Convresp
Responding to, and Rebidding after, Conventions (I)
10
This flowchart is used for responding to Jacoby, Texas, Flannery,
Drury, Reverse Drury, Smolen, Stayman, Minor-Suit Stayman, Checkback
Stayman, Landy, New Minor Forcing, Astro, D.O.N.T., Grand-Slam Force,
Voluntary Five-Major Bid, the Bergen Short-Suit Ask, Mathe Asking
Bids, Control Asking Bids, Blackwood, and Gerber.  This flowchart is also 
used for rebidding after Jacoby, Flannery, Drury, Reverse Drury,
Smolen, Minor-Suit Stayman, Grand-Slam Force, Voluntary Five-Major
Bid, Astro, D.O.N.T., and Texas.  This flowchart is also used for
responding to a rebid after Smolen, Minor-Suit Stayman, and D.O.N.T.

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1
Stayman 2$C/3$C ?
0

2
Blackwood
for Aces ?
0

3
Roman
Keycard
Blackwood ?
4
Are you playing the Roman Keycard Blackwood convention?  (The Keycards
are the four Aces and the King of the trump suit.  If no trump suit has
been agreed, the last suit bid is the trump suit.  If no suit has been
bid, there are only four Keycards.)

1
Intervention ?
1
Did your right-hand opponent bid ?

2
Bid your
Keycards
3
With 0 or 3 Keycards, bid 5$C.  With 1 or 4 Keycards,
bid 5$D.  With 2 or 5 Keycards and no trump Queen, bid 5$H.  With
2 or 5 Keycards and the trump Queen, bid 5$S.

1
DOPI ?
1
Are you playing the DOPI convention?

1
how many keycards?
3
Double shows 0 or 3 keycards.
Pass shows 1 or 4 keycards.
The next bid shows 2 keycards (or 5).

2
Bid, pass
or double
2
Make your normal response if you can; if your right-hand opponent has
stolen your response, double; otherwise pass.

2
Blackwood
for Kings ?
0

2
Gerber
for Aces ?
0

2
Gerber
for Kings ?
0

2
Jacoby
transfer ?
6
If partner has just made a Jacoby transfer bid of 2$D/2$H, our next
bid is forced to be 2$H/2$S.  However, if we have a maximum opening
1NT bid and 4-card support for partner's major, make a super-accept of
3$H/3$S.
If partner has just made a Jacoby transfer bid of 3$D/3$H,
our next bid is forced to be 3$H/3$S.

2
Jacoby
rebid ?
1
Did we make a Jacoby transfer bid of 2$D/2$H at our last turn ?

2
Texas
transfer ?
2
If partner has just made a Texas transfer bid of 4$D/4$H,
our next bid is forced to be 4$H/4$S.

2
Texas
rebid ?
1
Did we make a Texas transfer bid of 4$D/4$H at our last turn ?

2
Anything
to spare?
2
With 32 or more Total Points between the two hands, investigate slam
with Blackwood.

2
Bid as
directed
2
Our bid is forced.  We must bid 4$H if partner bid 4$D.
We must bid 4$S if partner bid 4$H.

2
Flannery
response ?
1
Did partner just make a Flannery 2D bid?

2
Notrump
response ?
1
Do we have 14 or more High Card Points, but no major-suit fit?

2
Bid
notrump
6
Add your High Card Points to your partner's minimum:
If the total is 30 or less, bid 3NT;
With 31-32, bid 4NT to invite partner to bid 6NT;
With 33-34, bid 6NT;
With 35-36, bid 5NT to invite partner to bid 7NT;
With 37 or more High Card Points between you, bid 7NT.

2
Major-suit
fit ?
1
Do you have an 8-card fit in a major suit between you ?

1
17+ TP?
1
With 17 or more Total Points, bid a forcing 2NT as a slam try.

2
Bid your
fit
7
With fewer than 10 Total Points, sign off in your major-suit fit at the
2-level.
With 10-12 Total Points, bid your major-suit fit at the 3-level to invite
partner to bid game.
With 13-16 Total Points, sign off at the game level in your major-suit fit ;
you may also bid 4$C to transfer to 4$H, or 4$D to transfer to 4$S,
if you want partner to be declarer.

