Respond 2 NT with No 4-card Major

SAYC

Preface

  SAYC (Standard American Yellow Card)
  1. Introduction
  2. Bidding Hierarchy
  3. Determine Opening Bid
  4. Opening Bid Options
  5. Scoring Structure
  6. Bidding Strategy

  Statistics

Open 1 Level

Open 1 Level
   Open 1 ♠
   Open 1 ♥
       Open 1 NT
           Open Better Minor
               Open 1 ♦
               Open 1 ♣

Opening Bid & Table Position

Responder with No 4-Card Major after a 2 NT Opening

Yellow Card Bidding System Mantra
    ● First, determine which suit to play - then determine the contract level to play.
    ● Try to play a contract in the following priority:
           1) Play a MAJOR suit contract.
           2) Play a NO TRUMP contract.
           3) Play a MINOR suit contract as a last resort.

Responder's Requirements

Suit Length: The responder must not have a 4+card major suit. The responder could be balanced, or have a 6+card minor suit.

Point Count: The partner must have 5 or more HCPs in the hand. The location of the points does not matter.

No 4-card Major Process - 2 Bids

When the partner holds 13+ HCPs, the partnership has enough points for a slam. The partner has two options on how to explore the possibilities of a slam:
• Bid 4 ♣ - Gerber. This artificial bid is asking for the number of opener's Aces.
• Bid 4 NT - Quantitative Invitation. This is a natural bid that is asking for the opener's points.
Visit the web page on Invitation to Slam.

Preface

Open 1 Level

Respond to 1 Suit Openings

Respond to 1 NT

Weak Bids

Strong 2 ♣

Strong NT Bids

Responses

Other Bids

Taking Tricks

Practice

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Responder with No 4-Card Major after a 2 NT Opening

Responder's Requirements

No 4-card Major Process - 2 Bids