The opening bids of 3mi show 2-suited hands as follows:-
- 3♣ Shows 5+-5+ or better in Red Suits & <=7 losing trick count
- 3♦ Shows 5+-5+ or better in Majors & <=7 losing trick count
See BETA's unique
55+ convention for all possible continuations.
ONLY use these bids with less than 7LTC. With 7LTC use some discretion.
Below is a guide for LTC determination.
In the 2 promised suits any absent A or K or Q is to be counted as a potential losing trick
When 5-5 the 2 short suits: 3-0, 2-1; with 6-5 the short suits will be 2-0 or 1-1
A missing A in a singleton
Any mossing A or K in a doubleton
Any of A, K, Q missing in a tripleton