣
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| | 2♦ | | | | | | | | Any strength | 4+♦ |
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| | | 2♥ | | | | | | | INV (11-12) | 3-4 ♥ | Non-forcing
|
| | | | 2♠ | | | | | | 14-15* | Game try bid. *or slam interest
|
| | | | 2NT | | | | | | Non-forcing.
|
| | | | 3♣ | | | | | | 14-15* | Game try bid. *or slam interest
|
| | | | 3♦ | | | | | | 14-15* | Game try bid. *or slam interest
|
| | | | 3♥ | | | | | | Invites 4♥
|
| | | | 3♠ | | | | | | SPLINTER | 0-1♠ | Slam interest
|
| | | | 3NT | | | | | | Choice of 3NT or 4♥
|
| | | | 4♣ | | | | | | SPLINTER | 0-1♣ | Slam interest
|
| | | | 4♦ | | | | | | SPLINTER | 0-1♠ | Slam interest
|
| | | | 4♥ | | | | | | 14+ | Accepting invite. No slam interest.
|
| | | 2♠ | | | | | | | 13+ | ♠ values | Natural, game forcing
|
| | | | 2NT | | | | | |
|
| | | | 3♣ | | | | | | 3+♣ | any strength
|
| | | | 3♦ | | | | | | 5+♦ | any strength
|
| | | | 3♥ | | | | | | 6♥ | 4♦ |
|
| | | | 3♠ | | | | | | 4 ♠ |
|
| | | | 3NT | | | | | |
|
| | | 2NT | | | | | | | INV (11-12) | Non-forcing
|
| | | | 3♣ | | | | | | 4♣ |
|
| | | | 3♦ | | | | | | 5♦ |
|
| | | | 3♥ | | | | | | 6♥ | 4♦ |
|
| | | | 3NT | | | | | | 14+ | No slam interest
|
| | | | 4♥ | | | | | | 6♥ | 4♦ |
|
| | | | 4NT | | | | | | Quantitative 4N | Natural, invites 6NT
|
| | | 3♣ | | | | | | | INV (11-12) | 6+♣ | Non forcing
|
| | | | 3♦ | | | | | |
|
| | | | 3♥ | | | | | | 14+ | 6♥ | 5♦ |
|
| | | | 3♠ | | | | | | Looking for a ♠ stopper -or- slam interest in ♣
|
| | | | 3NT | | | | | | 14+ | ♠ stopper
|
| | | | 4♣ | | | | | | 3+♣ | Slam interest
|
| | | | 4♥ | | | | | | 6+ solid ♥ |
|
| | | 3♦ | | | | | | | INV (11-12) | 4+♦ | Non forcing
|
| | | | 3♥ | | | | | | 6♥ | 4♦ |
|
| | | | 3♠ | | | | | | Looking for a ♠ stopper -or- slam interest in ♦
|
| | | | 3NT | | | | | |
|
| | | | 4♦ | | | | | | Invites 5♦
|
| | | | 4♥ | | | | | | 6 solid ♥ | Choice of 4♥ or 5♦
|
| | | | 4NT | | | | | | Blackwood (♦)
|
| | | | 5♦ | | | | | |
|
| | | 3♥ | | | | | | | 13+ | 3-4 ♥ |
|
| | | | 3♠ | | | | | | Control showing cuebid. Later non-♥ suit bids
|
| | | | 3NT | | | | | | No ♠ control. Asks partner to cuebid.
|
| | | | 4♣ | | | | | | Control showing cuebid. Later non-♥ suit bids
|
| | | | 4♦ | | | | | | Control showing cuebid. Later non-♥ suit bids
|
| | | | 4♥ | | | | | | Minimum, unwilling to cuebid for slam.
