Robot Bidding System #1 (SAYC)

Bid	Meaning
1♣	12-21 HCP, 3+ cards
1♦	12-21 HCP, 4+ cards or 4-4-3-2
1♥	12-21 HCP, 5+ cards
1♠	12-21 HCP, 5+ cards
1NT	15-17, balance hand, may have five card major/minor, no singleton or void
2♣	22+ HCP, any distribution except 3NT, forcing
2♦	8-10 HCP, 6 cards
2♥	8-10 HCP, 6 cards
2♠	8-10 HCP, 6 cards
2NT	20-21 HCP, balance hand
3♣	8-10 HCP, 7 cards
3♦	8-10 HCP, 7 cards
3♥	8-10 HCP, 7 cards
3♠	8-10 HCP, 7 cards
3NT	25-27HCP, balance hand

1♣

Bid	Meaning
Pass	0-5 HCP
1♦/1♥/1♠	6+ HCP, 4+ cards, force 1 round
1NT	6-10 HCP
2♣	11+ HCP, 4+ cards , force 1 round
2♦/2♥/2♠/3♣	19+ HCP, 5+ cards, game forcing and slam invitational
2NT	13-15 HCP, balance hand, no 4-card major
3NT	16-17 HCP, balance hand, no 4-card major

1♦

Bid	Meaning
Pass	0-5 HCP
1♥/1♠	6+ HCP, 4+ cards, force 1 round
1NT	6-10 HCP
2♣/2♦	11+ HCP, 4+ cards, normally no 4-card major, force 1 round
2NT	13-15 HCP, balance hand, no 4-card major
3NT	16-17 HCP, balance hand, no 4-card major

1♣ /♦-2/3NT

Bid	Meaning
PASS	To play, minimum HCP, balance hand (N/A for 2NT response)
3NT	To play, balance hand
4♣	Geber
4NT	Invitation to 6NT
5NT	Invitation to 7NT
6NT	To play, balance hand
Rebid	5+ Cards, unbalance, minimum HCP, let responder to choose
New Suit	Slam interest, unbalance, cue-bid or 4+ cards, forcing.

1♥

1♠

1NT

Bid	Meaning
PASS	0-7 HCP, no good suit
2♣	Stayman, 8+ HCP, ask for major
2♦/2♥	Jacoby transfer, no more than 6 HCP, transfer to 2♥/2♠
2♠	Weak, 6+ minor cards, request partner to bid 3♣
2NT	8-9 HCP, balance hand, no 4-card major, invitation to 3NT
3♣/3♦	7- HCP, 6+ semi-solid cards, invitation to 3NT (non-SAYC standard)
3♥/3♠	9+ HCP, 6+ semi-solid cards, game forcing and slam invitation
3NT	10-15 HCP, balance hand, no 4-card major
4♣	Gerber, ask ace (not implemented)
4NT	16-17 HCP, balance hand
5NT	20-21 HCP, balance hand
6NT	18-19 HCP, balance hand
7NT	22+ HCP, balance hand

2NT

Bid	Meaning
PASS	0-4 HCP, no good suit
3♣	Stayman, 5+ HCP, ask for major
3♦/3♥	Jacoby transfer, weak transfer to 3♥/3♠
3♠	Weak, 5-5+ minor cards, request partner to bid 4♣
3NT	5-11 HCP, balance hand
4♣	Gerber, ask ace
4NT	12 HCP, balance hand, invite to 6NT
5NT	16 HCP, balance hand, invite to 7NT
6NT	13-15HCP, balance hand
7NT	17+ HCP, balance hand

2♣

2♣-2♦

1♥/1♠-2NT

Bid	Meaning
1-level	8-15 HCP, normally 5+ cards (major may have 4 good cards), non-forcing
2-level	10-15 HCP, 5+ cards, non-forcing
1NT	15-18 HCP, contains 1 stopper in opener's suit
Jump overcall	Preemptive, same as preemptive open bid

Responding to Overcalls

In general, one responds to a one-level overcall in a suit as if it were an opening bid.

Direct cuebid (Micheal)

Cuebid	Meaning
on minor	5-5 or better in major suit; 8-10 HCP or 16+ HCP.
on major	5-5 or better in unbidded major + a minor; 8-10 HCP or 16+ HCP.

Responding to Micheal:

Doubles of suit bids are for takeout over opening partscore bids and are for penality over opening bids at the game level or higher.

Bid	Meaning
Takeout double	1. 12+ HCP, shortness in the suit(s); shortness in the suit(s) bid by opponents; reasonable support for the unbid suit. 2. 16+ HCP, has a suit with 5+ card. 3. 19+ HCP, balance hand, rebid with NT.
Double an opening 1NT	Penalty . 15-17 HCP, balance hand (same as open 1NT). Partner bid, if has a long suit (5+ cards)

Bidding other that those listed in the page may not be implemented for the robot.
The page will be updated after robot has been modified and tested to be stable.

Last modified at 12-May-2010 by WeWeWeb.