Toucan Club Notes

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1♣

  

2+♣ No 5-Card Major

 

1

  

Transfer to

  

1

  

3 Card Support

   

1♠

 

4♠ and 4+

   

1N

 

To Play

   

2♣

 

XYZ Invitational requires 2 by Opener

   

2

 

XYZ Artificial Game Forcing

   

2

 

5+ Less than invitational

  

2

  

Strong Jump Shift showing ♣ and

  

2

  

4 Card Support

   

2♠

 

Kokish GT Where could you help?

    

2N

Help in

    

3♣

Help in

    

3

Help in

    

3

No help

   

2N

 

Short Suit GT in

   

3♣

 

Short Suit GT in

   

3

 

Short Suit GT in

   

3

 

Trump Quality GT

  

2N

  

18-19 HCP no 4-card support Transfers On

   

3♣

 

5+

   

3

 

5+

   

3

 

5+ 4♠

   

3♠

 

6+♣ Slam potential

   

3N

 

To Play

  

3

  

4 Card Support 16-18 Support Points

  

3N

  

Strong hand with long strong ♣ and stoppers

  

4

  

4 Card Support with very strong ♣ suit Likely 1=4=1=7

  

4

  

4 Card Support with strong playing strength void

   

3♣

 

Length in

   

3

 

Shows 5+

   

3

 

Shows 4 and 4♠

   

3

 

Shows 5+♣ with slam interest

   

3N

 

To Play

   

4

 

Keycard Gerber

   

4

 

Shows 6+

  

4

  

4 Card Support 19-21 Support Points

 

1

  

Transfer to

  

1♠

  

3 Card Support

   

1N

 

To Play

   

2♣

 

XYX Invitational requires 2 by Opener

   

2

 

XYZ Artificial Game Forcing

   

2

 

5♠ and 4+ Less than Invitational (no XYZ)

   

2♠

 

5+♠ Less than invitational

  

2

  

Strong Jump Shift showing ♣ and

  

2♠

  

4 Card Support

  

2N

  

18-19 HCP no 4-card support Transfers On

  

3♠

  

4 Card ♠ Support with 16-18 Support Points

  

3N

  

Strong hand with long strong ♣ and stoppers

  

4

  

4 Card ♠ Support with very strong ♣ suit Likely 4=1=1=7

  

4

  

4 Card ♠ Support with strong playing strength void

  

4

  

4 Card ♠ Support with strong playing strength void

  

4♠

  

4 Card ♠ Support with 19-21 Support Points

 

1♠

  

Suggest 1NT No 4 card Major

  

1N

  

Responder may pass use XYZ style continuations

   

2♣

 

Natural and Invitational

   

2/2/2♠/3♣

Slammish potential with weak suit (not transfer)

    

2N/3N

not good support for partner’s suit

 

1N

  

Weak hand with ♣ or want NT lead up to Responder

 

2♣

  

5+ May be weak or strong

  

2

  

Opener Accepts Transfer with no other features

  

2N

  

Balanced 18-19 HCP

  

NewSuit

 

Opener unbalanced with 4 singleton or void minimum

  

JumpNewS

 

Opener unbalanced with 4 with void minimum

 

2/2/3♣

  

Xfers with very good suit, possibly slammish (SJS)

  

Accp xfr

  

Bid shortness or NT

  

Q/Kcard

 

Qbid or Keycard

 

2♠

  

Normally weak with long ♣ or SJS

  

2N

  

Typically 18-19 balanced

   

3♣

 

Weak with long

   

3N

 

Accepting Game Try

  

3♣

  

Accept Transfer

   

pass

 

To Play

   

NewSt

 

Soloway Jump Shift on ♣ with shortness in bid suit

 

2N

   

5-5 Minors Game Forcing

 

3♣/3

  

Longer minor, with preference or desire to play

  

3/3♠

  

Q bid with slam interest no minor preference

  

3N

  

No slam interest pass or correct

1

    

4+ Unbalanced no 5-card major

 

1

   

Natural

  

1♠

  

4♠ fewer than 3

  

1N

  

3=1=5=4 Distribution

  

2

  

Natural No 3-card support, fewer than 4

  

2

  

Natural No 3-card support, fewer than 4

  

2

  

3 Card Support

  

3

  

3-card support strong hand with long

     

4-card support options

  

3

  

4 Card Support Minimum

  

2N

  

4 Card Support or fewer than 3 card support

   

3

 

Tell me more

    

3

Denies 3 or 4

    

3

4 Card Support highly invitational

   

3

 

Very weak hand, suggest playing here

   

3

 

5+=6+ majors with 5=4 would accept 3

   

4

 

5+=6+ majors with GF values

      
 

1♠

   

Natural

  

2

  

Natural No 3-card support

  

2

  

Natural No 3-card support

  

2♠

  

3 Card ♠ Support

  

3

  

3-card support strong hand with long

     

4-card support options

  

3

  

4 Card ♠ Support Minimum

  

2N

  

4 Card Support or fewer than 3 card support

   

3

 

Tell me more

    

3

Denies 3 or 4

    

3

4 Card ♠ Support highly invitational

   

3

 

Very weak hand, suggest playing here

   

3

 

5+=5+ majors with 5=4 would accept 3

   

4

 

5+=5+ majors with GF values

 

1N

   

Natural

 

2

   

Natural 2/1

 

2

   

Natural

 

3

   

5+♣ Invitational

 

4

   

Transfer to

 

4

   

Transfer to