Opening bids:
Pass |
No opening bid
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1♣ |
12+ HCP, 3+♣
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1♦ |
12+ HCP, 4(3)+♦, 4♦-4♣ can choose to open either minor
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1♥ |
12+ HCP, 5+M, may have a longer minor\\3rd hand 1♥ ~strong 4 card suit
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1♠ |
12+ HCP, 5+M, may have a longer minor
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1NT |
15-17, May have 5M\\1NT with 5H and 15-16 HCP or\\1NT with 5S and 16 HCP\\
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2♣ |
Artificial, strong, standard
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2♦ |
11-15, 4+S-5+H longer H (Flannery)
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2♥ |
weak two, 6cards vul,\\may be 5card NV
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2♠ |
weak two, 6cards vul,\\may be 5card NV
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2NT |
20-21HCP
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3♣ |
Preemptive
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3♦ |
Preemptive
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3♥ |
Preemptive
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3♠ |
Preemptive
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3NT |
Gambling, no side A/K in 1/2 seat (wide range 3/4 seat)
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4♣ |
Preemptive
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4♦ |
Preemptive
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4♥ |
Preemptive
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4♠ |
Preemptive
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D |
| | | | | | | | | | | Strong NT type but tolerance for a runout;
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1♦ |
| | | | | | | | | | | Standard, may be light.
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1♥ |
| | | | | | | | | | | Standard, may be light.
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1♠ |
| | | | | | | | | | | Standard, may be light.
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1NT |
| | | | | | | | | | | 15-18 HCP, 1NT opening system on.
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After bidding 1NT |
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2♣ |
| | | | | | | | | | | Stayman, might not have a major
| | | 2♦ | | | | | | | | | | | No 4 card Major
| | | | 2♥ | | | | | | | | | | weak both majors \\♥ at least as long as ♠
| | | | 2♠ | | | | | | | | | | Weak 5+♠ and 4♥
| | | | 2NT | | | | | | | | | | Invite might not have 4M
| | | | 3♣ | | | | | | | | | | 5+cards with a 4M, GF, if no slam interest then unbalanced.
| | | | | 3♦ | | | | | | | | | concentrated. with worry about a bypassed suits.
| | | | | | 3NT | | | | | | | | No worries. To Play.
| | | | | | 4♣ | | | | | | | | 3N not good, does not promise slam interest or 6+cards
| | | | | | | 4♥ | | | | | | | 3♥, suggest 4-3 moysion fit.
| | | | | | | 4♠ | | | | | | | 3♠, suggest 3-4 moysion fit.
| | | | | | 4♦ | | | | | | | | cue-bid with slam interest, only promises 5♣
| | | | | 3♥ | | | | | | | | | concentrated. with worry about a bypassed suits.
| | | | | | 3NT | | | | | | | | No worries. To Play.
| | | | | | 4♣ | | | | | | | | 3N not good, does not promise slam interest or 6+cards
| | | | | | | 4♥ | | | | | | | 3♥, suggest 4-3 moysion fit.
| | | | | | | 4♠ | | | | | | | 3♠, suggest 3-4 moysion fit.
| | | | | | 4♦ | | | | | | | | cue-bid with slam interest, only promises 5♣
| | | | | 3♠ | | | | | | | | | concentrated. with worry about a bypassed suits.
| | | | | | 3NT | | | | | | | | No worries. To Play.
| | | | | | 4♣ | | | | | | | | 3N not good, does not promise slam interest or 6+cards
| | | | | | | 4♥ | | | | | | | 3♥, suggest 4-3 moysion fit.
| | | | | | | 4♠ | | | | | | | 3♠, suggest 3-4 moysion fit.
| | | | | | 4♦ | | | | | | | | cue-bid with slam interest, only promises 5♣
| | | | | 3NT | | | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | | 4♣ | | | | | | | | | 3N not good, does not promise slam interest
| | | | 3♦ | | | | | | | | | | 5+cards with a 4M, GF, if no slam interest then unbalanced.
| | | | | 3♥ | | | | | | | | | concentrated. with worry about a bypassed suits.
| | | | | | 3NT | | | | | | | | No worries. To Play.
| | | | | | 4♣ | | | | | | | | cue-bid with slam interest, only promises 5♦
| | | | | | 4♦ | | | | | | | | 3N not good, does not promise slam interest or 6+cards
| | | | | | | 4♥ | | | | | | | 3♥, suggest 4-3 moysion fit.
| | | | | | | 4♠ | | | | | | | 3♠, suggest 3-4 moysion fit.
| | | | | 3♠ | | | | | | | | | concentrated. with worry about a bypassed suits.
| | | | | | 3NT | | | | | | | | No worries. To Play.
| | | | | | 4♣ | | | | | | | | cue-bid with slam interest, only promises 5♦
| | | | | | 4♦ | | | | | | | | 3N not good, does not promise slam interest or 6+cards
| | | | | | | 4♥ | | | | | | | 3♥, suggest 4-3 moysion fit.
| | | | | | | 4♠ | | | | | | | 3♠, suggest 3-4 moysion fit.
| | | | | 3NT | | | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | | 4♦ | | | | | | | | | 3N not good, does not promise slam interest
| | | | 3♥ | | | | | | | | | | 4♥, 5+♠. Smolen
| | | | | 3♠ | | | | | | | | | Sets ♠ as trumps, Bad slam hand.
| | | | | 3NT | | | | | | | | | 2♠
| | | | | | 4♣ | | | | | | | | Natural. Slam try.
| | | | | | 4♦ | | | | | | | | Natural. Slam try.
| | | | | | 4♥ | | | | | | | | 6♠, 4♥.
| | | | | | 4NT | | | | | | | | Quantitative.
| | | | | 4♣ | | | | | | | | | Sets ♠ as trumps, Good slam cards.
| | | | | | 4♥ | | | | | | | | Retransfer to 4♠.
| | | | 3♠ | | | | | | | | | | 4♠, 5+♥. Smolen
| | | | | 3NT | | | | | | | | | 2♥
| | | | | | 4♦ | | | | | | | | 6+♥
| | | | | | 4NT | | | | | | | | Quantitative.
| | | | | 4♣ | | | | | | | | | Sets ♥ as trumps, Good slam cards.
| | | | | | 4♦ | | | | | | | | Natural. Slam try.
| | | | | | 4♥ | | | | | | | | 6+♥. To Play.
| | | | | 4♥ | | | | | | | | | sets ♥, bad slam cards.
| | | 2♥ | | | | | | | | | | | 4H, might have 4S
| | | | 2♠ | | | | | | | | | | Invite only with 4♠, NF
| | | | 2NT | | | | | | | | | | Invite no major
| | | | 3♣ | | | | | | | | | | 5+cards, 4♠, GF, if no slam interest then unbalanced.
| | | | | 3♥ | | | | | | | | | no stopper in the other minor, denies 4♠\\
| | | | | | 3♠ | | | | | | | | Partial stopper in other minor. Denies 4♠
| | | | | | 3NT | | | | | | | | No worries.
| | | | | | 4♣ | | | | | | | | 3N not good, does not promise slam interest or 6+cards.
| | | | | | | 4♠ | | | | | | | Moysion 4-3 fit.
| | | | | | 4♦ | | | | | | | | cue bid with slam interest, only promises 5minor.
| | | | | | 4♥ | | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | | | 4♠ | | | | | | | | cue bid with slam interest, only promises 5minor.
| | | | | 3♠ | | | | | | | | | 4♠, sets trump
| | | | | 3NT | | | | | | | | | Stopper in other minor
| | | | | 4♣ | | | | | | | | | Great suit play.
| | | | 3♦ | | | | | | | | | | 5+cards, 4♠, GF, if no slam interest then unbalanced.
| | | | | 3♥ | | | | | | | | | No stopper in the other minor, denies 4♠\\
| | | | | | 3♠ | | | | | | | | Partial stopper in other minor.
| | | | | | 3NT | | | | | | | | No worries.
| | | | | | 4♣ | | | | | | | | cue bid with slam interest, only promises 5minor.
| | | | | | 4♦ | | | | | | | | 3N not good, does not promise slam interest or 6+cards.
| | | | | | | 4♠ | | | | | | | moysion (4-3) fit.
| | | | | | 4♥ | | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | | | 4♠ | | | | | | | | cue bid with slam interest, only promises 5minor.
| | | | | 3♠ | | | | | | | | | 4♠, sets trump
| | | | | 3NT | | | | | | | | | Stopper in other minor
| | | | | 4♦ | | | | | | | | | Great suit play.
| | | | 3♥ | | | | | | | | | | Invite.
| | | | 3♠ | | | | | | | | | | Sets ♥ as trump, unspecified splinter.
| | | | | 3NT | | | | | | | | | Asking bid.
| | | | | | 4♣ | | | | | | | | Singleton
| | | | | | 4♦ | | | | | | | | Singleton
| | | | | | 4♥ | | | | | | | | Singleton ♠.
| | | | | 4♥ | | | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | 3NT | | | | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | 4♣ | | | | | | | | | | RKC for ♥, promises at least 3 of (5KC and trump Q) or 17+ HCP\\
| | | | 4♦ | | | | | | | | | | Balanced slam try in ♥
| | | | 4♥ | | | | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | 4♠ | | | | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | 4NT | | | | | | | | | | Quantitative promises 4S, NF
| | | 2♠ | | | | | | | | | | | 4S, denies 4♥.
| | | | 2NT | | | | | | | | | | invite might not have 4♥.
| | | | 3♣ | | | | | | | | | | 5+cards, 4♥, GF, if no slam interest then unbalanced.
| | | | | 3♥ | | | | | | | | | 3 card ♥, No stopper in other minor.
| | | | | | 3♠ | | | | | | | | Last train for 3NT.
| | | | | | 3NT | | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | | | 4♣ | | | | | | | | 3NT bad, does not promise slam interest or 6+cards.
| | | | | | 4♦ | | | | | | | | Cue-bid with slam interest, only promises 5 minor.
| | | | | 3♠ | | | | | | | | | Denies stopper in other minor, or 3♥'s.
| | | | | | 3NT | | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | | | 4♣ | | | | | | | | 3NT bad, does not promise slam interest or 6+cards.
| | | | | | 4♦ | | | | | | | | Cue-bid with slam interest, only promises 5 minor.
| | | | | 3NT | | | | | | | | | Stopper in other minor.
| | | | | 4♣ | | | | | | | | | Great suit play contract.
| | | | 3♦ | | | | | | | | | | 5+cards, 4♥, GF, if no slam interest then unbalanced.
| | | | | 3♥ | | | | | | | | | 3 card ♥, No stopper in other minor.
| | | | | | 3♠ | | | | | | | | Last train for 3NT.
| | | | | | 3NT | | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | | | 4♣ | | | | | | | | Cue-bid with slam interest, only promises 5 minor.
| | | | | | 4♦ | | | | | | | | 3NT bad, does not promise slam interest or 6+cards.
| | | | | 3♠ | | | | | | | | | Denies stopper in other minor, or 3♥'s.
| | | | | | 3NT | | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | | | 4♣ | | | | | | | | Cue-bid with slam interest, only promises 5 minor.
| | | | | | 4♦ | | | | | | | | 3NT bad, does not promise slam interest or 6+cards.
| | | | | 3NT | | | | | | | | | Stopper in other minor.
| | | | | 4♦ | | | | | | | | | Great suit play contract.
| | | | 3♥ | | | | | | | | | | Sets ♠ as trump, unspecified splinter
| | | | | 3♠ | | | | | | | | | Ask for Natural suit?
| | | | | | 3NT | | | | | | | | ♥ length suit.
| | | | | | 4♣ | | | | | | | | ♣ length suit.
| | | | | | 4♦ | | | | | | | | ♦ length suit.
| | | | | 4♠ | | | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | 3♠ | | | | | | | | | | Invitational
| | | | 3NT | | | | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | 4♣ | | | | | | | | | | RKC for ♠.
| | | | 4♦ | | | | | | | | | | Balanced Slam try in ♠.
| | | | 4NT | | | | | | | | | | Quantitative. No fit.
| | | 3♥ | | | | | | | | | | | 5♥, 15-16 HCP
| | | 3♠ | | | | | | | | | | | 5♠, 16 HCP
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2♦ |
| | | | | | | | | | | Transfer to 2♥.
| | | Pass | | | | | | | | | | | Doubleton ♥.
| | | 2♥ | | | | | | | | | | | Forced to bid 2♥.
| | | | 2♠ | | | | | | | | | | 5♥, 4♠ invite exactly.
| | | | 2NT | | | | | | | | | | Invitational, may be unbalanced.
| | | | 3♣ | | | | | | | | | | 4+ cards, mild Slam try.
| | | | | 3♦ | | | | | | | | | No stopper in ♦, denies ♥ fit.
| | | | | | 4♣ | | | | | | | | 5♥,5♣
| | | | | | | 4♥ | | | | | | | HonorX suggest 5-2 fit.
| | | | | 3♥ | | | | | | | | | All hands with 3+♥.
| | | | | 3♠ | | | | | | | | | No stopper in ♠, denies ♥ fit.
| | | | | | 4♣ | | | | | | | | 5♥,5♣
| | | | | | | 4♥ | | | | | | | HonorX suggest 5-2 fit.
| | | | | 3NT | | | | | | | | | 2♥. Both unbid suits well stopped.
| | | | | 4♦ | | | | | | | | | Cue-bid for ♣.
| | | | | 4♠ | | | | | | | | | Cue-bid for ♣.
| | | | 3♦ | | | | | | | | | | 4+ cards, mild Slam try.
| | | | | 3♥ | | | | | | | | | All hands with 3+♥.
| | | | | 3♠ | | | | | | | | | No stopper in ♠, denies ♥ fit.
| | | | | | 4♦ | | | | | | | | 5♥, 5♦
| | | | | | | 4♥ | | | | | | | HonorX suggest 5-2 fit.
| | | | | 3NT | | | | | | | | | 2♥. Both unbid suits well stopped.
| | | | | 4♣ | | | | | | | | | Cue-bid for ♦.
| | | | | 4♠ | | | | | | | | | Cue-bid for ♦.
| | | | 3♥ | | | | | | | | | | Invitational
| | | | 3♠ | | | | | | | | | | Splinter, Sets ♥ as trumps.
| | | | 3NT | | | | | | | | | | choice of game, may be unbalanced.
| | | | 4♣ | | | | | | | | | | Splinter, Sets ♥ as trumps.
| | | | 4♦ | | | | | | | | | | Splinter, Sets ♥ as trumps.
| | | | 4♥ | | | | | | | | | | Mild balanced, Slam try.
| | | | 4NT | | | | | | | | | | Quantitative.
| | | 2♠ | | | | | | | | | | | xx/Ax/Kx in a minor, 4+card ♥.
| | | | 2NT | | | | | | | | | | Asking for doubleton suit?
| | | | | 3♣ | | | | | | | | | 2♣
| | | | | 3♥ | | | | | | | | | 2♦.
| | | | 3♦ | | | | | | | | | | Retransfer to 3♥.
| | | 2NT | | | | | | | | | | | xx/Ax/Kx in ♠, 4+card ♥.
| | | | 3♦ | | | | | | | | | | Retransfer to 3♥.
| | | 3♣ | | | | | | | | | | | Max with no working doubleton.\\usually 4card support but ok with 3 if supermax.
| | | | 3♦ | | | | | | | | | | Retransfer to 3♥.
| | | 3♥ | | | | | | | | | | | Random average 4card ♥support, not max, not garbage
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2♥ |
| | | | | | | | | | | Transfer to 2♠.
| | | Pass | | | | | | | | | | | Must bid 2♠.
| | | 2♥ | | | | | | | | | | | Forced to bid 2♥.
| | | | 2♠ | | | | | | | | | | 5♥, 4♠ invite exactly.
| | | | 2NT | | | | | | | | | | Invitational, may be unbalanced.
| | | | 3♣ | | | | | | | | | | 4+ cards, mild Slam try.
| | | | | 3♦ | | | | | | | | | No stopper in ♦, denies ♥ fit.
| | | | | | 4♣ | | | | | | | | 5♥,5♣
| | | | | | | 4♥ | | | | | | | HonorX suggest 5-2 fit.
| | | | | 3♥ | | | | | | | | | All hands with 3+♥.
| | | | | 3♠ | | | | | | | | | No stopper in ♠, denies ♥ fit.
| | | | | | 4♣ | | | | | | | | 5♥,5♣
| | | | | | | 4♥ | | | | | | | HonorX suggest 5-2 fit.
| | | | | 3NT | | | | | | | | | 2♥. Both unbid suits well stopped.
| | | | | 4♦ | | | | | | | | | Cue-bid for ♣.
