Bidding practice
The most widely-played natural bidding system in North America. 5-card majors, strong 1NT (15-17), strong 2C, weak twos, Stayman, and Jacoby transfers.
South is the dealer. No one has bid yet. What is South’s opening call?
South
♠
A 7 3
♥
J 5 2
♦
A 9 8 4
♣
K 9 4
HCP: 12
Shape: 3-3-4-3
Balanced: yes
Planning
With 12 points, add your points to the number of cards in your 2 longest suits. If the number is 20 or more, open the bidding. In this case the count for north is 22.