• ♦Negative Doubles/Takeout: replaces Stayman: 1) perfect takeout 4-7, 2) Can handle the auction (4-7), 3) Invitational 8+. 2NT by Opener is scrambling over (2M).
• ♦1NT-(2X)-2NT-3♣:
• ◦Weak hands: Sign-off bids
• ◦Cue for Clubs: semi-stopper6+ clubs GF (Radu plays this as semi stopper, same as he plays after his weak 2 Leb and Leb after 1m-(2M))
• ◦6♣+4M, Bid Above 3X:  If could have made 2-level bid of M, 2N-3♣-3M is 6+C and 4M (1NT-(2♦)-2NT-3♣-3♥).
• ◦3NT: To play don’t use slow, Slow Shows. 2NT then 3NT shows stopper. 3NT direct denies.
• ♦Direct Cue: Asking for stopper, shortness
• ♦Transfers at 3-level: Skip their suit, show 5+ invitational or better
• ◦Opener: accepting shows min unless fit makes you want to upgrade. Can cue with max, no fit, not stopper. Can super accept and show stopper above 3NT (1NT-(2♥)-3♦ (spades inv+)-4♣)
• ♦Unused Bids. 3M 55m GF: If they showed S, 3♥ bid not used so 55m GF. If they showed H, 3♠ bid not used so 55m GF
• ♦Re-entering: X of natural is takeout, X of artificial is natural

• ♦(8/6/26): Leb is off over a (2♦) overcall — only on over (2M). So 1♣-(2♦)-2NT is natural, not lebensohl
• ♦(6/27/26): 1♣-(2♦): natural, after this 2M is forcing, 3M is weak
• ♦Cue/Slow Cue for stoppers:
• ◦Cue asks for stopper
• ◦Slow cue asks for semi-stopper
• ♦3NT/Slow 3NT – To play or COG (slow shows 4#M):
• ◦3NT to play
• ◦Slow 3NT, stopper and 4#M (just like our (2M)-X)
• ♦Transfers Invite: 5#+
• ◦Transfer invites, skipping their suit (accepting transfer is not accepting game invite)
• ♦Unused bids show both minors (direct) or clubs and major (slow shows 4#M):
• ◦Unused bids are minors and GF
• ▪1m-(2♥)-3♠ (because you would transfer to spades with 3♦
• ▪1m-(2♠)-3♥ (because you would transfer to hearts with 3♦
• ◦Slow unused bids are 5# clubs and 4# oM
• ▪1m-(2♥)-2NT-3♣-3♠ (with just 5#+S transfer)

Sidenote, because this came up … 1♥-(2♠).

Radu says:

1♥-(2♠)-2NT: LR 3+

1♠-(2♥): 3♥ is 3-card LR, 2NT is 4+ LR (we do this too, extended Jordan)

3m: Natural (they play switch but not necessary for us)

GF Bids (Cues and 3NTs, Direct no 4#M)

• ♦Direct Cue: No 4#M, no stopper
• ♦Direct 3NT: No 4#M, stopper
• ♦Slow Cue: semi-stopper ask4#M, no stopper
• ♦Slow 3NT: 4#M, with stopper (Choice of Games)
• ♦4m over (2M)-X. 4#M GF and 5#+m

Invitational Bids (slow show 4#M)

• ♦(2♥)-X:
• ◦Slow 3♠: 4#
• ◦3♠: 5#
• ♦(2♠)-X:
• ◦No Slow here. Slow has to be signoff
• ◦3♥: 4# or 5# invitational
• ♦3♦ Direct. Not 3♣ Direct, because after 2NT doubler bids better minor, per Radu conversation 11/1/25 invitational here is 8-11ish.

Non-Invitational Bids:

• ♦3♣ Direct: 0-10
• ♦Slow bids under 3-level of preempt.

Other Bids

• ♦Better Minor over (2M)-X-2NT. Xer shows better minor. With this you give up 3♣ direct bid being invitational, has to be 0-10.
• ◦Doubler can bypass after 2NT, 1) New Suit: natural & big, 2) Cue GF, 3) 3N To play
• ♦NOT FOR DAN: Note: Radu does this differently, like his other Leb uses cue to ask for stopper and slow cue to ask for semi-stopper
• ♦Slam tries. We agreed (1/14/23), 4NT directly after (2M)-X is RKC for other major. Going through 2NT-3♣ first is quantitative. 2NT-3♣ then cue at their 4M is slam try in a minor.

Regular Lebensohl