1
Preference
2
With six or more diamonds, pass.
Otherwise, sign off with the cheapest bid in your longer major.

2
Flannery
rebid ?
1
Did we make a Flannery 2D bid at our last turn ?

2
Drury
response ?
1
Did partner just bid Drury?

2
Drury
rebid ?
1
Did we bid Drury at our last turn?

3
Reverse
Drury
response ?
1
Did partner just bid Reverse Drury?

3
Reverse
Drury
rebid ?
1
Did we bid Reverse Drury at our last turn?

1
Interference ?
1
Did the opponents overcall Drury?

2
Weak
hand ?
1
Do you have less than 14 Total Points ?

1
Switch Flowcharts
1
Go to the flowchart entitled "Opener's Rebid"
OpenRbd
2
Weak
hand ?
1
Do we have no more than 13 Total Points?

2
Four
hearts ?
1
Do we have four or more hearts after opening 1$S?

3
Rebid
major
suit
0

1
Interference ?
1
Did the opponents overcall Reverse Drury?

2
Strong
hand ?
1
Do we have 14 or more Total Points?

2
Partner's
2$D?
1
Did partner bid Two Diamonds?

1
Clubs ?
1
Do you have six or more clubs, with no support for partner's major?

3
Raise
partner's
major
1
Raise partner's major to the 2-level, to show your support

3
Two
majors
bid ?
1
Has partner shown both majors (by opening 1$S and bidding 2$H over Drury)?

1
Clubs ?
1
Do you have six or more clubs, with no support for partner's majors?

2
Show
support
2
With 10-11 Total Points, invite game by bidding at the 3-level.  With 12-13
Total Points, bid game.

1
Clubs ?
1
Do you have six or more clubs, with no support for partner's major?

2
Show
support
2
With 10-11 Total Points, invite game by bidding at the 3-level.  With 12-13
Total Points, bid game.

2
Partner's
2$D?
1
Did partner bid Two Diamonds?

1
Clubs ?
1
Do you have six or more clubs, with no support for partner's major?

2
Show
support
5
Over partner's 1$S bid, with exactly three spades and four or more
hearts, bid 2$H.  Otherwise, with ten or eleven Total Points, bid two
of partner's major; with twelve or more Total Points, bid Two No Trump
to show three-card support, and three of partner's major to show
four-card support.

3
Two
majors
bid ?
1
Has partner shown both majors (by opening 1$S and bidding 2$H over Drury)?

1
Clubs ?
1
Do you have six or more clubs, with no support for partner's majors?

2
Show
support
2
With longer hearts than spades, pass.  Otherwise, take a preference to
Two Spades.

1
Clubs ?
1
Do you have six or more clubs, with no support for partner's major?

2
Show
support
1
Bid two of partner's major to sign off

2
Partner's
2NT ?
1
Did partner bid a forcing 2NT?

2
Partner's
No Trump ?
1
Did partner make a natural No Trump bid?

2
Signed
off ?
1
Did partner sign off in a major suit at the two-level or the four-level?

1
Transfer ?
1
Did partner make a transfer bid of four of a minor?

1
Invited ?
1
Did partner make an invitational bid of three of a major?

2
Bid NT
or pass
4
(1) Over 3NT or 7NT, pass.  (2) Over 6NT, bid 7NT with 15 High Card Points,
otherwise pass.  (3) Over 4NT, bid 6NT with 13 or more High Card Points,
otherwise pass.  (4) Over 5NT, bid 7NT with 13 or more High Card Points,
otherwise bid 6NT.

2
Bid game
or pass
1
Bid game with 16 or more Total Points, otherwise pass

2
Bid as
directed
2
Our bid is forced.  We must bid 4$H if partner bid 4$C.
We must bid 4$S if partner bid 4$D.

2
Three-card
minor ?
1
Do we have a three-card minor suit?

2
Bid three
of a minor
1
Bid your three-card minor at the three level

2
Four-card
minor ?
1
Do we have a four-card minor suit?

2
Bid four
of a minor
1
Bid your four-card minor at the four level

2
Weak
hand ?
1
Do you have 11 or 12 High Card Points?

2
Show
strength
1
Bid 3NT to show an honor in each minor suit.  Otherwise, bid 3$S.

2
Smolen
response ?
1
Did partner just bid a Smolen transfer?

2
Bid
game
2
With three cards in partner's long major, bid four of partner's long
major.  Otherwise, bid 3NT.

2
Smolen
rebid ?
1
Did we bid a Smolen transfer at our last turn that was not accepted?

3
Bid NT,
transfer
or pass
6
With a six-card major, bid the suit below the six-card major as
another transfer.  Otherwise, with 31 or more joint High-Card Points,
add your High Card Points to your partner's minimum: with 31-32, bid
4NT to invite partner to bid 6; with 33-34, bid 6NT; with 35-36, bid
5NT to invite partner to bid 7; with 37 or more High Card Points
between you, bid 7NT.  Otherwise, pass.

