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Ref. |
Entire Sequence |
O1 | R1 | R1 means | O2 | O2 means | R2 | R2 means | O3 | O3 means |
| IV.1 |
1NT-2♣-2x-pass |
1NT |
2♣ |
Stayman |
2x |
4♥, 4♠ or neither |
pass |
garbage Stayman |
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| V.1 |
1NT-2♣-2♦-2♥-2♠ |
1NT |
2♣ |
Stayman |
2♦ |
no four-card major |
2♥ |
5+♠, 4♥,
FORCING ‡ |
2♠ |
3 spade cards, minimum NT |
| V.2 |
1NT-2♣-2♦-2♥-3♠ |
1NT |
2♣ |
Stayman |
2♦ |
no four-card major |
2♥ |
5+♠, 4♥,
FORCING ‡ |
3♠ |
3 spade cards, maximum NT |
| V.3 |
1NT-2♣-2♦-2♥-2N |
1NT |
2♣ |
Stayman |
2♦ |
no four-card major |
2♥ |
5+♠, 4♥,
FORCING ‡ |
2N |
2 spade cards |
| V.4 |
1NT-2♣-2♦-2♠-2N |
1NT |
2♣ |
Stayman |
2♦ |
no four-card major |
2♠ |
4♠, 5+♥,
FORCING ‡ |
2N |
2 heart cards |
| IV.2 |
1NT-2♣-2♦-2♠-3♥ |
1NT |
2♣ |
Stayman |
2♦ |
no four-card major |
2♠ |
4♠, 5+♥,
FORCING ‡ |
3♥ |
3 heart cards |
| IV.3 |
1NT-2♣-2♦-2N |
1NT |
2♣ |
Stayman |
2♦ |
no four-card major |
2N |
balanced invites game (8 HCP) |
… |
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| IV.4 |
1NT-2♣-2♦-3♣ |
1NT |
2♣ |
Stayman |
2♦ |
no four-card major |
3♣ |
natural, forcing |
… |
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| IV.5 |
1NT-2♣-2♦-3♦ |
1NT |
2♣ |
Stayman |
2♦ |
no four-card major |
3♦ |
natural, forcing |
… |
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| IV.6 |
1NT-2♣-2♦-3♥ |
1NT |
2♣ |
Stayman |
2♦ |
no four-card major |
3♥ |
no such sequence ‡ |
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| IV.7 |
1NT-2♣-2♦-3♠ |
1NT |
2♣ |
Stayman |
2♦ |
no four-card major |
3♠ |
no such sequence ‡ |
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| IV.8 |
1NT-2♣-2♦-3N |
1NT |
2♣ |
Stayman |
2♦ |
no four-card major |
3N |
to play |
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| IV.9 |
1NT-2♣-2♦-4♣ |
1NT |
2♣ |
Stayman |
2♦ |
no four-card major |
4♣ |
Gerber |
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| VI.1 |
1NT-2♣-2♦-4♦ |
1NT |
2♣ |
Stayman |
2♦ |
no four-card major |
4♦ |
5♠, 5♥ Game Forcing |
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| IV.11 |
1NT-2♣-2♦-4N |
1NT |
2♣ |
Stayman |
2♦ |
no four-card major |
4N |
invites 6N (1 or 2 four-card majors) |
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| IV.12 |
1NT-2♣-2♥-2♠-… |
1NT |
2♣ |
Stayman |
2♥ |
4+♥, <4♠ |
2♠ |
Splinter & Mild Slam Try. ALERT! Contrary to popular methods,
this does not reveal 4 in the other major, denying partner's hearts (see IV.17).
It shows spade shortness, strength in the minors, and denies 1-4-4-4. Something akin to
♠ - ♥ KJ93 ♦ AQ632 ♣ KJ93.
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| IV.13 |
1NT-2♣-2♥-3♠ |
1NT |
2♣ |
Stayman |
2♥ |
… |
3♠ |
sequence no longer used as splinter; see IV.12 |
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| IV.14 |
1NT-2♣-2♥-4♠ |
1NT |
2♣ |
Stayman |
2♥ |
4+♥, <4♠ |
4♠ |
RKCB (Kickback) |
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| IV.15 |
1NT-2♣-2♥-4N |
1NT |
2♣ |
Stayman |
2♥ |
4+♥ <4♠ |
4N |
cue of spades |
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| IV.16 |
1NT-2♣-2♥-… |
1NT |
2♣ |
Stayman |
2♥ |
2-3♠, 4-5♥
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… |
a non-jump new minor here is natural, 5+ and forcing
(the 1NTer bid the "wrong" major.) |
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| IV.17 |
1NT-2♣-2♠-… |
1NT |
2♣ |
Stayman |
2♠ |
4-5♠, 2-4♥
but <9 cards in the majors |
… |
a non-jump new minor here is natural, 5+ and forcing
(the 1NTer bid the "wrong" major.) |
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| I.1 |
1NT-2♦-2♥-3♥ |
1NT |
2♦ |
Jacoby Transfer |
2♥ |
2-4 ♥ |
3♥ |
invites game |
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| I.2 |
1NT-2♦-2♥-2♠ |
1NT |
2♦ |
Jacoby Transfer |
2♥ |
2-4 ♥ |
2♠ |
Help Suit Game Try. |
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| I.3 |
1NT-2♦-2♥-4♦ |
1NT |
2♦ |
Jacoby Transfer |
2♥ |
2-4 ♥ |
4♦ |
splinter |
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| I.4 |
1NT-2♦-3♥-… |
1NT |
2♦ |
Jacoby Transfer |
3♥ |
18 Responder Count (4+♥) |
… |
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| I.5 |
1NT-2♥-2♠-2N |
1NT |
2♥ |
Jacoby Transfer |
2♠ |
accepted |
2N |