| | | | | 4♠ | | | | | | | | | Cue-bid for ♣.
| | | | 3♦ | | | | | | | | | | 4+ cards, mild Slam try.
| | | | | 3♥ | | | | | | | | | All hands with 3+♥.
| | | | | 3♠ | | | | | | | | | No stopper in ♠, denies ♥ fit.
| | | | | | 4♦ | | | | | | | | 5♥, 5♦
| | | | | | | 4♥ | | | | | | | HonorX suggest 5-2 fit.
| | | | | 3NT | | | | | | | | | 2♥. Both unbid suits well stopped.
| | | | | 4♣ | | | | | | | | | Cue-bid for ♦.
| | | | | 4♠ | | | | | | | | | Cue-bid for ♦.
| | | | 3♥ | | | | | | | | | | Invitational
| | | | 3♠ | | | | | | | | | | Splinter, Sets ♥ as trumps.
| | | | 3NT | | | | | | | | | | choice of game, may be unbalanced.
| | | | 4♣ | | | | | | | | | | Splinter, Sets ♥ as trumps.
| | | | 4♦ | | | | | | | | | | Splinter, Sets ♥ as trumps.
| | | | 4♥ | | | | | | | | | | Mild balanced, Slam try.
| | | | 4NT | | | | | | | | | | Quantitative.
| | | 2♠ | | | | | | | | | | | Most hands, forced to bid.
| | | | 2NT | | | | | | | | | | Invitational, may be unbalanced.
| | | | 3♣ | | | | | | | | | | 4+ cards, mild Slam try.
| | | | | 3♦ | | | | | | | | | No stopper in ♦, denies ♠ fit.
| | | | | | 4♣ | | | | | | | | 5♠,5♣
| | | | | | | 4♠ | | | | | | | HonorX suggest 5-2 fit.
| | | | | 3♥ | | | | | | | | | No stopper in ♦, denies ♠ fit.
| | | | | | 4♣ | | | | | | | | 5♠,5♣
| | | | | | | 4♠ | | | | | | | HonorX suggest 5-2 fit.
| | | | | 3♠ | | | | | | | | | All hands with 3+♠
| | | | | 3NT | | | | | | | | | 2♠. Both unbid suits well stopped.
| | | | | 4♦ | | | | | | | | | Cue-bid for ♣.
| | | | | 4♥ | | | | | | | | | Cue-bid for ♣.
| | | | 3♦ | | | | | | | | | | 4+ cards, mild Slam try.
| | | | | 3♥ | | | | | | | | | No stopper in ♣, denies ♠ fit.
| | | | | | 4♦ | | | | | | | | 5♠,5♦
| | | | | | | 4♠ | | | | | | | HonorX suggest 5-2 fit.
| | | | | 3♠ | | | | | | | | | All hands with 3+♠
| | | | | 3NT | | | | | | | | | 2♠. Both unbid suits well stopped.
| | | | | 4♣ | | | | | | | | | Cue-bid for ♦.
| | | | | 4♥ | | | | | | | | | Cue-bid for ♦.
| | | | | 4♠ | | | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | 3♥ | | | | | | | | | | 5+♥, Slam try.
| | | | | 3♠ | | | | | | | | | Sets ♠ as trumps.
| | | | | 3NT | | | | | | | | | 2-2 Majors or No Major honors.
| | | | | 4♣ | | | | | | | | | Cue-bid for ♥.
| | | | | 4♦ | | | | | | | | | Cue-bid for ♥.
| | | | | 4♥ | | | | | | | | | Very bad.
| | | | | 4♠ | | | | | | | | | Very bad.
| | | | | 4NT | | | | | | | | | RKC for ♥.
| | | | 3♠ | | | | | | | | | | Invitational, 6+♠
| | | | 3NT | | | | | | | | | | choice of game, may be unbalanced.
| | | | 4♣ | | | | | | | | | | Splinter, Sets ♠ as trumps.
| | | | 4♦ | | | | | | | | | | Splinter, Sets ♠ as trumps.
| | | | 4♠ | | | | | | | | | | Mild balanced, Slam try.
| | | | 4NT | | | | | | | | | | Quantitative.
| | | 2NT | | | | | | | | | | | xx/Ax/Kx in a minor, 4+card ♠.
| | | | 3♣ | | | | | | | | | | Asking bid for minor?
| | | | | 3♦ | | | | | | | | | ♦
| | | | | 3♠ | | | | | | | | | ♣
| | | | 3♥ | | | | | | | | | | Retransfer to 3♠.
| | | 3♣ | | | | | | | | | | | xx/Ax/Kx in ♥, 4+card ♠.
| | | | 3♥ | | | | | | | | | | Retransfer to 3♠.
| | | 3♦ | | | | | | | | | | | Max with no working doubleton.\\usually 4card support but ok with 3 if supermax.
| | | | 3♥ | | | | | | | | | | Retransfer to ♠.
| | | 3♠ | | | | | | | | | | | Random average 4card ♠support, not max, not garbage
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2♠ |
| | | | | | | | | | | 5+♣ transfer. Denies 4 Majors.
| | | 2NT | | | | | | | | | | | Accepts ♣ invite.\\(Honorxx and side stoppers)
| | | | 3♣ | | | | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | 3♦ | | | | | | | | | | 5+♣-4♦ (not 5431shape), GF
| | | | 3♥ | | | | | | | | | | Slam try. shortness in ♥
| | | | 3♠ | | | | | | | | | | Slam try. shortness in ♠
| | | | 3NT | | | | | | | | | | Light game try. Invitational.
| | | | 4NT | | | | | | | | | | Quantitative. \\or Balanced Slam try in ♣.
| | | 3♣ | | | | | | | | | | | Declines ♣ invite.
| | | | Pass | | | | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | 3♦ | | | | | | | | | | 5♣4♦22 or 6♣-4♦, GF
| | | | 3♥ | | | | | | | | | | shortness, Slam try.
| | | | 3♠ | | | | | | | | | | shortness, Slam try.
| | | | 3NT | | | | | | | | | | 15 HCP, Balanced slamtry with ♣.
| | | | 4NT | | | | | | | | | | 16-17 HCP, Balanced slamtry with ♣\\
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2NT |
| | | | | | | | | | | 5+♦ transfer. Denies 4 Majors.\\May be 5♣, 5♦.
| | | 3♣ | | | | | | | | | | | Bad! ♦.
| | | | Pass | | | | | | | | | | 5-5 in minors, weak.
| | | | 3♦ | | | | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | 3♦ | | | | | | | | | | | Good ♦.
| | | | Pass | | | | | | | | | | To Play. weak with ♦ or 5-5 in minors.
| | | | 3♥ | | | | | | | | | | Slam try. shortness in ♥
| | | | 3♠ | | | | | | | | | | Slam try. shortness in ♠
| | | | 3NT | | | | | | | | | | Light game try. Invitational.
| | | | 4♣ | | | | | | | | | | 4♣-5♦22 or 4♣-6+♦, GF
| | | | 4NT | | | | | | | | | | Quantitative. \\or Balanced Slam try in ♦.
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3♣ |
| | | | | | | | | | | GF balanced Puppet Stayman, \\Not 44 Majors.
| | | 3♦ | | | | | | | | | | | at least one 4card major, not 4333.
| | | | 3♥ | | | | | | | | | | 4 card ♠.
| | | | 3♠ | | | | | | | | | | 4 card ♥.
| | | | 3NT | | | | | | | | | | No interest in 4 Majors.
| | | 3♥ | | | | | | | | | | | 5♥
| | | 3♠ | | | | | | | | | | | 5♠
| | | 3NT | | | | | | | | | | | No 4 card Majors or any 4333.
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3♦ |
| | | | | | | | | | | 5+,5+ minors
| | | 3♥ | | | | | | | | | | | Sets ♣ as trumps
| | | | 3NT | | | | | | | | | | Bad for slam.
| | | | 4♣ | | | | | | | | | | Bad for slam.
| | | | 4♦ | | | | | | | | | | Bad for slam.
| | | | 4♥ | | | | | | | | | | Slammish.
| | | | 4♠ | | | | | | | | | | Slammish.
| | | 3♠ | | | | | | | | | | | Sets ♦ as trumps
| | | | 3NT | | | | | | | | | | Bad for slam.
| | | | 4♣ | | | | | | | | | | Bad for slam.
| | | | 4♦ | | | | | | | | | | Bad for slam.
| | | | 4♥ | | | | | | | | | | Slammish.
| | | | 4♠ | | | | | | | | | | Slammish.
| | | 3NT | | | | | | | | | | | Bad for slam.
| | | 4NT | | | | | | | | | | | super max, No good fit.
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3♥ |
| | | | | | | | | | | 31(54), 9+HCP.
| | | 3♠ | | | | | | | | | | | 3-3 minors, asks which longer
| | | | 3NT | | | | | | | | | | 5♣
| | | | | 4♣ | | | | | | | | | Non forcing
| | | | | 4♦ | | | | | | | | | RKC in ♣.
| | | | | 4♥ | | | | | | | | | Cue-bid.
| | | | | 4♠ | | | | | | | | | Cue-bid.
| | | | 4♣ | | | | | | | | | | 5♦
| | | | | 4♦ | | | | | | | | | Non forcing.
| | | | | 4♥ | | | | | | | | | RKC in ♦.
| | | | | 4♠ | | | | | | | | | Cue-bid.
| | | 3NT | | | | | | | | | | | Good or 4 ♥'s. To Play.
| | | | 4♣ | | | | | | | | | | 4♣-5♦, slam try
| | | | | 4♥ | | | | | | | | | RKC in other minor♦
| | | | | 4♠ | | | | | | | | | cue bid for ♦.
| | | | | 4NT | | | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | 4♦ | | | | | | | | | | 4♦-5♣. slam try
| | | | | 4♥ | | | | | | | | | RKC in other minor ♣.
| | | | | 4♠ | | | | | | | | | cue bid for ♣.
| | | | | 4NT | | | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | 4♣ | | | | | | | | | | | 4+cards, but NF, not very good H holding.
| | | | Pass | | | | | | | | | | Non forcing.
| | | | 4♦ | | | | | | | | | | RKC for ♣.
| | | | 4♥ | | | | | | | | | | Cue-bid
| | | | | 4♠ | | | | | | | | | RKC for ♣.
| | | | 4♠ | | | | | | | | | | Cue-bid
| | | | | 4NT | | | | | | | | | RKC for ♦.
| | | 4♦ | | | | | | | | | | | 4+cards, but NF, not very good H holding.
| | | | Pass | | | | | | | | | | Non forcing.
| | | | 4♥ | | | | | | | | | | RKC for ♦.
| | | | | 4♠ | | | | | | | | | RKC for ♣.
| | | | 4♠ | | | | | | | | | | Cue-bid
| | | | | 4NT | | | | | | | | | RKC for ♦.
| | | 4♥ | | | | | | | | | | | RKC for ♣.
| | | | 4♠ | | | | | | | | | | RKC for ♥.
| | | | 4NT | | | | | | | | | | 5 very good ♣.
| | | | 5♣ | | | | | | | | | | 5 very good ♦.
| | | 4♠ | | | | | | | | | | | 5 (good 4) cards, to play
| | | | 4NT | | | | | | | | | | RKC for ♠.
| | | | 5♣ | | | | | | | | | | 5 very good ♣. slam try.
| | | | 5♦ | | | | | | | | | | 5 very good ♦. Slam try.
| | | 4NT | | | | | | | | | | | RKC for ♦.
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3♠ |
| | | | | | | | | | | 13(54), 9+HCP.
| | | 3NT | | | | | | | | | | | Good or 4 ♠'s. To Play.
| | | | 4♣ | | | | | | | | | | 4♣-5♦, slam try
| | | | | 4♥ | | | | | | | | | RKC in other minor♦
| | | | | 4♠ | | | | | | | | | cue bid ♦.
| | | | | 4NT | | | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | 4♦ | | | | | | | | | | 4♦-5♣. slam try
| | | | | 4♥ | | | | | | | | | RKC in other minor ♣.
| | | | | 4♠ | | | | | | | | | cue bid for ♣.
| | | | | 4NT | | | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | 4♣ | | | | | | | | | | | seminatural, forcing to responder's 5m, NF.
| | | | Pass | | | | | | | | | | Non forcing.
| | | | 4♦ | | | | | | | | | | NF
| | | | 4♥ | | | | | | | | | | 5♣.
| | | | | 4♠ | | | | | | | | | RKC for ♣.
| | | | 4♠ | | | | | | | | | | 5♦.
| | | | | 4NT | | | | | | | | | RKC for ♦.
| | | 4♦ | | | | | | | | | | | 4+♦, no ♣ fit, NF
| | | | 4♥ | | | | | | | | | | RKC for ♦.
| | | 4♥ | | | | | | | | | | | 5 (good 4) cards, to play
| | | | 4♠ | | | | | | | | | | RKC for ♥.
| | | | 4NT | | | | | | | | | | 5 very good ♣.
| | | | 5♣ | | | | | | | | | | 5 very good ♦.
| | | 4♠ | | | | | | | | | | | RKC for ♣.
| | | 4NT | | | | | | | | | | | RKC for ♦.
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4♣ |
| | | | | | | | | | | Ask aces
| | | 4♦ | | | | | | | | | | | 0 Aces or 4 Aces.
| | | 4♥ | | | | | | | | | | | 1 Ace
| | | 4♠ | | | | | | | | | | | 2 Aces
| | | 4NT | | | | | | | | | | | 3 Aces
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4♦ |
| | | | | | | | | | | Texas Transfer to 4♥
| | | 4♥ | | | | | | | | | | | Transfer accepted.
| | | | 4NT | | | | | | | | | | RKC in ♥.
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4♥ |
| | | | | | | | | | | Texas Transfer to 4♠
| | | 4♠ | | | | | | | | | | | Transfer accepted.
| | | | 4NT | | | | | | | | | | RKC in ♠.
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After bidding 2♣ |
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2♦ |
| | | | | | | | | | | 0-1 Controls. Not Yet GF.
| | | 2♥ | | | | | | | | | | | Kokish: 5+ ♥ or GF balanced, forces 2♠
| | | | 2♠ | | | | | | | | | | forced bid 2♠.
| | | | | 2NT | | | | | | | | | GF Balanced.
| | | | | 3♣ | | | | | | | | | Natural. with 5♥.
| | | | | | 4♥ | | | | | | | | 4card supp, no side A/K/sing/void
| | | | | 3♦ | | | | | | | | | Natural. with 5♥.
| | | | | | 4♥ | | | | | | | | 4card supp, no side A/K/sing/void
| | | | | 3♥ | | | | | | | | | non forcing.
| | | | | 3♠ | | | | | | | | | Natural. with 5♥.
| | | | | | 4♥ | | | | | | | | 4card supp, no side A/K/sing/void
| | | | | 3NT | | | | | | | | | Natural. with 5♥.
| | | | | | 4♥ | | | | | | | | 4card supp, no side A/K/sing/void
| | | 2♠ | | | | | | | | | | | 5+♠
| | | | 2NT | | | | | | | | | | GF, denies 5♦, 5♥ or 3♠.
| | | | | 3♥ | | | | | | | | | 4♥.
| | | | | | 3NT | | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | | | 4♣ | | | | | | | | Cue-bid for ♠.
| | | | | | 4♦ | | | | | | | | Cue-bid for ♠.
| | | | | 3♠ | | | | | | | | | 6+♠.
| | | | | | 3NT | | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | | | 4♣ | | | | | | | | Cue-bid for ♠.
| | | | | | 4♦ | | | | | | | | Cue-bid for ♠.
| | | | 3♣ | | | | | | | | | | 2nd negative.
| | | | | 3♠ | | | | | | | | | Non forcing.
| | | | 3♦ | | | | | | | | | | 5+♦, GF
| | | | 3♥ | | | | | | | | | | 5+♥, GF
| | | | 3♠ | | | | | | | | | | usually Balanced raise not bust.
| | | | 3NT | | | | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | 4♣ | | | | | | | | | | Splinter, Usually 4+♠, not bust.
| | | | 4♦ | | | | | | | | | | Splinter, Usually 4+♠, not bust.
| | | | 4♥ | | | | | | | | | | Splinter, Usually 4+♠, not bust.
| | | | 4♠ | | | | | | | | | | 4card supp no side A/K/sing/void but 4+ HCP
| | | 2NT | | | | | | | | | | | 22-24(-)
| | | 3♣ | | | | | | | | | | | 6(5)+♣, forcing
| | | | 3♦ | | | | | | | | | | 2nd negative.
| | | 3♦ | | | | | | | | | | | 6(5)+♦, forcing
| | | | 4♦ | | | | | | | | | | forcing.
| | | 3♥ | | | | | | | | | | | 6+♥, GF
| | | | 3♠ | | | | | | | | | | Natural.
| | | | 3NT | | | | | | | | | | Natural.
| | | | 4♣ | | | | | | | | | | Cue-bid for ♥.
| | | | 4♦ | | | | | | | | | | Cue-bid for ♥.
| | | 3♠ | | | | | | | | | | | 6+♠, GF
| | | | 3NT | | | | | | | | | | Natural.
| | | | 4♣ | | | | | | | | | | Cue-bid for ♠.
| | | | 4♦ | | | | | | | | | | Cue-bid for ♠.
| | | 3NT | | | | | | | | | | | Based on running SOLID minor and side stops
| | | 4♣ | | | | | | | | | | | Sets ♣ suit, demands Cue-bid.
| | | 4♦ | | | | | | | | | | | Sets ♣ suit, demands Cue-bid.
| | | 4♥ | | | | | | | | | | | No slam, To Play.
| | | 4♠ | | | | | | | | | | | No slam, To Play.
