A balanced hand should be opened 2C if it has ________ or more HCP.<\/p>\n
After 2C-2D, 2NT shows the range _______ to ________ HCP.<\/p>\n
After 2C-2D-2NT, responder\u2019s bids mean the same as if the opening bid was _________. Specifically, _____________ and ________________ are ON.<\/p>\n
After 2C-2D, 3NT shows the range _______ to ___________ HCP.<\/p>\n
You and your partner need to decide what 4C means after 2C-2D-3NT. It could be _______________ or it could be _____________. I recommend that you play it as ______________ and give up on _______________.<\/p>\n
I recommend that _______________ are still on over the 3NT rebid.<\/p>\n
With ________ to __________ HCP opener rebids 4NT. With ________ to _________ HCP opener rebids 5NT. Don\u2019t worry, this will never happen to you.<\/p>\n
A big single suited hand should be opened 2C if it is within about a _______ ______ ______ ________ of game. For a major suit, this is ________ tricks, while for a minor suit this is __________ .<\/p>\n
If the hand is light on outside defensive tricks then consider opening it with a _______ bid instead to preempt the opponents.<\/p>\n
Jumping in your suit shows extra _____________ and sets __________ .<\/p>\n
Big two-suited hands are difficult to _____________ in the bidding space available.<\/p>\n
Sometimes it\u2019s appropriate to open these hands one of a suit and then _____-_________.<\/p>\n
Big three-suited hands are the most ______________ to describe after opening 2C.<\/p>\n
If the singleton is a top honor, consider opening as if the hand were ___________.<\/p>\n
Otherwise, you have to treat one of your suits as if it were _______ cards long.<\/p>\n
A positive hand is one that has _________ ambitions even if partner has the 22-24 balanced variant of a 2C opener. (i.e about 8+ HCP)<\/p>\n
_________ _____________ is the most important criterion in deciding to give a positive response in a suit.<\/p>\n
The suit should be at least _______ cards long and contain ______ of the top ______ honors.<\/p>\n
With a balanced hand of 8+ HCP it\u2019s still better to treat it as a ___________ hand to preserve space for opener to describe her hand.<\/p>\n
A negative hand is one that has doubt about whether the partnership can make _______.<\/p>\n
A hand with a _________ or an __________ is never a negative hand.<\/p>\n
Hands that aren\u2019t ___________ or ____________.<\/p>\n
With a negative hand, respond 2D first. Pass opener\u2019s ________ bids. Over a ________, bid the cheapest minor suit.<\/p>\n
Raising opener\u2019s suit to game is _______ ___________________ than a single raise. (Example: 2C-2D-2S-4S as compared with 2C-2D-2S-3S).<\/p>\n
Respond 2H with a _____________ hand.<\/p>\n
The 2D response is still _____________ but now it\u2019s _________-_______________.<\/p>\n
You may play against people who show controls or steps in response to 2C. I play controls in my advanced partnerships. I do not recommend step responses because plain HCP information is not very useful to the big opener. When your partner opens 2C a king is worth a lot more than a stray queen and a jack.<\/p>\n
If your opponents are playing control or step responses you have the opportunity to ___________ their artificial bid to request a __________ of that suit.<\/p>\n
Pesky opponents will get into your 2C auctions, especially if they are _______ ____________.<\/p>\n
Double usually shows a ____________ hand, with some doubt about whether game is possible.<\/p>\n
Pass is ________________ .<\/p>\n
Suit responses are encouraging, but not necessarily as ___________ as the positive responses to 2C in an uncontested auction.<\/p>\n
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