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A bid of 4NT "invites" opener to: bid 6NT with a maximum holding of 14 HCP (19 + 14 = 33 which is sufficient) pass with a minimum 12 HCP (20+ 12 = only 32) with partnership agreement, bid 5NT holding 13 HCP - asking partner to bid 6NT with 20 HCP and to pass holding 19 HCP. An opening bid of 2NT shows 20, 21 or 22 HCP.
The next bid indicates suitability for slam: 3NT: strong (Serious 3NT) 4 ♣ /4 ♦ /4 ♥: cuebid, but not strong (non-serious). 4 ♠: truly minimum. Since Spades are the agreed trump suit, Three No Trump is not usually the best contract. Using Serious Three No Trump, a bid of Three No Trump says "I am Serious about slam", i.e. "I have a good ...
Strong notrump after passing (SNAP) is a bridge bidding convention originated by Jeremy Flint and Tony Priday [1] [2] and is a one notrump (1NT) bid by a passed hand in response to a one-level opening by his partner.
The forcing 1NT bid shows 6 to 12 HCP, denies the ability to make a single raise (but not necessarily an invitational raise), and denies holding four spades if the opening bid was 1 ♥; it must be announced as "forcing" by partner. As the forcing notrump creates problems of its own, a popular variation that overcomes these is the forcing next ...
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4 ♣ is Gerber if it is a jump bid or if a suit has been agreed as trump. 4 ♣ is Gerber if the immediate preceding bid by partner was in notrump. 4 ♣ is Gerber only if it is a jump bid over an opening bid or rebid of 1 NT or 2 NT. (Standard American Yellow Card) 4 ♣ is Gerber only when in response to opening bids of 1NT, 2NT or a strong ...
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