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--- onent [2017/04/02 01:38] – johnkinn
+++ onent [2026/02/02 20:29] (current) – gabor
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   * 2\s \c suit
   * 2N \d suit
-  * 3\c 4441 short suit is \cs or \ss
+  * 3\c 5+\c 4+\d
-  * 3\d 4441 short suit is \ds or \hs
+  * 3\d 5+\d 4+\c
   * 3\h \hHHxxxx slam try
   * 3\s \sHHxxxx slam try
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 ^First rebid^meaning^responder's rebid^meaning^
 |2\d|no major|
-| | |2\h| 5+\h, 4+\s invitational |
+| | |2\h| 5\+\h, 4\+\s invitational |
-| | |2\s|5+\s, 4+/h invitational |
+| | |2\s|5\+\s, 4\+\h invitational |
 | | |2N| invitational, might not have 4 card major|
 | | |3\c|forcing with \cs and a major|
 | | |3\d|forcing with \ds and a major |
-| | |3\h|5+\h, 4+\s forcing|
+| | |3\h|5\+\h, 4\+\s forcing|
-| | |3\s|5+\s, 4+\h forcing|
+| | |3\s|5\+\s, 4\+\h forcing|
 | | |3N| to play |
 |2\h| 4/5 \h |
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 | | |3\h|invitational|
 | | |3\s|artificial \h raise with shortness somewhere|
-| | | |Opener bids 3N to enquire, responser shows short \cs, \ds, \ss by bidding 4\c, 4\d, 4\h|
+| | | |Opener bids 3N to enquire, responder shows short \cs, \ds, \ss by bidding 4\c, 4\d, 4\h|
 | | |3N| to play|
 | | |4\c|Keycard Gerber (\hs are trump)|
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 | | |3\d|forcing with \ds and \hs|
 | | |3\h|artificial \s raise with shortness somewhere |
-| | | |Opener bids 3\s to enquire, responser shows short \cs, \ds, \hs by bidding 4\c, 4\d, 3N|
+| | | |Opener bids 3\s to enquire, responder shows short \cs, \ds, \hs by bidding 4\c, 4\d, 3N|
 | | |3\s|invitational|
 | | |3N| to play|
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 | | |4\s|to play|
 |2N|15-16 HCP, and 2-4 card majors or 1-5 card major |
-| | |3\c| Please bid your 5 card major if you have one |
+| | |3\c| Please bid your 5-card major if you have one |
 | | |3\d| Please bid 3\h if you have 4+ \h |
 | | |3\h| Please bid 3\s if you have 4+ \s |
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 **Development after 1N 2\s or 2N**
-Opener bids the "slot" (the bid between the 3 level of responder's suit and the call that responder made) if he "likes"
+The opener bids the "slot" (the bid between the 3-level of the responder's suit and the call that the responder made) if he "likes"
-his hand in terms of strength and supporting cards.  Otherwise he bids the indicated suit at the 3 level.
+his hand in terms of strength and support cards. Otherwise, he bids the indicated suit at the 3 level.
+New suit (w/o a jump) from the responder shows //shortness// in that suit.
 **Development after 1N 3\c or 3\d**
-Responder has shown a black suit singleton (3\c) or a red suit singleton (3\d).  Opener makes the step bid to ask.  Responder makes the cheapest bid to show //length// in the lower suit and the second cheapest suit to show //length// in the higher ranking suit.
+Responder has shown both minors  3\c shows longer \cs; 3\d shows 5+\d and 4+\c.  New suits by opener show a preference for the longer suit; a bid of the shorter suit show a preference there.  Example: 1N 3\c 3\d opener prefers \d, anything else he prefers \c.
 **Development after 1N 3\h or 3\s**
-Opener shows a control bidding 3N before showing a 4-level control if his hand is slam-suitable.
+The opener shows a control bidding 3N before showing a 4-level control if his hand is slam-suitable.
 **Other calls**
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 \h is Texas (long \s suit)
+====Competitive Auctions after 1N====
+If the double is for penalties (as opposed to Brozel or whatever), then we use the following agreements to scramble out of the rough.
+"DONT" escapes
+  * 2\c, 2\d, 2\h show the suit bid and a higher ranking suit.
+  * 2\s, shows \s and is weaker than a redouble, then 2\s.
+  * XX indicates that a single long suit is held.  Opener bids 2\c to escape into responder's long suit
+  * P forces a XX by opener and declares the "hand belongs to us"
+**1N - P - P - X**
+Re-double is for penalties (showing 15-16 HCP).
+**1N - P - P - X - P - P - ?**
+DONT escapes
+**1N - enemy overcall - ?**
+The general approach is to use lebensohl and informatory doubles unless the enemy overcall is specifically 2\c.
+In that case double is Stayman and other calls ignore that the double was made.
+  * Double informatory 9+ - 12- HCP typically a small doubleton in the enemy suit.
+  * 2 level competitive
+  * 3 level forcing to game or 4 level (2/2/2026: restored original agreement - minor used to be non-forcing for a long while)
+  * 2N forces 3\c and if the suit revealed
+    * is lower ranking than the enemy's suit, it is a competitive bid
+    * is higher ranking than the enemy's suit, it is game invitational
+    * If instead, responder now cue bids the enemy suit, he is asking for a 4-card major while also showing NT help in the enemy suit
+  * An immediate cue bid of the enemy suit is asking for a 4-card major and //denies// NT help in the enemy suit
+**After 1N - P - Transfer - X**
+  * Opener re-doubles to show a 4 card holding (to an honor) in the artificially bid suit and denies 3 or more cards in the indicated suit. Opener passes with fewer than 4 cards in the artificially bid suit and fewer than 3 cards in the indicated suit.
+  * Opener accepts transfer with 3 card support
+**After 1N - P - transfer - overcall - P - P**
+  * Responder bids suit under true suit to re-transfer.
+  * If the suit under the true suit is not available, then a bid of the long suit is ambiguous in terms of invitation of just competitive.
+  * He bids long suit directly to show invitational values.
+  * He bids a second suit to make a game force.
+Example
+|1N |p |2\d |2\s |
+|P |P |? |
+| | |3\C|natural game force |
+| | |3\D|re-transfer to \h|
+| | |3\H|invitation |
+| | |2N/3N|natural |
+| |  |Double|natural |
+| | |3\S|asks for stopper |