Drury and Michaels don't mix

[smerriman]

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Weirdness happens to the descriptions when East interferes with a Drury sequence - responder and opener's roles seem to get mixed up.

 

2♠: Limit raise or better in H - 5+ ♥ 11-21 HCP, 12-22 total points

2NT: Invitational to 3NT game - 5+ ♥, 16- HCP, 13+ total points

3♣: Natural, not forcing - 3+ ♣, 5+ ♥, Q+ in ♣, 13-14 total points; forcing to 3♥

3♦: Natural, not forcing - 3+ ♦, 5+ ♥, Q+ in ♦, 13-14 total points; forcing to 3♥

3♥: Competitive raise - 5+ ♥, 9+ HCP, 9- total points

3♠: Limit raise or better in H - 5+ ♥ 11-21 HCP, 12-22 total points

3NT: 5-6 ♥, 5- ♠, 17-21 HCP, 22- total points, likely stop in ♠

4♥: Preemptive raise - 5+ ♥, 9- HCP, 11+ total points