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Detail specifications 44DP - Level 3

With a strong (3rd zone) and irregular hand

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The 2nd bid of the opener after a pass by responder
Everybody knows that a jump to 2NT shows a 3rd zone regular hand .What everyone does not know ....is that, to bid it the partner must have made a bid, and thus shown at least 5-6HCP).
That is why, when the responder has passed it is a second bid of 1NT that shows a regular 3rd zone hand
SWNE
1
X
Pass
1
Pass
A
J
9
5
A
10
9
4
3
A
4
K
5
Problem 20109 With "only 16HCP" and a regular hand the opener should PASS
 
SWNE
1
1
Pass
1
1NT
K
J
4
A
J
9
J
10
4
A
K
Q
10
Problem 20106 With 18H and a regular hand, The opener bids 1NT after an overcall by the opps and a Pass from his partner