Keyway
Definitions |
Balanced= any 5332; any 4432; or, any 4333 |
Semi-Balanced=
4441, 4414, 3154, 3145, 1354 (no 5 card major) ONLY if the singleton is a K or a Q and ONLY if no XXX Suit |
Preemptive= no game hope |
XXX Suit= a 3 card suit without an A, a K, or a Q |
XX Suit= a doubleton without an A, a K, or a Q |
AX Suit= a doubleton A without a J or a 10 |
"Something"= a singleton K or Q, a doubleton Q, or a Jxx |
Our Opening Bids | Go |
Our Slam Conventions | Go |
Our Carding | Go |
Their Opening Bids | Go |
Our Opening Bids |
1=
good 11 to bad 19 HCP; 4, no 4+ OR 4 , not 4 ; ----------------------------------------- If good 15 to bad 17 HCP, then no 1 opening bid |
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Overcall |
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P |
System after P
of Our
1
Open
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1=
good 11 to bad 19 HCP; 4 , 4 OR no 4+ , no 4+ ------------------------------------------ If good 15 to bad 17 HCP, then no 1 opening bid |
X |
System after Our 1 Open
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1=
good 11 to bad 19 HCP; 5+ , no 5+ ------------------------------------------ If good 15 to bad 17 HCP, then no 1 opening bid |
X |
System after Our
1
Open
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1=
good 11 to bad 19 HCP; 5+ , not 4 ------------------------------------------ If good 15 to bad 17 HCP, then no 1 opening bid |
X |
System after Our 1
Open
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1=
good 15 to bad 17 HCP: balanced; no xx major; no xxx major unless in any 4333; no 5 or 5 unless a bad suit and a hand poor in "pure" values |
System after Our 1 Open |
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2= good 21 to bad 23 HCP: |
System after Our 2 Open |
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2=
GF with 5+ ;
4 or 4 ------------------------------------ GF with 6+ ; 5 or 5 ------------------------------------ good 19 to bad 21 HCP: any 4432 with xx or xxx suit; or, any 444x (no stiff A, K, or Q) ------------------------------------------ good 23 to bad 25 HCP: Balanced or semi-balanced ----------------------------------------- Weak 2 or 2 equivalent; good 6 or very good 5 card suit; 4 to 9 HCP (varies with vulnerabilities and position) |
System after Our 2 Open |
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2= Mini Flannery | System after Our 2 Open | |
2=
Preempt with 7+
or
7+ ; suit must be broken (not good); no 3+ Major; 4 to 9 HCP (varies according to seat position and the vulnerabilities) |
System after Our 2 Open |
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2=
balanced or semi-balanced: good 19 to bad 21 HCP; no xx suit; no xxx suit unless 4333 |
System after Our 2 Open |
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3= Preempt | System after Our 3 Open | |
3= Preempt | System after Our 3 Open | |
3= Preempt | System after Our 3 Open | |
3= Natural Preempt: good 7 card suit 4 to 9 HCP (varies with vulnerabilities and position) |
System after Our 3 Open | |
3=
primarily to play; 6+ solid or ; 8 1/2 to 9 1/2 tricks; no short suit; no xx, or xxx suit |
System after Our 3 Open | |
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System after 1 Open |
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2= | X | ||
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2= | X | ||
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3= | X | ||
Overcall | |||
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3= | X | ||
Overcall | |||
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3= | X | ||
Overcall | |||
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3= | X | ||
Overcall | |||
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3= | X | ||
Overcall | |||
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4= | X | ||
Overcall | |||
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4= | X | ||
Overcall | |||
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4= | X | ||
Overcall | |||
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4= | X | ||
Overcall | |||
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5= | X | ||
Overcall | |||
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Overcall | |||
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Overcall | |||
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Overcall | |||
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5= | X | ||
Overcall | |||
P |
System after Our 1 Open |
1 | X | |
1 Overcall |
X = no
4+ ,
no 4+ ; or, 4 and 4 with not enough or too much for a 2 or a 3 bid X |
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2=
4
and 4 ; Game Invite (only); something in |
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3=
4
and 4 ; Game Invite (only) nothing in |
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P |
System after 1 Open |
1 | X | ||
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Overcall | |||
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1= | X | ||
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2= | X | ||
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3= | X | ||
Overcall | |||
