Five card majors are possible in all scenarios.
11-13 HCP RANGE (Invitational 12-13 HCP) - 1st/2nd Seat or 3rd Seat Non-Vul
A reminder that you likely do not have the best hand to play so transfers and stayman don't make sense
When opening a 5 card major with this range it should be a rag suit if it is a good suit open the major instead
- 2♣ is a Modified Puppet Stayman promising invitational values (12-13/14-), but denying game forcing values.
- 2♦/♥/♠/3♣ shows a five card or longer suit (3♣ shows 6) and 0-11 HCP.
- if this is not passed can guarantee a 4-4-1-4 distribution with the 1 being in bid suit that is an honor
- 2NT is game forcing showing a balanced or semi-balanced hand, interest in a major suit game and 14+ HCP (similar to 2♦ Game Forcing Stayman).
- 3♦ shows interest in a club or diamond slam should be very long in one suit or 5-5
- 3♥ interest in club only no help in diamonds (doubleton)
- 3♠ interest in diamond only no help in clubs (doubleton maybe singleton with an honor)
3NT - min values
All 4 level leaves a response allow Kickback RKC with the lower bid being clubs and higher diamonds
- 4♣ - 4/3 in clubs with w/ interest in slam
- Should start at hearts for club kickback, diamonds bid is just setting the contract
- 4♦ - 4/3 in diamonds w/ interest in slam
- Hearts is clubs again and spades is diamonds kickback
- 4♥ - 3/3 w/ interest in slam
- 4NT quantitative raise
- 3♥/♠ shows 5+ of that suit and an unbalanced hand. Game Forcing.
- 3NT, 4♥, 4♠, 6H, 6S, 6NT, 7NT are to play.
- 4♣ is Standard Gerber.
- 4NT invites 6NT.
- 5NT invites 7NT.
Even though this works against being doubled for consistency we will use DONT when doubled for penalty
15-17 HCP RANGE (Invitational 8-9 HCP) - 3rd Seat Vul or 4th Seat
*Note for this range a couple bids change 1c-1x-1NT is 18-19
2♣ - Stayman may not have a 4 card major
- Garbage Stayman is possible
- Crawling Stayman is possible
- With Major response from Opening a Jump shift to other major is Slam interest in original Major
- Response of 2♦ or 2♠ followed by 2NT is ALERT may not have a 4 card major
- If 2♥ is bid and 4 card major is ♠ then responder should bid it
- 3 Lvl major after 2 Diamonds response is Smolen
2♦ - Transfer to ♥
- Bid of another suit shows super accept and A of bid suit
- 4♣ 1430
- After transfer if 2♠ is bid it is 5-5 invitational
- Following a minor is GF showing unbalanced hand with possible slam interest - respond 3lvl majors to show slam interest in major (bid) or minor (unbid major)
2♥ - Transfer to ♠
- Bid of another suit shows super accept and A of bid suit
- 4♣ 1430
- After transfer if other major at 3♥ it is 5-5 game force
- Following a minor is GF showing unbalanced hand with possible slam interest - respond 3lvl majors to show slam interest in major (bid) or minor (unbid major)
2♠ - Transfer to ♣
- Break transfer promises 3 card support at 1 or the top 3 honors
- Following with a major after is slam interest in minor likely first or second round control
ALERT
2NT - Transfer to ♦
- Break transfer promises 3 card support at 1 or the top 3 honors
- Following with a major after is slam interest in minor likely first or second round control
ALERT
3♣ - Puppet Stayman
3♦ - shows interest in a club or diamond slam should be very long in one suit or 5-5
- 3♥ interest in club only no help in diamonds (at best doubleton)
- 3♠ interest in diamond only no help in clubs (at best doubleton)
3NT - min values
All 4 level leaves a response allow Kickback RKC with the lower bid being clubs and higher diamonds
- 4♣ - 4/3 in clubs with w/ interest in slam
- Should start at hearts for kickback, diamond bid is just setting the contract
- 4♦ - 4/3 in diamonds w/ interest in slam
- 4♥ - 3/3 w/ interest in slam
- 4NT quantitative raise
3♥ - Suit setting slam try
- 3NT response indicates only 2 of the suit
- Any other suit is a cue bid
3♠ - Suit setting slam try
- 3NT response indicates only 2 of the suit
- Any other suit is a cue bid
3NT - Game likely no 3 or 4 card major
4♣ - Gerber
4♦ - Transfer to ♥ promising 6 and no interest in slam
4♥ - Transfer to ♠ promising 6 and no interest in slam
4NT - Quantitative Raise
5NT - Grand Slam Invite