The Retropoet
Picture Bidding
Opening 1NT
The Convention Card
General Approach: Sound Openings
FORCING OPENING: 2C
NOTRUMP OPENING BIDS
- 1NT = 16-18 points
- 5-card Major common
- 2C response = FORCING STAYMAN (alert)
- 2D response = TRANSFER (announce)
- 2H response = TRANSFER (announce)
- 2S response =
- 3C response =
- 3D response =
- 3H response =
- 3S response =
- 4D, 4H response = TRANSFER (announce)
- 2NT = 21-23 points
- Jacoby Transfers
- Texas Transfers
- 3NT = (alert) 21-23 POINTS WITH 9 PLAYING TRICKS (alert)
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Picture Bidding, Opening 1NT / Retropoet / Geocities / retropoet@oocities.com / revised April 1998