1 Minor Suit Opener

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Hand Description: 1st/2nd seat

Minimum Un-balanced Hand

11-14 HCPs
- 13-14 HCPs - always open
- 11-12 HCPs - Use Rule of 22
(4)5+ card Minor suit
- Open: longer Minor suit
- Open: equal length Minor suits
- Rebid: lower ranking suit or rebid suit opened

Minimum Balanced Hand

12-14 HCPs
2 or more quick tricks
3+ card suit
- Open: 1/
- Rebid: 1 NT

Intermediate Un-balanced Hand

15-17 HPCs
(4)5+ card suit
- Open: longer Minor suit
- Open: equal length Minor suits
- Rebid: with (15)16-17 HCPS, higher ranking suit or jump rebid suit opened
- Rebid: with poor 15, lower ranking suit or rebid suit opened

Intermediate Balanced Hand

15-17 HPCs
Open: 1 NT

Strong Un-balanced Hand

18-21 HCPs
(4)5+ card Minor suit
- Open: 1/
- Rebid: 2/ (reverse)
- Rebid: 2 after 1 (reverse)
- Rebid: 3 after 1 (jump shift)

Very Strong Un-balanced Hand

22+ HCPs
5+ card Minor suit
With 9 or more probable tricks
- Game forcing
- Open: 2
- Rebid: 3/

Strong Balanced Hand

18-19 HPCs
3-5 card suit
- Open: 1/
- Rebid: 2 NT

Stronger Balanced Hand

20-21 HPCs
3-5 card suit
- Open: 2 NT

Very Strong Balanced Hand

22+ HPCs
3-5 card suit
- Open: 2
- Rebid: 2NT - 22-24 HCPs
- Rebid: 3NT - 25-27 HCPs

Hand Description: 3rd/4th seat

	Minimum Hand - 3rd seat
	10-14 HCPs (1 point less) 1 1/2+ quick tricks (1/2 QT less) weaker with 5+/5+ card suits

	Minimum Hand - 4th seat
	with 4 card spade suit: open same as 3rd seat no 4 card spade suit: open with hands a little better than 3rd seat

	For: 2 suits with equal length
	open with 1: 3-3 open with 1: 4-4 open with 1: 5-5 or longer

	General Response Guidelines:
	See Bidding Definitions See Bidding Responses See Game & Slam Requirements

Specific Responses:

Responder Bids: Summary

Raise Sequences:
- Minimum: Fair hand, 6-9 pts
  - NO 4-card Major
  - 4+ card support
    - O:1C/D - R:2C/D
- Intermediate: Average hand, 10-11 pts
  - NO 4-card Major
  - 4+ card support
    - O:1C/D - R:3C/D
- Game: Good/Excellent hand, 12-18 pts
  - 5+ card support
    - O:1C/D - R:New Suit - O:Bid - R:5C/D
  - Slam: Strong hand, 17+ pts
    - 5+ card support
      - O:1C/D - R:Jump_Shift - O:Bid - R:3C/D
- New Suit Responses:
  - Forcing for 1 round
  - May have support (4+ cards) for opening bid suit
  - 1D/H/S:
    - 6+ pts, 4+ card suit
  - 2C:
    - 10+ pts, 4+ card suit
- Jump in New Suit Response:
  - Forcing to game, slam interest
  - 17+ pts
  - 4+ card suit
- NoTrump Responses:
  - 1NT - 6-9 HCPs, no 4 card Major
  - 2NT - 10-12 HCPs, no 4 card Major
  - 3NT - 16-18 HCPs, balanced (4333)
- Subsequent Bids:
  - Bid and raise (1st opportunity) of suit shows 4+ cards
  - Delayed raise may show 3 cards
  - New suits by responder are forcing for 1 round
  - New suits by opener are not forcing.
  - Jump in new suits by opener is forcing to game. (19+ pts)