3
Smolen
responder's
rebid ?
2
Did partner bid at the four level after we rejected partner's Smolen
transfer?

3
Minor-Suit
Stayman
response ?
1
Did partner just bid Minor-Suit Stayman?

1
2$S ?
2
Did partner make a 2$S Minor-Suit Stayman bid?  If not, partner must have
made a 3$S Minor-Suit Stayman bid.

3
Bid NT,
minor,
or major
6
With a minimum hand, four-card minor support, and at least one
doubleton, bid three of your minor.  Otherwise, with a minimum hand,
bid 2NT.  Otherwise, with four-card minor support and at least one
doubleton, bid four of your minor.  Otherwise, with stoppers in both
majors, bid 3NT.  Otherwise, with a stopper in one major, bid 3 of
that major.  Otherwise, bid 2NT.

2
Bid NT
or minor
2
With 32 or more joint Total Points and a four-card minor, bid four of your
minor.  Otherwise, bid 3NT.

3
Minor-Suit
Stayman
rebid ?
1
Did we bid Minor-Suit Stayman at our last turn?

1
Slam ?
1
Do you have 32 or more Total Points and an 8-card minor fit ?

3
Bid minor,
NT, splinter,
or pass
21
If partner bid 2NT: bid three of a major with a singleton or void in
that suit, five-five or better in the minors, and 32 or more joint
Total Points; bid four of a minor with a five-card suit and 32 or more
joint Total Points; bid 3NT or higher with 25 or more joint High-Card
Points; bid 3$C with five-five or better in the minors; otherwise
pass.  If partner bid three of a minor: bid three of a major with a
singleton or void in that suit and 31 or more joint Total Points; bid
five of that minor with 28 or more joint Total Points; bid 3NT or
higher with 25 or more joint High-Card Points; bid four of that minor
with 27 or more joint Total Points; otherwise pass.  If partner bid
3NT: bid four of a major with a singleton or void in that suit,
five-five or better in the minors, and 32 or more joint Total Points;
bid four of a minor with a five-card suit and 32 or more joint Total
Points; bid 4NT or higher with 31 or more joint High-Card Points;
otherwise pass.  If partner bid three of a major: bid as cheaply as
possible in a major with a singleton or void in that suit, five-five
or better in the minors, and 32 or more joint Total Points; bid four
of a minor with a five-card suit and 32 or more joint Total Points;
bid 3NT or higher with a stopper in the other major; bid four of a
minor with a five-card suit; otherwise bid 3NT.  If partner bid four
of a minor: bid five of that minor.

3
Minor Stayman
responder's
rebid ?
1
Are we rebidding after responding to Minor-Suit Stayman at our last turn?

2
Bid 3$D
or pass
1
With longer diamonds than clubs, bid 3$D.  Otherwise, pass.

2
GSF
response ?
1
Did partner just bid a Grand Slam Force?

2
GSF
response
6
With two of the top three trump, bid seven of the agreed fit.
Otherwise, with one of the top two trump, bid one step above partner's
bid if that is not above 6 of the trump suit.  Otherwise, with the
Queen of trump (or a 10-card trump fit), bid two steps above partner's
bid if that is not above 6 of the trump suit.  Otherwise, bid 6 of the
trump suit.

2
GSF
rebid ?
1
Did we bid a Grand Slam Force at our last turn?

2
GSF
rebid
5
If partner bid seven of the trump suit, pass.  If partner has one of
the top two trump and we have one of the top two trump and either the
trump queen or a ten-card trump fit, bid seven of the trump suit.  If
partner has the trump queen and we have the Ace-King of trump, bid
seven of the trump suit.  Otherwise, bid six of the trump suit.

