DEFENSIVE AND COMPETITIVE BIDDING LEADS AND SIGNALS WBF

OVERCALLS (Style, Responses, ½ Level, Reopening) OPENING LEADS AND SIGNALS Style: Normal Lead In Partners’ suit Category: Green Responses: 2NT after 1M is inv+ with 4crd M; new suit F; Suit 3rd and low, standard from Same, KJT->T NBO (Country): the Netherlands cuebid always fit; honors NT Attitude 3rd and low, KJT->T Event: All Reopening: Light Subseq 2/4 through declarer (only if suit not played) Players: – Otherwise 3/5 1NT (2nd /4th Live; Responses, Reopening) Other: K from AK against 5+ level (then count) 2nd position: 15-18 bal. SYSTEM SUMMARY Responses: system on L E A D S 2 over 1 GF Lead vs. Suit vs. NT GENERAL APPROACH AND STYLE: 4th position: 11-14 bal. (11-16 after 1M) Ace A(Kxx) A(Kxx) 1♥/♠ 5+, 1♦ 4+, 1♣ 2+ Responses: system on (11-16: rangecheck stayman 2-lv 11-12; King K(Qx) AK K(Qxx) AKJT(x) Michael Cuebid; Unusual NT; 2N 13-14 (3C asks); 3-lv 15-16 3N: 15-16 both M Queen Q(Jxx) (A)Q(Jxx) KQT9(x) Multi-Landy after NT JUMP (Style, Responses, Unusual NT) Jack (K)J(Txx) (A/K)J(Txx) 1NT opening: non vul: 14-16 vul: 15-17 Style: Weak suit jumps 10 T(9xx)/HT9 T(9xx)/HT9(x) 9 9x HT9 Responses: Natural High x Xx xxxx Unusual notrump: (1m) 2N: om+♥ (1M) 2N: OM+♦ Low x xxx in 3rd seat: wide-ranged Reopening: Suit: Intermediate; 2NT: 18-19 HCP SIGNALS IN ORDER OF PRIORITY SPECIAL BIDS THAT MAY REQUIRE DEFENCE Partner’s Lead Declarer’s Lead Discarding Transfers on the 1 and 2 level if you overcall our 1m opening DIRECT and JUMP CUE BIDS (Style, Resp., Reopening) Suit:1ST low/high: enc low/high: even low: enc i.e. 1♣ (1♠) 2♦: 5+♥ Style: Michaels cuebid; constructive+ 2ND low/high: even (suit pref) low/high: even (1m) 2m: 55M, (1M) 2M: OM+ ♣ (1M) 3M: 55m 3RD (suit pref) (suit pref). Responses: NT: 1ST low/high: enc low/high: even low: enc Reopening: cuebid: FG 2 suiter 2ND low/high: even (suit pref) low/high: even 3RD (suit pref). (suit pref). VS. NT (vs. Strong / Weak; Reopening; PH) 3NT (1st / 2nd): good 4M opening Strong: Multi-Landy: 2♣: both M, 2♦: one M, 2M: M+m Suit pref. signals for switch (eg. dummy has singelton) dbl: values Weak: Multi-Landy: 2♣: both M 2♦: one M, 2M: M+m DOUBLES 3NT (3rd / 4th): to play, usually a long minor dbl: values (3rd seat is always weak) SPECIAL SEQUENCES Passed hand: dbl: 5+m(4M) (except weak NT after 1/2 passes) TAKEOUT DOUBLES (Style, Responses, Reopening) In MP: none vul: dbl in pass out seat is always T/O VS. PREEMPTS (Doubles, Cue-bids, Jumps, NT bids) Style: Can be light (10+ HCP with good distr.) After we forced to game Doubles are take-out; lebensohl responses Responses: Natural 2NT bids: 16-18 HCP bal.; 3NT: to play Reopening: Light IMPORTANT NOTES THAT DOESN’T FIT ELSEWHERE Leaping Michaels 4th suit FG; 2-way CBS after 1D – 1H // 1S or 1C and Responses: natural; if poss. Lebensohl after (2x) dbl (pass) SPECIAL, ARTIFICIAL & COMPETITIVE (RE)DOUBLES accepting the transfer (and also after intervention) and a 1N rebid VS. ARTIFICIAL STRONG OPENINGS Support double through 1♠ (not obliged) Showing a weak no hand. vs strong 1.: dbl: majors; 1NT: minors (also after 1♦ response) In MP at none vul: in pass out seat vs any 1N bid: dbl is T/O

OVER OPPONENTS’ TAKE OUT DOUBLE Psychics: Rare Transfer on over 1C; Transfers from 1N over 1M; Weak jumps

Neg. Artificia Min. Double Description Responses Subsequent Auction Openin l g

11-21 HCP (could be weaker, 1: 4+; 1: 4+ (walsh style); 1: bal or; 1NT: 1. - 1/ - 1NT: 18-19 bal 1. x 2 4 depending on shape/pos) inv+ 5+ diamonds; 2.: inverted minor; 2/2/2: inv; 1. - 1/ - 1/: 2-way CBS Can be any bal hand without 5M 3.: preemptive; 3//: splinter; 1. – (dbl): transfers

11-21 HCP (could be weaker, 2: inverted minor; 2/2: inv; 3. inv, good 6+crd .; 1 4 4 depending on shape/pos) 3: preemptive 3/: splinter

11-21 HCP (could be weaker, 1NT: SF; 2.: GF 2+; 2(): 5+ GF; 2M 5-9; 2 (after depending on shape/pos) 1): inv; 2NT: inv or weak GF 3+M; 3C (after 1): inv 1M – 2NT: 3.: FG, asking, 3OM: nat, any other new suit: 1/ 5 4 4crd suit possible in 3rd pos with a ; 3M-1: mixed raise; 3M-2: any 9-12 SPL: 3M: 4+crd SPL weaker than normal opening hand weak; 3N: spl 1 under M

Non vul: 14-16 2.: stayman; 2//2NT: transfers; 2: invitational or clubs; 3.: puppet-stayman; 3: 5M332 or 64M; 3/: 1NT Vul: 15-17 Smolen; transfer lebensohl after intervention short with minors (usually 13(45) could be 4441); (5crdM/6crdm/5422/4441 singl H) 4m: transfer; 4M: to play

2. x 22+ bal or any FG 2: waiting; 2N 5+5+ M’s Kokish

2: F relay 2NT: F 5+ ; new suit F; 3M (higher than 2 6 (5) Weak 2 X): ; 4x: splinter

2/ 6 (5) Weak 2 2N: FG relay. 3.: inv+ relay. New suit F

20-21 HCP, 5 card M poss., 6 card m 3.: puppet-stayman; 3/: transfer; 3: both m’s; 2NT-3.: 3: 1/2 4crd(s) M; 3/: 5crd; 3NT: no 4/5crd 2NT poss., can be slightly unbalanced 3NT: to play; 4m: transfer M with SI, slamtry; 4M ST m M

After 3.: 3 asks for 3-card  or  3.-3 6 Preemptive After 3M: 4. ST for M

1st / 2nd Good 4M opening 1st / 2nd : 4. ST; 4 bid your suit; 4M p/c with good fit 3NT x 3rd / 4th to play (usually minor) 3rd / 4th : 4.: pass or correct;

4.-4 6 Preemptive natural

HIGH LEVEL BIDDING

RKC Blackwood (1430); Exclusion (3014); Dopi, Depo, Splinters; Mixed cues; Quantitative NT; Nonserious 3NT