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| ==With interference== | | ==With interference== |
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| + | I have a very weak hand → Pass. |
− | |+Responding with a very weak hand
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− | ! If... !! then...
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− | | I have 5+-card support for partner's major
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− | | Make a preemptive raise to the 4 level.
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− | | I have 4+-card support for partner's major
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− | | Make a preemptive raise to the 3 level.
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− | | Otherwise
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− | | Pass
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| + | ===Minimal hands=== |
− | |+Responding with a minimal hand
| + | I have 5+-card support for partner's major → Consider preemptively raising to the 4 level, depending on vulnerability. Partner is expected to pass. |
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− | ! If... !! then...
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− | | I have 5+-card support for partner's major
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− | | Make a preemptive raise to the 4 level.
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− | | I have 4+-card support for partner's major
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− | | Make a preemptive raise to the 3 level.
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− | | I have 3-card support for partner's major
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− | | Raise partner's major if you can do so at the 3 level or lower; otherwise, pass. (The idea is that if RHO makes a weak jump overcall, you should be more aggressive with raising because you know RHO is weak.)
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− | | I have 5+ spades and can bid at the one-level
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− | | Respond 1♠.
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− | | RHO bid 1♠ and I have 4+ cards in both minors
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− | | Make a negative double.
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− | | RHO bid 2 of a minor and I have 4+ cards in the other major with 9–10 HCP
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− | | Make a negative double.
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− | | RHO bid 1♠, and I'm on the high end of the range with a stopper in spades
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− | | Respond 1NT.
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− | | Otherwise
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− | | Pass
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− | |}
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| + | I have 3-card support for partner's major → Raise to the 2 level if you can, otherwise pass. |
− | |+Responding with an invitational hand
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− | ! If... !! then...
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− | | I have support for partner's major and RHO bid a suit below the 3-level of partner's suit
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− | | Cue-bid the enemy suit.
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− | | I have support for partner's major and RHO doubled
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− | | Bid 2NT, which is the conventional Truscott/Jordan limit+ raise.
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− | | I have support for partner's major and RHO bid 1NT
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− | | There doesn't seem to be a standard way to show support in this case; develop an agreement with your partner in order to handle this situation.
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− | | RHO bid 1NT and I don't have support for partner's major
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− | | Double for penalty.
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− | | I have 5+ spades and can bid at the one-level
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− | | Respond 1♠. (Note: if you can't bid 1♠, the standard response is to make a negative double instead of bidding 2♠.)
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− | | I have 5+ of a minor suit and I can bid at the two-level
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− | | Respond 2m. (This is not 2/1 GF because of the interference.)
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− | | RHO doubled and we don't have a fit in partner's major
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− | | Redouble to show your strength.
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− | | RHO bid a minor suit at the 3-level or lower and I have 4+ cards in the other major
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− | | Make a negative double.
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− | | RHO bid 1♠ and I'm 4–4 or better in the minors
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− | | Make a negative double.
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− | | RHO bid 2♠ and I'm 3–3 or better in the minors
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− | | Make a negative double.
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− | | RHO bid a suit at the 2-level or lower in which I have a stopper
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− | | Respond 2NT.
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− | | Otherwise
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− | | Pass.
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− | {| class="wikitable"
| + | I have 5+ spades and can bid at the one-level → Respond 1♠. |
− | |+Responding with a game-forcing hand
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| + | RHO bid a minor suit at the 2-level or lower and I have 4+ cards in the other major → Make a negative double to show your 4-card major. |
− | ! If... !! then...
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| + | RHO bid a suit at the 1-level in which I have a stopper → Respond 1NT. |
− | | I have support for partner's major and RHO bid a suit below the 3-level of partner's suit
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− | | Cue-bid the enemy suit.
| + | Otherwise → Pass. |
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− | | I have support for partner's major and RHO bid above the 3-level of partner's suit
| + | ===Invitational hands=== |
− | | Raise partner's suit to the 4 level. Yes, now you don't really have space to explore slam. That's what happens when you get preempted...
| + | I have support for partner's major and RHO bid a suit below the 2-level of partner's suit → Cue-bid the enemy suit. |
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− | | I have support for partner's major and RHO doubled
| + | I have support for partner's major and RHO doubled → Bid 2NT, which is the conventional Truscott/Jordan limit+ raise. |
− | | Bid 2NT, which is the conventional Truscott/Jordan limit+ raise.
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| + | RHO bid 1NT → Many partnerships don't have an agreement on how to respond in this case. The only "standard" response is double for penalty. If you actually want a way to have the contract in such cases, develop an agreement with your partner about the meanings of bids. |
− | | RHO bid 1NT
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− | | See the note in the previous section.
| + | RHO doubled and I have 5+ spades → Respond 1♠. |
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− | | I have 5+ spades and can bid at the one-level
| + | RHO doubled and we don't have a fit in partner's major → Redouble. |
− | | Respond 1♠. (Note: if you can't bid 1♠, the standard response is to make a negative double instead of bidding 2♠.)
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| + | RHO bid a minor suit at the 3-level or lower and I have 4+ cards in the other major → Make a negative double. |
− | | I have 5+ of a minor suit and I can bid at the two or three level
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− | | Bid your minor suit.
| + | RHO bid a suit at the 2-level or lower in which I have a stopper → Respond 2NT. |
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− | | RHO doubled and we don't have a fit in partner's major
| + | Otherwise → Pass. |
− | | Redouble to show your strength.
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| + | ===Game-forcing hands=== |
− | | RHO bid a minor suit at the 3-level or lower and I have 4+ cards in the other major
| + | I have support for partner's major and RHO bid a suit below the 3-level of partner's suit → Cue-bid the enemy suit. |
− | | Make a negative double.
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| + | I have support for partner's major and RHO doubled → Bid 2NT, which is the conventional Truscott/Jordan limit+ raise. |
− | | RHO bid 1♠ and I'm 4–4 or better in the minors
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− | | Make a negative double.
| + | RHO bid 1NT → See the note in the previous section. |
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− | | RHO bid 2♠ and I'm 3–3 or better in the minors
| + | RHO doubled and I have 5+ spades → Respond 1♠. |
− | | Make a negative double.
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| + | RHO doubled and we don't have a fit in partner's major → Redouble. |
− | | RHO bid a suit at the 3-level or lower in which I have a stopper
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− | | Respond 3NT.
| + | RHO bid a minor suit at the 3-level or lower and I have 4+ cards in the other major → Make a negative double. |
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− | | Otherwise
| + | RHO bid a suit at the 3-level or lower in which I have a stopper → Respond 3NT. |
− | | Pass.
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