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Response to 1 NT Opening Bid with 4 cards in Hearts or Spades and 8 points with a short suit.( at least one singleton or doubleton.)
84 Short!
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Bid by Responded.
2 Clubs – Could you have a 4 card Major?
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Bids by Opener.
2 Diamonds – Don’t have a 4 card Major.
2 Hearts shows a 4 card Heart Suit
2 Spades shows a 4 Card Spade Suit.
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ReBid by Responded.
With Partners Major bid 3 with 8-9 HCP and 4 with 10+ HCP
With other Major bid 2 NT with 8-9 HCP and 3 NT with 10+HCP
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ReBids by Opener.
With 15 HCP Pass 3 Bid of the Major suit. With 17 HCP bid 4 of the Major.
With a NT Response the Responded has the other Major. (Spades) If Opener also has the other Major bid 3 of the Major with 15 HCP. Bid 4 with 17 HCP.
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O - 1 NT - 17 HCP
R - 2 Clubs Could you have a 4 card Major
O - 2 Spades
R - 3 Spades 8-9 HCP
O - 4 Spades 17 HCP |
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O - 1NT 16 HCP
R - 2 Clubs
O - 2 Hearts
R - 4 Hearts 13 HCP
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O - 1 NT 15HCP
R - 2 Clubs
O - 2 Spades
R - 3 Spades
O - Pass 15 + 8/9 is not 25. |
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O - 1 NT 15 HCP
R - 2 C - 4+H, 4S
O - 2H
R - 4H
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O- 1 NT
R - 2C 9 HCP Shortness and 4 Spades. Playing in Spades is a better score than playing in clubs.
O - 2 Spades
R - 4 S Only 9 points but the long Club suit is valuable. You know the Opener can get to it because he has at least 2 Clubs
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O - 1 NT
R - 2C - Both Majors
O - 2H
R - 4 H 13 points is enough for game. |
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O - 1 NT
R - 2 NT 4 Spades but not short suit
O - Pass. Hand is not exceptional. |
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O - 1 NT
R - 2 C
O- 2S
R - 2 NT
O - Pass. Flar hand. Most likely all 7 card suits. |
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