Chapter 14

Raises

After a 1 Opening

Responder's Suit Points	Bid	Length	Continuations
5-8	2	3 +	Long suit game tries.
	1NT	2	Rebid 2 over forcing notrump with 7-10 notrump points.
9-10	Mini-splinter	3 +	Yes-no-maybe.  Mini-splinters are 3 , 3 and 3 .
	3	4	No short suit.  Yes-no.
	1NT	3	Bid 3 at next turn.  Note Chapter 16 treatment to stop at 2 .
11-13 (14)	4	3 +	Slam is too remote for science.
(14) 15-up	Source of tricks	3 +	Bid beautifully.
	Full splinter	4	Yes-no-maybe.  Full splinters are 3 NT (heart shortage), 4 , and 4 .

Rules are essentially the same.  Be aware that opener may be 4=4=1=4.  He warns of this over 1NT with a 2 rebid.  Over a 2/1 response he bids naturally.  He can splinter in support of a club suit, just raise clubs, or bid 2NT over 2 .

After a 1 Opening

Responder's Suit Points	Bid	Length	Comments
5-8	2	3 +	Bid 1 with four or more spades and only three hearts.
9-10	Mini-splinter	3 +	3 and 3 .
	3	4	Any number of spades.
(14) 15-up	Source of tricks	3 +
	Full splinter	4	3NT is diamond splinter.

Inverted minors.  Invert off in competition.

After a 1 Opening

Responder's Notrump Points	Bid	Length	Continuations
7-10	3	4 +
11-up	2	3 +	Whatever.  Inverter is expected to stop clubs.  I play 2 NT nonforcing and 3 NT = maximum.  Splinters.  I bid 2 and 2 when that seems right.

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