SAYC
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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
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Open 1 Level

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

Opening Bid & Table Position
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Respond to 1 Suit Openings

   Guidelines for Responses
         Support Suit (Distribution Points)
         Propose Suit (1-over-1 Restriction)
  • Respond to  1 ♠ 
  • Respond to  1 ♥ 
  • Respond to  1 ♦ 
  • Respond to  1 ♣ 
Opener's Next Bid (Bid 3)
   Responder Supports the Bid Suit
   Responder Proposes a New Suit
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Respond to  1 NT 

Respond to  1 NT 
    Transfers (1NT)
       Stayman (1NT)
          No 4-card Major (1NT)
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Transfer Convention
Stayman Convention
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Weak Bids

Weak Opening Bids
 • 6-card suit            2 ♦   2 ♥   2 ♠ 
 • 7-card suit   3 ♣   3 ♦   3 ♥   3 ♠ 
 • 8-card suit                    4 ♥   4 ♠ 
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Respond to Weak Openings
  • Respond to          2 ♦   2 ♥   2 ♠ 
  • Respond to  3 ♣   3 ♦   3 ♥   3 ♠ 
  • Respond to                   4 ♥   4 ♠ 
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Strong  2 ♣ 

Open  2 ♣ 
Respond to  2 ♣ 
  • 2-Diamond Waiting (SAYC)
  • 3-Point Step (Social Bridge)
  • 2-Diamond Bust (Social Bridge)
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Strong  NT  Bids

Open  2 NT  or  3 NT 

Responses

Respond to  2 NT 
    Transfers (2NT)
       Stayman (2NT)
          4-card Major (2NT)
Respond to  3 NT 
    Transfers (3NT)
       Stayman (3NT)
          No 4-card Major (3NT)
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Other Bids

 • Jacoby  2 NT 
 • Slam (Blackwood & Gerber)
 • Overcalls
 • Doubles
 • Balancing
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Taking Tricks

• Leads on Defense
• Leads on Offense
    • Finessing a Tenace
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Practice

• Open 1 Level
• Responses to 1 Suit Openings
• Open 1 NT (14 Examples)
• Open 1 NT (16 Examples)
• Responses to  2 ♣  Opening
• Overcalls

Practice Websites

   • SAYC Bidding Practice
   • Trickster
   • Bridge Base On Line
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Duplicate

Duplicate Protocol
Duplicate Scoring
1. Contract Points Scoring
2. Match Points Scoring
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Downloads

• SAYC Summary
• Open 1-Level Bids
• Respond 1-Suit Opening
• 1 NT Openings & Responses
• Responses to Weak Openings
• Responses to 2 Club Openings
• Handout Duplicate Bridge Contract Points
Front Door

Examples of Responses to  2 ♣  Opening

Each "Deal" consists of 4 randomly generated hands. The deal was selected if one of the hands contained 22+ HCPs. For practice, pretend the 22+ point hand is paired with each of the three other hands. Determine the responses for each of the three paired hands using the 2-Diamond Waiting Convention, the 3-Point Step Convention and the 2-Diamond Bust Convention.

Deal 1

Deal 1/Pair 1 - Opening Bid:  2 ♣ 
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 2 ♦  < 8 pts
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 2 ♠  5+spades (22-24 pts)
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 4 ♠  3+spades (3-7 pts)
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 2 ♥  only 4-6 pts
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 2 NT  No 5+card (3-10 pts)
Deal 1/Pair 2 - Opening Bid:  2 ♣ 
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 2 ♦  < 8 pts
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 2 ♠  5+spades (22-24 pts)
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 3 ♥  NO spade support, 4+card Heart (3-7 pts)
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 3 NT  or  4 ♠  (23 + 3 pts)
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 2 ♥  only 4-6 pts
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 2 ♥  5+hearts (3-10 pts)
Deal 1/Pair 3 - Opening Bid:  2 ♣ 
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 2 ♦  < 8 pts
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 2 ♠  5+spades (22-24 pts)
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 3 ♥  NO spade support, 4+card Heart (3-7 pts)
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 3 NT  or  4 ♠  (23 + 3 pts)
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 2 ♥  only 4-6 pts
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 2 ♥  5+hearts (3-10 pts)

Deal 2

Deal 2/Pair 1 - Opening Bid:  2 ♣ 
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 2 ♦  < 8 pts
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 2 NT  NO 5+suit (22-24 pts)
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 3 NT  No 4+major (5+22pts)
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 2 ♥  only 4-6 pts
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 2 NT  No 5+suit (3-10 pts)
Deal 2/Pair 2 - Opening Bid:  2 ♣ 
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 3 ♠  5+spades (11+ pts)
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 4 ♣  Gerber (23 + 11 pts)
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 4 ♦  → Opener  5 ♣ 
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 5 ♥  → Opener  6 ♠ 
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 2 NT  only 10+ pts
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 2 ♠  5+spades (3-10 pts)
Deal 2/Pair 3 - Opening Bid:  2 ♣ 
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 2 ♦  < 8 pts
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 2 NT  NO 5+suit (22-24 pts)
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 3 ♦  Xfr (5+hearts)
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 3 ♥ 
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PASS
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 2 ♦  only 0-3 pts
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 2 ♦  < 3 pts

