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--- onent [2020/05/13 20:13] – johnkinn
+++ onent [2026/02/02 20:29] (current) – gabor
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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)|
@@ Line 41: / Line 41: @@
 | | |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 responder shows //shortness// in that suit.
+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)
-<html><a name=n-enemy>
+====Competitive Auctions after 1N====
-<strong>1N - enemy double - ? </strong></a></html>
 If the double is for penalties (as opposed to Brozel or whatever), then we use the following agreements to scramble out of the rough.
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 "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 double then 2\s.
+  * 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"
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   * Double informatory 9+ - 12- HCP typically a small doubleton in the enemy suit.
   * 2 level competitive
-  * 3 level forcing to game or 4 level
+  * 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