Expert Advice

1NT Forcing

A One Round Force after Your Partner Opens One of a Major Presented by Mike Savage Originally a 1NT bid by responder over any suit

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2/1 Basic Principles

2/1 Basic Principles by Mike Savage In most cases it utilizes the same bidding structure as Standard American except when the bidding goes one of

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4 Suit Transfers

4 Suit Transfers After opening a strong 1NT, with the basic structure provided by Gerry Bare including Jeff Fang’s minor revision, presented by Mike Savage

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4-Suit Transfers

After opening a strong 1NT, with the basic structure provided by Gerry Bare Gerry plays 1NT-2NT as a natural and invitational bid (using Stayman for

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4th Suit by Responder

Most experts play that if the auction goes without interference: 1C-1H-2D-2S, 1C-1S-2D-2H & for some 1C-1D-1H-1S, bidding 4th suit is weak (usually)

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6 Key Roman Key Card

6 Key Roman Key Card Asking for Controls When You Have a Two-Suit Fit. A Version Showing the Higher Queen First. Presented by Mike Savage

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Balancing Cappelletti/Hamilton

Balancing Cappellitti/Hamilton by Mike Savage Here is a simple tweak to increase the efficacy of Cappelletti/Hamilton in the pass-out seat – use Double to show

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Balancing Michaels

Balancing Michaels Bare/Savage Version by Mike Savage A standard Michaels cue-bid occurs immediately after your RHO has opened one of a suit. You might have

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Brozel

Brozel Defense over their opening 1NT by Mike Savage Brozel is a convention created to show one and two-suited hands at the two-level, usually played

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Inverted Minors

Inverted Minors A standard version presented by Mike Savage When partner opens one of a minor and you have a good fit for that minor,

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