Blue Club Maxi Roman

The Blue Club system uses the 2 opening to show any 4441 hand with 17-24 hcp.

• 2 is an attempted signoff
• 2NT shows any bad six card suit
• and 3 of a suit shows a good six carder (headed by at least AJ).
• 2 is used an inquiry;
• the rebids are:
  • 2 - 2;
  • 2 17-20, either major singleton
  • 2NT 17-20, club singleton
  • 3 17-20, diamond singleton
  • 3/3/3/3NT 21-24, singleton in next suit (3NT = clubs)

After the inquiry, responder can signoff at any time except in the relay suit (opener's short suit, except 2NT over 2-2; 2 is considered the relay).

For 17-20 hands, (except for the 2-2; 2auction... see below) The first relay ask asks for the range:

• first step 17-18
• second step 19-20

The second relay asks for controls

• first step 3
• second step 4
• third step 5, etc.

The third relay asks for the number of queens:

• first step 0
• second step 1
• third step 2

For 21-24 hands The first relay asks for the number of controls

• first step 5
• second step 6
• third step 7, etc

The second relay asks for the number of queens.

Over the 2 rebid, 2NT is used as a further inquiry:

2 - 2; 2 - 2NT; 3 17-20, heart singleton. 3 is used as a further inquiry into the strength:

• 3 (17-18)
• 3NT (19-20).
• 3 17-18, spade singleton
• 3 19-20, spade singleton

Over these response, the next relay asks for controls; then another relay asks for number of queens.

Examples of auctions:

• 2 - 2
• 2 - 2NT; 2 17-20, major singleton; 2NT relay
• 3 - 3; 3 shows 17-18 spade singleton; 3 relay
• 4 - 4; 4 (4th step) shows 6 controls; 4 relay
• 5 - 7NT 5 (2nd step) shows 1 queen; 7NT places the contract
• 2 - 2;
• 2 - 3 2 17-20, major singleton; 3 signoff

• 2 - 2;
• 2 - 2NT; 2 17-20, major singleton; 2NT relay
• 3 - 3; 3 heart singleton; 3 relay
• 3NT - 4; 3NT 19-20; 4 relay 4NT - 6;
• 4NT (2nd step) shows 4 controls; 6 places the contract

• 2 - 2;
• 2NT - 3 2NT 17-20 club singleton; 3 places the contract

• 2 - 2; 3 - 3; 3 17-20 diamond singleton;
• 3 relay 3 - pass 3 17-18, pass places the contract

 

• 2 - 2; 3 - 3; 3 21-24 heart singleton; 3 relay for controls
• 3NT - 4; 3NT (2nd step) 6 controls; 4 relay 5 - 6
• 5 (4th step) 3 queens; 6 places the contract