2
Voluntary
response ?
1
Did partner just make a Voluntary Five-Major bid ?

2
Voluntary
response
12
If the inquiry suit is the trump suit: pass with no control; bid six
of the trump suit with just the Ace or just the King; bid 5NT with the
Ace and King of trump.  Otherwise: If you have no control in the
inquiry suit, pass.  If you have the guarded King (but not the Ace) of
the inquiry suit, partner has not yet bid No Trumps, and you have two
or more cards in every suit, bid 5NT.  Otherwise, if you have
second-round control of the inquiry suit, bid 6 of the trump suit.
Otherwise, if you have first-round control of the inquiry suit and
first-round control in some other suit that you can bid below six of
the trump suit, bid the other suit.  Otherwise, if you have
first-round control of the inquiry suit and can bid it below six of
the trump suit, do so.  Otherwise, bid six of the inquiry suit.

2
Voluntary
rebid ?
2
Did we make a Voluntary Five-Major Bid at our last turn and then hear
5NT from partner?

2
Checkback
Stayman ?
1
Did partner just bid a Checkback Stayman 2C?

2
Landy
response ?
1
Did partner just bid a Landy 2C ?

2
Landy
response
11
With equal length in the majors (3-3, 4-4, 5-5, or 6-6) and 22 or more
joint Total Points, bid 3$C.  Otherwise, with an eight-card major fit
and 26 or more joint Total Points, bid four of your longer major.
Otherwise, with a eight-card major fit and 22 to 25 joint Total
Points, bid three of your longer major.  Otherwise, with 3-2 or better
in the majors and 26 or more joint Total Points, bid 3$C.  Otherwise, with
five diamonds and 22 or more joint Total Points, bid 3$D.  Otherwise, with
25+ joint High-Card Points, bid 3NT.  Otherwise, with 23 to 24 joint High-Card
Points, bid 2NT.  Otherwise, with a 3-card or better major, bid 2 of your
major.  Otherwise, bid 2$D with a six-card diamond suit, pass with a six-card
club suit, or bid 2 of your longest and strongest major.

2
Landy
rebid ?
2
Did we bid a Landy 2C at our last turn and then hear a 3C response from
partner ?

2
Landy
rebid
5
If you have a six-card major and 26 or more joint Total Points, jump
to game in your major.  Otherwise, if you are 5-5 in the majors with
26 or more joint Total Points, bid 4$C.  Otherwise, with 25+ joint
High-Card Points, bid 3NT.  Otherwise, if you have a five-card major,
bid three of your major.  Otherwise, bid 3$D.

3
Landy
responder's
rebid ?
1
Has the bidding gone (1NT)-2C-3C-3D or (1NT)-2C-3C-4C ?

3
Landy
responder's
rebid
4
With 26 or more joint Total Points and an eight-card major fit, or
over (1NT)-2C-3C-4C, bid four of your longer major.  Otherwise, bid
three of your longer major.  (With equal length, bid your stronger
major.  With equal length and strength, bid hearts.)

2
Checkback
response
2
If you have 3-card support for partner's major, bid it.  Otherwise, if
you have 4 cards in the unbid major, bid it.  Otherwise, bid 2$D (artificial).

2
D.O.N.T.
response ?
1
Did partner just make a D.O.N.T. double or bid over 1NT ?

2
D.O.N.T.
response
9
If partner doubled, pass for penalties with 14 or more High-Card
Points; or if you have a KQxxxxx or AJxxxxx or better in a suit, bid 2
of that suit (or 3$C if your suit is clubs); otherwise, you must bid
2$C.
If partner bid 2 of a minor, bid 2NT with 14 or more High-Card Points;
pass with 3-card support; otherwise, bid the next higher suit.
If partner bid 2$H, bid 2NT with 14 or more High-Card Points; pass if
your hearts are as long as your spades; or correct to 2$S if your
spades are longer than your hearts.

2
D.O.N.T.
rebid ?
3
Did we make a D.O.N.T. double of 1NT at our last turn followed by a bid
from partner, or did we make a D.O.N.T. 2$C/2$D overcall of 1NT at our
last turn followed by a step response (2$D/2$H) or 2NT from partner?

