DEFENSIVE AND COMPETITIVE BIDDING LEADS AND SIGNALS W B F (Style: Responses: 1 / 2 Level; Reopening) OPENING LEADS STYLE After , Jumps by UPH only other than . Lead In Partner’s Suit CATEGORY: Green Aggressive overcalls. Xfers after 1M overcall and double. Suit 3rd and low 3/5 NCBO: USBF. USA1 2NT scrambling. After 1m opening and 1M overcall, jump cue is NT Attitude 3/5 PLAYERS: John Kranyak and Gavin Wolpert mixed. Subseq 3/5 and Attitude Other: Thru declarer: 0/2 if honor in dummy in the middle of the hand. Rusinow if no honor in dummy. 1NT OVERCALL (2nd/4th Live; Responses; Reopening) LEADS Rusinow SYSTEM SUMMARY Direct 1NT overcall 15-18 HCP. System on. Lead Vs. Suit Vs. NT 1NT 10-15 HCP. Ace Asks UD attitude GENERAL APPROACH AND STYLE King Shows the Ace or KQ dub Power vs NT 2/1 Game forcing. Queen Shows K Asks UD attitude Aggressive openings. Jack Shows Q Shows Q . JUMP OVERCALLS (Style; Responses; Unusual NT) 10 Shows J Shows J Non-serious 3NT (3S) NV= preemptive 9 Shows 10 Shows 10 1M-2C= GF can be a doubleton. Vul= intermediate Hi-X Doubleton Attitude Lo-X Reopen: SIGNALS IN ORDER OF PRIORITY DIRECT & JUMP CUE BIDS (Style; Response; Reopen) Partner’s Lead Declarer’s Lead Discarding SPECIAL BIDS THAT MAY REQUIRE DEFENSE Michael’s. 2d over 1c= Michaels. 1 UD Attitude UD Count UD Attitude 1m (1H) 1S = 0-3 spades Jump Cue of 1M= stopper ask. Suit 2 Std. Present Count Suit Preference UD Attitude 1m (1H) 2H = 6+S constructive+ (1c)- 2c = natural. 3 Suit Preference (1c)- 3c = intermediate (vul) 1 UD Attitude UD Count UD Attitude VS. NT (vs. Strong/Weak; Reopening;PH) NT 2 Std. Present Count Suit Preference UD Attitude X= penalty X= 4cM, 5+m 3 Suit Preference 2C= Majors 2C= Majors Signals (including Trumps): 2D= + Major 2D= One major Smith Echo. 2M= Natural 2M= M+m 2NT= m’s DOUBLES Direct Bal VS.PREEMTS (Doubles; Cue-bids; Jumps; NT Bids) TAKEOUT DOUBLES (Style; Responses; Reopening) Better minor Lebensohl Reopening X’s very aggressive

VS. ARTIFICIAL STRONG OPENINGS- i.e. 1. or 2. SPECIAL SEQUENCES Vs 1c: 2d= Michaels. DBL= Majors. NT=minors. SPECIAL, ARTIFICIAL & COMPETITIVE DBLS/RDLS After penalty double of 1NT opening, we forced through 2H. After overcall, xfers starting at 1NT. Support, Maximal, Takeout, Cardshowing.

OVER OPPONENTS’ IMPORTANT NOTES Xfer responses after 1M x. Jordan. 1-under= mixed raise. Transfers after 2M x starting with 2NT. PSYCHICS: Rare

5 5 5 4NT 4 4 4 4 3NT 3 3 3 3 2NT 2 2 2 2 INT 1 1 1 1       .   .   .   .   .

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NEG.DBL THRU Pre Preemptive Preemptive Preemptive Gambling Preemptive Preemptive Preem to HCP21 19+ Weak5 2 Weak5 2 Weak5 2. 11 11 11 11 - - - - 21 21 21 21 emptive

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F, pre New Suit F, pre New Suit Forcing(except NewSuit WvR).PreemptKC. Forcing(except New(4d) Suit WvR).PreemptKC. diamonds. minors.4C= Transfers, Forcing. RON NewSuit NewSuit Forcing. RON NewSuit waiting. 2d= stayman.splinter. 3M= suit transfers. 4 range/clubs. 2spades= Puppet response=cardlimit 3D unbal) 4(3 raise. RegularTwo Jacoby, 1NT=semi card unbal) 4(3 response= limit raise. RegularTwo Jacoby, 1NT=forcing semi 2NT=Forcing tominors Inverted3m. F response= 3c natural. inv 4cM) response 1d usually2NT=forcing 5+. minorsInverted

Forcing.RON Puppet Puppet - forcing

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F to 3m F emptKC emptKC Stayman. 3S= Texas. RESPONSES

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. Jump mixed.. raise= F.KC. F.KC. Preempt F.KC. Preempt

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C or both

Specific Kings. RKCinminors4D, RKC 0314. 4H GF BW.Exclusion in auctions. 4d tofor after 4d natural slampuppet 4c= try. with Kokish flip. Xfers after xfers. rebid. 2D afterBart Modified 1M 2x afterBart Modified 1M -  2NT 4h for4h offsign the RKC up line. and -

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5 Sometimes 4H KC for clubs. Gerber 1NT-4c. Preempt KC.