• ♦Opening: Open all 12 point hands, usually pass 11 vul Open all 11
• ♦Responding: Walsh majors before minors except GF
• ◦1m-3m Mixed: 7-10 HCP, no 4-card major
• ◦1m-2m GF: show stoppers, min 3m or jump splinters, forcing to 3m no matter what
• ◦1m-2m-3NT: 16-17 balanced
• ◦1♦-3♣: we play criss cross, Gavin plays 3U 6+ Inv, openers bids are F

> After 1♦-2♣ (may have 4#M):

• ♦Bid 5+ D 1st: 2♦: 5+ any hand; 2♥♠: Natural denies 5#D
• ♦2N: below or above 1NT range, balanced
• ♦3♣: Natural 3+#
• ♦3♦: 6+ (1-loser suit) 16+
• ♦3♥♠: Splinter 4+# (doesn’t promise extras)

• ♦Not standard:
• ◦2NT weak: weak raise
• ◦3m Mixed: mixed raise
• ◦JS om: limit raise, jump shift other minor
• ◦XX then minor raise is GF

Playing this with Radu with 3rd Suit GF after 1m-1x-2m

(need a bid with KJxxx Axxxx xx x, partner could have x KQxx xx AQxxxx – here 1♣-2♥-2NT-3♠-4♥)

Note: March 2025, Also on after 1m-(X)

After minor opening with 5♠ and 4-5♥, by UPH, PH or after opponent’s takeout double.

• ♦2♥ < Invitational, any HCP if non-vulnerable or 55
• ♦2♠ = Invitational, (note: very rare by PH, so must be 5+ 5+, 9HCP if only 55)
• ♦Not doing this and bidding spades then hearts is GF

Opener rebids:

• ♦To Play: P, 2♠ over 2♥, 3NT, 4♥♠, 5♦
• ♦Ace Ask: 4NT ace ask not RKC, 5♣=04, 5♦=1, etc
• ♦Natural Minor: 3♣/♦, natural NF
• ♦Invitational: 3M invites
• ♦Asking 2NT (asks responder range and if 55):
• ◦3♣-min 54,
• ◦3♦-min 55,
• ◦3♥ non-min 54,
• ◦3♠ non-min 55,
• ◦3NT natural.

Revised August 2026: 64 or 54 (instead of 55 54), so 4♥ and 5 or 6 spades.

• ♦(Solves the problem after 1m-2♥ of 3♥ and 2♠, always better to go back to spades)
• ♦So 1m-1♠-1NT:
• ◦2♣ normal relay
• ◦2♦ any GF
• ◦2♥ 55 NF (can’t be 4 hearts bc above)
• ◦2♠ long spades NF (can’t have 4 hearts)
• ♦1♦-1♠-2♣:
• ◦2♥ still 4SF, so could still have 4♥
• ◦(Losing showing 55 <GF here, if partner 1354 worse off possibly)
• ♦Also: 1♣-1♠-2♣: 2♥ is 55 NF, use 2♦ for GF