1NT: 15-17 HCP with a balanced hand

Usually has 4333 or 4432 or 5332 with a 5-card minor suit; May have 5332 with a 5-card major suit only if 15-16 HCP with 3 cards in the other major suit. May also have 6322 with a 6-card minor or 5422 with a 5-card minor if the doubletons are guarded.

• 4S/NT: Quantitative Slam Try (QST) with 6+ or 5- controls respectively
• 2C: Stayman, does not necessarily have a 4-card major
• 2D: No 4-card major.
• 2H: 5+ hearts and 4+ spades, weak to invitational
• 2S: 5+ spades. May not have 4 hearts. Invitational
• 2NT: Invitational
• 3C/D: Natural, round forcing. Usually has good game values, but is afraid of one suit for 3NT.
• 3H: 5+ spades and 4 hearts (Smolen). With 6+ spades 4H is a transfer after opener’s 3NT.
• 3S: 5+ hearts and 4 spades (Smolen). With 6+ hearts 4D is a transfer after opener’s 3NT.
• 3NT: Sign off.
• 2H: 4+ hearts
• 2S: 5+ spades, invitational
• 2NT: Invitational
• 3C/D: Natural, round forcing. Usually has good game values, but is afraid of one suit for 3NT.
• 3S/4C/D: Splinter
• 2S: 4+ spades
• 2NT: Invitational
• 3C/D: Natural, round forcing. Usually has good game values, but is afraid of one suit for 3NT.
• 3H: Natural, forcing
• 4C/D/H: Splinter
• 2NT: Min, 4-4 in majors. Following 3D/H are transfers to H/S.
• 3D/H: Transfer
• 3S/4C/D/H: Splinter
• 3C: Max, 4-4 in majors. Following 3D/H are transfers to H/S.
• 3D/H: Transfer
• 3S/4C/D/H: Splinter
• 2D/H: Transfer to hearts/spades
• 2H/S: Accepting the transfer
• 2S: Relay canceling the transfer and forcing 2NT. Follow the “Coded Hands”. They are all minor 2-suiters, except for 4D which is 5+5+ in the majors with game values only.
• 3C: 5+5+ in the minors, weak
• 3D:  5+5+ in the minors, game invitation
• 3H/S: 5+4+ in the minors, fragment in hearts/spades
• 3NT: QST with 2245
• 4C: 5+ clubs and 4 diamonds, slam invitation
• 4D: 5+5+ in majors, game only
• 4H/S: 5+5+ in the minors, short in hearts/spades, slam invitation
• 4NT: QST with 2254
• 2NT: 5 hearts/spades, invitation
• 3H/S: 6+ hearts/spades, invitation
• 3C/D: Natural, Game Forcing
• 3H over 2S: 5+5+ in the majors, slam invitation
• 4H over 2S: 5+5+ in the majors, game
• 4C/D or 3S/4H: Splinter with 6+ hearts/spades
• 4H/S: 6322
• 4NT: QST with 5332
• 5H/S: QST with 6322
• 5NT: Josephine
• 2S over 2D: 4+ fit
• 2NT: 2D was a real heart transfer
• All other bids: “Coded Hands” as above
• 2NT over 2H: Hxx in spades, 17 HCP
• Other over 2H: 4+ fit, max
• 2S: Transfer to clubs
• 3C: Fit and max
• 2NT: Otherwise
  • 3C: Sign-off
  • 3D/H/S: 3-card fragment
  • 3NT: To play
  • 4C: Not forcing
  • 4D/H/S: Splinter
  • 4NT: QST
• 2NT: Transfer to diamonds
• 3C: Fit and max
• 3D: Otherwise
  • 3H/S: 3+ suit
  • 4C: 4+ suit in a 6-4 hand
  • 3NT: To play
  • 4D: Not forcing
  • 4H/S/5C: Splinter
  • 4NT: QST
• 3C: Puppet Stayman. Must have game values or more and at least 3 cards in one major suit. May have QST (expressed by a delayed bid of 4S or 4NT) with 4333, 3433, any 4432 or 5332 with a bad minor suit.
• 3D: At least one 4-card major suit
• 3H: 4 cards in spades
• 3S: Fit
• 3NT: No fit
• 4C/D/H: Fit with interest in slam. Responder bids 4H (if he can) to transfer to spades.
• 3S: 4 cards in hearts
  • 4H: fit
  • 3NT: No fit
  • 4C/D: Fit with interest in slam. Responder bids 4D (if he can) to transfer to hearts.
• 3NT: Sign off
• 4S/NT: QST
• 3H/S: 5 cards in hearts/spades
• 3NT: No 4-card major suit
• 3D/H/S: Slam invitation with a long suit
• 3NT: Sign off
• 4C: Gerber
• 4D/H: Texas. After 4H/S by opener follow:
• Pass
• 4NT: RKCB