5-3-3-2 invites game |
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| I.6 |
1NT-2♥-2♠-3♣ |
1NT |
2♥ |
Jacoby Transfer |
2♠ |
accepted |
3♣ |
5♠, 4+♣ forcing |
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| I.7 |
1NT-2♥-2♠-3♦ |
1NT |
2♥ |
Jacoby Transfer |
2♠ |
accepted |
3♦ |
5♠, 4+♦ forcing |
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| VI.2 |
1NT-2♥-2♠-3♥ |
1NT |
2♥ |
Jacoby Transfer |
2♠ |
accepted |
3♥ |
5-5 Majors invites game |
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| I.9 |
1NT-2♥-2♠-3♠ |
1NT |
2♥ |
Jacoby Transfer |
2♠ |
accepted |
3♠ |
6♠, invites game |
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| I.10 |
1NT-2♥-3♠-… |
1NT |
2♥ |
Jacoby Transfer |
3♠ |
18 Responder Count (4+♠) |
… |
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| III.1 |
1NT-2♠-2N-3♣-… |
1NT |
2♠ |
Minor Suit Stayman |
2N |
no four-card minor |
3♣ |
super club hand w/D, no stiff |
… |
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| III.2 |
1NT-2♠-2N- |
1NT |
2♠ |
Minor Suit Stayman |
2N |
no four-card minor |
3♦ |
diamond drop dead bid |
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| III.3 |
1NT-2♠-2N-3♥… |
1NT |
2♠ |
Minor Suit Stayman |
2N |
no four-card minor |
3♥ |
0-1 ♥, choice of games |
… |
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| III.4 |
1NT-2♠-2N-3♠… |
1NT |
2♠ |
Minor Suit Stayman |
2N |
no four-card minor |
3♠ |
0-1 ♠, choice of games |
… |
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| III.5 |
1NT-2♠-3♣-3♥… |
1NT |
2♠ |
Minor Suit Stayman |
3♣ |
4+♣ sets trumps |
3♥ |
stiff ♥ |
… |
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| III.6 |
1NT-2♠-3♣-3♠… |
1NT |
2♠ |
Minor Suit Stayman |
3♣ |
4+♣ sets trumps |
3♠ |
stiff ♠ |
… |
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| III.7 |
1NT-2♠-3♦-3♥… |
1NT |
2♠ |
Minor Suit Stayman |
3♦ |
4+♦ sets trumps |
3♥ |
stiff ♥ |
… |
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| III.8 |
1NT-2♠-3♦-3♠… |
1NT |
2♠ |
Minor Suit Stayman |
3♦ |
4+♦ sets trumps |
3♠ |
stiff ♠ |
… |
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| IX.1 |
1NT-2N-3♣-3♦… |
1NT |
2N |
Two-Way 2N (2W2N) |
3♣ |
forced call |
3♦ |
4-4-1-4 slammish |
… |
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| IX.2 |
1NT-2N-3♣-3♥… |
1NT |
2N |
Two-Way 2N (2W2N) |
3♣ |
forced call |
3♥ |
4-1-4-4 slammish |
… |
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| IX.3 |
1NT-2N-3♣-3♠… |
1NT |
2N |
Two-Way 2N (2W2N) |
3♣ |
forced call |
3♠ |
1-4-4-4 slammish |
… |
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| IX.4 |
1NT-2N-3♣-3N-… |
1NT |
2N |
Two-Way 2N (2W2N) |
3♣ |
forced call |
3N |
4-4-4-1 slammish |
… |
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| VIII.1 |
1NT-3♣-… |
1NT |
3♣ |
invites game |
… |
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| VIII.2 |
1NT-3♦-… |
1NT |
3♦ |
invites game |
… |
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| II.1 |
1NT-3♥-3N |
1NT |
3♥ |
Minor Slam Relay |
3N |
poor hand for ♣ slam |
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| II.2 |
1NT-3♥-4♣… |
1NT |
3♥ |
Minor Slam Relay |
4♣ |
good hand for ♣ slam |
… |
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| II.3 |
1NT-3♠-3N |
1NT |
3♠ |
Minor Slam Relay |
3N |
poor hand for ♦ slam |
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| II.4 |
1NT-3♠-4♦… |
1NT |
3♠ |
Minor Slam Relay |
4♦ |
good hand for ♦ slam |
… |
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| Nat |
1NT-3N |
1NT |
3N |
to play |
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| Std |
1NT-4♣-… |
1NT |
4♣ |
Gerber |
… |
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| VII.1 |
1NT-4♦-… |
1NT |
4♦ |
Texas Transfer |
… |
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| VII.2 |
1NT-4♥-… |
1NT |
4♥ |
Texas Transfer |
… |
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| Nat |
1NT-4N-… |
1NT |
4N |
invites 6N (quantitative) |
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| Nat |
1NT-5N-… |
1NT |
5N |
Grand Slam Force |
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| Nat |
1NT-6N |
1NT |
6N |
to play |
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| Nat |
1NT-7N |
1NT |
7N |
to play | | | | | | |
Leeway Over Notrump