1m opening allows 5M
This convention allows you to open 1m with six cards in the minor suit and five cards in a major suit. The opener should be no more than 17 (bad 18) HCP.
The 6m-5M shape opener bids or rebids the major showing five:
W N E S
1♦ P 1♥
P 1♠ P 2♣*1
P ?
2♠ - 6+ ♣, 5=♠, 11-12 HCP;
3♠ - 6+ ♣, 5=♠, 13-14 HCP;
4♠ - 6+ ♣, 5=♠, 15+ HCP;
W N E S
P
1♣ P 1♦ P
1♥ P 1N P
?
2♥ - 6+ ♣, 5=♥, 11-12 HCP;
3♥ - 6+ ♣, 5=♥, 13-14 HCP;
4♥ - 6+ ♣, 5=♥, 15+ HCP.
or jumps to 3/4 level:
W N E S
P 1♦ P 1♥
P ?
1♠ - 3+♦, 4=♠, 11-17 HCP;
2♠ - 3+♦, 4-5♠, 18+ HCP (revers);
3♠ - 6+♦, 5=♠, 11-12 HCP;
4♠ - 6+♦, 5=♠, 13+ HCP.
W N E S
1♣ P
1♠ P ?
2♥ - 3+ ♣, 4-5♥, 17+ HCP;
3♥ - 6+ ♣, 5=♥, 11-12 HCP;
4♥ - 6+ ♣, 5=♥, 13+ HCP.
W N E S
1♣ P 1♦ 1♥
?
X - 3+ ♣, 4-5♠, 11+ HCP;
1♠ - 6+ ♣, 5=♠, 11-12 HCP;
2♠ - 6+ ♣, 5=♠, 13-14 HCP;
3♠ - 6+ ♣, 5=♠, 15-16 HCP;
4♠ - 6+ ♣, 5=♠, 17-18 HCP.
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