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Opening bids

1
15-17 hcp, no singleton or void, no 5 card major
1,1
13+ pts, 5+ card suit. Not much more than 22 pts
1,1
13+ pts, 3+ card suit, no 5 card major
2
strong hand, 22+ pts, does not necessarily imply clubs (artificial) (9+ tricks)
2,2,2
weak 2 bid, 6-12 pts, 6 card suit, no outside 4+ card major (General rule: Once you preempt, you shouldn't bid again unless partner makes a forcing bid)
2
20-21 hcp no singleton or void, no 5 card major, all suits stopped
3BIDS
6-9 hcp 7+ card suit, very little outside strength (General rule: Once you preempt, you shouldn't bid again unless partner makes a forcing bid)
3
25-27 hcp balanced hand, all suits stopped


moore@
Sun Jul 17 22:32:18 EDT 1994