|
| | | | 4NT | | | | | | Blackwood (♥)
|
| | | 3♠ | | | | | | | SPLINTER | 13+ | 4+♦ | 0-1 ♠ |
|
| | | | 3NT | | | | | | Minimum, wasted values in ♠
|
| | | | 4♣ | | | | | | Control showing cuebid. Later non-♦ suit bids
|
| | | | 4♦ | | | | | | No ♣ control, slam interest.
|
| | | | 4♥ | | | | | | 6+♥ | Choice of 4♥ or 5♦. No slam interest.
|
| | | | 4NT | | | | | | Blackwood (♦)
|
| | | | 5♦ | | | | | | No slam interest
|
| | | 3NT | | | | | | | GF (13-15) | ♠ stopper | Balanced
|
| | | 4♥ | | | | | | | 13+ | 3-4 ♥ | No slam interest
|
| | 2♥ | | | | | | | | Any strength | 5+♥ | *Does not promise six hearts*
|
| | | 2♠ | | | | | | | 13+ | 3-4 ♠ | Natural, game forcing
|
| | | 2NT | | | | | | | INV (11-12) | 0-2 ♥ | Non-forcing
|
| | | 3♣ | | | | | | | INV (11-12) | 6+♣ (rarely 5) | Non-forcing
|
| | | 3♦ | | | | | | | 13+ | 4+♦ | game forcing
|
| | | 3♥ | | | | | | | INV (11-12) | 3♥ | Non-forcing
|
| | | 3♠ | | | | | | | SPLINTER | 3♥ | 0-1 ♠ |
|
| | | 3NT | | | | | | | GF (13-15) | Balanced with stoppers
|
| | | 4♦ | | | | | | | SPLINTER | 3♥ | 0-1 ♦ |
|
| | | 4♥ | | | | | | | GF (13-15) | 3♥ |
|
| | | 4NT | | | | | | | Blackwood (♥)
|
| | 2♠ | | | | | | | | 14+ | 4♠ | Game forcing
|
| | | 2NT | | | | | | | 0-3 ♠ | 0-2 ♥ | ♦ stopper | Natural, balanced
|
| | | 3♣ | | | | | | | 5+♣ | 0-3 ♠ | 0-2 ♥ |
|
| | | 3♦ | | | | | | | 4♦ | any strength
|
| | | 3♥ | | | | | | | 3♥ | any strength
|
| | | 3♠ | | | | | | | GF (13-15) | 4♠ |
|
| | | 3NT | | | | | | | 0-3 ♠ | 0-2 ♥ | ♦ stopper | No slam interest
|
| | | 4♥ | | | | | | | 3♥ |
|
| | 2NT | | | | | | | | 14+ | Balanced | Game forcing
|
| | | 3♣ | | | | | | | 5+♣ | any strength
|
| | | 3♦ | | | | | | | 4+♦ | any strength
|
| | | 3♥ | | | | | | | 3-4 ♥ | any strength
|
| | | 3NT | | | | | | | No slam interest
|
| | | 4♥ | | | | | | | 3♥ | No slam interest
|
| | | 4NT | | | | | | | Quantitative 4NT | Natural, balanced. Invites 6NT.
|
| | 3♣ | | | | | | | | 4+♣ | Preferably a good 13+
|
| | | 3♦ | | | | | | | ♦ values | Usually looking for 3NT. (May be a cuebid for slam)
|
| | | 3♥ | | | | | | | INV (11-12) | 3♥ | Non-forcing
|
| | | 3♠ | | | | | | | ♠ values | Usually looking for 3NT. (May be a cuebid for slam)
|
| | | 3NT | | | | | | |
|
| | | 4♣ | | | | | | | INV (11-12) | Distributional, no interest in 3NT.
|
| | | 4♥ | | | | | | | GF (13-15) | 3-4♥ | No slam interest.
