Bidding Convention Card.pdf

LEADS AND SIGNALS:
- Lead in partner's suit, 4th best, vs suit and NT.
- Signals: count, high-low, discouraging.
- Doubles: takeout, cue-bids, jumps, NT bids.
- Special bids: preempts, artificial strong openings.
- Competitive bidding: overcalls, over 1NT, vs preempts, vs artificial strong openings.
- Special sequences: forcing pass, negative doubles.
- High-level bidding: preempts, artificial bids, special conventions.
- Opening bids:
- 1: 10+ HCP, 3+ cards.
- 1: 10+ HCP, 5+ cards.
- 1: 10+ HCP, 5+ cards.
- 1: 10+ HCP, 5+ cards.
- 2: 17+ HCP.
- 2: 24+ HCP.
- 2: 6-10 HCP, 5-6 cards.
- 2: 6-10 HCP, 5-6 cards.
- Responses:
- To 1: 5+ HCP, 1+ cards.
- To 1: 5+ HCP, 1+ cards.
- To 1: 5+ HCP, 1+ cards.
- To 1: 5+ HCP, 1+ cards.
- Subsequent action:
- After 2/1: repetition of C = 12-14 HCP.
- After 2/1: 2NT = 15-17 HCP.
- Special conventions:
- Stayman: 3 answers.
- X-fer: stayman, 3 answers.
- Bergen: splinter.
- Preempts:
- 3: 6-10 HCP, 6-7 cards.
- 3: 6-10 HCP, 6-7 cards.
- 3: 6-10 HCP, 7 cards.
- 3: 6-10 HCP, 7 cards.
- High-level preempts:
- 4: 8 cards.
- 4: 8 cards.
- 4: 8 cards.
- 4: 8 cards.
- 4NT: preemt, minors, name better minor.
- 5-level preempts:
- 5: 8-9 cards.
- 5: 8-9 cards.
- 5: 8-9 cards.
- 5: 8-9 cards.