Furlan

2NT.

2♥ on the first (either a natural reverse or a GF ♦ one-suiter, which is what I would call this hand). 3♦ on the second, natural.

Ditto. Would assume splinter for 2.

Comic :rolleyes:

In the lines of the Totti thing that Hanoi5 mentioned, there was a pair of an expert and a beginner who played the 2♣ and 3♣ openings as Stayman with a 1NT/2NT hand. Thus when the expert held a NT hand he opened a standard NT and eventually became declarer, but when the beginner held a similar hand she opened 2/3♣ and her partner got to declare anyway!

Pass and yell at partner if it makes 6. Or bid 6 and yell at partner if it's down.

2♥. Not close, especially on 2nd seat.

which was the other vote for an immediate 4H? 3H is the bid. Mine.

Does that include 1NT=20-21 and 2NT=15-17? :rolleyes: (I have actually thought of trying that before...)

uh... 1NT?

+1 for 3H and pass.

2♣. Will rebid 2♠ over a positive 2♦ response, but 2NT over a negative 2♥.

Strangely enough, the explanation for 3♦ says "twice rebiddable C"...

I'd say 100% North and an extra 20% South...

My personal preference: 1. 1♣/1♦ - 2♥ 5+♠ 4+♥, usually 5-9 hcp 2. 1♣-1♠ 2♣-2♥ 5+♠ 4+♥, INV 3. 1♣-1♠ 2♣-2♦ ART GF 4. 1♦-1♠ 2♦-2♥ F1, covering both 2. and 3., i.e. either INV with majors or any GF. Opener's 2♠, 2NT and 3♥ rebids are to play opposite INV hand; other bids are GF. Probably not optimum, but usually works pretty well.

(1♦) - P - (P) - Dbl (3♦) - 3♠ - (P) - 4♠ (P) - 4NT?? 3♠ was explained as 6-16 total points... seems a bit wide :) For what matters, GIB's hand was: [hv=s=skj32h43dkt9ckqt9]133|100|[/hv] 5♠, down one.

SEF is rather similar to SAYC, the differences I can think of right now being: - 2♣ opening: semi-GF, i.e. 22-23 balanced, 8-8.5 tricks on ♥/♠ or 9-9.5 tricks on ♦/♣. Default response is 2♦, followed by a natural rebid. - 2♦ opening: absolute GF. Responses are based on the old Albarran 2♣: 2♥: negative (0-7 HCP, no aces, at most one king) 2♠: one major-suit ace 2NT: 8+ HCP or 2 kings, but no aces 3♣/♦: ace of ♣/♦ 3♥: 2 aces same color 3♠: 2 aces same rank 3NT: 2 aces same shape Followups are natural. - 1♥/♠ - 2NT: limit raise with 3-card support, so: - 1♥/♠ - 3♥/♠: limit raise with 4-card support - Landy against opps' 1NT - Drury (1-way; the SEF book says 2NT with 4-card support, but very few actually play it) - Stayman is always inv+ (no garbage Stayman); 1NT - 2♣ - 2NT shows both majors - (1♣) 2♣ is natural; (1♣) 2♦ shows both majors, as over a 1♦ opening; - Specific Michaels over 1♥/♠.