|
| | | 4NT | | | | | | | Blackwood (♣)
|
| | | 5♣ | | | | | | |
|
| | 3♦ | | | | | | | | SPLINTER | 4+♣ | 0-1 ♦ |
|
| | 3♥ | | | | | | | | 14+ | 6+ solid ♥ | Sets ♥ as trump | Slam interest
|
| | | 3♠ | | | | | | | Control showing cuebid
|
| | | 4♣ | | | | | | | Control showing cuebid
|
| | | 4♦ | | | | | | | Control showing cuebid
|
| | 3♠ | | | | | | | | SPLINTER | 4+♣ | 0-1 ♠ |
|
| | 3NT | | | | | | | |
|
| | 4♣ | | | | | | | | Invites 5♣ | Distributional, no interest in 3NT
|
| | 4NT | | | | | | | | Blackwood (♣)
|
|
2♣ |
| | | | | | | | 11+ | 4+♣
|
| | 2♦ | | | | | | | | Any strength | 4+♦ |
|
| | | 2♥ | | | | | | | 13+ | ♥ values | Natural, game forcing
|
| | | | 2NT | | | | | |
|
| | | | 3♣ | | | | | | 3+♣ | any strength
|
| | | | 3♦ | | | | | | 5+♦ | any strength
|
| | | | 3♥ | | | | | | 3♥ | 5-3-4-1 shape
|
| | | | 3♠ | | | | | | 6♠ | 4♦ |
|
| | | | 3NT | | | | | |
|
| | | 2♠ | | | | | | | INV (11-12) | 3-4 ♠ | Non-forcing
|
| | | | 2NT | | | | | | Non-forcing.
|
| | | | 3♣ | | | | | | 14+ | Game or slam try
|
| | | | 3♦ | | | | | | 14+ | Game or slam try
|
| | | | 3♥ | | | | | | 14+ | Game or slam try
|
| | | | 3♠ | | | | | | Invites 4♠
|
| | | | 3NT | | | | | | Choice of 3NT or 4♠
|
| | | | 4♣ | | | | | | SPLINTER | 0-1♣ | Slam interest
|
| | | | 4♦ | | | | | | SPLINTER | 0-1♦ | Slam interest
|
| | | | 4♥ | | | | | | SPLINTER | 0-1♥ | Slam interest
|
| | | | 4♠ | | | | | | 14+ | Accepting invite. No slam interest.
|
| | | 2NT | | | | | | | INV (11-12) | Non-forcing
|
| | | | 3♣ | | | | | | 4♣ |
|
| | | | 3♦ | | | | | | 5♦ |
|
| | | | 3♠ | | | | | | 6♠ | 4♦ |
|
| | | | 3NT | | | | | | 14+ | No slam interest
|
| | | | 4♠ | | | | | | 6♠ | 4♦ |
|
| | | | 4NT | | | | | | Quantitative 4N | Natural, invites 6NT
|
| | | 3♣ | | | | | | | INV (11-12) | 6+♣ | Non forcing
|
| | | | 3♥ | | | | | | Looking for a ♥ stopper -or- slam interest in ♣
|
| | | | 3♠ | | | | | | 14+ | 6♠ | 4+♦ |
|
| | | | 3NT | | | | | | 14+ | ♥ stopper
|
| | | | 4♣ | | | | | | 3+♣ | Slam interest
|
| | | | 4♠ | | | | | | 6+ solid ♠ |
|
| | | 3♦ | | | | | | | INV (11-12) | 4+♦ | Non forcing
|
| | | | 3♥ | | | | | | Looking for a ♥ stopper -or- slam interest in ♦
|
| | | | 3♠ | | | | | | 6♠ | 4♦ |
|
| | | | 3NT | | | | | |
|
| | | | 4♦ | | | | | | Invites 5♦
|
| | | | 4♠ | | | | | | 6 solid ♠ | Choice of 4♠ or 5♦
|
| | | | 4NT | | | | | | Blackwood (♦)
|
| | | | 5♦ | | | | | |
|
| | | 3♥ | | | | | | | SPLINTER | 13+ | 4+♦ | 0-1 ♥ |
|
| | | | 3♠ | | | | | | Control showing cuebid. Later non-♦ suit bids
|
| | | | 3NT | | | | | | Minimum, wasted values in ♥
|
| | | | 4♣ | | | | | | Control showing cuebid. Later non-♦ suit bids
|
| | | | 4♦ | | | | | | No ♣ or ♠ control, slam interest.