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2♥ |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 Controls. GF
| | | 2♠ | | | | | | | | | | | Natural.
| | | | 4♣ | | | | | | | | | | Splinter
| | | | 4♦ | | | | | | | | | | Splinter
| | | | 4♥ | | | | | | | | | | Splinter
| | | | 4♠ | | | | | | | | | | Balanced, no side A/K but some extra Queen.
| | | 2NT | | | | | | | | | | | Natural.
| | | 3♣ | | | | | | | | | | | Natural.
| | | | 4♦ | | | | | | | | | | Splinter
| | | | 4♥ | | | | | | | | | | Splinter
| | | | 4♠ | | | | | | | | | | Splinter
| | | | 5♣ | | | | | | | | | | Balanced, no side A/K but some extra Queen.
| | | 3♦ | | | | | | | | | | | Natural.
| | | | 4♥ | | | | | | | | | | Splinter
| | | | 4♠ | | | | | | | | | | Splinter
| | | | 5♣ | | | | | | | | | | Splinter
| | | | 5♦ | | | | | | | | | | Balanced, no side A/K but some extra Queen.
| | | 3♥ | | | | | | | | | | | Natural.
| | | | 4♥ | | | | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | 4♠ | | | | | | | | | | Splinter
| | | | 5♣ | | | | | | | | | | Splinter
| | | | 5♦ | | | | | | | | | | Splinter
| | | | 5♥ | | | | | | | | | | Balanced, no side A/K but some extra Queen.
| | | 3♠ | | | | | | | | | | | Sets ♠ as trump, demands Cue-bid.
| | | 3NT | | | | | | | | | | | Based on running minor and side stops.
| | | 4♣ | | | | | | | | | | | Sets ♣ as trump, demands Cue-bid.
| | | 4♦ | | | | | | | | | | | Sets ♦ as trump, demands Cue-bid.
| | | 4♥ | | | | | | | | | | | No slam.
| | | 4♠ | | | | | | | | | | | No slam.
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2♠ |
| | | | | | | | | | | 3 Controls, not in the same suit. GF
| | | 2NT | | | | | | | | | | | Natural.
| | | 3♣ | | | | | | | | | | | Natural.
| | | | 4♦ | | | | | | | | | | Splinter
| | | | 4♥ | | | | | | | | | | Splinter
| | | | 4♠ | | | | | | | | | | Splinter
| | | | 5♣ | | | | | | | | | | Balanced, no side A/K but some extra Queen.
| | | 3♦ | | | | | | | | | | | Natural.
| | | | 4♥ | | | | | | | | | | Splinter
| | | | 4♠ | | | | | | | | | | Splinter
| | | | 5♣ | | | | | | | | | | Splinter
| | | | 5♦ | | | | | | | | | | Balanced, no side A/K but some extra Queen.
| | | 3♥ | | | | | | | | | | | Natural.
| | | | 4♥ | | | | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | 4♠ | | | | | | | | | | Splinter
| | | | 5♣ | | | | | | | | | | Splinter
| | | | 5♦ | | | | | | | | | | Splinter
| | | | 5♥ | | | | | | | | | | Balanced, no side A/K but some extra Queen.
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2NT |
| | | | | | | | | | | AK in the same suit. No other Controls. GF.
| | | 3♣ | | | | | | | | | | | Equals to NT rebid.
| | | | 3♦ | | | | | | | | | | No 5 card Majors.
| | | | | 3♥ | | | | | | | | | 4♥.
| | | | | 3♠ | | | | | | | | | 4♠
| | | | | 3NT | | | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | | 4♣ | | | | | | | | | 6+
| | | | | 4♦ | | | | | | | | | 4♦.
| | | | 3♥ | | | | | | | | | | 5 card ♥.
| | | | 3♠ | | | | | | | | | | 5 card ♠.
| | | | 3NT | | | | | | | | | | 4m333, minimum.
| | | 3♦ | | | | | | | | | | | Natural.
| | | 3♥ | | | | | | | | | | | Natural.
| | | 3♠ | | | | | | | | | | | Natural.
| | | 3NT | | | | | | | | | | | Based on running minor, no slam, no interest in 5crd major, minimum.
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3♥ |
| | | | | | | | | | | Sound weak two in the other major♠.\\6♠(322).
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3♠ |
| | | | | | | | | | | Sound weak two in the other major♥.\\6♥(322).
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After bidding 2♦ |
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Pass |
| | | | | | | | | | | To Play.
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2NT |
| | | | | | | | | | | Artificical, Invitational + Ask?
| | | 3♣ | | | | | | | | | | | 3+♣
| | | | 3♥ | | | | | | | | | | Invitational
| | | | 3♠ | | | | | | | | | | Invitational.
| | | 3♦ | | | | | | | | | | | 3+♦
| | | | 3♥ | | | | | | | | | | Invitational
| | | | 3♠ | | | | | | | | | | Invitational.
| | | 3♥ | | | | | | | | | | | 4522, minimum
| | | 3♠ | | | | | | | | | | | 4♠-6♥. Forcing.
| | | 3NT | | | | | | | | | | | 4522, maximum
| | | 4♥ | | | | | | | | | | | 5♠, 6♥
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3♦ |
| | | | | | | | | | | Slam try. Artificical.
| | | 3♥ | | | | | | | | | | | forced to bid 3♥.
| | | | 3♠ | | | | | | | | | | Sets ♠ as trumps. Solid Slam try.
| | | | | 3NT | | | | | | | | | 2 of the top 3 ♥.
| | | | | 4♣ | | | | | | | | | Cue-bid
| | | | | 4♦ | | | | | | | | | Cue-bid
| | | | 3NT | | | | | | | | | | Ask for cuebid, sets ♠ as trump. soild Slam try.
| | | | 4♣ | | | | | | | | | | cuebid, sets ♥ as trump. solid Slam try.
| | | | 4♦ | | | | | | | | | | cuebid, sets ♥ as trump. solid Slam try.
| | | | 4♥ | | | | | | | | | | v. mild slamtry (needs 14-15 all in keycards and a side stiff)
| | | | 4♠ | | | | | | | | | | v. mild slamtry (needs 14-15 all in keycards and a side stiff)
| | | | 4NT | | | | | | | | | | 6 Key cards for RKC
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3♥ |
| | | | | | | | | | | About 6 HCP. no minors quacks
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3♠ |
| | | | | | | | | | | About 6 HCP. no minors quacks
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After bidding 2♥ |
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2♠ |
| | | | | | | | | | | mildly constructive, NF (no game unless fit, so raisable)
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2NT |
| | | | | | | | | | | Ogust, but two forms, depending on if weak two promises 5 or 6 cards.
| | | 3♣ | | | | | | | | | | | bad hand, bad suit, 6 cards (Vul)\\minimum, 5 cards (Non Vul)
| | | | 3♦ | | | | | | | | | | GF
| | | | 3♥ | | | | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | 3♠ | | | | | | | | | | GF
| | | | 3NT | | | | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | 3♦ | | | | | | | | | | | bad hand, good suit, 6 cards (Vul)\\Maximum, 5 cards (Non-Vul)
| | | | 3♥ | | | | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | 3♠ | | | | | | | | | | GF
| | | | 3NT | | | | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | 3♥ | | | | | | | | | | | good hand, bad suit, 6 cards (Vul)\\minimum and 6 cards (non-Vul)
| | | | 3♠ | | | | | | | | | | GF
| | | | 3NT | | | | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | 3♠ | | | | | | | | | | | good hand, good suit, 6 cards (Vul)\\maximum and 6 cards (non-Vul)
| | | | 3NT | | | | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | 3NT | | | | | | | | | | | AKJTxx (Vul)\\AKQxx (non Vul)\\to play but correctable with freak
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3♣ |
| | | | | | | | | | | mildly constructive, NF (no game unless fit, so raisable)
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3♦ |
| | | | | | | | | | | mildly constructive, NF (no game unless fit, so raisable)
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3NT |
| | | | | | | | | | | Non-correctable. To Play.
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After bidding 2NT |
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3♣ |
| | | | | | | | | | | Stayman, promises 4card major
| | | 3♦ | | | | | | | | | | | no major
| | | | 3♥ | | | | | | | | | | 4♥, 5+♠, GF (smolen)
| | | | | 3♠ | | | | | | | | | Sets ♠, Bad slam hand.
| | | | | 3NT | | | | | | | | | 2♠.
| | | | | | 4♣ | | | | | | | | Natural. Slam try.
| | | | | | 4♦ | | | | | | | | Natural. Slam try.
| | | | | | 4♥ | | | | | | | | 6+♠.
| | | | | | 4NT | | | | | | | | Quantitative.
| | | | | 4♣ | | | | | | | | | Sets ♠, Good slam hands.
| | | | | | 4♥ | | | | | | | | Retransfer to 4♠.
| | | | 3♠ | | | | | | | | | | 5+♥, 4♠, (smolen)
| | | | | 3NT | | | | | | | | | 2♥.
| | | | | | 4♦ | | | | | | | | 6+♥
| | | | | | 4NT | | | | | | | | Quantitative.
| | | | | 4♣ | | | | | | | | | Sets ♥, Good slam hands.
| | | | | | 4♦ | | | | | | | | Natural. Slam try.
| | | | | | 4♥ | | | | | | | | 6+♥ To Play.
| | | | | 4♥ | | | | | | | | | sets ♥, bad slam cards
| | | | 3NT | | | | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | 4♣ | | | | | | | | | | 5+cards, some 4M, slamtry
| | | | | 4♦ | | | | | | | | | RKC for ♣
| | | | | 4♥ | | | | | | | | | Cue-bid.
| | | | | 4♠ | | | | | | | | | Cue-bid.
| | | | | 4NT | | | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | | 5♣ | | | | | | | | | bad.
| | | | 4♦ | | | | | | | | | | 5+cards, some 4M, slamtry
| | | 3♥ | | | | | | | | | | | 4+♥, May have 4♠.
| | | | 3♠ | | | | | | | | | | Sets ♥ as trumps.
| | | | 3NT | | | | | | | | | | To Play. promises 4♠.
| | | | 4♣ | | | | | | | | | | 5+♣, 4♠, Slam try.
| | | | | 4♦ | | | | | | | | | RKC for ♣
| | | | | 4♠ | | | | | | | | | 4♠.
| | | | | | 4NT | | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | | | | 5♦ | | | | | | | RKC for ♠.
| | | | | 4NT | | | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | 4♦ | | | | | | | | | | 5+♦, 4♠, Slam try.
| | | | | 4♥ | | | | | | | | | RKC for ♦.
| | | | | 4♠ | | | | | | | | | 4♠.
| | | | | | 4NT | | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | | | | 5♣ | | | | | | | RKC for ♠.
| | | | | 4NT | | | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | 4♥ | | | | | | | | | | No slam interest.
| | | | 4NT | | | | | | | | | | Quantitative. 4♠, NF
| | | | | 5♣ | | | | | | | | | 5 cards ♣.
| | | | | 5♦ | | | | | | | | | 5 cards ♦.
| | | 3♠ | | | | | | | | | | | 4+♠, denies 4♥.
| | | | 3NT | | | | | | | | | | To Play. Promises 4♥.
| | | | 4♣ | | | | | | | | | | 5+cards, 4♥, slamtry
| | | | | 4♦ | | | | | | | | | RKC for ♣.
| | | | | 4♥ | | | | | | | | | Cue-bid
| | | | | 4♠ | | | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | | 4NT | | | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | | 5♣ | | | | | | | | | bad
| | | | 4♦ | | | | | | | | | | 5+cards, 4♥, slamtry
| | | | | 4♥ | | | | | | | | | RKC for ♦.
| | | | | 4♠ | | | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | | 4NT | | | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | | 5♣ | | | | | | | | | bad
| | | | | 5♦ | | | | | | | | | bad.
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3♦ |
| | | | | | | | | | | Transfer to 3♥.
| | | 3♥ | | | | | | | | | | | Most hands , Forced to bid.
| | | | 3♠ | | | | | | | | | | 5+-5+ Majors, at least mild slam interest.
| | | | | 3NT | | | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | | 4♣ | | | | | | | | | Sets ♥ good for Slam try.
| | | | | | 4♦ | | | | | | | | LTTC, Last train to chatanooga.
| | | | | | 4♥ | | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | | 4♦ | | | | | | | | | Sets ♠ good for Slam try.
| | | | | | 4♥ | | | | | | | | LTTC, Last train to Chatanooga.
| | | | | | 4♠ | | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | | 4♥ | | | | | | | | | Bad for slam
| | | | | 4♠ | | | | | | | | | Bad for slam
| | | | 3NT | | | | | | | | | | Choice of game, May be unbalanced
| | | | 4♣ | | | | | | | | | | 4+♣, Slam try.
| | | | | 4♦ | | | | | | | | | RKC with 6 key cards setting ♣/♠ as trumps.
| | | | | 4♥ | | | | | | | | | 3[2]+cards minimum.
| | | | | 4♠ | | | | | | | | | RKC with 6 key cards setting ♣/♠ as trumps.
| | | | | 4NT | | | | | | | | | minimum, no fit.
| | | | | 5♣ | | | | | | | | | 2♥, 4+♣. minimum.
| | | | 4♦ | | | | | | | | | | 4+♦, Slam try.
| | | | | 4♥ | | | | | | | | | 3[2]+cards minimum.
| | | | | 4♠ | | | | | | | | | RKC with 6 key cards setting ♦/♠ as trumps.
| | | | | 4NT | | | | | | | | | minimum, no fit.
| | | | | 5♦ | | | | | | | | | 2♥, 4+♦. minimum.
| | | | 4♥ | | | | | | | | | | 6+♥, mild Slam try.
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3♥ |
| | | | | | | | | | | Transfer to 3♠
| | | 3♠ | | | | | | | | | | | Most hands , Forced to bid.
| | | | 3NT | | | | | | | | | | Choice of game, May be unbalanced
| | | | 4♣ | | | | | | | | | | 4+♣, Slam try.
| | | | | 4♦ | | | | | | | | | RKC with 6 key cards setting ♣/♠ as suits.
| | | | | 4♥ | | | | | | | | | RKC with 6 key cards setting ♣/♠ as suits.
| | | | | 4♠ | | | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | | 4NT | | | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | | 5♣ | | | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | 4♦ | | | | | | | | | | 4+♦, Slam try.
| | | | | 4♥ | | | | | | | | | RKC with 6 key cards setting ♦/♠ as suits.
| | | | | 4♠ | | | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | | 4NT | | | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | | 5♦ | | | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | 4♥ | | | | | | | | | | 5+♠, 5+♥, No slam, choice of game.
| | | | 4♠ | | | | | | | | | | 6+♠, mild Slam try.
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3♠ |
| | | | | | | | | | | Slam try in one or two minors, forces 3NT, denies 4 card Majors
| | | 3NT | | | | | | | | | | | Forced to bid.
| | | | 4♣ | | | | | | | | | | 5+♣-4+♦, ♣ longer or equal, Slam try.
| | | | | 4♦ | | | | | | | | | sets ♦.
| | | | | 4♥ | | | | | | | | | RKC for ♣.
| | | | | 4♠ | | | | | | | | | LTTC, Last train to chatanooga. ♣.
| | | | | | 4NT | | | | | | | | RKC for ♣.
| | | | | 4NT | | | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | | 5♣ | | | | | | | | | Very bad.
| | | | | 5♦ | | | | | | | | | Very bad.
| | | | | 6NT | | | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | 4♦ | | | | | | | | | | 5+♦-4+♣, ♦ longer or equal, Slam try.
| | | | | 4♥ | | | | | | | | | sets ♣ minor.
| | | | | | 4♠ | | | | | | | | RKC for ♣.
| | | | | 4NT | | | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | | 5♣ | | | | | | | | | very bad.
| | | | | 5♦ | | | | | | | | | very bad.
| | | | | 6NT | | | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | 4♥ | | | | | | | | | | One suited 6+ ♣, Slam try.
| | | | | 4♠ | | | | | | | | | RKC for ♣.
| | | | | 4NT | | | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | | 5♣ | | | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | 4♠ | | | | | | | | | | One suited 6+ ♦, Slam try.
| | | | | 4NT | | | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | | 5♣ | | | | | | | | | RKC for ♦.
| | | | | 5♦ | | | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | 4NT | | | | | | | | | | 4-4 in minors , Invitational to 6.
| | | | 5NT | | | | | | | | | | 4-4 in minors , Invitational to 7.