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3= | X | ||
Overcall | |||
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3= | X | ||
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3= | X | ||
Overcall | |||
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3= | X | ||
Overcall | |||
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4= | X | ||
Overcall | |||
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4= | X | ||
Overcall | |||
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Overcall | |||
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Overcall | |||
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Overcall | |||
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System after 1 Open |
1 | X | ||
Overcall | |||
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Overcall | |||
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Overcall | |||
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4= | X | ||
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Overcall | |||
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System after Our 1 Open |
System after Our 1 Open |
System after Our 1 Open |
1 |
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1 Overcall |
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2 Overcall |
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2 Overcall |
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2 Overcall |
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2 Overcall | ||||
2 Overcall |
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3 Overcall |
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3 Overcall |
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3 Overcall |
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3 Overcall |
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Higher Overcall |
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Overcall | ||||
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2= | Overcall | |||
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2= Preemptive; 4+
(no Limit Raise values) ---------------------------------- GF+; 4+ ; no Short suit -------------------- GF+; Exactly 2 cards in ; Balanced; no 5 card suit; no XX or XXX suit |
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Overcall | ||||
P | ||||
3= Limit Raise;
4+ ; no Game Force values; Short in or ---------------------- Slam try; 4+ ; no Game Force values; Short in or |
X | |||
Overcall | ||||
P | ||||
3= Limit raise;
4+
; no Game Force values; Short in --------------- Slam try; 4+ ; Short in |
X | |||
Overcall | ||||
P | ||||
3= Limit raise; 4+
; no Game Force values; xx in some suit (no Short suit) |
X | |||
Overcall | ||||
P | ||||
3= Limit raise (not better); 4+ ; No Short or xx Suit; |
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Overcall | ||||
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3= RKC (no Short Suits) | X | |||
Overcall | ||||
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4= | X | |||
Overcall | ||||
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Overcall | ||||
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Overcall | ||||
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System after Our 1 Open |
1 |
X |
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2 Capp | ||
2
Landy or Ripstra |
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2 Crash | ||
2 Natural | ||
2 Xfer | ||
2
Capp or Ripstra |
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2 Crash | ||
2 Natural | ||
2 Natural | ||
2 Natural | ||
2 Unusual | ||
P |
2=
5
5
;
pre-emptive ----------- 5+ 4 ; no 4 ; any strength hand ------------- 4 5 ; no game hope; better than ------------- 4 4 ; no 4 or 5 ; any strength hand ------------------ 4 0 to 3 , not 4333; no game hope ----------- 0 to 3 4 ; not 3433; no game hope 0 to 3 4 ; no 3+ ; any strength hand ------------------ One-suited in ; Game Invite (only) ----------------------- One-suited in (no 4+ other); Game Force; no Strong Slam interest |
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2= One-suited in ;
no 4
bid ----------------------- 5+ ; 4 ; any hand with some game hope (or more) ------------- 4 ; 6+ ; any strength hand ------------- 4 5 ; some game hope (or more) ------------- 0-3 5 ; no 4+ some game hope (or more) ----------- One-suited in ; Game Invite (only) ----------------------- Game Force; Strong Slam Interest |
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2=
Forcing a 2
rebid if next hand passes: ---------------------------------------------------------- One-suited in ; no 4 bid ------------------------ 6+ ; 4 , 4 , or 4 ; no game hope ----------- 4+ 0 to 3 ; |
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2= | ||
2=
One-suited
in ; Preemptive ----------------------- One-suited in ; Game Force; no Strong Slam interest |
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3=
One-suited
;
Pre-emptive ------------------- One-suited in ; Game Force; no Strong Slam interest |
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3= 5
and 5
; Game Invite or better |
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3= 3154, 3145, or 4144; ; ----------------------------- 3154, 3145, or 4144; |