|
| | | | 4♠ | | | | | | 6+♠ | Choice of 4♠ or 5♦. No slam interest.
|
| | | | 4NT | | | | | | Blackwood (♦)
|
| | | | 5♦ | | | | | | No slam interest
|
| | | 3♠ | | | | | | | 13+ | 3-4 ♠ |
|
| | | | 3NT | | | | | | Asks partner to cuebid.
|
| | | | 4♣ | | | | | | Control showing cuebid. Later non-♠ suit bids
|
| | | | 4♦ | | | | | | Control showing cuebid. Later non-♠ suit bids
|
| | | | 4♥ | | | | | | Control showing cuebid. Later non-♠ suit bids
|
| | | | 4♠ | | | | | | Minimum, unwilling to cuebid for slam.
|
| | | | 4NT | | | | | | Blackwood (♠)
|
| | | 3NT | | | | | | | GF (13-15) | ♥ stopper | Balanced
|
| | | 4♠ | | | | | | | 13+ | 3-4 ♠ | No slam interest
|
| | 2♥ | | | | | | | | 4+♥ | any strength
|
| | | 2♠ | | | | | | | INV (11-12) | 3+♠ | Non-forcing
|
| | | 2NT | | | | | | | 0-3 ♥ | 0-2 ♠ | ♦ stopper | Natural, balanced | Non-forcing
|
| | | 3♣ | | | | | | | 6+♣ | Non-forcing
|
| | | 3♦ | | | | | | |
|
| | | 3♥ | | | | | | | 4♥ | Non-forcing
|
| | | 3♠ | | | | | | | 13+ | 3+♠ |
|
| | | 3NT | | | | | | | 0-3 ♥ | 0-2 ♠ | ♦ stopper | No slam interest
|
| | | 4♥ | | | | | | | GF (13-15) | 4♥ |
|
| | | 4♠ | | | | | | | 3♠ |
|
| | 2♠ | | | | | | | | Any strength | 5+♠ | *Does not promise six spades*
|
| | | 2NT | | | | | | | INV (11-12) | 0-2 ♠ | Non-forcing
|
| | | 3♣ | | | | | | | INV (11-12) | 6+♣ (rarely 5) | Non-forcing
|
| | | 3♦ | | | | | | | 13+ | 4+♦ | game forcing
|
| | | 3♠ | | | | | | | INV (11-12) | 3♠ | Non-forcing
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| | | 3NT | | | | | | | GF (13-15) | Balanced with stoppers
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| | | 4♦ | | | | | | | SPLINTER | 3♠ | 0-1 ♦ |
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| | | 4♥ | | | | | | | SPLINTER | 3♠ | 0-1 ♥ |
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| | | 4♠ | | | | | | | GF (13-15) | 3♠ |
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| | | 4NT | | | | | | | Blackwood (♠)
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| | 2NT | | | | | | | | 14+ | Balanced | Game forcing
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| | | 3♣ | | | | | | | 5+♣ | any strength
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| | | 3♦ | | | | | | | 4+♦ | any strength
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| | | 3♠ | | | | | | | 3-4 ♠ | any strength
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| | | 3NT | | | | | | | No slam interest
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| | | 4♠ | | | | | | | 3♠ | No slam interest
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| | | 4NT | | | | | | | Quantitative 4NT | Natural, balanced. Invites 6NT.