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After bidding 3♣ |
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3♦ |
| | | | | | | | | | | Artificial, GF, asks for 3card major, else 3NT.
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After bidding 3♦ |
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4♣ |
| | | | | | | | | | | art ♦ flag, slam interest
| | | 4♦ | | | | | | | | | | | Bad.
| | | 4♥ | | | | | | | | | | | Cue-bid
| | | 4♠ | | | | | | | | | | | Cue-bid
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After bidding 3♥ |
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4♣ |
| | | | | | | | | | | Artificical M flag, slam interest
| | | 4♦ | | | | | | | | | | | Cue-bid
| | | 4♥ | | | | | | | | | | | Bad.
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After bidding 3♠ |
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4♣ |
| | | | | | | | | | | Artificical, M flag, slam interest
| | | 4♦ | | | | | | | | | | | Cue-bid
| | | 4♥ | | | | | | | | | | | Cue-bid.
| | | 4♠ | | | | | | | | | | | Bad.
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After bidding 3NT |
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4♣ |
| | | | | | | | | | | Pass or correct
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4♦ |
| | | | | | | | | | | Asks for shortness.
| | | 4♥ | | | | | | | | | | | short in ♥.
| | | 4♠ | | | | | | | | | | | short in ♠
| | | 4NT | | | | | | | | | | | 7222
| | | 5♣ | | | | | | | | | | | short in ♦.
| | | 5♦ | | | | | | | | | | | Short in ♣.
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4NT |
| | | | | | | | | | | Asks for length
| | | 5♣ | | | | | | | | | | | 7 cards in either minor.
| | | 5♦ | | | | | | | | | | | 8 cards in either minor.
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5NT |
| | | | | | | | | | | Any pt by responder asks opener to bid 7 if suit runs opposite a void
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After bidding 4♣ |
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4♦ |
| | | | | | | | | | | Artificical Slam try in ♣.
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After bidding 4♦ |
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4♥ |
| | | | | | | | | | | To Play.
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5♣ |
| | | | | | | | | | | Artificical Slam try in ♦.
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After bidding 4♥ |
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4♠ |
| | | | | | | | | | | RKC in ♥.
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4NT |
| | | | | | | | | | | Cue-bid ♠ for ♥ contract.
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After bidding 4♠ |
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4NT |
| | | | | | | | | | | RKC in ♠.
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After bidding 2♠ |
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2♠ |
| | | | | | | | | | | mildly constructive, NF (no game unless fit, so raisable)
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2NT |
| | | | | | | | | | | Ogust, but two forms, depending on if weak two promises 5 or 6 cards.
| | | 3♣ | | | | | | | | | | | bad hand, bad suit, 6 cards (Vul)\\minimum, 5 cards (Non Vul)
| | | | 3♦ | | | | | | | | | | GF
| | | | 3♥ | | | | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | 3♠ | | | | | | | | | | GF
| | | | 3NT | | | | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | 3♦ | | | | | | | | | | | bad hand, good suit, 6 cards (Vul)\\Maximum, 5 cards (Non-Vul)
| | | | 3♥ | | | | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | 3♠ | | | | | | | | | | GF
| | | | 3NT | | | | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | 3♥ | | | | | | | | | | | good hand, bad suit, 6 cards (Vul)\\minimum and 6 cards (non-Vul)
| | | | 3♠ | | | | | | | | | | GF
| | | | 3NT | | | | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | 3♠ | | | | | | | | | | | good hand, good suit, 6 cards (Vul)\\maximum and 6 cards (non-Vul)
| | | | 3NT | | | | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | 3NT | | | | | | | | | | | AKJTxx (Vul)\\AKQxx (non Vul)\\to play but correctable with freak
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3♣ |
| | | | | | | | | | | mildly constructive, NF (no game unless fit, so raisable)
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3♦ |
| | | | | | | | | | | mildly constructive, NF (no game unless fit, so raisable)
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3♥ |
| | | | | | | | | | | mildly constructive, NF (no game unless fit, so raisable)
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3NT |
| | | | | | | | | | | Non-correctable. To Play.
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After bidding 1♣ |
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1♦ |
| | | | | | | | | | | 4+cards, Forcing 1 round,\\occ. 6-7 HCP, Balanced. \\Usually denies 4 card Majors.
| | | 1♥ | | | | | | | | | | | 4 cards, Non forcing.
| | | | 1♠ | | | | | | | | | | Natural or 4SGF
| | | | | 1NT | | | | | | | | | 12-14 HCP.
| | | | | | 2♣ | | | | | | | | weak.
| | | | | | 2♦ | | | | | | | | weak.
| | | | | | 2♥ | | | | | | | | Game Forcing.
| | | | | | 2♠ | | | | | | | | Game Forcing.
| | | | | | 2NT | | | | | | | | Invitational
| | | | | | 3♣ | | | | | | | | Invitational
| | | | | | 3♦ | | | | | | | | Invitational
| | | | | | 3♥ | | | | | | | | Game Forcing.
| | | | | | 3♠ | | | | | | | | Game Forcing.
| | | | | | 3NT | | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | | 2♣ | | | | | | | | | 5+♣, Unbalanced.
| | | | | 2♦ | | | | | | | | | 3+♦, Unbalanced.
| | | | | 2♥ | | | | | | | | | Like a double-raise in ♠, 15+ HCP 4♠
| | | | | | 2♠ | | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | | | 3♣ | | | | | | | | Game Forcing. May not have 4 card ♠.
| | | | | | 3♦ | | | | | | | | Game Forcing. May not have 4 card ♠.
| | | | | | 3♥ | | | | | | | | Game Forcing. May not have 4 card ♠.
| | | | | | 3♠ | | | | | | | | 11+ HCP and 4♠.
| | | | | | 3NT | | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | | | 4♠ | | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | | 2♠ | | | | | | | | | Like normal 1♣-1♠-2♠.
| | | | | 2NT | | | | | | | | | 18-19 HCP.
| | | | 1NT | | | | | | | | | | Non forcing
| | | | 2♣ | | | | | | | | | | Non forcing.
| | | | 2♦ | | | | | | | | | | Non forcing.
| | | | 2♥ | | | | | | | | | | Non forcing.
| | | | 2♠ | | | | | | | | | | Natural, 4+♦-4+♠, 15+ HCP
| | | | 2NT | | | | | | | | | | Invitational.
| | | | 3♣ | | | | | | | | | | Invitational.
| | | | 3♦ | | | | | | | | | | Invitational.
| | | 1♠ | | | | | | | | | | | 4 cards, Non forcing.
| | | | 2♥ | | | | | | | | | | 4th suit forcing.
| | | | | 2NT | | | | | | | | | Non forcing.
| | | | | 3♣ | | | | | | | | | Non forcing.
| | | | | 3♦ | | | | | | | | | Invitational.
| | | | | 3NT | | | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | 1NT | | | | | | | | | | | 12-14 HCP. No 4 card Majors.
| | | 2♣ | | | | | | | | | | | 6+♣.
| | | 2♦ | | | | | | | | | | | 4+♦ Fit, or 3 card Fit with a stiff Major. Denies 4 card Major.
| | | 2♥ | | | | | | | | | | | Game Forcing. Unbalanced.
| | | 2♠ | | | | | | | | | | | Game Forcing. Unbalanced.
| | | 2NT | | | | | | | | | | | 18-19 HCP. Balanced No 4 card major.
| | | | 3♣ | | | | | | | | | | Game Forcing.
| | | | 3♦ | | | | | | | | | | Game Forcing.
| | | | 3♥ | | | | | | | | | | Game Forcing.
| | | | 3♠ | | | | | | | | | | Game Forcing.
| | | | 3NT | | | | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | 3♣ | | | | | | | | | | | 6+♣, 16-18 HCP.
| | | 3♦ | | | | | | | | | | | 4+♦, 15-17 HCP. Unbalanced. No 4 card Majors.
| | | 3♥ | | | | | | | | | | | Splinter, 18+ HCP. 4+♦, Denies 4 card Majors.
| | | 3♠ | | | | | | | | | | | Splinter, 18+ HCP. 4+♦, Denies 4 card Majors.
| | | 3NT | | | | | | | | | | | Solid ♣ suit, at least partial side stops
| | | | 4♣ | | | | | | | | | | Sets ♣ as trumps.
| | | 4♣ | | | | | | | | | | | 6+ Nice ♣, 4 good ♦, Slam try.
| | | 4♦ | | | | | | | | | | | 7♣-4♦ freak, but minimum.
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1♥ |
| | | | | | | | | | | 4+ cards. May bypass bad 4card ♦ suit.
| | | 1♠ | | | | | | | | | | | 4 Cards.
| | | | 1NT | | | | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | 2♣ | | | | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | 2♦ | | | | | | | | | | 4th suit forcing to game.
| | | | 2♥ | | | | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | 2♠ | | | | | | | | | | ♠ support.
| | | | 2NT | | | | | | | | | | Invitational
| | | | 3♣ | | | | | | | | | | Invitational
| | | | 3♦ | | | | | | | | | | Invitational
| | | 1NT | | | | | | | | | | | 12-14 HCP. Denies 4♠.
| | | | 2♣ | | | | | | | | | | Transfer to 2♦. Sign off or invite.
| | | | | 2♦ | | | | | | | | | Forced to bid 2♦.
| | | | | | 2♥ | | | | | | | | Unbalanced. 5+♥
| | | | | | 2NT | | | | | | | | Balanced 5♥.
| | | | | | 3♥ | | | | | | | | Mild distributional.
| | | | 2♦ | | | | | | | | | | Artificical, Game Forcing. checkback.
| | | | | 2♥ | | | | | | | | | 3♥.
| | | | | | 2♠ | | | | | | | | 4♠.
| | | | | | 2NT | | | | | | | | waiting, 5♥.
| | | | | | 3♣ | | | | | | | | Natural. may have 4 card ♥.
| | | | | | 3♦ | | | | | | | | Natural. may have 4 card ♥.
| | | | | | 3♥ | | | | | | | | Sets ♥ as trumps.
| | | | | | 3♠ | | | | | | | | Splinter.
| | | | | 2♠ | | | | | | | | | 4♠.
| | | | | 2NT | | | | | | | | | Natural.
| | | | | 3♣ | | | | | | | | | Natural.
| | | | | 3♦ | | | | | | | | | Natural.
| | | | 2♥ | | | | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | 2NT | | | | | | | | | | 4♥ and Invitational.
| | | | 3♣ | | | | | | | | | | Distributional, Invitational.
| | | | 3♦ | | | | | | | | | | Distributional, Invitational.
| | | | 3♥ | | | | | | | | | | Distributional, Invitational.
| | | 2♣ | | | | | | | | | | | 6+♣ or 5♣-4♦.
| | | | 2♦ | | | | | | | | | | New minor forcing. Asks ♥ support.
| | | | 2♠ | | | | | | | | | | forcing to game.
| | | 2♦ | | | | | | | | | | | Reverse, 17+ HCP.
| | | | 2♥ | | | | | | | | | | Weak.
| | | | | 2♠ | | | | | | | | | Game Forcing., 4th suit forcing.
| | | | | 2NT | | | | | | | | | minimum, Non forcing.
| | | | | 3♣ | | | | | | | | | minimum, Non forcing.
| | | | | 3♦ | | | | | | | | | 5+♦, Invitational
| | | | | 3♥ | | | | | | | | | Game Forcing, doubleton no side stop.
| | | | | 4♥ | | | | | | | | | 3♥, minimum.
| | | | 2♠ | | | | | | | | | | Forcing one round. 4th suit forcing.
| | | | | 2NT | | | | | | | | | 22(45) or ♠ stopper.
| | | | | | 3♣ | | | | | | | | weak.
| | | | | | 3♦ | | | | | | | | Game Forcing.
| | | | | | 3♥ | | | | | | | | Game Forcing.
| | | | | 3♣ | | | | | | | | | minimum. No ♠/♥ support.
| | | | | | 3♦ | | | | | | | | Game Forcing.
| | | | | | 3♥ | | | | | | | | Game Forcing.
| | | | | | 3♠ | | | | | | | | weak.
| | | | | 3♦ | | | | | | | | | Game Forcing.
| | | | | 3♥ | | | | | | | | | Game Forcing.
| | | | | 3♠ | | | | | | | | | 3♠.
| | | | | 4♥ | | | | | | | | | 3♥, minimum.
| | | | 2NT | | | | | | | | | | 6-12 HCP, 4♥, Forcing one round.
| | | | | 3♣ | | | | | | | | | Non forcing.
| | | | | | 3NT | | | | | | | | 8-12.
| | | | | 3♦ | | | | | | | | | Non forcing.
| | | | | | 3NT | | | | | | | | 8-12.
| | | | | 3♥ | | | | | | | | | Game Forcing.
| | | | | 3♠ | | | | | | | | | Game Forcing. 4th suit forcing.
| | | | 3♣ | | | | | | | | | | Game Forcing. usually 4♥
| | | | 3♦ | | | | | | | | | | Game Forcing. usually 4♥, Artificical 4th forcing to game.
| | | | 3♥ | | | | | | | | | | 6+♥, constructive.
| | | | 3♠ | | | | | | | | | | Natural.
| | | | 3NT | | | | | | | | | | 13-14, HCP.
| | | 2♥ | | | | | | | | | | | 4♥, or 3♥ with singleton or void.\\or bad doubleton without 4♠.
| | | | 2♠ | | | | | | | | | | seminatural game/slamtry
| | | | | 2NT | | | | | | | | | 3♥ Fit, minimum, ♦ stopper or length
| | | | | 3♣ | | | | | | | | | 3♥ Fit min, 5♣, \\No ♦ stopper or length
| | | | | 3♦ | | | | | | | | | 3♥ Fit, min, No ♦ stopper, Non forcing
| | | | | 3♥ | | | | | | | | | 4♥, minimum.
| | | | | 3♠ | | | | | | | | | 4♠-4♥, max
| | | | | 3NT | | | | | | | | | 3♥ Fit, max, ♦ stopper
| | | | | 4♣ | | | | | | | | | 4♥ Fit, good for slam, Artificical.
| | | | | 4♥ | | | | | | | | | 4♥ Fit, bad for slam
| | | | 2NT | | | | | | | | | | Descriptive invite, NF, just 4♥
| | | | | 3♦ | | | | | | | | | Descriptive invite, NF, just 4♥
| | | | 3♣ | | | | | | | | | | Descriptive invite, NF, just 4♥.
| | | | 3♦ | | | | | | | | | | seminatural game/slamtry
| | | | | 3♥ | | | | | | | | | other minimums.
| | | | | 3♠ | | | | | | | | | 3♥ Fit, max, \\No ♠ stopper/length
| | | | | 3NT | | | | | | | | | 3♥ Fit, max, ♠ stopper/length
| | | | | 4♣ | | | | | | | | | 4♥ Fit, good for slam, Artificical.
| | | | | 4♦ | | | | | | | | | 3♥, max, No ♠ stopper, 1345
| | | | | 4♥ | | | | | | | | | 4♥ Fit, max, bad for slam.
| | | | 3♥ | | | | | | | | | | 5+♥, Invitational.
| | | | 3NT | | | | | | | | | | Choice of game, just 4♥.
| | | | | Pass | | | | | | | | | passes with 3fit or some 4333's.
| | | 2♠ | | | | | | | | | | | jump shift, Game Forcing. 4♠.
| | | 2NT | | | | | | | | | | | 18-19, Balanced, may have 4♠.
| | | | 3♣ | | | | | | | | | | Artificical signoff signal.\\or choice of game at 5 minor.
| | | | | 3♦ | | | | | | | | | Denies 3 ♥.
| | | | | | Pass | | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | | | 3♥ | | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | | | 3♠ | | | | | | | | 5+♥+4♠, Game Forcing.
| | | | | | 3NT | | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | | 3♥ | | | | | | | | | 3♥.
