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    2011 Flowchart

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    This flowchart summarizes an opener's bidding options after the first round of bidding depending on their hand strength and shape. It provides guidance on opening bids at the 1-level or higher with long suits or balanced hands, responses to partner's responses, and asking or game invitations up to the 3-level with support for partner's suit. The flowchart is not exhaustive and the opener should also consider features of their hand they want to show.

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    2011 Flowchart

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    This flowchart summarizes an opener's bidding options after the first round of bidding depending on their hand strength and shape. It provides guidance on opening bids at the 1-level or higher with long suits or balanced hands, responses to partner's responses, and asking or game invitations up to the 3-level with support for partner's suit. The flowchart is not exhaustive and the opener should also consider features of their hand they want to show.

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    This flowchart summarizes an opener's bidding options after the first round of bidding depending on their hand strength and shape. It provides guidance on opening bids at the 1-level or higher with long suits or balanced hands, responses to partner's responses, and asking or game invitations up to the 3-level with support for partner's suit. The flowchart is not exhaustive and the opener should also consider features of their hand they want to show.

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    2011 Flowchart

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    This flowchart summarizes an opener's bidding options after the first round of bidding depending on their hand strength and shape. It provides guidance on opening bids at the 1-level or higher with long suits or balanced hands, responses to partner's responses, and asking or game invitations up to the 3-level with support for partner's suit. The flowchart is not exhaustive and the opener should also consider features of their hand they want to show.

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    Disclaimer: Do not blindly follow the flowchart!

    Think about what feature of


    your hand you want to show. Not all possible sequences are shown.
    Slam bidding is completely ignored - typically, this is investigated through
    bidding Blackwood, or forcing to game and then cue-bidding.

    Flowchart - Opener

    Key: 2X = 2C/D/H/S. 5cds = 5 cards/5 card suit. Bal = balanced (no voids/singletons,
    at most 1 doubleton). GF = game forcing. F1 = forcing for 1 round P = partner.

    Start

    PASS

    N
    12+
    HCP?

    6+cd suit,
    6+ HCP?

    PRE-EMPT: 2X shows decent 6 card suit, 3X


    shows decent 7 card suit, etc...
    Pass from now on, unless partner changes suit
    (which is forcing) - show support, or rebid
    original suit.

    Y
    23+
    HCP?

    Open 2C - GF. Wait for a response (don't forget 2D is artificial, 0-7HCP).


    Rebid NT with a balanced hand, otherwise just bid your suits. First bid
    shows 4cds. Rebid a suit to show more cards in it. Try to find an 8 card fit!

    Bal?

    12-14
    HCP?

    20-22
    HCP?

    Open longest suit at 1-level*.


    Wait for P's response.

    P made a
    jump bid?
    (not NT)

    Open 1NT - 12-14 bal. Responses: 2C is Stayman (if


    agreed). Otherwise, pass a 2X response. 2NT is
    invitational to 3NT. 3X is GF showing 5cds.

    Open 2NT - 20-22 bal. Responses: 3X is GF with 5cds.

    Open longest suit at 1-level*. Wait for response. With 15-17,


    bid lowest NT bid available. With 18-19, jump to next NT
    bid. (NB If you have support for partner, i.e. an 8-card fit, bid
    that instead - jump a level for 15-17, bid game with 18-19).

    P's bid is GF shows 15+, 5+cds.

    Bid new suit at 1-level (F1)


    OR Bid new suit (Reverse, or jump if
    reverse not available- both F1)
    OR jump in your original suit (5+ cds)
    OR jump in P's suit (4+ cds)

    Meaning of P's bid:


    1X

    15+
    HCP?

    UNLIMITED.
    6+ HCP, 4+cds.

    A
    2X

    UNLIMITED.
    10+ HCP,
    usually 5+cds.

    N
    N
    15+
    HCP?

    With 3 card support for P, raise one level. Else


    bid a suit of your own - P usually bids game.

    N
    Y
    Y
    16+
    HCP?

    1NT

    LIMITED. 6-9 HCP bal.


    (Denies 4cds in any of the
    major suits bypassed.)

    Vaguely
    balanced?

    2NT

    LIMITED. 10-12 HCP


    bal. (Denies 4cds in any of
    the major suits bypassed.)

    Invite by bidding 2NT unless you have 18+ HCP,


    in which case, just bid 3NT.

    4cd support
    for P?

    Bid new suit (if not a reverse)


    OR rebid original suit (shows 5+cds)
    Probably not

    25+ HCP
    combined?

    Probably

    If 25+HCP between
    you, keep bidding
    until you get to
    game.

    Bid P's suit at


    2-level

    Pass or rebid original suit.


    Bid a game, or bid new suit at
    3-level (GF)

    *With two equal suits, open highest ranking suit (unless 4-4 in hearts and spades - bid 1H.). With 4441 shape, open suit
    below singleton - with a singleton club, open 1H.

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