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Gretchen & Will's Bridge Convention Card
OPENING BIDDING:
Bidding a suit at the 1 level (except clubs) indicates 11-14 points and a 5 card suit.
If you have 11-14 points and a void or singleton, you bid 1 club.
Reponses to opening bid of 1 club:
· 1 diamond asking for void or singleton
· 1 heart have 7 pts or less; please bid your best suit
Responder then bids 1 NT to ask for opener’s suit.
MULTI-DIAMOND BID:
If you have 11-14 points and a 5 card club or diamond suit, you bid 1 diamond.
Responder then bids 1 NT to ask for suit.
GRETCHEN AND WILL’S CONVENTION:
If you have 15-19 points and a 6-card suit, you can bid 2…:
· Hearts (with any distribution)
· Spades (with any distribution)
· Clubs (4 or 5 card suit) OR 6 clubs/6 diamonds (with any distribution)
Responder then bids to show points....:
· 2 diamonds = 0-6 pts
· 2 hearts = 7-10 pts
· 2 spades = 11-14 pts
· 2 NT = 15+ pts
Opener then bids the next highest suit to ask for responder’s suit.
If opener has a really good 5+ card suit he can bid at the 3 level.
If responder has no 5 card suit, he bids the lowest NT available.
**Opener bids the following in response to 2 NT:
· 3 clubs Minor Suit Stayman
· 3 diamonds Stayman
· 4 of a suit 6 cards in suit
If you have 11 points and a 7-card suit, you bid 3.
Demand bid of 2 diamonds requires 20-23 points; partner is required to bid best suit.
Opener can then bid 2 NT to ask for points.
Showing points afer opener bids 2 NT:
· 2 clubs = 0-6 pts
· 2 diamonds = 7-10 pts
· 2 hearts = 11-14 pts
· 2 spades = 15+ pts
**Opener can bid the following in response to 2 NT:
· 3 clubs Minor Suit Stayman
· 3 diamonds Stayman
· 3 hearts red suits
· 3 spades black suits
· 4 of a suit 6 cards in suit
RAISING YOUR PARTNER:
If you have 3 cards with an honor or 4 cards in suit of partner's bid, you raise.
From a bid of 1 you raise to…
2 with 6-9 points (17 pts.) 3 with 10-12 points (21 pts.)
4 with 13-15 points. (26 pts.) 5 with 16-18 points (31 pts.)
6 with 19-21 points (32 pts.)* 7 with 22+ points (35 pts.)
* look for slam possibility
If your partner jumps from a bid of 1 to 2 NT, then that means he has support for your trump suit and enough points to raise you to game level.
· For game level, you need the following points:
o 13-15 for major suits
o 16-18 for minor suits
If your partner bids 1 NT after you have bid, bid your second suit (if you have one) or rebid your suit.
NT BIDS:
· 12-14 HCP for 1 NT (NO voids or singletons!!)
· 20-22 points for 2 NT
· 24-26 points for 3 NT (12-14 points to raise to 3 NT).
STAYMAN:
When opener bids 1 NT...
If responder has at least 4 cards in both hearts and spades with at least one honor, he bids 2 clubs (If you wish to play in clubs, bid 2 NT).
If opener has 4 hearts and maybe 4 spades, he bids 2 hearts.
If opener has 4 spades but not 4 hearts, he bids 2 spades.
If opener does not have 4 cards in hearts or spades, he bids 2 diamonds.
MINOR SUIT STAYMAN:
When opener bids 1 NT…
If responder has at least four cards in both clubs and diamonds then he bids 2 spades.
Opener then bids 3 clubs or 3 diamonds with a four card suit.
If opener has no four card minor then he bids 2 NT.
JACOBY TRANSFERS:
When opener bids 1 NT and responder has any 5 card suit...
Responder bids 2 diamonds to indicate a wish to play in hearts (if you wish to play in diamonds, bid 3 clubs).
Opener accepts by bidding 2 or 3 hearts (for upper range of NT points).
Responder bids 2 hearts to indicate a wish to play in spades.
Opener accepts by bidding 2 or 3 spades (for upper range of NT points.)
BLACKWOOD:
Used for slam bidding. Partner bids 4 NT asking for aces. 5 NT asks for kings.
ACES KINGS
5 clubs 0 or 4 6 clubs 0 or 4
5 diamonds 1 6 diamond 1
5 hearts 2 6 hearts 2
5 spades 3 6 spades 3
CUE BIDS:
They occur once a suit has been chosen (also used after Jacoby Transfers) and show first round controls (ace or void).
If rebid they show second round controls (king or singleton.)
DEFENSIVE BIDDING:
Following a pre-empt (3 bid) bid by oponents, you can bid 3NT to show even distribution and 18 or more points. This is a demand bid that asks for partner to bid his suit.
BROZEL DEFENSE:
After opponent bids 1NT...
2 suited hands:
2C clubs and hearts (becomes 3 clubs if the partner responds at 2 level)
2D diamonds and hearts
2H hearts and spades
2S spades and a minor
2NT both minors
(These bids indicate at a minimum a 5 card suit and a 4 card suit and 11 points).
Single suited hands:
If you have a single suit, double your opponent’s bid.
Your partner asks for your suit by bidding 2 clubs.
Voids(a.k.a. 3 suited hands with even distribution):
Bid 3 of the suit in which you are void.
This bid DEMANDS a response. (14 points minimum.)
(There is no way given to show a three suited hand after NT bidder's partner has responded that does not conflict with the rollover for two suited hands.)
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