NT Opening Auctions Hand Set 9 - 523

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Thinking and Responding: 3C 5-card Stayman (Set 9 of 9)

Here we look at a 3C response to 1NT used as 5-card Stayman, a nice modern addition to your bidding system. This, in combination with a 2C Stayman response, creates an effective system for communication.

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NT Opening Auctions Hand Set 8 - 522

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Thinking and Responding: 2S SIZE ASK RESPONSE (Set 8 of 9)

When we respond to partner's 1NT opening it is nice to have transfer bids available. Here, we look at an upgrade to 4-suited Transfers, called Size Ask, and see how it improves our bidding.

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NT Opening Auctions Hand Set 7 - 521

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Thinking and Responding: Responder’s 2S Rebid After Stayman (Set 7 of 9)

We can use a Stayman response, followed by a 2S rebid to show an invitational hand with length in the majors. But this bidding sequence can be useful with other invitational hands as well. Let’s see how else it can be used.

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NT Opening Auctions Hand Set 6 - 520

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Thinking and Responding: Opponents Double our Stayman or Transfer Bid (Set 6 of 9)

When we open a NT and partner uses artificial conventional responses, like Stayman or Transfers, then the opponents might double as lead directing. We want to use this double against them. Here, we discuss our options for bidding after this double.

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NT Opening Auctions Hand Set 5 - 519

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Thinking and Responding: Trick Showing Bids: Gambling 3NT and More (Set 5 of 9)

Gambling 3NT is a powerful preemptive opening bid that can cause the opponents a lot of difficulty as well as describe our hand to partner in a highly precise way. It is also one way we can show a hand that can take a lot of tricks with a solid suit.

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NT Opening Auctions Hand Set 4 - 518

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Thinking and Responding: Superaccepting Jacoby Transfers (Set 4 of 9)

When we open the bidding with NT one of partners favorite bidding tools is the Jacoby Transfer. When partner transfers to a major suit and we have an excellent fit we have to decide about super-accepting. Here we look at our options for what to do and how to use our judgment about doing so.

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NT Opening Auctions Hand Set 3 - 517

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Thinking and Responding:Responding to 2NT with the Minor (Set 3 of 9)

Bidding slam is extremely difficult after partner opens the bidding 2NT — much of our valuable bidding space had been taken away. This is especially true when it comes to finding minor suit slams. But we do have some gadgets that are designed to help us do this.

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NT Opening Auctions Hand Set 2 - 516

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Thinking and Responding: Responding to 2NT with the Majors (Set 2 of 9)

When partner opens the bidding 2NT then we have far less space to investigate for a major suit fit. It is important that we make good use of our limited space below 3NT in order to determine if we have a Major suit fit.

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NT Opening Auctions Hand Set 1 - 515

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Thinking and Responding: Modern 2NT Openings (Set 1 of 9)

When we open the bidding with 2NT then if we find a major suit fit ( 4-4, 5-3, or 6-2), we get to declarer this from the hand that opens 2NT — the strong side. That makes it opening 2NT something we should strive to do. The modern style is to stretch to open 2NT, even with many good 19 HCP hands.

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You (and your partners) can sign up for Robert Todd's This Week in Bridge (TWiB) lesson emails for free at https://www.advinbridge.com/twib-signup This set accompanies TWiB 515.