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3=
1354, 1345, or 1444; ; ---------------------------- 1354, 1345, or 1444; |
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3= Sign-off | ||
4= | ||
4=
One-suited in ;
no Slam Interest ------------------------ One-suited in ; Slam values if controls OK |
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4=
One-suited in ;
Pre-emptive ------------------------------------------- One-suited in ; Slam values if controls OK |
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4= Quantitative NT Raise; 3244 or 2344; strength mostly in and |
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4= Quantitative NT Raise; 3244 or 2344; strength not mostly in and |
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System after X of 2 Response to 1 |
2 |
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System after Overcall of 2 Response to 1 |
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System after P of 2 Response to 1 |
2=
4
4
----------- 3 4 ----------- 3 3 ----------- 3 2 ; 4 4 or 5 3 ----------- 2 4 or (rarely) 5 ----------- 2 3 |
P |
System If
X of
Our Sequence 1 2 2 |
System If
Overcall of
Our Sequence 1 2 2 |
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System If
P of Our
Sequence 1 2 2 |
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2=
3
3
----------- 3 2 ; 3 5 ----------- 4 3 |
P | |
System If
P of Our
Sequence 1 2 2 |
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2=
4
2
----------- 3 2 ; 4 4 or 3 5 |
P | |
System If
P of Our
Sequence 1 2 2 |
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System after P of Our Sequence 1 2 2 |
2= No
game hope: ------------------- 5 5 ----------- 5 4 ----------- 5 4 ----------- 4 5 ; better than ----------- 4 3 ; not 4333 ----------- 3 4 ; not 3433 ----------- |
X |
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P = | ||||
2=
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Overcall | ||||
P |
P = 4
4 ----------- 3 4 ----------- 2 4 ----------- 2 3 ----------- 2 4 |
Responder will Pass or (maybe) compete; Opener may compete later if has 4 |
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2= 3
2
; 3 5 or 3 5 |
P |
P = 4
3
; 4 2 |
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2=
3
4
; 4 2 |
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2=
3
2
; 4 4 |
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2=
Forcing;
fewer than 4 ;
4
(never 3433 without game hope) |
System if
X of Our Sequence 1 2 2 2 |
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System if
Overcall of Our Sequence 1 2 2 2 |
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System if P
of Our Sequence 1 2 2 2 |
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2= 4 |
System if X
of Our Sequence 1 2 2 2 |
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System if
Overcall of Our Sequence 1 2 2 2 |
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System if P
of Our Sequence 1 2 2 2 |
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3= Forcing
Game Invite (not better); One-suited in (no other 4+ suit) |
System if X
of Our Sequence 1 2 2 3 |
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System if
Overcall of Our Sequence 1 2 2 3 |
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System if P
of Our Sequence 1 2 2 3 |
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3= |
System if X
of Our Sequence 1 2 2 3 |
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System if
Overcall of Our Sequence 1 2 2 3 |
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System if P
of Our Sequence 1 2 2 3 |
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3= |
System if X
of Our Sequence 1 2 2 3 |
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System if
Overcall of Our Sequence 1 2 2 3 |
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System if P
of Our Sequence 1 2 2 3 |
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3= |
System if X
of Our Sequence 1 2 2 3 |
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System if
Overcall of Our Sequence 1 2 2 3 |
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System if P
of Our Sequence 1 2 2 3 |
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3= |
2=
4
4
----------- 3 4 ----------- 3 2 ----------- 2 4 or (rarely) 5 ----------- 2 3
2=
5
5
;
pre-emptive |
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System if
Overcall of Our Sequence 1 2 2 3 |
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System if P
of Our Sequence 1 2 2 3 |
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4= |
System if X
of Our Sequence 1 2 2 4 |
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System if
Overcall of Our Sequence 1 2 2 4 |
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System if P
of Our Sequence 1 2 2 4 |
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4= |
System if X
of Our Sequence 1 2 2 4 |
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System if
Overcall of Our Sequence 1 2 2 4 |
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System if P
of Our Sequence 1 2 2 4 |
