Higher (weak) openings

weak 2♥ and 2♠ openings

In vulnerable good 6-card suit, in green good 5-card, weaker 6-card. Its strength:

• in NV/NV first and second seat: 2-7 points, top honour in the suit (with 8-9 points we open 3M with a strong 6-card suitn, and pass with an unsuitable hand and overcall later)
• vulnerable, fiest and second seat: 6-10 points
• 3rd seat: up to Opener
• 4th seat: 9-12, good 6-cards suit, vulnerabilty does not matter

Responses:

• S1: singleton ask with the usual responese, but with a good hand 3M+1 must be bid instead of 3M, and with good 6-4 or 6-5 4m can be bid too (imporant to have good major becuse goes over 3N)
• 2♥-2N: forcing ♠ bid. On this:
  - with support: 3♠: weak, 4♠: strong, 4m: SPL
  - without that: 3m: good hand, 3♥: weak
• 3m: can be passed, good suit. Bid on with good hand and support, pass otherwise.
• 3♥ forcing
• 3♠/4m: SPL, slam try with good support

Vs their double:

• redouble: two-suiter escape (except in vulnerable on a direct double, strength here)
• 2♠: to play
• 2N...3M-2: transfer (a) sign-off (b) lead directing with support
• 3M-1: game try in opener's major
• suit between 3M and 4M: lead-directing with support, opener shoud bid 4M

2 NT opening

5-5+ major, less than an opening (in vulnerable not much less). Responses:

• 3♣: game or slam try in a major or sign-off in ♦, or slam try with ♣. asks a 3♦ bid, then:
  • pass: sign-off in ♦
  • 3M: game try
  • 3N: slam try with ♣
  • 4♣: RKC ♥
  • 4♦: RKC ♠
  • 4M: slam try (biy your keycards if you accept)
  • 4N: RKC ♣
• 3♦: natural, forcing
• 3M: sign-off
• 4♣: transfer your longer (better) suit!
• 4♦: bid yourlonger (better) suit!
• 4M: sign-off

3♣...3♠ openings

These are natural pre-emptive bids regarding vulnerability.
In 1st and 2nd seat vulnerable 3m openins should contain 2 top honours (one of them being the ace normally)
Responses:

• 3♦♥♠- 4♣: ORKC accepting opener's suit
• 3♣-3♦: ORKC♣
• other suit below game level: natural, forcing for a round (opener's new suit: good hand, support, SPL)
• raise: to play

3 NT opening

4-level pre-empt in a minor suit (typically NOT a solid suit)
Should be used (almost) disciplined because can be penalized in this construction, loose style minor-suit openings should remain at a level of 3m. Responses:

• 4-7♣: to be corrected with ♦
• 5-6♦: to be corrected with ♣
• 4♦: singleton ask (3M: this one, 4N: no, 5m: the other minor
• 4M: to play

4♣ and 4♦ openings

These are the strong version of 4 major openings: 8.5-9 playing tricks, about 8-14 HCP, at most one suit with 2 or more quick losers
Responses:

• relay: asks the uncovered suit
• 4M: to play
• 4M+1: RKC(M)
• above it: Danish ask

4♥ and 4♠ openings

natural pre-empts regarding vulnerability (at most 8 tricks in 1st and 2nd seat), can be weak opening strength
Responses:

• S1: RKC(M)
• above it: Danish ask
• 5M: bid 6M if you have at most 1 trump loser vs a singleton

4NT opening

at elast 6-5 in the minors (best to have 1-1 in the minors), and tells losers exactly which is
5 in favorable vulnerability, 4 in equal, 3 in Vuln/NV. In HCP under a strong 1♣ opening.
Responder bids the end-contract, his 5N asks the longer minor.