| | | | | | Pass | | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | | | 3♠ | | | | | | | | 5♥+4♠, Game Forcing. choice of game.
| | | | | | 3NT | | | | | | | | Choice of game. with 5card ♥, may have mild slamtry.
| | | | | | | Pass | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | | | | 4♣ | | | | | | | Artificical, slammish max
| | | | | | | 4♥ | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | | | 4♥ | | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | | 3♠ | | | | | | | | | 4♠.
| | | | | | Pass | | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | | | 3NT | | | | | | | | Choice of game. with 5card ♥, may have mild slamtry.
| | | | | | | Pass | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | | | | 4♣ | | | | | | | Artificical, slammish max
| | | | | | | 4♥ | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | | | 4♥ | | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | | | 4♠ | | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | 3♦ | | | | | | | | | | New minor forcing.\\checkback, checking other 4♠.
| | | | | 3♥ | | | | | | | | | 3♥
| | | | | | 3NT | | | | | | | | Non forcing, interest in minor.
| | | | | | 4♣ | | | | | | | | Natural. Slammish.
| | | | | | 4♦ | | | | | | | | Natural. Slammish.
| | | | | 3♠ | | | | | | | | | Denies 3♥.\\4♠.
| | | | | | 3NT | | | | | | | | Non forcing.
| | | | | | 4♣ | | | | | | | | Sets ♣ suit.
| | | | | | 4♦ | | | | | | | | Natural. Slammish.
| | | | | 3NT | | | | | | | | | Default.
| | | | | | 4♣ | | | | | | | | Natural. Slam try.
| | | | | | 4NT | | | | | | | | Quantitative.
| | | | 3♥ | | | | | | | | | | 6+, Game Forcing.
| | | | | 4♣ | | | | | | | | | Artificical, flag for ♥, slammish.
| | | | | 4♥ | | | | | | | | | Bad for slam.
| | | | 3♠ | | | | | | | | | | 4-4 Majors Game Forcing.
| | | | | 3NT | | | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | | 4♣ | | | | | | | | | Artificical, flag for ♠.
| | | | | 4♠ | | | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | 3♣ | | | | | | | | | | | 6+♣, 16-18 HCP.
| | | | 3♦ | | | | | | | | | | Waiting, looking for 3♥ fit \\or 4th suit ♠ stopper usually.
| | | | 3♥ | | | | | | | | | | 6+♥ or can play opp a doubleton
| | | | 3♠ | | | | | | | | | | 5+♥-4♠.
| | | | 3NT | | | | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | 4♣ | | | | | | | | | | 5+♣
| | | | 4♦ | | | | | | | | | | 4+♦.
| | | | 4NT | | | | | | | | | | Quantitative.
| | | 3♦ | | | | | | | | | | | Any 15+ HCP.
| | | | 3♥ | | | | | | | | | | Double negative. \\(Pass and 4♥ are the only options).
| | | | 3♠ | | | | | | | | | | Asking bid
| | | | | 3NT | | | | | | | | | 1♥, 18+
| | | | | 4♣ | | | | | | | | | 1♥, 15-17 HCP.
| | | | | 4♦ | | | | | | | | | Splinter ♦.
| | | 3♥ | | | | | | | | | | | 14-15 HCP. 2425
| | | 3♠ | | | | | | | | | | | 18+HCP. 2425
| | | 3NT | | | | | | | | | | | Solid ♣ suit, at least partial side stops.
| | | | 4♦ | | | | | | | | | | Sets ♦ suit as trump.
| | | 4♣ | | | | | | | | | | | 6+♣, 4♥, Slam try. GF
| | | 4♦ | | | | | | | | | | | 18-19HCP, 4card raise 4432/4333
| | | 4♥ | | | | | | | | | | | minimum 7♣-4♥ gamble, honors only in the 2 suits (♥♣).
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1♠ |
| | | | | | | | | | | 4+ cards. May bypass bad 4card ♦ suit.
| | | 1NT | | | | | | | | | | | 12-14 HCP. Balanced.
| | | | 2♣ | | | | | | | | | | Transfer to 2♦. Sign off or invite.
| | | | | 2♦ | | | | | | | | | Forced to bid 2♦.
| | | | | | 2♠ | | | | | | | | Unbalanced. 5+♠
| | | | | | 2NT | | | | | | | | Balanced 5♠.
| | | | | | 3♠ | | | | | | | | Mild distributional.
| | | | 2♦ | | | | | | | | | | Artificical, Game Forcing. checkback.
| | | | | 2♥ | | | | | | | | | 4♥.
| | | | | | 2♠ | | | | | | | | 4♠.
| | | | | | 2NT | | | | | | | | waiting, 5♥.
| | | | | | 3♣ | | | | | | | | Natural. may have 4 card ♥.
| | | | | | 3♦ | | | | | | | | Natural. may have 4 card ♥.
| | | | | | 3♥ | | | | | | | | Sets ♥ as trumps.
| | | | | | 3♠ | | | | | | | | Splinter.
| | | | | 2♠ | | | | | | | | | 3♠.
| | | | | 2NT | | | | | | | | | Natural.
| | | | | 3♣ | | | | | | | | | Natural.
| | | | | 3♦ | | | | | | | | | Natural.
| | | | 2♥ | | | | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | 2♠ | | | | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | 2NT | | | | | | | | | | 4♠ and Invitational.
| | | | 3♣ | | | | | | | | | | Distributional, Invitational.
| | | | 3♦ | | | | | | | | | | Distributional, Invitational.
| | | | 3♥ | | | | | | | | | | Distributional, Invitational.
| | | 2♣ | | | | | | | | | | | 6+♣ or \\5♣ with singleton ♠ sometimes.
| | | | 2♦ | | | | | | | | | | New minor forcing.
| | | | 2♥ | | | | | | | | | | weak
| | | | 2♠ | | | | | | | | | | weak.
| | | 2♦ | | | | | | | | | | | Reverse, 17+, occasionally a good 3card suit or 1444
| | | | 2♥ | | | | | | | | | | Natural. Forcing one round.
| | | | 2♠ | | | | | | | | | | Weak.
| | | | | 2NT | | | | | | | | | minimum, Non forcing.
| | | | | | 3♣ | | | | | | | | weak.
| | | | | | 3♦ | | | | | | | | Game Forcing.
| | | | | | 3♥ | | | | | | | | Game Forcing.
| | | | | 3♣ | | | | | | | | | minimum, Non forcing.
| | | | | | 3♦ | | | | | | | | Game Forcing.
| | | | | | 3♥ | | | | | | | | Game Forcing.
| | | | | | 3♠ | | | | | | | | weak.
| | | | | 3♦ | | | | | | | | | Game Forcing.
| | | | | 3♥ | | | | | | | | | Game Forcing.
| | | | | 3♠ | | | | | | | | | Game Forcing.\\Doubleton and no side stop.
| | | | | 4♠ | | | | | | | | | 3♠ minimum,
| | | | 2NT | | | | | | | | | | 6-12 HCP, 4♠, Forcing one round.
| | | | | 3♣ | | | | | | | | | Non forcing.
| | | | | | 3NT | | | | | | | | 8-12.
| | | | | 3♦ | | | | | | | | | Non forcing.
| | | | | | 3NT | | | | | | | | 8-12.
| | | | | 3♥ | | | | | | | | | Game Forcing. 4th suit forcing.
| | | | | 3♠ | | | | | | | | | Game Forcing.
| | | | 3♣ | | | | | | | | | | Game Forcing. usually 4♠
| | | | 3♦ | | | | | | | | | | Game Forcing. usually 4♠, Artificical 4th forcing to game.
| | | | 3♥ | | | | | | | | | | 4+♥, constructive.
| | | | 3♠ | | | | | | | | | | constructive.
| | | | 3NT | | | | | | | | | | 13-14, HCP.
| | | 2♥ | | | | | | | | | | | Reverse, 17+HCP, occasionally, 1444
| | | | 2♠ | | | | | | | | | | Weak.
| | | | | 2NT | | | | | | | | | minimum, Non forcing.
| | | | | | 3♣ | | | | | | | | weak.
| | | | | | 3♦ | | | | | | | | Game Forcing.
| | | | | | 3♥ | | | | | | | | Game Forcing.
| | | | | 3♣ | | | | | | | | | minimum, Non forcing.
| | | | | | 3♦ | | | | | | | | Game Forcing.
| | | | | | 3♥ | | | | | | | | Game Forcing.
| | | | | | 3♠ | | | | | | | | weak.
| | | | | 3♦ | | | | | | | | | Game Forcing.
| | | | | 3♠ | | | | | | | | | Game Forcing.\\Doubleton and no side stop.
| | | | | 4♠ | | | | | | | | | 3♠ minimum,
| | | | 2NT | | | | | | | | | | 6-12 HCP, 4♠, Forcing one round.
| | | | 3♣ | | | | | | | | | | Game Forcing. usually 4♠
| | | | 3♦ | | | | | | | | | | Game Forcing. usually 4♠, Artificical 4th forcing to game.
| | | | 3♥ | | | | | | | | | | 4+♥, constructive.
| | | | 3♠ | | | | | | | | | | constructive.
| | | | 3NT | | | | | | | | | | 13-14. HCP.
| | | 2♠ | | | | | | | | | | | 4♠ Fit, or 3♠ Fit with singleton/void or bad doubleton.
| | | | 2NT | | | | | | | | | | Descriptive invite, NF, just 4♠
| | | | 3♣ | | | | | | | | | | Descriptive invite, NF, just 4♠
| | | | 3♦ | | | | | | | | | | seminatural game/slamtry
| | | | | 3♥ | | | | | | | | | 3♠ Fit, max, \\No ♥ stopper/length.
| | | | | 3♠ | | | | | | | | | Any minimum.
| | | | | 3NT | | | | | | | | | 3♠ Fit, max, ♥ stopper/length
| | | | | 4♣ | | | | | | | | | 4♠ Fit, good for slam, Artificical.
| | | | | 4♦ | | | | | | | | | 4♦, 3♠, max, 3145
| | | | | 4♠ | | | | | | | | | 4♠ Fit, max, bad for slam.
| | | | 3♥ | | | | | | | | | | seminatural game/slamtry
| | | | | 3♠ | | | | | | | | | minimum.
| | | | | 3NT | | | | | | | | | 3♠ Fit, max, at least some ♦ length.
| | | | | 4♣ | | | | | | | | | 4♠ Fit, good for slam, Artificical.
| | | | | 4♥ | | | | | | | | | 3♠4♥1♦5♣, max
| | | | | 4♠ | | | | | | | | | 4♠ Fit, max, bad for slam.
| | | | 3♠ | | | | | | | | | | 5+♠, Invitational.
| | | | 3NT | | | | | | | | | | choice of game, just 4♠,
| | | | | Pass | | | | | | | | | opener passes with 3♠fit or some 4333's.
| | | | | 4♠ | | | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | 2NT | | | | | | | | | | | 18-19 HCP, Balanced.
| | | | 3♣ | | | | | | | | | | Artificical signoff signal.\\or choice of game at 5 minor.
| | | | | 3♦ | | | | | | | | | Denies 3 ♠.
| | | | | | Pass | | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | | | 3♥ | | | | | | | | 5♠ + 4+♥.
| | | | | | 3♠ | | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | | | 3NT | | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | | 3♥ | | | | | | | | | 3♣.
| | | | | | Pass | | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | | | 3♠ | | | | | | | | 5♥+4♠, Game Forcing. choice of game.
| | | | | | 3NT | | | | | | | | Choice of game. with 5card ♥, may have mild slamtry.
| | | | | | | Pass | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | | | | 4♣ | | | | | | | Artificical, slammish max
| | | | | | | 4♥ | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | | | 4♥ | | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | | 3♠ | | | | | | | | | 3♠.
| | | | | | Pass | | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | | | 3NT | | | | | | | | Choice of game. with 5card ♠, may have mild slamtry.
| | | | | | | Pass | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | | | | 4♣ | | | | | | | Artificical, slammish max
| | | | | | | | 4♠ | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | | | | 4♠ | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | | | 4♠ | | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | 3♦ | | | | | | | | | | New minor forcing.\\checkback, checking other 4♥ or 3♠.
| | | | | 3♥ | | | | | | | | | 4♥
| | | | | | 3NT | | | | | | | | Non forcing.
| | | | | | 4♣ | | | | | | | | Natural. Slammish.
| | | | | | 4♦ | | | | | | | | Natural. Slammish.
| | | | | 3♠ | | | | | | | | | 3♠.
| | | | | | 3NT | | | | | | | | Non forcing.
| | | | | | 4♣ | | | | | | | | Natural. Slammish.
| | | | | | 4♦ | | | | | | | | Natural. Slammish.
| | | | | 3NT | | | | | | | | | Default.
| | | | | | 4♣ | | | | | | | | Natural. Slam try.
| | | | | | 4NT | | | | | | | | Quantitative.
| | | | 3♥ | | | | | | | | | | 5+♠+4♥, Game Forcing.
| | | | | 3♠ | | | | | | | | | 3♥ exactly.
| | | | | 3NT | | | | | | | | | 2-2♠♥, To Play.
| | | | | 4♣ | | | | | | | | | Artificical, flag for ♥, slammish.
| | | | | | 4♥ | | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | | | 4♠ | | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | | 4♦ | | | | | | | | | Artificical, flag for ♠, slammish.
| | | | | 4♥ | | | | | | | | | minimum.
| | | | | 4♠ | | | | | | | | | minimum.
| | | | 3♠ | | | | | | | | | | 6+, Game Forcing.
| | | | | 3NT | | | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | | 4♣ | | | | | | | | | Artificical, flag for ♠. slammish.
| | | | | | 4♠ | | | | | | | | Bad for slam.
| | | | | 4♠ | | | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | 3♣ | | | | | | | | | | | 6+♣, 16-18 HCP.
| | | 3♦ | | | | | | | | | | | Bad 18-HCP balanced raise
| | | | 3♠ | | | | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | 3♥ | | | | | | | | | | | Any 15+ HCP, Splinter raise.
| | | | 3♠ | | | | | | | | | | Double negative. \\Pass or 4♠ are the only options.
| | | | | Pass | | | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | | 4♠ | | | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | 3NT | | | | | | | | | | Asks for further clarification.
| | | | | 4♣ | | | | | | | | | 1♥, 18+ HCP.
| | | | | 4♦ | | | | | | | | | 1♥, 17 HCP.
| | | 3♠ | | | | | | | | | | | 4225, Good 14-15 HCP.
| | | 3NT | | | | | | | | | | | Solid ♣ suit, at least partial stops,
| | | | 4♣ | | | | | | | | | | Sets ♣ as trumps. Unbalanced.
| | | 4♣ | | | | | | | | | | | Great ♣, 4♠, Slam try.
| | | 4♦ | | | | | | | | | | | 18-19 HCP. 4225
| | | 4♥ | | | | | | | | | | | 18-19 HCP. 4333/4432 raise
| | | 4♠ | | | | | | | | | | | min 7♣-4♠ gamble, honors only in these 2 suits.
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1NT |
| | | | | | | | | | | 8-10 HCP. No 4 card Majors. \\May have 4♦.
| | | 2♣ | | | | | | | | | | | 6(5)+♣
| | | 2♦ | | | | | | | | | | | Reverse, 17+, may be (41)44
| | | 2♥ | | | | | | | | | | | Reverse, 17+, occ. a good 3card suit.
| | | 2♠ | | | | | | | | | | | Reverse, 17+, occ. a good 3card suit.
| | | 2NT | | | | | | | | | | | 15-16 usually 5♣ or 4441's
| | | 3♣ | | | | | | | | | | | 6+♣, 16-18 HCP.
| | | 3NT | | | | | | | | | | | Solid ♣, at least major stops.
| | | | 4♣ | | | | | | | | | | Sets ♣ as trumps.
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2♣ |
| | | | | | | | | | | Forcing 1 round, or 4+♣, 10+ HCP. Balanced.\\(Later 3 Majors are stoppers only)
| | | 2♦ | | | | | | | | | | | Game Forcing. Natural. Unbalanced. Artificical Balanced.
| | | | 2♥ | | | | | | | | | | Natural.
| | | | 2♠ | | | | | | | | | | Natural.
| | | | 2NT | | | | | | | | | | 5♣, 11 HCP. nonforcing.
| | | | 3♥ | | | | | | | | | | stopper
| | | | 3♠ | | | | | | | | | | stopper
| | | | 3NT | | | | | | | | | | 15-17 HCP.
| | | 2♥ | | | | | | | | | | | Natural. Unbalanced. Game Forcing.
| | | | 2♠ | | | | | | | | | | Natural.
| | | | 3♦ | | | | | | | | | | stopper or Natural.
| | | | 3♠ | | | | | | | | | | stopper.
| | | | 3NT | | | | | | | | | | 15-17 HCP.
| | | 2♠ | | | | | | | | | | | Natural. Unbalanced. Game Forcing.
| | | | 3♥ | | | | | | | | | | Stopper.
| | | | 3NT | | | | | | | | | | 15-17 HCP.
| | | 2NT | | | | | | | | | | | Non forcing, bad Balanced hand, say nothing about stoppers.
| | | | 3♣ | | | | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | 3♣ | | | | | | | | | | | Non forcing, bad unbalanced hand.
| | | 3♦ | | | | | | | | | | | Splinter, solid opening hand.
| | | 3♥ | | | | | | | | | | | Splinter, 4+♣, sound opening bid.
| | | 3♠ | | | | | | | | | | | Splinter, 4+♣, sound opening bid.
| | | 3NT | | | | | | | | | | | 18-19 HCP.
