DEFENSIVE AND COMPETITIVE BIDDING LEADS AND SIGNALS EBL CONVENTION CARD OVERCALLS (Style: Responses: 1 / 2 Level; Reopening) OPENING LEADS STYLE 11+ F1 Lead In Partner’s Suit CATEGORY: i.e. Green / Blue / Red / HUM / Brown Sticker: 1X – (Two Suits overcall) - ? Suit ATITUDE 1,3,5 NCBO: X = penalty at least to one of the suits NT ATITUDE 1,3,5 Lower Cue bid = fit in X, 10+ PLAYERS: Fatima Alves 2 (1516) Upper Cue bid = 4th suit, 10+ Pedro Salgueiro 2 ( 2956) 4th suit= natural, NF Following Counting Fit to X = weak 6-9 Other:
1NT OVERCALL (2nd/4th Live; Responses; Reopening) LEADS SYSTEM SUMMARY 2nd / 3rd seat » 15-18 system on Lead Vs. Suit Vs. NT 4th seat (reopening) » 12-14 system on Ace AKxx,Ax AKxx,Ax GENERAL APPROACH AND STYLE King KQJxx; KQ10xx KQJxx; KQ10xx SAYC – Standard American Yellow Card Queen QJ10xx; KQxx; QJ9xx; Qx QJ10xx; KQxx; QJ9xx; Qx 2x1 GF Jack J109xx; QJxx; J108xx; Jx J109xx; QJxx; J108xx; Jx . / = 3+ / 11H+ JUMP OVERCALLS (Style; Responses; Unusual NT) 10 10x ; J10xx; 1098xx; 1097x 10x ; J10xx; 1098xx; 1097xx / = 5+ / 11H+ 1NT = 15-17 Weak 9 9x; 109xx 9x; 109xx 2NT = 20-21 2NT (reopening) »» over Major = minors; over minor = Om + M Hi-X 2. = GF Lo-X 2 = Weak 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 Modified Michaels. Suit 1 Odd - Even Counting Odd - Even Checkback: over 1NT forcing until 2NT; over 2NT GF 1. »» 2. = natural; 1. / 1 »» 2= Majors Suit 2 Odd - Even Counting Odd - Even Trial bids 1.– 2NT (Diamonds + Major); 1 – 2NT (Clubs + Major) Splinters
VS. NT (vs. Strong/Weak; Reopening;PH) Rubinsohl (over 1 ST) Cappelletti (2nd / 3rd seat) Puppet Stayman: over 2NT and all sequences that lead to 2NT Doble = Punitive; 2. = Unicolor ; 2= Majors Inverted Minors (Criss-cross) 2 = Hearts + minor or Spades + minor; 2NT =2 suit minors Drury: over Major suit in 3rd and 4th seat Landy (4th seat) Bergen: over Major in 1st and 2nd seat Michaels
3x = Natural VS.PREEMTS (Doubles; Cue-bids; Jumps; NT Bids) TAKEOUT DOUBLES (Style; Responses; Reopening) 1NT opening may have: Major 5, minor 6 and singleton A ou R Dbl = Standard / NT = Standard Natural 11+ 2NT idem Reopening 8+ Walsh Helvic (over 1NT doubled) 4th suit forcing VS. ARTIFICIAL STRONG OPENINGS- i.e. 1. or 2. SPECIAL FORCING PASS SEQUENCES Mathe (over 2. » 1 step above) SPECIAL, ARTIFICIAL & COMPETITIVE DBLS/RDLS Double = two Majors, at least 4/4 depends on vulnerability Negatives: up to 4 1 / = natural, 5 cards / 2. = natural with Clubs Takeout: up to 3 1NT = two minors, at least 4/4 depending on vulnerability Support: up to 3 OVER OPPONENTS’ TAKEOUT DOUBLE (over M opening) Suit / lead: 4 IMPORTANT NOTES Support = 3 cards 5-7H Jump = 4 cards less than 7H 2NT = 4 cards 8-10H PSYCHICS: very rare RDBL = 11+ without fit; could have 2 cards
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