| NOT ALERTABLE | ALERTABLE |
NATURAL BIDS: | about expected strength and shape | unusual strength, shape or limitations |
ARTIFICIAL/ CONVENTIONAL BIDS: | - Stayman
- Blackwood 4NT
- Gerber when bid over NoTrump
| - All other artificial bids and responses to conventional bids
- 4C Gerber when it is not bid over NoTrump
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1NT OPENINGS | All balanced hands of any range of 4 points or less AND a minimum of 12 HCP | Any other 1NT opening |
2 NT & 3NT | Natural, strong, balanced hands | Any other 2NT or 3NT opening.
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RESPONSES TO NT: | - Stayman 2C (3C/2NT)
- Natural, weak to play 2D,2H,2S
- Invitational 2NT
- Forcing 3C,3D,3H,3S
- 4C Gerber
- Natural 4D, 4H, 4S
- Quantitative 4NT
| All other responses including but not limited to: - Jacoby, Texas, 4way Transfers
- MSS
- Jump to 3C/3D weak or invitational
- Lebensohl 2NT, forced 3C and further advances
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OPENING SUIT BIDS: | - Natural 2 bids regardless of strength
- 2C strong, artificial and forcing
| - 2 bids which promise 2 or more suits, regardless of strength
- 2C if not strong, artificial and forcing
- 1C if may be short (2 or less)
- 1C if strong artificial and forcing
- Frequent very light (<10 HCP) third seat
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RESPONSES TO SUIT BIDS: | - 1H or 1S response to 1C that may bypass a 4-card or longer diamond suit
- 2/1 Game Force
- 2NT over 1-bid strong, natural and game forcing
- Neg or waiting 2D/strong 2C or 2NT/strong 2 of suit
- 2NT/2 level openings asking for clarification
- Strong jump shifts
| - Forcing and semi-forcing 1NT response to 1H or 1S
- Non-forcing suit bids by an Un Passed Hand (UPH)
- Natural jump shifts which are not game forcing
- Preemptive jump raises
- Non Forcing 2NT / 1-bid by UPH
- 1NT/1C or 1D not denying a 4 card major
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OPENERS REBIDS: | Two of a minor after a forcing 1NT or semi-forcing 1NT that could be three cards | - 1NT rebid ib strong (15+)
- 1NT rebid if may bypass 4 card major
- Canape (2nd suit bid systemically longer than the first suit bid)
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OTHER COMPETITIVE CALLS: | - Preemptive jump raise/Double
- Limit or Forcing jump raise/overcall
| - Limit or forcing jump raise/Double
- Preemptive jump raise/overcall
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DEFENSIVE BIDS: | - Jumps to 2NT or 4NT or higher NT bid that is unusual
- 1NT overcall by a passed hand that is unusual
- Preemptive jump overcalls
| - Non-jump Unusual NT
- Very light Overcalls (less than 6 HCP)
- Jump overcalls which are intermediate or strong
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CUEBIDS: | - General strength/fit showing
- Control showing
| - An offer to play in a suit named naturally by an opponent
- 2 suited cuebids such as Michaels
- Asking cuebids such as Western
- Any jump cuebid
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DOUBLES: 1. Type One are when partner has made no call other than PASS, it's EARLY in the Auction and BELOW the level of 4S, OR it's the USUAL Negative Double below 4S, after partner has opened one of a suit. NOT ALERTABLE | ALERTABLE | Takeout Lead Suit Doubled | Penalty Unusual Non-Penalty | 2. Type Two are when partner has made any call other than PASS or the double is: of NT, or a call ABOVE 4H, or It's LATE in the auction. NOT ALERTABLE | ALERTABLE | Penalty (Penaltyish) | Non-Penalty | |