Deal 7

Deal 7/Pair 1 - Opening Bid:  2 ♣ 
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 2 ♦  < 8 pts
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 2 ♠  5+spades (22-24 pts)
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 4 ♠  3+spades (3-7 pts)
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 2 ♠  (7-9 pts)
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 3 ♦  5+diams (3-10 pts)
Deal 7/Pair 2 - Opening Bid:  2 ♣ 
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 2 ♥  5+hearts (8-10 8 pts)
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 2 ♠  5+spades (22-24 pts)
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 3 ♥  5+hearts (8-10 8 pts)
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 4 ♥ 
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 2 ♠  (7-9 pts)
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 2 ♥  5+hearts (3-10 pts)
Deal 7/Pair 3 - Opening Bid:  2 ♣ 
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 2 ♦  < 8 pts
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 2 ♠  5+spades (22-24 pts)
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 2 NT  No support (3-7 pts)
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 3 NT 
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 2 ♥  (4-6 pts)
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 3 ♣  5+clubs (3-10 pts)

Deal 8

Deal 8/Pair 1 - Opening Bid:  2 ♣ 
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 2 ♦  < 8 pts
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 3 ♦  5+diams (22-24 pts)
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 3 ♠  5+spades (3-7 pts)
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 3 NT  (23+3 pts)
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 2 ♠  only 7-9 pts
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 2 ♠  5+spades (3-10 pts)
Deal 8/Pair 2 - Opening Bid:  2 ♣ 
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 2 ♦  < 8 pts
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 3 ♦  5+diams (22-24 pts)
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 3 NT  3+suit (3-7 pts)
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PASS
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 2 ♥  only 4-6 pts
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 2 NT  NO 5+suit (3-10 pts)
Deal 8/Pair 3 - Opening Bid:  2 ♣ 
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 2 ♦  < 8 pts
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 3 ♦  5+diams (22-24 pts)
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 3 NT  3+suit (3-7 pts)
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PASS
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 2 ♥  only 4-6 pts
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 2 NT  NO 5+suit (3-10 pts)

Deal 5

Deal 5/Pair 1 - Opening Bid:  2 ♣ 
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 2 ♦  < 8 pts
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 2 ♠  5+spades (22-24 pts)
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 2 NT  No support (3-7 pts)
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 3 NT 
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 2 ♥  only 4-6 pts
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 3 ♣  5+clubs (3-10 pts)
Deal 5/Pair 2 - Opening Bid:  2 ♣ 
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 2 ♦  < 8 pts
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 2 ♠  5+spades (22-24 pts)
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 4 ♠  3+spades (3-7 pts)
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PASS
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 2 ♦  only 0-3 pts
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 2 NT  No 5+suit (3-10 pts)
Deal 5/Pair 3 - Opening Bid:  2 ♣ 
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 3 ♦  5+diams (8-10 pts)
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 3 ♠  4+spades (22-24 pts)
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 4 ♠  3-spades (22+9 pts)
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PASS
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 2 ♠  only 7-9 pts
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 3 ♦  5+diams (3-10 pts)

Deal 6

Deal 6/Pair 1 - Opening Bid:  2 ♣ 
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 2 ♦  < 8 pts
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 3 ♦  5+diams (22-24 pts)
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 3 ♥  5+hearts (3-7 pts)
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 4 ♥  (23+3 pts)
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 2 ♥  only 4-6 pts
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 2 ♥  5+hearts (3-10 pts)
Deal 6/Pair 2 - Opening Bid:  2 ♣ 
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 2 ♦  < 8 pts
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 3 ♦  5+diams (22-24 pts)
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PASS (3+22 pts)
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PASS
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 2 ♦  (0-3 pts)
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 2 NT  NO 5+suit (3-10 pts)
Deal 6/Pair 3 - Opening Bid:  2 ♣ 
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 3 ♠  5+spades (11-15 pts)
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 2 ♠  5+spades (22-24 pts)
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 4 ♠ 
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 6 ♠  Small Slam (22+11 pts)
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 2 NT  only 10+ pts
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 3 ♠  5+spades (11-18 pts)

Deal 3

Deal 3/Pair 1 - Opening Bid:  2 ♣ 
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 2 NT  No 5+card (8-10 pts)
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 4 ♣  Gerber (24+8 pts)
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 4 ♥  → Opener  5 ♣ 
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 5 ♦  → Opener  6 ♠ 
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 2 ♠  only 7-9 pts
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 2 NT  No 5+suit (3-10 pts)
Deal 3/Pair 2 - Opening Bid:  2 ♣ 
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 2 ♦  < 8 pts
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 3 ♠  5+spades (25-27 pts)
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 4 ♠  (0-4 pts)
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PASS
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 2 ♦  only 0-3 pts
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 2 ♦  < 3 pts
Deal 3/Pair 3 - Opening Bid:  2 ♣ 
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 2 ♦  < 8 pts
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 3 ♠  5+spades (25-27 pts)
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 3 NT  (5-7 pts)
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 4 ♠ 
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 2 ♥  only 4-6 pts
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 3 ♣  5+clubs (3-10 pts)

Deal 4

Deal 4/Pair 1 - Opening Bid:  2 ♣ 
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 3 ♣  5+clubs (8-10 pts)
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 4 NT  Blackwood
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 5 ♦  (one Ace)
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 6 ♣  Small Slam
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 2 ♠  only 7-9 pts
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 3 ♣  5+clubs (8-10 pts)
Deal 4/Pair 2 - Opening Bid:  2 ♣ 
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 2 ♦  < 8 pts
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 2 NT  No 5+suit (22-24 pts)
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 3 ♥  Xfr (0-7 pts)
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 3 ♠  or  4 ♠ 
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 4 ♠  or PASS
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 2 ♥  only 4-6 pts
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 2 ♠  5+spades (6+3 pts)
Deal 4/Pair 3 - Opening Bid:  2 ♣ 
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 2 ♦  < 8 pts
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 2 NT  NO 5+suit (22-24 pts)
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PASS
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PASS
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 2 ♦  only 0-3 pts
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 2 ♦  < 3 pts



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