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4= |
System if X
of Our Sequence 1 2 2 4 |
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System if
Overcall of Our Sequence 1 2 2 4 |
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System if P
of Our Sequence 1 2 2 4 |
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4= |
System if X
of Our Sequence 1 2 2 4 |
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System if
Overcall of Our Sequence 1 2 2 4 |
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System if P
of Our Sequence 1 2 2 4 |
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4= |
System if X
of Our Sequence 1 2 2 4 |
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System if
Overcall of Our Sequence 1 2 2 4 |
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System if P
of Our Sequence 1 2 2 4 |
System after X of Our Sequence 1 2 2 2 |
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4= | |
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4= |
System after Overcall of Our Sequence 1 2 2 2 |
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4= |
System after P of Our Sequence 1 2 2 2 |
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System after X of Our Sequence 1 2 2 |
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4= | 3 3 ; 3 2 ; 2 3 |
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4= |
System after Overcall of Our Sequence 1 2 2 |
2= | |
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3= | 3 3 ; 3 2 ; 2 3 |
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4= |
System after P of Our Sequence 1 2 2 |
P =
0 to 4 ;
4 ; no game hope (never 3433) |
Either partner may (rarely) compete at 3 level | |||
2 = 4 ;
0 to 3 ; no game hope (never 4333) |
X |
Either partner may (rarely) compete at 3 level | ||
P |
P =
3 ;
3 Either partner may (rarely) compete at 3 level |
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2=
2 ;
3 ; 4 ; 4 |
P |
2= 4 ; 3 ; 3 ; 3 | ||
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3= |
2=
5
5
;
pre-emptive ----------- 5+ 4 ; no 4 ; any strength hand ------------- 4 5 ; no game hope; better than ------------- 4 4 ; no 4 or 5 ; any strength hand ----------- 0 to 3 4 ; no 4+ ; any strength hand ------------------ 4 0 to 3 , not 4333; no game hope ------------------ One-suited in ; Game Invite (only) ----------------------- One-suited in (no 4+ other); Game Force; no Strong Slam interest |
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4= | 3 3 ; 3 2 ; 2 3 | |||
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4= | q |
System after X of Our Sequence 1 2 2 |
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3= | |
3= |
2=
5
5
;
pre-emptive ----------- 5+ 4 ; no 4 ; any strength hand ------------- 4 5 ; no game hope; better than ------------- 4 4 ; no 4 or 5 ; any strength hand ----------- 0 to 3 4 ; no 4+ ; any strength hand ------------------ 4 0 to 3 , not 4333; no game hope ------------------ One-suited in ; Game Invite (only) ----------------------- One-suited in (no 4+ other); Game Force; no Strong Slam interest |
4= | |
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4= |
System after Overcall of Our Sequence 1 2 2 |
3= | |
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4= | |
4= | |
4= | |
4= |
System after P of Our Sequence 1 2 2 |
P =
5
5
;
no game hope ----------- 5 4 ; no game hope ----------- 4 5 ; no game hope; better than ------------- 4 4 ; no game hope ----------- 4 0 to 3 (not 4333); no game hope ------------------ 0 to 3 4 ; no 4+ ; any strength hand ------------------ One-suited in ; Game Invite (only) ----------------------- One-suited in (no 4+ other); Game Force; no Strong Slam interest |
3 4 ; no 4+ ; any strength hand |
2= | |
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3= | |
3= | |
3= | |
3= |
3
2
----------- 4 2 ; Mini |
4= |
3
3 ; 3 2 ; 2 3 |
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4= | |
4= | |
4= |
System after X of Our Sequence: 1 2 |
2 |
X |
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System after Overcall of Our Sequence: 1 2 |
2 |
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System after P of Our Sequence: 1 2 |
2= O | |
2= | |
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3= |
System after X of Our Sequence: 1 2 2 |
X |
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System after Overcall of Our Sequence: 1 2 2 |
2 |
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System after P of Our Sequence: 1 2 2 |
2= One-suited in ;
Forcing (no 4 response to 4 originally) |
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2= One-suited in ; Game Invite (only) | |
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4= | |
2=
Forcing a 2=ebid if next hand passes: ---------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------- 5+ ; 4 ; any hand with some game hope ------------- 4 ; 5+ ; any strength hand ------------- One-suited in ; Game Invite (only) ----------------------- Game Force; Strong Slam Interest |
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4= |
Our Slam Conventions |
Our Carding |
Their Opening Bids |
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