Standard English Bidding: The Uncontested Auction (2)

Strong Two bids 

• The opening bid of 2NT and responses: Stayman 3§ and Transfers.
• Acol 2-bids. Why are opening 2-bids forcing?
• Responses to Acol 2-bids
• The Acol 2§ opening bid and responses

Weak Two Bids and Benjaminised Acol 

• The weak 2© and 2ª opening bid
• Responses to 2© and 2ª. The forcing 2NT relay and opener’s rebid
• The weak 2¨ opening bid
• Benjamin two-bids. The 2§ and 2¨ opening bids and responses
• The 2NT opening bid when playing Benjamin twos
• Defence to weak two-bids

 Pre-emptive bids 

• Pre-emptive openings of 3 of a suit. The Rule of 500
• The risks attached to opening pre-empts
• Responding to an opening 3-bid
• Supporting partner’s opening 3-bid
• The opening 3NT bid and responses
• Opening bids at the 4-level and higher

The Losing Trick Count

• Using the LTC as opener

• The LTC formula

• Counting your own losers

• The value of the queen
• Estimating partner's losers
• Loser expectancy for various auctions
• Cover cards
• Adjustments to the LTC
• The LTC in practice

Slam bidding (1) - Cue Bids and Splinter Bids 

• Slam bidding in no trumps
• The Art of Good Slam Bidding
• Cue-bids - first and second round controls.
• Splinter Bids
• Blackwood. When is 4NT not Blackwood?
• Gerber and the Grand Slam Force

 Slam Bidding (2) - Roman Key Card Blackwood

• Blackwood vs Roman Key Card Blackwood
• RKCB - the basic convention
• Asking for kings
• Asking for the trump queen
• Showing extra trump length
• Resolving ambiguity with the 5§ and 5¨ responses
• Dealing with intervention
• When not to use RKCB
• Exclusion Blackwood (aka Voidwood)