DEFENSIVE AND COMETITIVE BIDDING LEADS AND SIGNALS
OVERCALLS (Style; Responses; 1/2level; Reopening) OPENING LEADS STYLE EBL Convention Card
May be very light if good suit ou good shape Lead in Partner's Suit
Responses: 2/1 constructive NF Suit 3rd/5th 3rd/5th Category: Green
NT Attitude Count/attitude Country: Portugal
Subseq Attitude Attitude Event: Open European Teams Championship 2018, Ostend
Other: Players: Paulo Sarmento - João Barbosa
1NT OVERCALL (2nd/4th Live; Responses; Reopening) LEADS SYSTEM SUMMARY
2nd/4th live= 15-17 Lead Vs.Suit Vs. NT GENERAL APPROACH AND STYLE
Responses: Cue-bid Stayman forcing; 2 level sign off Ace Ask for attitude Ask for attitude 2 OVER 1 RESPONSES GF
2NT and over=transfer inv+ King KQ or AK Ask for unblock or count 1♣= 2+ cards
Reopening: 11-14 may be semi-bal (over 1♠=12-14) Queen QJ KQ short or any QJ 1♦= 4+ cards
Jack JT or KJT JT/KJT/AJT 1♥/♠= 5+ cards
JUMP OVERCALLS(Style; Responses; Unusual NT) 10 HT9 ot Tx T9/Qt9/Kt9 1ST=(14)15-17 BAL (RED)
1-Suit: weak 9 9x 9x or H98 1ST=12-14 ALL GREEN AND 4TH POSITION
2-Suit: Guestem modified Hi-x Even Even 1ST= 10-13 (GREEN VS RED)
Responses: First step or 2NT ask for the quality of the hand Lo-x Odd Odd 2♣= 18-19 BAL
Reopening: System on SIGNALS IN ORDER OF PRIORITY
DIRECT and JUMP CUE BIDS ( Style; Responses; Reopening) Partner's Lead Declarer's Lead Discarding
Guestem Suit:1st Attitude Attitude Low Encourage SPECIAL BIDS THAT MAY REQUIRE DEFENCE
Western Cue-bid 2nd Count Count Count 2♣= 18-19 BAL
3rd Attitude/Count Attitude/Count Attitude/Count 2♦= ANY GF OR 23+ BAL
NT: 1st Attitude Attitude Low Encourage 2♥= 6 CARDS. 6-11 HCP (CONSTRUCTIVE)
VS. NT(vs. Strong/Weak; Reopening; PH) 2nd Count Count Count 2♠= 6 CARDS. 6-11 HCP (CONSTRUCTIVE)
Over weak or strong No Trump: 3rd Attitude/Count Attitude/Count Attitude/Count TRANSFER RESPONSES OVER 1♣ OPENING
2♣= Majors; 1♦= 1 Major; 2M=M+m Signals (including Trumps): Reverse count and attitude
Over weak No Trump: Smith Eco at No Trump (high card likes)
Dbl= Points; 2NT= 4♥+6m; 3♣=6♣+4♠; 3♦=6♦+4♠
Over strong No Trump: DOUBLES
Dbl= Srong hand; 2NT= both minors; 3m= pre-empt TAKEOUT DOUBLES(Style;Responses;Reopening)
VS.PREEMPTS( Doubles; Cue-bids; Jumps; NT bids) Light take-out with good shape
Leaping Michaels Responses are natural
NT biddings natural, over 2NT 15-17, Stayman SPECIAL FORCING PASS SEQUENCES
Over Double, 2NT is LEB When clear situation, pass ask partner to double and DBL invites strongly to bid
VS. ARTIFICIAL STRONG OPENINGS SPECIAL,ARTIFICIAL AND COMPETITIVE DOUBLES/REDOUBLES If pass and reopen, invites partner to play 1 more level
CRASH Doubles and redoubles usually show cards/points
NV vs Strong 1♣, double= 5+♥, 1♦=5+♠ At high level, double show good hand and wants partner to bid IMPORTANT NOTES THAT DON'T FIT ELSEWHERE
When 1♣/♦ openings are overcalled at level 1 or doubled, double and redouble
shows exact suits
OVER OPPONENTS' TAKE OUT DOUBLE
When Opps DBL 1m opening, transfers from RDBL Psychics:
When Opps DBL 1M opening, transfers from 1NT
TICK MIN NO. NEG.
