SPECIAL DOUBLES

After Overcall:Penalty
Negative thru
ResponsivethruMaximal
Support:Dbl:thru Redbl
Card ShowingMin.offshape T/O

SIMPLE OVERCALL

1 LeveltoHCP (usually)
often 4 cards very light style

Responses

New Suit:ForcingNFConstNF
JumpRaise:ForcingInvWeak

JUMP OVERCALL

StrongIntermediateWeak

OPENING PREEMPTS

Sound Light Very Light
3/4-bids
Conv/Resp

DIRECT CUEBID

OVER:

Minor Major Artif.Bid
Natural
Strong T/O
Michaels

NOTRUMP OVERCALLS

Direct:toSysOn
Conv

Balancing:to

Jumpto2NT:Minors2Lowest

Conv

DEFENSE VS NOTRUMP

vs:
2
2
2
2
DBL:
Other

OVER OPP'S T/O DOUBLE

NewSuitForcing:1 level2level
JumpShift:ForceInvWeak
Redouble implies no fit
2NT Over Limit+ Limit Weak
Majors
Minors
Other

VS Opening Preempts Double is

TakeoutthruPenalty
Conv.Takeout
Lebensohl 2NT Response
Other:

SLAM CONVENTIONS

Gerber 4NT Blackwood  RKC  1430
vs Interference DOPI DEPO Level ROPI
LEADS (circle card led, if not in bold)

versus Suits














versus Notrump
















LENGTH LEADS

4th Best vs SUITS vs NT
3rd/5th Best vs SUITS vs NT

Attitude vs NT

Primary signal to partners leads

Attitude CountSuit Preference

DEFENSIVE CARDING

vs

SUITS vs NT
Standard:
Standard Except:
Upside-Down

count

attitude


FIRST DISCARD

Lavinthal
Odd/Even

OTHER CARDING

Smith Echo
Trump Suit Pref.
Foster Echo

SPECIAL CARDING PLEASE ASK

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