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2NT

A 2NT opening shows a balanced hand of 22 to 23 HCP, or a hand close enough to that to be treated as balanced. Responses use a full set of tools: extended Stayman, transfers, a puppet to 3NT for minor-suit hands, and Gerber.

Responses

2NT
3♣Extended Stayman.
3♦Transfer to ♥.
3♥Transfer to ♠.
3♠Puppet to 3NT, for minor-suit hands.
3NTTo play.
4♣1430 Gerber.
4♦Texas transfer to ♥.
4♥Texas transfer to ♠.
4♠Both minors, balanced (typically 4-4), quantitative or better.
4NTQuantitative. A new suit shown afterward is a 5+ card suit.
5NTForcing, invites 7. A new suit shown afterward is a 5+ card suit.

Stayman

After 3C, opener rebids to show major-suit holdings. Over 3D (no 4-card major), a 3M rebid by responder is Smolen and 4m is natural and forcing. There are no direct delayed-Texas sequences; go through Smolen instead.

2NT – 3♣
3♦No 4-card major.
3♥4+ ♥. Responder's 3S asks about heart length and/or is a ♥ slam try.
3♠4 ♠. Responder's 4H agrees ♠ with slam interest; 4C/4D are natural.
3NT5 ♠. Responder's 4H then 4S sets ♠; 4C/4D are natural.

Transfers

After a 3D transfer to ♥, then bidding 3S shows 5-5 in the majors with slam interest. After a 3H transfer to ♠, then bidding 4H shows 5-5 in the majors without slam interest. A 4m rebid after a transfer is natural and forcing.

Follow-ups after showing the major: after a Jacoby transfer, a later 4NT is quantitative. After a Texas transfer, 4NT is RKC (1430), and a new suit is Exclusion keycard (0314).

3S puppet to 3NT

A 3S response puppets opener to 3NT and shows a minor-suit hand. After opener bids 3NT, responder clarifies:

2NT – 3♠ – 3NT
4♣♦. Responder next bids 4D with no slam interest, or otherwise responds RKC for ♦.
4♦♣. Responder next bids 4H with no slam interest, or otherwise responds RKC for ♣.
4MShortness in the bid major, 5-5 in the minors with slam interest.
4NT5-5 in the minors, no slam interest.
If opener bids a "don't like slam" step, responder's next step up means "don't care, RKC." A 4NT bid by responder here is non-forcing.