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Hi, You open 1NT ONLY if you do not have a 5 card major or a 4 card minor bids are all natural after the 5 card major or 4 card minor opening thank you for your comments

Open 1NT with 44 majors & 32 minors or 43 majors and 33 minors which means you do NOT have a 5+ card major or a 4+ card minor. 1NT 13+HCP = 12+ guarded which is any A, at least Kx, Qxx, + Jxxx=1 12+1=13 STOPPER in at LEAST 3 suits [with 44 majors may open without the Jxxx] 1NT=13-19 - 2C=6+ asking for a 4 card major with the following bids: 3HS=19 2H=16-18 with a FIT - PASS=6 3C[4hearts]=7 3H=8 4H=9+ 2S=16-18 with a FIT - PASS=6 3D[4spades]=7 3S=8 4S=9+ 2H=16-18 NO FIT - 2S=6 2NT=7 3D[4spades]=8 3NT=9+ 2S=16-18 NO FIT - 2NT=6-7 3C[4hearts]=8 3NT=9+ 2D=13-15 2HS=6-9 2NT=10 3C[4hearts]=11 3D[4spades]=11 3HS=12+ * 2NT=10 opener rebids 3C[4hearts] 3D[4spades 1NT=13-19 - 2D to 2H 5 heart transfer 2H to 2S 5 spade transfer 2D-2H PASS=0-8 3C[4hearts]=9-10 3H=11 4H=12+ 2H-2S PASS=0-8 3D[4spades]=9-10 3S=11 4S=12+ 1NT=13-19 NO 4 or 5 card major - PASS=0-8 2S=9-10 2NT=11 3NT=12+ Use 3C=4hearts & 3D=4spades is so that Opener can rebid the Heart or Spade and the higher point hand is up. 3 card minor is eliminated and this 1NT requirement opening averages 2 in 80 hands which means your suit open is an average 98% of the time. This also means that you ALWAYS know Opener has a 4 card major and you ALWAYS have an 8 or 9 card major FIT when transferring. Only 6+ for Stayman same as 6+ for 1 suit response I call this SIMPLY SIMPLIFiED STANDARD AMERICAN. I hope that you give it a try. Jim