| Team: | Cohen | Last Updated | Apr 8, 2018 at 16:19 |
| Players: | Howard Einberg - James Glickman | ||
| Hands with 6-3 or 5-4 in minors (and 2-2 in majors) are treated as balanced. Also hands with a 5 card major that is 5-3-3-2 is treated as balanced. Therefore an opening of 1 diamond (or 1NT) could have a 5 card major or 6 card club suit.
1 Club - 15+ any shape. Only bid for hands 15+ HCP 1 Diamond - 3 possible hands 10-14 5+ diamonds unbalanced 10-14 5 clubs with a 4 card 2nd suit (could have singleton diamond) 13-14 balanced (could have 5 card major or 6 card club suit. **** 1H response to 1D is EITHER natural OR any game force. (Could have a heart void) Most other responses to 1D are NON FORCING. 1 Major is 8 to 14 HCP and could be a 4 card suit with no longer suit. 1 NT Weak 10-12 except 3rd seat vul or any 4th 2C 10-14 6+ clubs 2D 10-14 any 3 suiter 2 major 10-14 6 card major. Usually no 2nd suit 4 cards or longer and usually only 6 card suit. 2NT 10-14 and 5-5 or longer in minors |
| Light opening bid structure
Strong Forcing 1 Club Opening (15+) 1 Diamond Response is 0-8 HCP any shape other responses are GF transfer 1 Diamond 10-14 HCP could be short as singleton and could have a 5 card major if balanced. 1 major 8-14 4+ in major (no longer suit) 1 NT balanced 10-12 possible 6 card minor except 3rd seat Vul or any 4th seat 12-15 2 Clubs 10-14 6+ clubs 2 Diamonds 10-14 3 suiter 2 Major 10-14 6 card major 2 NT 10-14 5+-5+ in minors |
| 2nd of touching honors on opening lead
4th vs NT 3 from even low from odd vs. suit |
| UDCA
Count then Attitude Normal suit preference No Smith Trump suit perference |