2
D.O.N.T.
rebid
7
If partner bid 2NT: with 13 or more Total Points, bid 3 of your second
suit; otherwise, bid 3$C if you overcalled 2$C, bid 3$C with better
hearts or 3$D with better spades if you overcalled 2$D or 2$H.
If partner bid 2$C: with 18 or more Total Points, bid 3 of your suit;
otherwise, bid 2 of your suit (or pass if your suit is clubs.)
If partner bid 2$D: pass with diamonds or bid 2 of your second suit.
If partner bid 2$H: pass with hearts or bid 2$S with spades.

3
D.O.N.T.
responder's
rebid ?
1
Has the bidding gone (1NT)-2D/2H-2NT-3C/3D?

3
D.O.N.T.
responder's
rebid
7
With an 8-card major fit and 26 or more Total Points between you, bid 4 of
the major.
Otherwise, with 25 or more High-Card Points between you, bid 3NT.
Otherwise, with a 7-card major fit and 26 or more Total Points between
you, bid 4 of the major, since your fit is likely either an 8-card fit or a 
very good 7-card fit.
Otherwise, bid your best fit as cheaply as possible (or pass if in your fit.)

2
Astro
response ?
1
Did partner just make a Astro bid over 1NT ?

2
Astro
response
8
With 4+ cards in partner's major, bid 4 of the major with 26+ joint
Total Points, or 3 of the major with 23-25 joint Total Points.
Otherwise, with 25+ joint High-Card Points, bid 3NT.  Otherwise, with
11+ High-Card Points in your hand and at least 3 cards in any suit
that may be partner's second suit, bid 2NT.  Otherwise, with 3+ cards
in partner's major, bid 2 of the major with up to 22 joint Total
Points.  Otherwise, with 6 or more spades, bid 2$S.  Otherwise, bid
2$D over 2$C, or bid 2$H over 2$D.

2
Astro
rebid ?
1
Has the bidding gone (1NT)-2C/2D-2NT or (1NT)-2C-2D or (1NT)-2D-2H ?

2
Astro
rebid
2
Bid your major with 5+ cards in your major; pass if the suit partner bid
is your other suit; bid your other suit otherwise.

3
New Minor
Forcing
response ?
1
Did partner just bid New Minor Forcing ?

3
New Minor
Forcing
response
6
If you have four hearts and hearts are unbid, bid 2$H.  Otherwise, if
you have 3-card support for partner's major, bid 2 of partner's major
with a minimum, or 3 of partner's major with a maximum.  Otherwise, if
you have a stopper in the unbid suit, bid 2NT with a minimum, or 3NT with
a maximum.  Otherwise, rebid your 5-card major or minor, or bid the "unbid"
minor at the 3-level to show 4+ cards.

3
Bergen
short-suit
asking bid ?
1
Did partner just make a Bergen short-suit asking bid ?

2
Brozel
response ?
1
Did partner just make a Brozel bid ?

3
Did
partner
double ?
1
Did partner make a Brozel one-suited double ?

2
Pass or
escape
3
With 10 or more High-Card Points, pass for penalties.
Otherwise, bid 2$C; partner will pass with long clubs, or correct to the
long suit.

3
Partner's
two-
suiter ?
1
Did partner bid at the two-level to show a two-suiter ?

1
Fit ?
2
Do you have a known eight-card fit with partner and 24 or more Total
Points between you ?

1
Raise
8
If you have an eight-card major fit with partner, bid four of the
major with 26 or more Total Points between you, or three of the major
with 24 or more Total Points between you.  If you have a known
eight-card minor fit with partner, bid five of the minor with 28 or
more Total Points between you, or four of the minor with 26 or more
Total Points between you, or three of the minor with 24 or more Total
Points between you.  If partner bid 2$S and you have a fit for each
minor suit, bid 2NT to ask partner to show the five-card minor.

2
Pass or
preference
5
If partner bid 2$C, 2$D, or 2$H, then pass if your holding is longer and
stronger in the current suit, or bid partner's other suit if your holding
is longer and stronger in that suit.  If partner bid 2$S, then bid 2NT
if your clubs and diamonds are both longer than your spades ; otherwise,
pass.  If partner bid 2NT, bid your longer and stronger minor.

3
Bid the
final
contract
5
With an eight-card major fit and 26 or more Total Points between you, bid
four of your major.  Otherwise, with an eight-card minor fit and 28 or more
Total Points between you, bid five of your minor.  Otherwise, bid your
longest unbid suit at the cheapest level (bidding a major in preference to
a minor of equal length).

