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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