In Modern American bidding, we define the minor suit openings to be
more restricted than Standard American or 2/1 bidding systems.
Opening 1♣ shows 1 of 2 types of hands:
- A balanced hand with 12-14 HCP (and no 5 card major). It may as few as 2 clubs in …
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We have covered opening 1 of a major bids (5+ card suit) with our new
bidding conventions nonForcingNT, Extensile2♣, GameForce2♦ and
Two Face 2♥, Compressed Bergen and others.
For minor suit opening bids we have covered the requirements for Taco Club and Unbalanced Diamond.
This section covers bidding Strong, Preemptive …
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Rockstar is a transfer based modern approach to bidding that addresses the weaknesses in 2/1 and Standard American biddings systems.
We call the system Modern American and feel it is a successor to Standard American and a better alternative than adopting 2/1.
It is a 5-card majors, strong …
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The Modern American Bidding Box
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Problem 1
North Deals, Vul: None
East
♠ A Q J T 5
♥ A 9
♦ K 5 4 2
♣ 6 4
West
♠ 9 4 3 2
♥ J 5
♦ A 7 3
♣ Q 9 7 5
BB auction: 1♠-2♠ (2♠ scores 11Mps …
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