2
Brozel
rebid ?
2
At our last turn, did we make a Brozel double and hear a 2$C response,
or did we make a Brozel 2$S bid and hear a 2NT response?

3
Mathe
asking
bid ?
1
Did partner make a Mathe asking bid ?

3
Control
asking
bid ?
1
Did partner make a control asking bid ?

2
Show
controls
4
With no control in the suit of partner's bid, make the cheapest bid.
With second-round control in the suit of partner's bid, make the next higher
bid.  With first-round control in the suit of partner's bid, make the next
higher bid after that.

3
RKC
Queen
ask ?
2
Did partner make a Roman Keycard Blackwood Queen Ask?  (4NT-5$C-5$D if hearts
or spades are trumps, or 4NT-5$D-5$H if spades are trumps.)

2
Show or
deny queen
2
With no Queen of trumps, bid five of the trump suit.  With the Queen of 
trumps, bid one higher than five of the trump suit.

2
Show
shortness
4
With a singleton or void in any suit, bid that suit.  (With a singleton
or void in spades after 3$S, bid 3NT.)  Otherwise, if you opened the bidding
in a five-card minor, rebid your minor.  Otherwise, bid four of the
agreed major.

2
Bid as
directed
3
If partner bid 2$C, pass if clubs is your longest suit, otherwise bid
your longest suit at the 2-level.  If partner bid 2NT, bid your longer
minor.

3
Show
short
suit
5
If hearts are trump, then bid 4$C with a singleton club (or a club
void), 4$D with a singleton diamond (or a diamond void), or 4$H with a
singleton spade (or a spade void).  If spades are trump, then bid 3NT
with a singleton club (or a club void), 4$C with a singleton diamond
(or a diamond void), or 4$D with a singleton heart (or a heart void).

2
Voluntary
rebid
2
Bid 6 of the trump suit with a Queen in the inquiry suit, or with
a void in any suit.  Otherwise, bid 6NT.

1
Switch Flowcharts
1
Go to the flowchart entitled "Conventional Responses II"
Convres2
2
Bid as
directed
15
Our bid is forced.  We must bid 2$H (or 3$H with a maximum 1NT opening bid
and 4-card support) if partner bid 2$D.
We must bid 2$S (or 3$S with a maximum 1NT opening bid and 4-card support) 
if partner bid 2$H.
We must bid 3$H if partner bid 3$D.
We must bid 3$S if partner bid 3$H.

If you are playing Jacoby Transfer Super Acceptance bids
than with four-card or longer support and a maximum you have a choice of bids.
With a working doubleton (any doubleton except
AK, AQ, AJ, KJ, QJ, KQ, or Qx) you should bid the doubleton.
Unless, the doubleton is in the suit of the transfer (which would
eliminate the possibilities for a retransfer later). If you have a working
doubleton in the retransfer suit, complete the transfer at the three-level.
With a maximum and a non-working doubleton or with 4-3-3-3 distro, bid 2NT.

2
Partner's
1NT ?
1
Did partner originally open 1NT ?

2
Super-
accept?
1
Did partner make a super-accept by jumping to the three level?

1
Game ?
2
With 26 or more joint Total Points (27 or more joint Total Points if playing
La Majeure Cinquième), bid game

2
5-5 or
better ?
1
Are you 5-5 or better in the majors with 8 or more High Card Points ?

1
Bid 2$S
1
Bid 2$S to show 5-5 in the majors

2
6-card
suit ?
1
Does your suit have 6 or more cards ?

2
Fewer than #J
Total Points ?
1
With fewer than 6 Total Points, pass

2
#K+ Total
Points ?
1
With #K Total Points or more, bid game

2
Anything
to spare?
1
With 32 or more Total Points between the two hands, investigate slam

2
Bid
game
1
Bid game in your major suit

2
Bid
three
1
Bid three of your major suit to invite to game

2
Fewer than #K
High Card Points ?
1
With fewer than #K High Card Points, pass

2
#B+ High Card
Points ?
5
With #B High Card Points or more,
bid 3NT (or a new five-card suit)
to give partner a choice between games.
With #K-9 High Card Points,
bid 2NT to invite partner to bid 3NT or 4 of your major.

2
New
minor ?
2
Playing La Majeure Cinquième, with 32 or more joint Total Points and a
four-card minor that you can bid at the three-level, bid your four-card minor.