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| | 3♣ | | | | | | | | 4+♣ | Preferably a good 13+
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| | | 3♦ | | | | | | | ♦ values | Usually looking for 3NT. (May be a cuebid for slam)
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| | | 3♠ | | | | | | | ♠ values | Usually looking for 3NT. (May be a cuebid for slam)
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| | | 3NT | | | | | | |
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| | | 4♣ | | | | | | | INV (11-12) | Distributional, no interest in 3NT.
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| | | 4♠ | | | | | | | GF (13-15) | 3-4♠ | No slam interest.
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| | | 4NT | | | | | | | Blackwood (♣)
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| | | 5♣ | | | | | | |
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| | 3♦ | | | | | | | | SPLINTER | 4+♣ | 0-1 ♦ |
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| | 3♥ | | | | | | | | SPLINTER | 4+♣ | 0-1 ♥ |
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| | 3♠ | | | | | | | | 14+ | 6+ solid ♠ | Sets ♠ as trump | Slam interest
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| | | 4♣ | | | | | | | Control showing cuebid
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| | | 4♦ | | | | | | | Control showing cuebid
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| | | 4♥ | | | | | | | Control showing cuebid
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| | 3NT | | | | | | | |
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| | 4♣ | | | | | | | | Invites 5♣ | Distributional, no interest in 3NT
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| | 4NT | | | | | | | | Blackwood (♣)
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1NT |
| | | | | | | | 15-18 HCP | Balanced | ♣ stopper
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| | 2♣ | | | | | | | | STAYMAN | 8+ | Asks for 4+ card major |
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| | | 2♦ | | | | | | | No 4+ card major | Any strength
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| | | | 2♥ | | | | | | 8-9 | 5♥ | 4♠ | Invites game in 3NT or 4♥ | Non-forcing
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| | | | 2♠ | | | | | | 8-9 | 5♠ | 4♥ | Invites game in 3NT or 4♠ | Non-forcing
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| | | | 2NT | | | | | | 8-9 | Invites 3NT | Non-forcing
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| | | | 3♣ | | | | | | 10+ | 5+♣ | May not have a 4 card major
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| | | | 3♦ | | | | | | 10+ | 5+♦ | May not have a 4 card major
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| | | | 3♥ | | | | | | 10-14 | 5♥ | 4♠ | Choice of 3NT or 4♥
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| | | | 3♠ | | | | | | 10-14 | 5♠ | 4♥ | Choice of 3NT or 4♠
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| | | | 3NT | | | | | | 10-14 |
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| | | 2♥ | | | | | | | 4-5 ♥ | May have 4♠
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| | | | 2NT | | | | | | 8-9 | 0-3♥ | 4♠ | Non-forcing
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| | | | | 3♥ | | | | | good 16-17 | 5♥ | Choice of 3NT or 4♥
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| | | | | | 3NT | | | | 0-2♥ |
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| | | | | | 4♥ | | | | 3♥ |
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| | | | | 3♠ | | | | | 15 or bad 16 | 4♠ |
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| | | | | 3NT | | | | | good 16-17 | 2-3♠ |
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| | | | | 4♠ | | | | | good 16-17 | 4♠ |
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| | | | 3♣ | | | | | | 10+ | 5+♣ | 0-3♥ | May not have 4♠
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| | | | 3♦ | | | | | | 10+ | 5+♦ | 0-3♥ | May not have 4♠
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| | | | 3♥ | | | | | | 8-9 | 4-5♥ |
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| | | | | 4♥ | | | | | good 16-17 | Accepting invite
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| | | | 3♠ | | | | | | 10+ | 4+♥ | Agrees ♥s | Slam interest. Asks opener to cuebid
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| | | | 3NT | | | | | | 10-14 | 0-3♥ | 4♠ | Non-forcing
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| | | | | 4♠ | | | | | 4♠ |
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| | | | 4♥ | | | | | | 10-14 | 4-5♥ |
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| | | 2♠ | | | | | | | 4-5 ♠ | 2-3 ♥ |
