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Pendergrass-Diamond Precision Outline John Pendergrass Lawrence Diamond January 2001

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OPENING BIDS 1♣ 1♦ 1♥/♠

Forcing, could be 16 balanced 1-2 NV 11-15, 2+ ♦ 11-15, in principle 5+ cards. Exception: KQJx xx xx AQxxx Usually open the major, even with a longer minor

1NT

13+-16, 10-13 (1-2 NV) avoid 5-card major, can be 2245 with 5m

2♣ 11-15, 6+ ♣, could be 5♣ in 3rd seat 2♦ 11-15, short ♦, weak two in 3rd seat 2♥/♠ Weak two 2NT

21-22

3♣ /♦/♥/♠ Normal pre-empts, rule of 2/3/4 3NT 1st/2nd seat: Broken 7-8 card minor. 3rd/4th seat: Gambling; partner should not remove.

4♣ /♦ 1st/2nd/4th seat: NAMYATS – 8 to 8.5 tricks in major (9-9.5 in 4th) 3rd seat: Natural and preemptive

4♥/♠ Natural, NAMYATS in 1st/2nd seat (< 8 tricks) 4NT Good 5 of a minor opening (ex Ax x x KQJ10xxxxx = 9 tricks) 5♣ /♦ Pre-emptive five-level minor suit opening 5♥/♠ Solid hand missing AK of trumps Can open very light in 3rd seat NV. Example: KQxx xx Kxx xxxx In 1st and 2nd, opening bids of 1♦/♥/♠ should promise at least 3 controls

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Responses to 1♣ 1♦

Artificial, 0-7 pts

1♥

Positive in ♠ or 11+ balanced

1♠

Positive in ♥

1NT

Positive in ♣ , shows 6+ clubs

2♣

Positive in ♦, shows 6+ diamonds

2♦

8-10 pts balanced

2♥

Positive with exactly 9 cards in the minors 4-5 or 5-4

2♠

Positive with 5m + 4M or 5-5 minors.

2NT

Positive with 5-5 majors

3♣

8-12+ pts, 12 HCP, 4=4=4=1 or 1=4=4=4, GF

3♦

8-12+ pts, 12 HCP, 4=4=1=4 or 4=1=4=4, GF

3♥/3NT/4♣ /4♦ 3♠

Any 7-card solid suit (AKQxxxx or better)

4♥/4♠/5♣ /5♦ 4NT

13+ pts, any 4-4-4-1, GF, 4+ controls, suit below singleton

Broken 8-card suit, NF

Plain Blackwood

If they double 1♣: Pass = 0-4 1♦ = 5-7 XX = 8+ balanced, 2+♣, now all doubles are penalty If they double 1♦ response: Pass = strong NT hand (16-18) 1NT = 19-20 (also after overcall) XX = 4+♦, now all doubles are penalty Higher bids same as if no double 1♣ (X) 1♦ … systems on 2NT = 23-24 after double or overcall (so 2♥ then 2NT is 25-27) This response structure is also on after 1♣-(1♦).

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1♣ -1♦ 1♥/♠

Natural, 4+ cards, 1RF

1NT

17-18 balanced (16-18 1-2 NV)

2♣ /♦

5+ cards, NF

2♥

Artificial relay to 2♠, containing 23 + balanced OR 5-5 majors invitational OR Game force in a minor OR ♥+ ♣ GF

2♠

Any 4-4-4-1, 20+ pts, not GF

2NT

19-20 balanced

3♣ /♦

Natural and invitational, natural follow-ups

3♥

5+/5+ in minors, GF

3♠

♠+ ♣ GF

3NT

To play “Gambling”

4♥/♠

Better than NAMYATS

4NT

Plain Blackwood

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1♣ -1♦-1♥/♠ 1♠ (over 1♥) 0-7 pts, mandatory with 4+ ♠ unless responder has 4+ ♥

Then 2NT is artificial GF (3C waiting by responder) 2 level bids are NF, 3 level bids are invitational

1NT

0-5 pts,