Response | Meaning |
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2![]() | Signoff. |
2![]() | Signoff. |
2NT | Strong, artificial inquiry of opener's distribution (see below). |
3![]() | Natural, 6+ clubs, non-forcing. |
3![]() | Invites game, 3-3 in ![]() ![]() |
3![]() | Weak, preemptive. |
3![]() | Weak, preemptive. | 3NT | To play. |
4![]() | To play. |
4![]() | To play. |
Opener's weak bid is 3. Any other rebid is game-forcing.
Meaning | |
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3![]() | Showing a minimum. Responder can bid ![]()
3 |
3![]() | 5-5 in the majors. A 3![]() ![]() |
3![]() | Maximum, 5-4 in ![]() ![]() |
3![]() | Maximum, 4-5 in ![]() ![]() |
3NT | Maximum, 4-4 in ![]() ![]() |
Ekren is not a Brown Sticker Convention under WBF rules. However, it is disallowed in ACBL events. The ACBL's General Convention Chart requires two-suiters at the two level to show at least 5-4 with 10 points. The closest playable variation would be an ACBL Midchart convention: a
Ekrens was created in the 1990s and is named for its inventor, Bjorn Olav Ekren of Norway.
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