OPEN IF OF DBL. DESCRIPTION RESPONSES SUBSEQUENT AUCTION COMPETITIVE & PASSED HAND BIDDING
ART. CARDS THRU
1♣ 2 7♥ 11-21 2+♣ 1 level transfers; Walsh; 2♣= GF balanced or ♣ 1♣-1♦-1♥=3+♥; 1♣-1♦-1♠= unbal
2NT= weak ♣ or ♥/♠ GF 1♣-1♥-1♠=3+♠
3♣= limit raise 1♣-1X-2NT= a) Strong ♣ or Strong ♣ + support
1♦ 4 7♥ 11-21 4+♦ 1NT= GF balanced or Club or Diamond support 1♦-1♥-1♠= 5♦+4♠
2♥/♠= 6 cards limit 1♦-1M-2M= may often have 3 cards support
3♣= 6 cards limit 1♦-1M-2♣= 11-15 ♦+♣ or any 16+
Others as above 1♦-1M-2NT= Strong ♦ or Srong ♦ + support
1♥ 5 7♦ 11-21 5+♥ 1♠= 4+ cards; 1NT= semi forcing 1♥-1♠-2♣= 5♥+4♣ 11-15 or any 16+
2♣/♦= GF; 2♠=5+♠ & 4+m or 6♠ GF 1♥-1NT-2♣= same as above
2NT= limit with 3 ot 4 cards or 13-15 bal with 3 cards 1♥-1♠-2NT= 6♥+4m 16+
3♣= 12-14, 4 cards support GF bal 1♥-1NT-2NT= same as above
3♦= 10-15, 4 cards support with singleton
3H= Mixed raise
3♠= 3 ot 4 cards support with 5 good cards in ♠
3NT/4♣/♦= void in ♣/♦/♠
1♠ 5 7♥ 11-21 5+♠ 3♣= limit with 6+♥
Others as above with one step up
1 NT 15-17 (12-14 (10-13) Balanced 2♣= Stayman; 2♦=Transfer or special sequence 1NT-2♣-2♦-2S= Ask Min-Max
2♥= Transfer 4+♠; 2♠= Transfer to ♣/♦ or 5-4 m short in ♥ 1NT-2♣-2♦-3♣= XX in a minor
2NT=limit 5+M or any 544 in M or 6♣ weak 1NT-2♣-2♦-3♦= XX in a Major
3♣=5♦+5M limit or 5♦+5♣ limit+ or 6♦ weak 1NT-2♦-2♥-2♠= a) 5♠+5♥ inv or +
3♦= 5-4 minors short in ♠ or 6♦ with singl ♣ b) 5♠ and any XX or 4+♥ and 4+♣ GF
3M= 5M and 5♣ limit
2♣ X 18-19 Balanced 2♦=4+♥; 2♥=4+♠; 2♠=4♠ & 5+m or balanced, ask pd to bid 2NT
2NT= FG balanced, ask pd for minors
3♣= 5-4+ Majors; 3♦=4-4 Majors; 3M= 5332 OM
4♣/♦= 6 other minor slam try
2♦ X Any GF 2♥= negative no Aces; others= Ace telling
2♥ 6 Weak constructive 2♠= Ask for short; 2NT= Ask for number of ♠
2♠ 6 Weak constructive 2NT= Ask for short; 3♣= Ask for number of ♥
2 NT 20-22(23) balanced 3C= Puppet; 3D= 5+H; 3H=5+S; 3S= both minors 2NT-3♣-3♥= No Majors
4♣/♦= transfers to ♥/♠ slam try; 4♥/♠= 6+♣/♦ 2NT-3♦-3♠= 5♠&2♥; 2NT-3♥-3NT=5♥&2♠
3♣ 6(5) Wild NV vs V
3♦ 6(5) Wild NV vs V
3♥ 6(5) Wild NV vs V
3♠ 6(5) Wild NV vs V High Level Bidding
3 NT X Good opening in 4♥ or 4♠ RCKB 14-30
4♣ 7 Pre-emptive 4♠ RCKB 14-30 in ♥
4♦ 7 Pre-emptive TURBO for minor
4♥ 7 Pre-emptive Exclusion RCKB
4♠ 7 Pre-emptive
4NT
5♣
5♦
5♥
5♠
5NT
