Posts about 'OpeningNoTrump'
What is standard?
Standard treatment of responses with a 5-5 major-suited hand varies. The most common approach is to use 3♥ and 3♠ bids to show a 5-5 hand with invitational and game-forcing values.
This assumes that you do not have a conventional meaning for 3♥ and 3♠ responses. In …
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Bidding 5-5 minor suit hands after partner's 1NT.
5-5 and weak
With 5-5 and 0-7 HCP, we'd like to act, find an 8-card minor fit, and play at the 3-level instead of passing 1NT. This is especially true when your minimal hand lacks probable entries to set up either minor …
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Today, let's consider the benefits and disadvantages of two systems used to respond to opening 1NT (15-17HCP) bids. These systems are:
Range Ask and 4-way transfer
To review: Range Ask is bidding 2♠ with 8 or 9 HCP and No 4-card major. It 'asks' an opening bid of 2NT or …
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