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2♦ |
| | | | | | | | | | | Strong jump shift.\\\\If passed earlier, Limit raise.
| | | 2♥ | | | | | | | | | | | Game forcing. Natural. Unbalanced.
| | | | 2♠ | | | | | | | | | | stopper
| | | | 3NT | | | | | | | | | | 15-17, Balanced.
| | | 2♠ | | | | | | | | | | | Game forcing. Natural. Unbalanced.
| | | | 3♥ | | | | | | | | | | stopper.
| | | | 3NT | | | | | | | | | | 15-17, Balanced.
| | | 2NT | | | | | | | | | | | NF, bad balanced hand, says nothing about stoppers
| | | | 3♦ | | | | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | 3♣ | | | | | | | | | | | Game Forcing. Natural-Unbalanced. Artificical-Balanced. \\(if opps does not bid, 3NT next bid, it shows ♣ natural).\\
| | | 3♦ | | | | | | | | | | | Non forcing, bad Unbalanced hand.
| | | 3♥ | | | | | | | | | | | Splinter, solid opening hand.
| | | 3♠ | | | | | | | | | | | Splinter, solid opening hand.
| | | 3NT | | | | | | | | | | | 18-19 HCP. Balanced.
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2♥ |
| | | | | | | | | | | 3 way. \\(a) invite to 3N, \\(b) strong jumpshift in ♥, \\(c) mixed 7-9 HCP ♣ raise.\\
| | | 2♠ | | | | | | | | | | | Asks for further description of the bid.
| | | | 2NT | | | | | | | | | | 4♣ and Invitational to 3NT.
| | | | 3♣ | | | | | | | | | | mixed with 7-9 HCP. ♣ raise.
| | | | 3♦ | | | | | | | | | | strong jump shift ♥.
| | | | 3♥ | | | | | | | | | | strong jump shift ♥.
| | | 2NT | | | | | | | | | | | same but accepts an invite to 3N and wants to declare
| | | | 3NT | | | | | | | | | | Invitational to 3N but just 4♣
| | | | 4♥ | | | | | | | | | | strong jumpshift in ♥.
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2♠ |
| | | | | | | | | | | strong jump shift.\\\\If passed earlier, ♦ fit showing.
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2NT |
| | | | | | | | | | | 13-15 or 18+ bal GF, no 4M\\\\If passed earlier, 10-11 HCP.
| | | 3♣ | | | | | | | | | | | Natural.
| | | 3♦ | | | | | | | | | | | Natural.\\4cards conc. usually, short in Majors.
| | | 3♥ | | | | | | | | | | | 4cards conc. usually, short in ♠.
| | | 3♠ | | | | | | | | | | | 4cards conc. usually, short in ♥.
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3♣ |
| | | | | | | | | | | 5+♣, ~4-6 HCP, NF
| | | 3♥ | | | | | | | | | | | Game Forcing.
| | | 3♠ | | | | | | | | | | | Game Forcing.
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3♦ |
| | | | | | | | | | | Splinter, 5+♣, denies 4 Majors, some Slam try.
| | | 3NT | | | | | | | | | | | ♦ stopper, No slam interest.
| | | 4♣ | | | | | | | | | | | may be minimum no ♦ stopper, or cue
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3♥ |
| | | | | | | | | | | Splinter, 5+♣, denies 4 Majors, some Slam try.
| | | 3NT | | | | | | | | | | | ♥ stopper, No slam interest.
| | | 4♣ | | | | | | | | | | | may be minimum no ♥ stopper, or cue
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3♠ |
| | | | | | | | | | | Splinter, 5+♣, denies 4 Majors, some Slam try.
| | | 3NT | | | | | | | | | | | ♠ stopper, No slam interest.
| | | 4♣ | | | | | | | | | | | may be minimum no ♠ stopper, or cue
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3NT |
| | | | | | | | | | | 16-17 HCP. Balanced, GF,\\No 4 Majors.
| | | 4♦ | | | | | | | | | | | Sets ♦. unbalanced.
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4♦ |
| | | | | | | | | | | RKC for ♣.
| | | 4♥ | | | | | | | | | | | 0 or 3 key cards.
| | | | 4♠ | | | | | | | | | | Asks for Q of trump?
| | | | | 4NT | | | | | | | | | K♠+Q♣.
| | | | | 5♣ | | | | | | | | | No trump Q.
| | | | | 5♦ | | | | | | | | | K♦+Q♣.
| | | | | 5♥ | | | | | | | | | K♥+Q♣.
| | | | 5♦ | | | | | | | | | | Confirms all keycards and Q♣. \\Asks for specific King?
| | | | | 5♥ | | | | | | | | | K♥.
| | | | | 5♠ | | | | | | | | | K♠.
| | | | | 5NT | | | | | | | | | K♦.
| | | | | 6♣ | | | | | | | | | No king.
| | | 4♠ | | | | | | | | | | | 1 or 4 key cards.
| | | | 4NT | | | | | | | | | | Asks for trump Q♣?
| | | | | 5♣ | | | | | | | | | No trump Q.
| | | | | 5♦ | | | | | | | | | K♦+Q♣.
| | | | | 5♥ | | | | | | | | | K♥+Q♣.
| | | | | 5♠ | | | | | | | | | K♠+Q♣.
| | | | 5♦ | | | | | | | | | | Confirms all keycards and Q♣. \\Asks for specific King?
| | | | | 5♥ | | | | | | | | | K♥.
| | | | | 5♠ | | | | | | | | | K♠.
| | | | | 5NT | | | | | | | | | K♦.
| | | | | 6♣ | | | | | | | | | No king.
| | | 4NT | | | | | | | | | | | 2 key cards. without Q of trumps
| | | 5♣ | | | | | | | | | | | 2 key cards. + Q of trumps
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After bidding Pass |
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1♣ |
| | | | | | | | | | | 12+ HCP, 3+♣
| | | 1♦ | | | | | | | | | | | 4+cards, Forcing 1 round,\\occ. 6-7 HCP, Balanced. \\Usually denies 4 card Majors.
| | | | 1♥ | | | | | | | | | | 4 cards, Non forcing.
| | | | | 1♠ | | | | | | | | | Natural or 4SGF
| | | | | | 1NT | | | | | | | | 12-14 HCP.
| | | | | | | 2♣ | | | | | | | weak.
| | | | | | | 2♦ | | | | | | | weak.
| | | | | | | 2♥ | | | | | | | Game Forcing.
| | | | | | | 2♠ | | | | | | | Game Forcing.
| | | | | | | 2NT | | | | | | | Invitational
| | | | | | | 3♣ | | | | | | | Invitational
| | | | | | | 3♦ | | | | | | | Invitational
| | | | | | | 3♥ | | | | | | | Game Forcing.
| | | | | | | 3♠ | | | | | | | Game Forcing.
| | | | | | | 3NT | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | | | 2♣ | | | | | | | | 5+♣, Unbalanced.
| | | | | | 2♦ | | | | | | | | 3+♦, Unbalanced.
| | | | | | 2♥ | | | | | | | | Like a double-raise in ♠, 15+ HCP 4♠
| | | | | | | 2♠ | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | | | | 3♣ | | | | | | | Game Forcing. May not have 4 card ♠.
| | | | | | | 3♦ | | | | | | | Game Forcing. May not have 4 card ♠.
| | | | | | | 3♥ | | | | | | | Game Forcing. May not have 4 card ♠.
| | | | | | | 3♠ | | | | | | | 11+ HCP and 4♠.
| | | | | | | 3NT | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | | | | 4♠ | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | | | 2♠ | | | | | | | | Like normal 1♣-1♠-2♠.
| | | | | | 2NT | | | | | | | | 18-19 HCP.
| | | | | 1NT | | | | | | | | | Non forcing
| | | | | 2♣ | | | | | | | | | Non forcing.
| | | | | 2♦ | | | | | | | | | Non forcing.
| | | | | 2♥ | | | | | | | | | Non forcing.
| | | | | 2♠ | | | | | | | | | Natural, 4+♦-4+♠, 15+ HCP
| | | | | 2NT | | | | | | | | | Invitational.
| | | | | 3♣ | | | | | | | | | Invitational.
| | | | | 3♦ | | | | | | | | | Invitational.
| | | | 1♠ | | | | | | | | | | 4 cards, Non forcing.
| | | | | 2♥ | | | | | | | | | 4th suit forcing.
| | | | | | 2NT | | | | | | | | Non forcing.
| | | | | | 3♣ | | | | | | | | Non forcing.
| | | | | | 3♦ | | | | | | | | Invitational.
| | | | | | 3NT | | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | 1NT | | | | | | | | | | 12-14 HCP. No 4 card Majors.
| | | | 2♣ | | | | | | | | | | 6+♣.
| | | | 2♦ | | | | | | | | | | 4+♦ Fit, or 3 card Fit with a stiff Major. Denies 4 card Major.
| | | | 2♥ | | | | | | | | | | Game Forcing. Unbalanced.
| | | | 2♠ | | | | | | | | | | Game Forcing. Unbalanced.
| | | | 2NT | | | | | | | | | | 18-19 HCP. Balanced No 4 card major.
| | | | | 3♣ | | | | | | | | | Game Forcing.
| | | | | 3♦ | | | | | | | | | Game Forcing.
| | | | | 3♥ | | | | | | | | | Game Forcing.
| | | | | 3♠ | | | | | | | | | Game Forcing.
| | | | | 3NT | | | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | 3♣ | | | | | | | | | | 6+♣, 16-18 HCP.
| | | | 3♦ | | | | | | | | | | 4+♦, 15-17 HCP. Unbalanced. No 4 card Majors.
| | | | 3♥ | | | | | | | | | | Splinter, 18+ HCP. 4+♦, Denies 4 card Majors.
| | | | 3♠ | | | | | | | | | | Splinter, 18+ HCP. 4+♦, Denies 4 card Majors.
| | | | 3NT | | | | | | | | | | Solid ♣ suit, at least partial side stops
| | | | | 4♣ | | | | | | | | | Sets ♣ as trumps.
| | | | 4♣ | | | | | | | | | | 6+ Nice ♣, 4 good ♦, Slam try.
| | | | 4♦ | | | | | | | | | | 7♣-4♦ freak, but minimum.
| | | 1♥ | | | | | | | | | | | 4+ cards. May bypass bad 4card ♦ suit.
| | | | 1♠ | | | | | | | | | | 4 Cards.
| | | | | 1NT | | | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | | 2♣ | | | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | | 2♦ | | | | | | | | | 4th suit forcing to game.
| | | | | 2♥ | | | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | | 2♠ | | | | | | | | | ♠ support.
| | | | | 2NT | | | | | | | | | Invitational
| | | | | 3♣ | | | | | | | | | Invitational
| | | | | 3♦ | | | | | | | | | Invitational
| | | | 1NT | | | | | | | | | | 12-14 HCP. Denies 4♠.
| | | | | 2♣ | | | | | | | | | Transfer to 2♦. Sign off or invite.
| | | | | | 2♦ | | | | | | | | Forced to bid 2♦.
| | | | | | | 2♥ | | | | | | | Unbalanced. 5+♥
| | | | | | | 2NT | | | | | | | Balanced 5♥.
| | | | | | | 3♥ | | | | | | | Mild distributional.
| | | | | 2♦ | | | | | | | | | Artificical, Game Forcing. checkback.
| | | | | | 2♥ | | | | | | | | 3♥.
| | | | | | | 2♠ | | | | | | | 4♠.
| | | | | | | 2NT | | | | | | | waiting, 5♥.
| | | | | | | 3♣ | | | | | | | Natural. may have 4 card ♥.
| | | | | | | 3♦ | | | | | | | Natural. may have 4 card ♥.
| | | | | | | 3♥ | | | | | | | Sets ♥ as trumps.
| | | | | | | 3♠ | | | | | | | Splinter.
| | | | | | 2♠ | | | | | | | | 4♠.
| | | | | | 2NT | | | | | | | | Natural.
| | | | | | 3♣ | | | | | | | | Natural.
| | | | | | 3♦ | | | | | | | | Natural.
| | | | | 2♥ | | | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | | 2NT | | | | | | | | | 4♥ and Invitational.
| | | | | 3♣ | | | | | | | | | Distributional, Invitational.
| | | | | 3♦ | | | | | | | | | Distributional, Invitational.
| | | | | 3♥ | | | | | | | | | Distributional, Invitational.
| | | | 2♣ | | | | | | | | | | 6+♣ or 5♣-4♦.
| | | | | 2♦ | | | | | | | | | New minor forcing. Asks ♥ support.
| | | | | 2♠ | | | | | | | | | forcing to game.
| | | | 2♦ | | | | | | | | | | Reverse, 17+ HCP.
| | | | | 2♥ | | | | | | | | | Weak.
| | | | | | 2♠ | | | | | | | | Game Forcing., 4th suit forcing.
| | | | | | 2NT | | | | | | | | minimum, Non forcing.
| | | | | | 3♣ | | | | | | | | minimum, Non forcing.
| | | | | | 3♦ | | | | | | | | 5+♦, Invitational
| | | | | | 3♥ | | | | | | | | Game Forcing, doubleton no side stop.
| | | | | | 4♥ | | | | | | | | 3♥, minimum.
| | | | | 2♠ | | | | | | | | | Forcing one round. 4th suit forcing.
| | | | | | 2NT | | | | | | | | 22(45) or ♠ stopper.
| | | | | | | 3♣ | | | | | | | weak.
| | | | | | | 3♦ | | | | | | | Game Forcing.
| | | | | | | 3♥ | | | | | | | Game Forcing.
| | | | | | 3♣ | | | | | | | | minimum. No ♠/♥ support.
| | | | | | | 3♦ | | | | | | | Game Forcing.
| | | | | | | 3♥ | | | | | | | Game Forcing.
| | | | | | | 3♠ | | | | | | | weak.
| | | | | | 3♦ | | | | | | | | Game Forcing.
| | | | | | 3♥ | | | | | | | | Game Forcing.
| | | | | | 3♠ | | | | | | | | 3♠.
| | | | | | 4♥ | | | | | | | | 3♥, minimum.
| | | | | 2NT | | | | | | | | | 6-12 HCP, 4♥, Forcing one round.
| | | | | | 3♣ | | | | | | | | Non forcing.
| | | | | | | 3NT | | | | | | | 8-12.
| | | | | | 3♦ | | | | | | | | Non forcing.
| | | | | | | 3NT | | | | | | | 8-12.
| | | | | | 3♥ | | | | | | | | Game Forcing.
| | | | | | 3♠ | | | | | | | | Game Forcing. 4th suit forcing.
| | | | | 3♣ | | | | | | | | | Game Forcing. usually 4♥
| | | | | 3♦ | | | | | | | | | Game Forcing. usually 4♥, Artificical 4th forcing to game.
| | | | | 3♥ | | | | | | | | | 6+♥, constructive.
| | | | | 3♠ | | | | | | | | | Natural.
| | | | | 3NT | | | | | | | | | 13-14, HCP.
| | | | 2♥ | | | | | | | | | | 4♥, or 3♥ with singleton or void.\\or bad doubleton without 4♠.
| | | | | 2♠ | | | | | | | | | seminatural game/slamtry
| | | | | | 2NT | | | | | | | | 3♥ Fit, minimum, ♦ stopper or length
| | | | | | 3♣ | | | | | | | | 3♥ Fit min, 5♣, \\No ♦ stopper or length
| | | | | | 3♦ | | | | | | | | 3♥ Fit, min, No ♦ stopper, Non forcing
| | | | | | 3♥ | | | | | | | | 4♥, minimum.
| | | | | | 3♠ | | | | | | | | 4♠-4♥, max
| | | | | | 3NT | | | | | | | | 3♥ Fit, max, ♦ stopper
| | | | | | 4♣ | | | | | | | | 4♥ Fit, good for slam, Artificical.