1
3NT or slam ?
2
Check to see whether 3NT is your best contract or whether you should be
exploring slam with this hand.

2
Bid
minor
0

2
5-5 or
better ?
1
Are you 5-5 or better in the majors with 24 or more joint High Card Points ?

1
Bid 3$S
1
Bid 3$S to show 5-5 in the majors

2
6-card
suit ?
1
Does your suit have 6 or more cards ?

1
Weak ?
1
With fewer than 24 joint High Card Points, pass

1
Weak ?
1
With fewer than 24 joint High Card Points, pass

1
3NT
1
Bid 3NT to give partner a choice between games

1
Intervention ?
1
Did your right-hand opponent bid or double ?

2
Forum D after
1NT overcall ?
3
Are you playing Forum D and was your NT bid a NT overcall?
If yes, then unless the opening bid was 1C, the responses to Stayman will
have changed, because 2C was not bid as Stayman.

1
Stayman rebid
4
A major suit bid shows 4 in that suit.
2NT shows no 4 card major with a min.
3NT shows no 4 card major with a max.
If the auction was 1D-1NT-P-2D-P, then 3D will show both 4 card majors.

2
Major
or pass
4
Bid your lowest 4-card major if you have one that you can bid at
the same level as the Stayman bid, otherwise pass
(Playing La Majeure Cinquième or Forum D, bid notrump if you have two 
4-card majors.)

3
Extended
Stayman
over 2$C ?
1
Are you playing Extended Stayman, and has the bidding gone 1NT-2$C ?

3
Majors
and
strength
4
Playing Extended Stayman over 2$C, bid at the 2-level with a minimum hand
(#0 to #1 Total Points), or at the 3-level with a maximum hand (#2 or more
Total Points).  If you have two 4-card majors, bid diamonds; if you have
one 4-card major, bid it; if you have no 4-card majors, bid 2NT or 3$C.

1
Puppet Stayman
1
Are you playing Puppet Stayman?

2
Puppet Stayman
Response
2
With a five-card major bid it.  With a four-card major bid 2D.
Without a four- or five-card major bid 2NT.

2
Major
or 2$D/3$D
3
Bid your lowest 4-card major if you have one, otherwise bid 2$D or 3$D.
(Playing La Majeure Cinquieme or Forum D, bid No Trumps if you have two
 4-card majors.)

1
Intervention ?
1
Did your right-hand opponent bid ?

2
Bid your
Aces
1
With 0 or 4 Aces, bid 5$C. With 1/2/3 Aces, bid 5$D/5$H/5$S.

1
Intervention ?
1
Did your right-hand opponent bid ?

1
Specific King ?
1
Are you playing Specific King Responses to 5NT?

2
Bid your
Kings
1
With 0 or 4 Kings, bid 6C. With 1/2/3 Kings, bid 6D/6H/6S.

1
Lowest King
4
With 3 or more kings, bid 6NT which is forcing to a grand slam.
Bid your lowest King below the trump suit.
If the trump suit is clubs, bid your lowest king regardless.
Otherwise if you have no Kings below the trump suit, bid 6 of the suit.

1
Intervention ?
1
Did your right-hand opponent bid ?

2
Bid your
Aces
1
With 0 or 4 Aces, bid 4$D. With 1/2/3 Aces, bid 4$H/4$S/4NT.

1
Intervention ?
1
Did your right-hand opponent bid or double ?

2
Bid your
Kings
1
With 0 or 4 Kings, bid 5$D. With 1/2/3 Kings, bid 5$H/5$S/5NT.

1
DOPI ?
1
Are you playing DOPI ?

1
how many Aces?
6
Show your Aces:
Double shows 0.
Pass shows 1.
the next cheapest bid shows 2.
the next cheapest bid after that shows 3.
the third cheapest bid shows 4.

2
Bid, pass
or double
2
Make your normal response if you can; if your right-hand opponent has
stolen your response, double; otherwise pass.

1
Bid 4$C
1
Bid 4$C (Gerber) to ask for Aces

1
Switch Flowcharts
1
Go to the flowchart entitled "Bidding When a Slam is Likely"
Slam
1
4NT
0

1
Pass
0

1
2NT
0

1
2$D
0

1
2$H
0

1
3$C
0

1
3$H
0

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