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| | | | 2NT | | | | | | 8-9 | 0-3♠ | 4♥ | Non-forcing
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| | | | | 3♠ | | | | | good 16-17 | 5♠ | Choice of 3NT or 4♠
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| | | | | | 3NT | | | | 0-2♠ |
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| | | | | | 4♠ | | | | 3♠ |
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| | | | | 3NT | | | | | good 16-17 |
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| | | | 3♣ | | | | | | 10+ | 5+♣ | 0-3♥ | May not have 4♥
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| | | | 3♦ | | | | | | 10+ | 5+♦ | 0-3♥ | May not have 4♥
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| | | | 3♥ | | | | | | 10+ | 4+♠ | Agrees ♠s | Slam interest. Asks opener to cuebid
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| | | | 3♠ | | | | | | 8-9 | 4-5♠ |
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| | | | | 4♠ | | | | | good 16-17 | Accepting invite
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| | | | 3NT | | | | | | 10-14 | 0-3♠ | 4♥ | Non-forcing
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| | 2♦ | | | | | | | | 5+♥ | Any strength
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| | | 2♥ | | | | | | | 2+♥ |
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| | | | 2♠ | | | | | | 8-9 | 5♠ | 5♥ | Non-forcing
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| | | | 2NT | | | | | | 8-9 | 5♥ | Invites 3NT or 4♥
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| | | | | 3♥ | | | | | 15 or bad 16 | 3+♥
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| | | | | 3NT | | | | | good 16-17 | Usually 2♥ |
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| | | | | 4♥ | | | | | good 16-17 | 3+♥
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| | | | 3♣ | | | | | | 10+ | 5♥ | 4+♣ | Looking for best game, may have slam interest
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| | | | 3♦ | | | | | | 10+ | 5♥ | 4+♦ | Looking for best game, may have slam interest
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| | | | 3♥ | | | | | | 8-9 | 6+♥ | Invites 4♥
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| | | | | 4♥ | | | | | good 16-17
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| | | | 3♠ | | | | | | SPLINTER | 12+ hcp | 6+♥ | 0-1 ♠ |
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| | | | 3NT | | | | | | 10-14 | 5♥ | Choice of 3NT or 4♥
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| | | | | 4♥ | | | | | 3+♥
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| | | | 4♣ | | | | | | SPLINTER | 12+ hcp | 6+♥ | 0-1 ♣ |
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| | | | 4♦ | | | | | | SPLINTER | 12+ hcp | 6+♥ | 0-1 ♦ |
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| | | | 4♥ | | | | | | 6+♥ | Mild slam interest
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| | | | 4NT | | | | | | Quantitative 4NT | Natural, balanced invite to 6♥ or 6NT | Non-forcing
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| | | | | 6♥ | | | | | Accepting invite with ♥ fit
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| | | | | 6NT | | | | | Accepting invite, usually with 2♥
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| | | 3♥ | | | | | | | good 16-17 | 4+♥ | Highly invitational (�super accept�)
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| | | | 4♣ | | | | | | Control showing cuebid.
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| | | | 4♦ | | | | | | Control showing cuebid.
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| | | | 4♥ | | | | | | Control showing cuebid.
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| | | | 4NT | | | | | | Blackwood (♥)
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| | 2♥ | | | | | | | | 5+♠ | Any strength
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| | | 2♠ | | | | | | | 2+♠ |
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| | | | 2NT | | | | | | 8-9 | 5♠ | Invites 3NT or 4♠
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| | | | | 3♠ | | | | | 15 or bad 16 | 3+♠
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| | | | | 3NT | | | | | good 16-17 | Usually 2♠ |
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| | | | | 4♠ | | | | | good 16-17 | 3+♠
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| | | | 3♣ | | | | | | 10+ | 5♠ | 4+♣ | Looking for best game, may have slam interest
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| | | | 3♦ | | | | | | 10+ | 5♠ | 4+♦ | Looking for best game, may have slam interest
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| | | | 3♥ | |