| | | | | | 4♥ | | | | | | | | 4♥ Fit, bad for slam
| | | | | 2NT | | | | | | | | | Descriptive invite, NF, just 4♥
| | | | | | 3♦ | | | | | | | | Descriptive invite, NF, just 4♥
| | | | | 3♣ | | | | | | | | | Descriptive invite, NF, just 4♥.
| | | | | 3♦ | | | | | | | | | seminatural game/slamtry
| | | | | | 3♥ | | | | | | | | other minimums.
| | | | | | 3♠ | | | | | | | | 3♥ Fit, max, \\No ♠ stopper/length
| | | | | | 3NT | | | | | | | | 3♥ Fit, max, ♠ stopper/length
| | | | | | 4♣ | | | | | | | | 4♥ Fit, good for slam, Artificical.
| | | | | | 4♦ | | | | | | | | 3♥, max, No ♠ stopper, 1345
| | | | | | 4♥ | | | | | | | | 4♥ Fit, max, bad for slam.
| | | | | 3♥ | | | | | | | | | 5+♥, Invitational.
| | | | | 3NT | | | | | | | | | Choice of game, just 4♥.
| | | | | | Pass | | | | | | | | passes with 3fit or some 4333's.
| | | | 2♠ | | | | | | | | | | jump shift, Game Forcing. 4♠.
| | | | 2NT | | | | | | | | | | 18-19, Balanced, may have 4♠.
| | | | | 3♣ | | | | | | | | | Artificical signoff signal.\\or choice of game at 5 minor.
| | | | | | 3♦ | | | | | | | | Denies 3 ♥.
| | | | | | | Pass | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | | | | 3♥ | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | | | | 3♠ | | | | | | | 5+♥+4♠, Game Forcing.
| | | | | | | 3NT | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | | | 3♥ | | | | | | | | 3♥.
| | | | | | | Pass | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | | | | 3♠ | | | | | | | 5♥+4♠, Game Forcing. choice of game.
| | | | | | | 3NT | | | | | | | Choice of game. with 5card ♥, may have mild slamtry.
| | | | | | | | Pass | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | | | | | 4♣ | | | | | | Artificical, slammish max
| | | | | | | | 4♥ | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | | | | 4♥ | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | | | 3♠ | | | | | | | | 4♠.
| | | | | | | Pass | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | | | | 3NT | | | | | | | Choice of game. with 5card ♥, may have mild slamtry.
| | | | | | | | Pass | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | | | | | 4♣ | | | | | | Artificical, slammish max
| | | | | | | | 4♥ | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | | | | 4♥ | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | | | | 4♠ | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | | 3♦ | | | | | | | | | New minor forcing.\\checkback, checking other 4♠.
| | | | | | 3♥ | | | | | | | | 3♥
| | | | | | | 3NT | | | | | | | Non forcing, interest in minor.
| | | | | | | 4♣ | | | | | | | Natural. Slammish.
| | | | | | | 4♦ | | | | | | | Natural. Slammish.
| | | | | | 3♠ | | | | | | | | Denies 3♥.\\4♠.
| | | | | | | 3NT | | | | | | | Non forcing.
| | | | | | | 4♣ | | | | | | | Sets ♣ suit.
| | | | | | | 4♦ | | | | | | | Natural. Slammish.
| | | | | | 3NT | | | | | | | | Default.
| | | | | | | 4♣ | | | | | | | Natural. Slam try.
| | | | | | | 4NT | | | | | | | Quantitative.
| | | | | 3♥ | | | | | | | | | 6+, Game Forcing.
| | | | | | 4♣ | | | | | | | | Artificical, flag for ♥, slammish.
| | | | | | 4♥ | | | | | | | | Bad for slam.
| | | | | 3♠ | | | | | | | | | 4-4 Majors Game Forcing.
| | | | | | 3NT | | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | | | 4♣ | | | | | | | | Artificical, flag for ♠.
| | | | | | 4♠ | | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | 3♣ | | | | | | | | | | 6+♣, 16-18 HCP.
| | | | | 3♦ | | | | | | | | | Waiting, looking for 3♥ fit \\or 4th suit ♠ stopper usually.
| | | | | 3♥ | | | | | | | | | 6+♥ or can play opp a doubleton
| | | | | 3♠ | | | | | | | | | 5+♥-4♠.
| | | | | 3NT | | | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | | 4♣ | | | | | | | | | 5+♣
| | | | | 4♦ | | | | | | | | | 4+♦.
| | | | | 4NT | | | | | | | | | Quantitative.
| | | | 3♦ | | | | | | | | | | Any 15+ HCP.
| | | | | 3♥ | | | | | | | | | Double negative. \\(Pass and 4♥ are the only options).
| | | | | 3♠ | | | | | | | | | Asking bid
| | | | | | 3NT | | | | | | | | 1♥, 18+
| | | | | | 4♣ | | | | | | | | 1♥, 15-17 HCP.
| | | | | | 4♦ | | | | | | | | Splinter ♦.
| | | | 3♥ | | | | | | | | | | 14-15 HCP. 2425
| | | | 3♠ | | | | | | | | | | 18+HCP. 2425
| | | | 3NT | | | | | | | | | | Solid ♣ suit, at least partial side stops.
| | | | | 4♦ | | | | | | | | | Sets ♦ suit as trump.
| | | | 4♣ | | | | | | | | | | 6+♣, 4♥, Slam try. GF
| | | | 4♦ | | | | | | | | | | 18-19HCP, 4card raise 4432/4333
| | | | 4♥ | | | | | | | | | | minimum 7♣-4♥ gamble, honors only in the 2 suits (♥♣).
| | | 1♠ | | | | | | | | | | | 4+ cards. May bypass bad 4card ♦ suit.
| | | | 1NT | | | | | | | | | | 12-14 HCP. Balanced.
| | | | | 2♣ | | | | | | | | | Transfer to 2♦. Sign off or invite.
| | | | | | 2♦ | | | | | | | | Forced to bid 2♦.
| | | | | | | 2♠ | | | | | | | Unbalanced. 5+♠
| | | | | | | 2NT | | | | | | | Balanced 5♠.
| | | | | | | 3♠ | | | | | | | Mild distributional.
| | | | | 2♦ | | | | | | | | | Artificical, Game Forcing. checkback.
| | | | | | 2♥ | | | | | | | | 4♥.
| | | | | | | 2♠ | | | | | | | 4♠.
| | | | | | | 2NT | | | | | | | waiting, 5♥.
| | | | | | | 3♣ | | | | | | | Natural. may have 4 card ♥.
| | | | | | | 3♦ | | | | | | | Natural. may have 4 card ♥.
| | | | | | | 3♥ | | | | | | | Sets ♥ as trumps.
| | | | | | | 3♠ | | | | | | | Splinter.
| | | | | | 2♠ | | | | | | | | 3♠.
| | | | | | 2NT | | | | | | | | Natural.
| | | | | | 3♣ | | | | | | | | Natural.
| | | | | | 3♦ | | | | | | | | Natural.
| | | | | 2♥ | | | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | | 2♠ | | | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | | 2NT | | | | | | | | | 4♠ and Invitational.
| | | | | 3♣ | | | | | | | | | Distributional, Invitational.
| | | | | 3♦ | | | | | | | | | Distributional, Invitational.
| | | | | 3♥ | | | | | | | | | Distributional, Invitational.
| | | | 2♣ | | | | | | | | | | 6+♣ or \\5♣ with singleton ♠ sometimes.
| | | | | 2♦ | | | | | | | | | New minor forcing.
| | | | | 2♥ | | | | | | | | | weak
| | | | | 2♠ | | | | | | | | | weak.
| | | | 2♦ | | | | | | | | | | Reverse, 17+, occasionally a good 3card suit or 1444
| | | | | 2♥ | | | | | | | | | Natural. Forcing one round.
| | | | | 2♠ | | | | | | | | | Weak.
| | | | | | 2NT | | | | | | | | minimum, Non forcing.
| | | | | | | 3♣ | | | | | | | weak.
| | | | | | | 3♦ | | | | | | | Game Forcing.
| | | | | | | 3♥ | | | | | | | Game Forcing.
| | | | | | 3♣ | | | | | | | | minimum, Non forcing.
| | | | | | | 3♦ | | | | | | | Game Forcing.
| | | | | | | 3♥ | | | | | | | Game Forcing.
| | | | | | | 3♠ | | | | | | | weak.
| | | | | | 3♦ | | | | | | | | Game Forcing.
| | | | | | 3♥ | | | | | | | | Game Forcing.
| | | | | | 3♠ | | | | | | | | Game Forcing.\\Doubleton and no side stop.
| | | | | | 4♠ | | | | | | | | 3♠ minimum,
| | | | | 2NT | | | | | | | | | 6-12 HCP, 4♠, Forcing one round.
| | | | | | 3♣ | | | | | | | | Non forcing.
| | | | | | | 3NT | | | | | | | 8-12.
| | | | | | 3♦ | | | | | | | | Non forcing.
| | | | | | | 3NT | | | | | | | 8-12.
| | | | | | 3♥ | | | | | | | | Game Forcing. 4th suit forcing.
| | | | | | 3♠ | | | | | | | | Game Forcing.
| | | | | 3♣ | | | | | | | | | Game Forcing. usually 4♠
| | | | | 3♦ | | | | | | | | | Game Forcing. usually 4♠, Artificical 4th forcing to game.
| | | | | 3♥ | | | | | | | | | 4+♥, constructive.
| | | | | 3♠ | | | | | | | | | constructive.
| | | | | 3NT | | | | | | | | | 13-14, HCP.
| | | | 2♥ | | | | | | | | | | Reverse, 17+HCP, occasionally, 1444
| | | | | 2♠ | | | | | | | | | Weak.
| | | | | | 2NT | | | | | | | | minimum, Non forcing.
| | | | | | | 3♣ | | | | | | | weak.
| | | | | | | 3♦ | | | | | | | Game Forcing.
| | | | | | | 3♥ | | | | | | | Game Forcing.
| | | | | | 3♣ | | | | | | | | minimum, Non forcing.
| | | | | | | 3♦ | | | | | | | Game Forcing.
| | | | | | | 3♥ | | | | | | | Game Forcing.
| | | | | | | 3♠ | | | | | | | weak.
| | | | | | 3♦ | | | | | | | | Game Forcing.
| | | | | | 3♠ | | | | | | | | Game Forcing.\\Doubleton and no side stop.
| | | | | | 4♠ | | | | | | | | 3♠ minimum,
| | | | | 2NT | | | | | | | | | 6-12 HCP, 4♠, Forcing one round.
| | | | | 3♣ | | | | | | | | | Game Forcing. usually 4♠
| | | | | 3♦ | | | | | | | | | Game Forcing. usually 4♠, Artificical 4th forcing to game.
| | | | | 3♥ | | | | | | | | | 4+♥, constructive.
| | | | | 3♠ | | | | | | | | | constructive.
| | | | | 3NT | | | | | | | | | 13-14. HCP.
| | | | 2♠ | | | | | | | | | | 4♠ Fit, or 3♠ Fit with singleton/void or bad doubleton.
| | | | | 2NT | | | | | | | | | Descriptive invite, NF, just 4♠
| | | | | 3♣ | | | | | | | | | Descriptive invite, NF, just 4♠
| | | | | 3♦ | | | | | | | | | seminatural game/slamtry
| | | | | | 3♥ | | | | | | | | 3♠ Fit, max, \\No ♥ stopper/length.
| | | | | | 3♠ | | | | | | | | Any minimum.
| | | | | | 3NT | | | | | | | | 3♠ Fit, max, ♥ stopper/length
| | | | | | 4♣ | | | | | | | | 4♠ Fit, good for slam, Artificical.
| | | | | | 4♦ | | | | | | | | 4♦, 3♠, max, 3145
| | | | | | 4♠ | | | | | | | | 4♠ Fit, max, bad for slam.
| | | | | 3♥ | | | | | | | | | seminatural game/slamtry
| | | | | | 3♠ | | | | | | | | minimum.
| | | | | | 3NT | | | | | | | | 3♠ Fit, max, at least some ♦ length.
| | | | | | 4♣ | | | | | | | | 4♠ Fit, good for slam, Artificical.
| | | | | | 4♥ | | | | | | | | 3♠4♥1♦5♣, max
| | | | | | 4♠ | | | | | | | | 4♠ Fit, max, bad for slam.
| | | | | 3♠ | | | | | | | | | 5+♠, Invitational.
| | | | | 3NT | | | | | | | | | choice of game, just 4♠,
| | | | | | Pass | | | | | | | | opener passes with 3♠fit or some 4333's.
| | | | | | 4♠ | | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | 2NT | | | | | | | | | | 18-19 HCP, Balanced.
| | | | | 3♣ | | | | | | | | | Artificical signoff signal.\\or choice of game at 5 minor.
| | | | | | 3♦ | | | | | | | | Denies 3 ♠.
| | | | | | | Pass | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | | | | 3♥ | | | | | | | 5♠ + 4+♥.
| | | | | | | 3♠ | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | | | | 3NT | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | | | 3♥ | | | | | | | | 3♣.
| | | | | | | Pass | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | | | | 3♠ | | | | | | | 5♥+4♠, Game Forcing. choice of game.
| | | | | | | 3NT | | | | | | | Choice of game. with 5card ♥, may have mild slamtry.
| | | | | | | | Pass | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | | | | | 4♣ | | | | | | Artificical, slammish max
| | | | | | | | 4♥ | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | | | | 4♥ | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | | | 3♠ | | | | | | | | 3♠.
| | | | | | | Pass | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | | | | 3NT | | | | | | | Choice of game. with 5card ♠, may have mild slamtry.
| | | | | | | | Pass | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | | | | | 4♣ | | | | | | Artificical, slammish max
| | | | | | | | | 4♠ | | | | | To Play.
| | | | | | | | 4♠ | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | | | | 4♠ | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | | 3♦ | | | | | | | | | New minor forcing.\\checkback, checking other 4♥ or 3♠.
| | | | | | 3♥ | | | | | | | | 4♥
| | | | | | | 3NT | | | | | | | Non forcing.
| | | | | | | 4♣ | | | | | | | Natural. Slammish.
| | | | | | | 4♦ | | | | | | | Natural. Slammish.
| | | | | | 3♠ | | | | | | | | 3♠.
| | | | | | | 3NT | | | | | | | Non forcing.
| | | | | | | 4♣ | | | | | | | Natural. Slammish.
| | | | | | | 4♦ | | | | | | | Natural. Slammish.
| | | | | | 3NT | | | | | | | | Default.
| | | | | | | 4♣ | | | | | | | Natural. Slam try.
| | | | | | | 4NT | | | | | | | Quantitative.
| | | | | 3♥ | | | | | | | | | 5+♠+4♥, Game Forcing.
| | | | | | 3♠ | | | | | | | | 3♥ exactly.
| | | | | | 3NT | | | | | | | | 2-2♠♥, To Play.
| | | | | | 4♣ | | | | | | | | Artificical, flag for ♥, slammish.
| | | | | | | 4♥ | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | | | | 4♠ | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | | | 4♦ | | | | | | | | Artificical, flag for ♠, slammish.
| | | | | | 4♥ | | | | | | | | minimum.
| | | | | | 4♠ | | | | | | | | minimum.
| | | | | 3♠ | | | | | | | | | 6+, Game Forcing.
| | | | | | 3NT | | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | | | 4♣ | | | | | | | | Artificical, flag for ♠. slammish.
| | | | | | | 4♠ | | | | | | | Bad for slam.
| | | | | | 4♠ | | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | 3♣ | | | | | | | | | | 6+♣, 16-18 HCP.
| | | | 3♦ | | | | | | | | | | Bad 18-HCP balanced raise
| | | | | 3♠ | | | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | 3♥ | | | | | | | | | | Any 15+ HCP, Splinter raise.
| | | | | 3♠ | | | | | | | | | Double negative. \\Pass or 4♠ are the only options.
| | | | | | Pass | | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | | | 4♠ | | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | | 3NT | | | | | | | | | Asks for further clarification.
| | | | | | 4♣ | | | | | | | | 1♥, 18+ HCP.
| | | | | | 4♦ | | | | | | | | 1♥, 17 HCP.
| | | | 3♠ | | | | | | | | | | 4225, Good 14-15 HCP.
| | | | 3NT | | | | | | | | | | Solid ♣ suit, at least partial stops,
| | | | | 4♣ | | | | | | | | | Sets ♣ as trumps. Unbalanced.
| | | | 4♣ | | | | | | | | | | Great ♣, 4♠, Slam try.
