Team: | Blanchard | Last Updated | Jan 27, 2021 at 11:53 |
Players: | Fred Chang - Sam Lev - Gary Cohler |
(1any) 1M (Neg X): 1N thru 2 under TRF, TRF to O�s suit is 3 trump limit raise.
1M (X): 1N thru 2 under our M TRF. One under in both Artif. 7-9 raise. |
Usually 5 card Majors (1N Resp Semi-F, 5-11). 1NT 15-17, 2/1 Forcing to game (2C suspect length),
3rd hand may be light, Preempts: may be light 3rd or at FV, often with 5 card suit, 4 level wide range |
Vs Suit: 4th beat, but lead 2nd high from 4 small. A from AK vs partscores. Std. honor leads.
Count when K led vs games or when Q stopped in dummy. Vs. NT: 4th best, but often lead second high from bad 4 card suits. Usually low from xxx in partner�s suit. King asks count or unblock; Ace or Queen asks attitude; Other honors std. |
Std Attitude; Std. Count and Suit Pref,
Signaling priority: Attitude, Count, Suit Preference, but give what�s needed most. Often give suit preference in the trump suit or side suit. Smith Echo by both. |