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At the
start of the session: |
Following the opening of the second bottle of wine: |
| Opening Bid |
Responses |
| INT |
12-14
no singleton
|
Stayman |
non-promissory
|
| Red suit transfers |
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| 1S |
5+ cards |
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| 1H |
5+cards |
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| 1D |
3+ cards
(better minor) |
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| 1C |
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| Opening Bid |
Responses |
| INT |
variable, very variable |
Stayman |
non-promissory, could have anything
|
| Bleak take-outs |
where opener forgets to complete the transfer |
| 1S |
a hand containing at least five
black cards most of which appear to be spades |
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| 1H |
a
psyche, or maybe it just looks like one |
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| 1D |
I think I should open but I'm not really sure |
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| 1C |
prepared club; what you use to put
partner out of his misery |
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| 2NT |
20-22 balanced |
Puppett Stayman
Red-suit transfers
|
| Weak
two’s in
three suits |
Ogust |
| 2C |
Strong, forcing |
2D relay |
|
| 2NT |
any hand of about 18+ points
containing no obvious void |
Muppett Stayman
Dead Suit Transfers |
methods by which partner gets the opener to fail to
make the final contract. |
|
Bleak two’s in five suits |
Disgust |
a request to clarify the hand;
usually translated as ‘make some other random bid partner’. |
| 2C |
I've run out of fingers... |
Your guess is as good as mine. |
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Slam Conventions
|
Roman Key-card Blackwood |
5C: 0 or 3 key cards
5D: 1 or key cards
5H: 2 key cards
5S: 2 key cards plus trump Queen |
| Other Conventions |
Splinters
Fourth-suit forcing |
|
| Defence to 1NT |
Pinpoint Astro |
2C: C+H
2D: D+H
2H: H+S
2S: S+minor |
| Signals |
Attitude on lead of Ace
Count on lead of King |
|
| Discards |
Criss-cross (Dodds) |
Even card: encouraging in suit discarded
Odd card: other suit of same colour |
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Slam Conventions
|
Random Free-card Bleakwood |
5C: 0 or 3 key cards , but
sometimes more (or less)
5D: to play
5H: Splinter
5S: "I've got a Queen" |
| Rainbow Gerber |
Refer to
www.poorbridge.com for a full
explanation |
| Other Conventions |
Splinters |
corks don’t have them |
| Fourth-suit forcing |
(hopefully) |
| Defence to 1NT |
Black-Hole Astro |
A hand containing 9 cards in two
suits one of which might have been mentioned.
Probably less than opening values as would have doubled 1NT otherwise. |
| Signals |
Attitude on lead of Ace |
Card played quickly: “I’m past
caring”
otherwise: “I’m doing my best” |
| Count on lead of King |
Card played quickly: attitude
signal given by mistake
otherwise: “I started with 13 cards”. |
| Discards |
Eyes-crossed (Sloshed) |
usually two or three at a time. |
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