| | | | 4♦ | | | | | | | | | | 18-19 HCP. 4225
| | | | 4♥ | | | | | | | | | | 18-19 HCP. 4333/4432 raise
| | | | 4♠ | | | | | | | | | | min 7♣-4♠ gamble, honors only in these 2 suits.
| | | 1NT | | | | | | | | | | | 8-10 HCP. No 4 card Majors. \\May have 4♦.
| | | | 2♣ | | | | | | | | | | 6(5)+♣
| | | | 2♦ | | | | | | | | | | Reverse, 17+, may be (41)44
| | | | 2♥ | | | | | | | | | | Reverse, 17+, occ. a good 3card suit.
| | | | 2♠ | | | | | | | | | | Reverse, 17+, occ. a good 3card suit.
| | | | 2NT | | | | | | | | | | 15-16 usually 5♣ or 4441's
| | | | 3♣ | | | | | | | | | | 6+♣, 16-18 HCP.
| | | | 3NT | | | | | | | | | | Solid ♣, at least major stops.
| | | | | 4♣ | | | | | | | | | Sets ♣ as trumps.
| | | 2♣ | | | | | | | | | | | simple raise.
| | | | 2♦ | | | | | | | | | | Game Forcing. Natural. Unbalanced. Artificical Balanced.
| | | | | 2NT | | | | | | | | | 5♣, 11 HCP. nonforcing.
| | | | | 3NT | | | | | | | | | 15-17 HCP.
| | | | 2♥ | | | | | | | | | | Natural. Unbalanced. Game Forcing.
| | | | | 3NT | | | | | | | | | 15-17 HCP.
| | | | 2♠ | | | | | | | | | | Natural. Unbalanced. Game Forcing.
| | | | | 3NT | | | | | | | | | 15-17 HCP.
| | | | 2NT | | | | | | | | | | Non forcing, bad Balanced hand, say nothing about stoppers.
| | | | | 3♣ | | | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | 3♣ | | | | | | | | | | Non forcing, bad unbalanced hand.
| | | | 3♦ | | | | | | | | | | Splinter, solid opening hand.
| | | | 3♥ | | | | | | | | | | Splinter, 4+♣, sound opening bid.
| | | | 3♠ | | | | | | | | | | Splinter, 4+♣, sound opening bid.
| | | | 3NT | | | | | | | | | | 18-19 HCP.
| | | 2♦ | | | | | | | | | | | Limit raise.
| | | | 2♥ | | | | | | | | | | Game forcing. Natural. Unbalanced.
| | | | | 2♠ | | | | | | | | | stopper
| | | | | 2NT | | | | | | | | | 10-12, Balanced or semi Balanced.
| | | | 2♠ | | | | | | | | | | Game forcing. Natural. Unbalanced.
| | | | | 2NT | | | | | | | | | minimum.
| | | | | 3♥ | | | | | | | | | stopper.
| | | | | 3NT | | | | | | | | | 10-11, Balanced.
| | | | 2NT | | | | | | | | | | NF, bad balanced hand, says nothing about stoppers
| | | | | 3♦ | | | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | 3♣ | | | | | | | | | | Game Forcing. Natural-Unbalanced. Artificical-Balanced. \\(if opps does not bid, 3NT next bid, it shows ♣ natural).\\
| | | | 3♦ | | | | | | | | | | Non forcing, bad Unbalanced hand.
| | | | 3♥ | | | | | | | | | | Splinter, solid opening hand.
| | | | 3♠ | | | | | | | | | | Splinter, solid opening hand.
| | | | 3NT | | | | | | | | | | 18-19 HCP. Balanced.
| | | 2♥ | | | | | | | | | | | ♣ fit and ♥ showing.
| | | 2♠ | | | | | | | | | | | ♣ fit and ♠ showing.
| | | 2NT | | | | | | | | | | | 10-11 HCP.
| | | | 3♣ | | | | | | | | | | Natural.
| | | | 3♦ | | | | | | | | | | Natural.\\4cards conc. usually, short in Majors.
| | | | 3♥ | | | | | | | | | | 4cards conc. usually, short in ♠.
| | | | 3♠ | | | | | | | | | | 4cards conc. usually, short in ♥.
| | | 3♣ | | | | | | | | | | | 5+♣, ~4-6 HCP, NF
| | | | 3♥ | | | | | | | | | | Game Forcing.
| | | | 3♠ | | | | | | | | | | Game Forcing.
| | | 3♦ | | | | | | | | | | | Splinter, 5+♣, denies 4 Majors, some game/Slam try.
| | | | 3NT | | | | | | | | | | ♦ stopper, No slam interest.
| | | | 4♣ | | | | | | | | | | may be minimum no ♦ stopper, or cue
| | | 3♥ | | | | | | | | | | | Splinter, 5+♣, denies 4 Majors, some game/Slam try.
| | | | 3NT | | | | | | | | | | ♥ stopper, No slam interest.
| | | | 4♣ | | | | | | | | | | may be minimum no ♥ stopper, or cue
| | | 3♠ | | | | | | | | | | | Splinter, 5+♣, denies 4 Majors, some game/Slam try.
| | | | 3NT | | | | | | | | | | ♠ stopper, No slam interest.
| | | | 4♣ | | | | | | | | | | may be minimum no ♠ stopper, or cue
| | | 3NT | | | | | | | | | | | 10-11 HCP. Balanced, GF,\\No 4 Majors.
| | | | 4♦ | | | | | | | | | | Sets ♦. unbalanced.
| | | 4♣ | | | | | | | | | | | 6+♣, Preemptive.
| | | 4♦ | | | | | | | | | | | RKC for ♣.
| | | | 4♥ | | | | | | | | | | 0 or 3 key cards.
| | | | | 4♠ | | | | | | | | | Asks for Q of trump?
| | | | | | 4NT | | | | | | | | K♠+Q♣.
| | | | | | 5♣ | | | | | | | | No trump Q.
| | | | | | 5♦ | | | | | | | | K♦+Q♣.
| | | | | | 5♥ | | | | | | | | K♥+Q♣.
| | | | | 5♦ | | | | | | | | | Confirms all keycards and Q♣. \\Asks for specific King?
| | | | | | 5♥ | | | | | | | | K♥.
| | | | | | 5♠ | | | | | | | | K♠.
| | | | | | 5NT | | | | | | | | K♦.
| | | | | | 6♣ | | | | | | | | No king.
| | | | 4♠ | | | | | | | | | | 1 or 4 key cards.
| | | | | 4NT | | | | | | | | | Asks for trump Q♣?
| | | | | | 5♣ | | | | | | | | No trump Q.
| | | | | | 5♦ | | | | | | | | K♦+Q♣.
| | | | | | 5♥ | | | | | | | | K♥+Q♣.
| | | | | | 5♠ | | | | | | | | K♠+Q♣.
| | | | | 5♦ | | | | | | | | | Confirms all keycards and Q♣. \\Asks for specific King?
| | | | | | 5♥ | | | | | | | | K♥.
| | | | | | 5♠ | | | | | | | | K♠.
| | | | | | 5NT | | | | | | | | K♦.
| | | | | | 6♣ | | | | | | | | No king.
| | | | 4NT | | | | | | | | | | 2 key cards. without Q of trumps
| | | | 5♣ | | | | | | | | | | 2 key cards. + Q of trumps
| | | 4♥ | | | | | | | | | | | Long suit. Weak.
| | | 4♠ | | | | | | | | | | | Long suit. Weak.
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1♦ |
| | | | | | | | | | | 12+ HCP, 4(3)+♦, 4D-4C can choose to open either minor
| | | 1♥ | | | | | | | | | | | 4+ cards.
| | | | 1♠ | | | | | | | | | | 4 Cards.
| | | | | 1NT | | | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | | 2♣ | | | | | | | | | 4th suit forcing to game.
| | | | | 2♦ | | | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | | 2NT | | | | | | | | | Invitational
| | | | | 3♦ | | | | | | | | | Invitational
| | | | 1NT | | | | | | | | | | 12-14 HCP. Denies 4♠.
| | | | | 2♣ | | | | | | | | | Transfer to 2♦. Sign off or invite.
| | | | | | 2♦ | | | | | | | | Forced to bid 2♦.
| | | | | | | 2♥ | | | | | | | Unbalanced. 5+♥
| | | | | | | 2NT | | | | | | | Balanced 5♥.
| | | | | | | 3♥ | | | | | | | Mild distributional.
| | | | | 2♦ | | | | | | | | | Artificical, Game Forcing. checkback.
| | | | | | 2♥ | | | | | | | | 3♥.
| | | | | | | 2♠ | | | | | | | 4♠.
| | | | | | | 2NT | | | | | | | waiting, 5♥.
| | | | | | | 3♣ | | | | | | | Natural. may have 4 card ♥.
| | | | | | | 3♦ | | | | | | | Natural. may have 4 card ♥.
| | | | | | | 3♥ | | | | | | | Sets ♥ as trumps.
| | | | | | | 3♠ | | | | | | | Splinter.
| | | | | | 2♠ | | | | | | | | 4♠.
| | | | | | 2NT | | | | | | | | Natural.
| | | | | | 3♣ | | | | | | | | Natural.
| | | | | | 3♦ | | | | | | | | Natural.
| | | | | 2♥ | | | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | | 2NT | | | | | | | | | 4♥ and Invitational.
| | | | | 3♣ | | | | | | | | | Distributional, Invitational.
| | | | | 3♦ | | | | | | | | | Distributional, Invitational.
| | | | | 3♥ | | | | | | | | | Distributional, Invitational.
| | | | 2♣ | | | | | | | | | | 5+♦-4+♣
| | | | | 2♠ | | | | | | | | | 4th suit forcing to game.
| | | | 2♦ | | | | | | | | | | 6+♦.
| | | | 2♥ | | | | | | | | | | 4♥, or 3♥ with singleton or void.\\or bad doubleton without 4♠.
| | | | | 2♠ | | | | | | | | | seminatural game/slamtry
| | | | | | 2NT | | | | | | | | 3♥ Fit, minimum, ♣ stopper or length
| | | | | | 3♣ | | | | | | | | 3♥ Fit min, no ♣ stopper or length
| | | | | | 3♦ | | | | | | | | 3♥ Fit, min, 5+♦, Non forcing
| | | | | | 3♥ | | | | | | | | 4♥, minimum.
| | | | | | 3♠ | | | | | | | | 3♥ Fit, max, no ♣ stopper or length
| | | | | | 3NT | | | | | | | | 3♥ Fit, max, ♣ stopper
| | | | | | 4♣ | | | | | | | | 4♥ Fit, good for slam
| | | | | | 4♥ | | | | | | | | 4♥ Fit, bad for slam
| | | | | 2NT | | | | | | | | | Descriptive invite, NF, just 4♥
| | | | | | 3♦ | | | | | | | | Descriptive invite, NF, just 4♥
| | | | | 3♣ | | | | | | | | | seminatural game/slamtry
| | | | | | 3♦ | | | | | | | | 3♥ Fit, min, 5+D NF
| | | | | | 3♥ | | | | | | | | other minimums.
| | | | | | 3♠ | | | | | | | | 3♥ Fit, max, \\No ♠ stopper/length
| | | | | | 3NT | | | | | | | | 3♥ Fit, max, ♠ stopper/length
| | | | | | 4♣ | | | | | | | | 4♥ Fit, good for slam, Artificical.
| | | | | | 4♦ | | | | | | | | 6♦, 3♥, max, No ♠ stopper.
| | | | | | 4♥ | | | | | | | | 4♥ Fit, max, bad for slam.
| | | | | 3♦ | | | | | | | | | Descriptive invite, NF, just 4♥
| | | | | 3♥ | | | | | | | | | 5+♥, Invitational.
| | | | | 3NT | | | | | | | | | Choice of game, just 4♥.
| | | | | | Pass | | | | | | | | passes with 3fit or some 4333's.
| | | | 2♠ | | | | | | | | | | 4♠. Unbalanced.
| | | | 2NT | | | | | | | | | | 18-19, Balanced, may have 4♠.
| | | | | 3♣ | | | | | | | | | Artificical signoff signal.\\or choice of game at 5 minor.
| | | | | | 3♦ | | | | | | | | Denies 3 ♥.
| | | | | | | Pass | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | | | | 3♥ | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | | | | 3♠ | | | | | | | 5+♥+4♠, Game Forcing.
| | | | | | | 3NT | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | | | 3♥ | | | | | | | | 3♥.
| | | | | | | Pass | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | | | | 3♠ | | | | | | | 5♥+4♠, Game Forcing. choice of game.
| | | | | | | 3NT | | | | | | | Choice of game. with 5card ♥, may have mild slamtry.
| | | | | | | | Pass | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | | | | | 4♣ | | | | | | Artificical, slammish max
| | | | | | | | 4♥ | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | | | | 4♥ | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | | | 3♠ | | | | | | | | 4♠.
| | | | | | | Pass | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | | | | 3NT | | | | | | | Choice of game. with 5card ♥, may have mild slamtry.
| | | | | | | | Pass | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | | | | | 4♣ | | | | | | Artificical, slammish max
| | | | | | | | 4♥ | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | | | | 4♥ | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | | | | 4♠ | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | | 3♦ | | | | | | | | | New minor forcing.\\checkback, checking other 4♠.
| | | | | | 3♥ | | | | | | | | 3♥
| | | | | | | 3NT | | | | | | | Non forcing, interest in minor.
| | | | | | | 4♣ | | | | | | | Natural. Slammish.
| | | | | | | 4♦ | | | | | | | Natural. Slammish.
| | | | | | 3♠ | | | | | | | | Denies 3♥.\\4♠.
| | | | | | | 3NT | | | | | | | Non forcing.
| | | | | | | 4♣ | | | | | | | Sets ♣ suit.
| | | | | | | 4♦ | | | | | | | Natural. Slammish.
| | | | | | 3NT | | | | | | | | Default.
| | | | | | | 4♣ | | | | | | | Natural. Slam try.
| | | | | | | 4NT | | | | | | | Quantitative.
| | | | | 3♥ | | | | | | | | | 6+, Game Forcing.
| | | | | | 4♣ | | | | | | | | Artificical, flag for ♥, slammish.
| | | | | | 4♥ | | | | | | | | Bad for slam.
| | | | | 3♠ | | | | | | | | | 4-4 Majors Game Forcing.
| | | | | | 3NT | | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | | | 4♣ | | | | | | | | Artificical, flag for ♠.
| | | | | | 4♠ | | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | 3♣ | | | | | | | | | | 4(3)+♣.
| | | | | 3♦ | | | | | | | | | Waiting, looking for 3♥ fit \\or 4th suit ♠ stopper usually.
| | | | | 3♥ | | | | | | | | | 6+♥ or can play opp a doubleton
| | | | | 3♠ | | | | | | | | | 5+♥-4♠.
| | | | | 3NT | | | | | | | | | To Play.
| | | | | 4♣ | | | | | | | | | 5+♣
| | | | | 4♦ | | | | | | | | | 4+♦.
| | | | | 4NT | | | | | | | | | Quantitative.
| | | | 3♦ | | | | | | | | | | 6+♦, 16-18 HCP.
| | | | 3♥ | | | | | | | | | | 15-17HCP. 4♥, splinter raise or \\good 14-15 hcp, 2452
| | | | | 3♠ | | | | | | | | | Balanced or Splinter ?
| | | | | | 3NT | | | | | | | | Balanced.
| | | | | | 4♣ | | | | | | | | Splinter, ♥ raise.
| | | | | | 4♦ | | | | | | | | Splinter, ♥ raise.
| | | | | | 4♥ | | | | | | | | Splinter in ♠, ♥ raise.
| | | | 3♠ | | | | | | | | | | 18+HCP. Splinter raise
| | | | | 3NT | | | | | | | | | Ask for Splinter?
| | | | | | 4♣ | | | | | | | | Splinter, ♥ raise.
| | | | | | 4♦ | | | | | | | | Splinter, ♥ raise.
| | | | | | 4♥ | | | | | | | | Splinter in ♠, ♥ raise.
| | | | 3NT | | | | | | | | | | Solid ♦ suit, at least partial side stops.
| | | | | 4♦ | | | | | | | | | Sets ♦ suit as trump.
| | | | 4♣ | | | | | | | | | | 18-19HCP, 4card raise 4432/4333
| | | | 4♦ | | | | | | | | | | 6+♦, 4♥, Slam try. GF
| | | | 4♥ | | | | | | | | | | minimum 7♦-4♥ gamble, honors only in the 2 suits (♥♦).
| | | 1♠ | | | | | | | | | | | 4+ cards.
| | | | 1NT | | | | | | | | | | 12-14 HCP. Balanced.
| | | | | 2♣ | | | | | | | | | Transfer to 2♦. Sign off or invite.
| | | | &n | |