Structure 7G74 Main

Responses to Two Clubs

by Richard Pavlicek

In a Nutshell

The bane of any system of natural one-bids is the 2 structure for strong hands; there just isn’t enough room to describe every hand no matter what structure you use. Having experimented with many ideas, I settled on what I believe works best. The basic idea is to give the 2 response a dual meaning, either ultra weak (0-4 HCP) or positive (8+); and to bid 2 on in-between hands (5-7). Other responses are used to show suits of specific length and quality.

For details refer to Two Club Opening in the Pavlicek System notes.

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