Responses
Standard responses to a weak two opening bid are limited.
- A raise of the bid suit extends the preempt, and is to play. The weak two bidder does not bid again.
- A bid of 2NT is an inquiring bid, and thus forcing for one round.
- A new suit at the lowest level shows a weak hand with a 7 card suit, and is to play. The weak two bidder does not bid again.
The responses to the 2NT inquiring bid are conventional.
- The responses using Standard American Yellow Card methods are:
- A bid of three of any suit other than the suit of the "weak two" bid shows a "feature" (typically either an ace or a king) in the named suit.
- A bid of three of the suit of the "weak two" bid denies a "feature" in any other suit.
What constitutes a "feature" is, of course, a subject of partnership agreement. Some partnerships consider "features" to include voids.
- When using the Ogust convention, the following alertable responses apply:
- 3♣ shows a "minimum" hand and a "poor" suit.
- 3♦ shows a "minimum" hand and a "good" suit.
- 3♥ shows a "maximum" hand and a "poor" suit.
- 3♠ shows a "maximum" hand and a "good" suit.
- 3NT shows A-K-Q of the preempt suit.
Here, the definitions of "minimum" and "maximum" hands and "poor" and "good" suits are matters of partnership agreement. - A range of seven HCP or less for a "minimum" hand and eight HCP or more for a "maximum" hand is fairly typical.
- Since "strict" preempts usually show either K-Q or better or Q-J-10 or better, partners who play "strict" preempts typically regard a "good" suit as something more (K-Q-J or better, for example). On the other hand, partners who are less strict in their preempts might define a "good" suit to have either K-Q or better or Q-J-10 or better and a "poor" suit to have anything less.
There are several variations on the Ogust convention. Ogust's original definition, for example, had the swapped responses in the red suits and did not include the 3NT response. The responses shown here, however, are now pretty much standard.
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