Opening more than one

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Opening more than one

• Strong Balanced hands
• Unbalanced hands
• Strong
• Weak

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Strong Balanced Hands

• Bid or rebid at the 2 or 3 level
• 20-21 HCP, open 2NT
• 22-24 HCP, open 2?, rebid 2NT
• 25-27 HCP, open 3NT
• Response systems (Stayman, Jacoby transfer) ON,
  i.e., parallel 1NT openers
• Response of 4NT invites slam

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Your bid, dealer
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Responding to 2NT opener Rebid after 2?-2? 2NT
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Opening and Rebidding Balanced Hands

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Preemptive Openers

• Three level with 7, four level with 8
• Honors in the suit
• Avoid it if
• You have a void
• Your suit is too weak, especially if vulnerable
• You bid before your partner holding a 4-card
  major

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Weak 2 Openers

• Open at two level (diamonds, hearts and spades)
  with
• a 6-card suit
• 5-10 points
• No (other) 4-card major (If you bid before your
  partner)
• Pass subsequently, unless partner makes a
  forcing bid
• 2? becomes an all-purpose strong bid, balanced
  (22-24), and unbalanced (8tricks)

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Your bid, dealer
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Responding to Weak 2s

• 2NT, forcing
• Asks weak 2 bidder to bid a feature, if not a
  minimum, by naming the suit with A or K
• Otherwise, opener rebids suit
• Raise with three in the suit. Preemptive
• Other responses are forcing and show real
  strength and an excellent suit

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Responding to 2?
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Strong 2? Opener

• With a strong (22), unbalanced hand, open 2 ?
  (artificial)
• Responder normally doesnt pass short of game
• 2? is waiting (usual response)
• Other bids are natural, showing 8 HCP and length
  (5-card) or a one-loser suit
• 2NT is forbidden

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Responding to 2?
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Dealer E
N W E S
0501
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Dealer E
N W E S
0502
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Dealer N
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0503