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Index
Copyright
Dedications
Acknowledgments
Table of Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1: Notrump Openings
The 1NT Opening Bid
Summary
Chapter 2: Responding to 1NT
2♣ — Simple (Non-Forcing) Stayman
Stayman as an escape route
2♦ and 2♥ — Basic Jacoby Transfer Bids
Weak hands
Invitational Hands
Game-forcing hands
Super-acceptance
2♠ — Long Weak Minors
2NT — Invitational
3♣, 3♦, 3♥ and 3♠
4♣ — Gerber
4NT — Invitational
Responses to Higher-Level Notrump Openings
Handling Interference
Summary
Hand Evaluation
Continuations
Handling Interference
Chapter 3: One-Level Opening Bid
First and Second Seat at Openers: The Rule of 20
Do I Open 1♣ or 1♦?
Refinements
Third-Seat Openers
Fourth-Seat Openers: Rule of 15
Summary
Hand Evaluation
General Approach
Chapter 4: Responding to One of a Majo
Responding with a Minimum
Responding with an Invitational Hand
Responding with Game-Forcing Values or Better
Jacoby 2NT
Responder’s Rebids
Slam zone bids by responder
Summary
Hand Evaluation
With a Minimum Hand (6-9/10 Points)
With an Invitational Hand (Good 10 to Bad 12)
With Game-Forcing Values or More
Jacoby 2NT
Chapter 5: Responding to One of a Minor
Responding with a Minimum
Up the line?
Responding with an Invitational Hand
Responding with Game-Forcing Values
Slam Zone Bids by Responder
Summary
Hand Evaluation
With a Minimum Hand
With an Invitational Hand
With Game-Forcing Values or More
Chapter 6: Opener’s Rebid
Minimum Rebids by Opener
Invitational Rebids
Game-Forcing Rebids by Opener
Rebidding After a Limit Raise
Summary
With a Minimum Hand
With a Medium Opener (Good 16 to 18 points)
With a Maximum Opener (19-21 points)
Chapter 7: Reverses
Opener’s Reverse Bids
Should we reverse with … ?
Responder’s Rebids After the Reverse
Responding with minimum values
Responding to the reverse with more than minimum values
Competitive Auctions
Reverses by Responder
Minor Suit Openers (Revisited)
A Final Thought on Reverses
Summary
Chapter 8: Subsequent Bidding by Responder
Rebids with Weak Hands
Invitational Rebids
Forcing Rebids
Game-Forcing Rebids
Game Signoffs
Responder Rebids in 2 Over 1 Auctions
Summary
Chapter 9: Fourth Suit Forcing
Openers Rebid’s After FSF
Summary
Chapter 10: Preemption
2♦, 2♥ and 2♠ — The Weak Two
Responding to the Weak Two opener
The Direct Raise
A New Suit By Partner
The 2NT Response
The 3NT Response
Three-level preempts
Responses to preempts
Four-level openings
Summary
The Weak 2♦/2♥/2♠
Higher-Level Preempts
Chapter 11: The Strong 2♣ Opening
Responding to a 2♣ Opener
Opener’s Rebids
Summary
Chapter 12: Overcalls
One-Level Overcalls
Two-Level Overcalls
Responding to Overcalls
Preemptive Jump Overcalls
Summary
Chapter 13: Michaels and the Unusual Notrump
Direct Cuebids (Michaels)
Responses to Michaels
The Unusual Notrump
In the Balancing Seat
Summary
Chapter 14: Overcalling Their 1NT Openings
Cappelletti
Responses to a Cappelletti overcall
Summary
Chapter 15: Doubles and Redoubles
The Penalty Double
the Takeout Double
Doubling to show strong holdings
Responding to a takeout double
Responding with an intervening bid
When the Opponents Make a Takeout Double
Jordan
Lead-Directing Doubles
Summary
Chapter 16: The Negative Double
What Do They Promise?
Up to what level?
Negative doubles can be used to show strong hands
Responding to a Negative Double
Summary
Chapter 17: The Reopening Double
Summary
Chapter 18: Balancing
Balancing Overcalls
Balancing in notrump
Balancing doubles
Michaels in the balancing seat
When not to balance
Responding to Partner’s Balancing Seat Action
Responding to a balancing overcall
Responding to a balancing double
Responding to a balancing 1NT
Summary
Chapter 19: Slam Bidding
The importance of a fit
The Slam Toolbox
Blackwood
Roman Keycard Blackwood
Gerber
Handling interference
4NT quantitative (invitational)
The Grand Slam Force
Control Bids
The principles of control bidding
Choosing the Best Method
Summary
Chapter 20: Leads and Carding
Leading Against a Notrump Contract
Leading partner’s suit
Leading your own suit
Leading from worthless holdings
The lead of the ace
Leading Against a Suit Contract
Leading partner’s suit
Leading your own suit
Leading the ace/king combination
Short-suit leads
Leading (longer) worthless holdings
Leading trumps
Signals and Carding
Summary
Carding
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