Further bidding after a 2-suiter

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Further bidding after a 2-suiter : Support

After a jump 2-suiter, any support bid below game is forcing. It shows slam hopes in a major, but could be investigation for the best game in a minor
After an economic 2-suiter,
- Pass is possible after a 1/1 response with 6-10HD
- Just returning to 2 in the opening suit is simple preference, non forcing , with 2 cards : It shows 6-10HCP
- Support at the 3 levelin the opening suit is forcing to game and shows slam ambitions in a major.
- Support at level 3 in the second suit is only forcing to game after a 2/1 initial response... otherwise it is only invitational 2/1, sinon il est propositionnel

Repetition of his suit by the responder

After a jump 2-suiter, The simple repetition of his suit by the responder is forcing and shows6 cards or 5 very nice cards
After an economic 2-suiter,
- The simple repetition of his suit by the responder shows 6 cards and 6-10HCP
- The jump repetition of his suit by the responder shows 6 cards and 11-12HCP

These bids are not forcing.

NT bids

After a jump 2-suiter,, a 2NT bid is limited to 12HD....beyond, a slam should be investigated
After an economic 2-suiter,
- A 2NT bid shows 11-12HD
- A 3NT bid shows 13-15HD