DELTEX: 8-12 carder (1 suiter) scheme in all positions

This 8-12 carder in ALL positions as a part of
the singleton/void DELTA scheme: called DELTEX

To unburden your memory this Deltex scheme is the easiest one because it is an extension of the s/v Delta scheme.

The bids of the Singleton Scheme through whole the system,
you can better say openings: for those 8-12 carders the order is: void, singleton, if more voids/singletons the system is:
with 2 singletons or 2 voids, the lowest one = a minimum, the highest one= a maximum in the range.
with 3 singletons the lowest one is minimum, the highest one = a maximum in the range. 10 «21» 0= special treatment.

1 Suit Group , <6331> , <7321> , <7330>
+ 8 - 9 - 10 - 11 -carder

Independent if the singleton/void is

, this group is known through the relay bidding at the bid of 2

relay		description	relay		exact distribution (numerical)
[2]	3	<6331> or <7321> and a minimum	[3]	3 3 3	<6331> <7321> << 2 3 >> <7321> << 3 2 >>
				4	<8311> and 3card in lowest side suit • if singleton opening is now the highest then a maximum
				4	<9211> and 2card in the lowest side suit • if singleton opening is now the highest then a maximum
				4	<10 210 > and 2card in the lowest side suit + minimum
				4	<11 200> and 2card in the lowest side suit • if singleton opening is now the highest then a maximum
	3	<7321> and a maximum	[3]	3 3	23 32
				4	<8311> and 3card in highest side suit • if singleton opening is now the highest then a maximum
				4	<9211> and 2card in the highest side suit • if singleton opening is now the highest then a maximum
				4	<10 210 > and 2card in the highest side suit + minimum
				4	<11 200> and 2card in the highest side suit • if singleton opening is now the highest then a maximum
	3	<6331> and a maximum
	3	<7330> and a minimum
	3	<7330> and a maximum
	4	<8221> and a minimum
	4	<9220> and a minimum
	4	10 «12»0 and a maximum
	4	<11 110> and a minimum

2 Suiter Group , <5431> , <6421> , <6430> + 8 - 9 - 10 - 12 -carder
Independent if the singleton/void is,, or , this group is known through the relay bidding at the bid of 2 then relay 2 or if not through the 2 bid, then a directly bid of 2 or higher.

relay		description	relay		exact distribution and min/max
[2]	2	lower 4-card suit 54 min/maximum or 64 minimum	[3]	3 3 3 3	<5431> and a minimum <5431> and a maximum <6421> and a minimum <6430> and a minimum
				4	<8320> with a minimum, 3card in lowest side suit
				4	<9310> with a minimum, 3card in lowest side suit
				4	<10 300 > with a minimum, 3card in lowest side suit if you took the lowest s/v suit = HCP in 3card too if you took the highest s/v suit = HCP mainly in the 10c (if 5-7/8 no A+K)
				4	<12 100> with a minimum, 1 card in lowest side suit
	3	higher 4-card suit 54 min/maximum or 64 minimum	[3]	3 3 3 4	<5431> and a minimum <5431> and a maximum <6421> and a minimum <6430> and a minimum
rest is a <6421> or <6430> with a maximum : lower before higher 4-card suit and then 6421 before 6430
	3	lower 4-card suit			<6421> and a maximum
	3	lower 4-card suit			<6430> and a maximum
	3	higher 4-card suit			<6421> and a maximum
	3	higher 4-card suit			<6430> and a maximum
	4	<8320> with a minimum, 3card in highest side suit
	4	<9310> with a minimum, 3card in highest side suit
	4	<10 300> with a minimum, 3card in highest side suit if you took the lowest s/v suit = HCP in 3card too if you took the highest s/v suit = HCP mainly in the 10c (if 5-7/8 no A+K)
	4	<12 100> with a minimum, 1card in highest side suit

S		previous bidding: opening bid of 2
relay		order , exact distribution	relay		minimum or maximum (and which distribution)
[2]	3	‹‹ 5 4 4 0 ›› min/max ‹‹ 4 4 4 1 ›› and a minimum	[3]	3 3 3	‹‹ 4 4 4 1 ›› minimum - then 3 = to play ! ‹‹ 5 4 4 0 ›› minimum ‹‹ 5 4 4 0 ›› maximum
				4 4 4 4	8221 with a maximum 9220 with a maximum 10111 with a min (S-opening= lowest) (10111 with a max if S-opening= highest 10«21»0 with a max if S-opening= middle) 11110 with a maximum
	3	‹‹ 4 4 5 0 ›› min/max	[3]	3 3	minimum maxmum
				4 4 4 4	8221 with a maximum 9220 with a maximum 10111 with a min (S-opening= lowest) (10111 with a max if S-opening= highest 10«21»0 with a max if S-opening= middle) 11110 with a maximum
	3	‹‹ 4 5 4 0 ›› and a minimum
	3	‹‹ 4 5 4 0 ›› and a maximum
	3	‹‹ 4 4 4 1 ›› and a maximum
	4 4 4 4	8221 with a maximum 9220 with a maximum 10111 with a min (S-opening= lowest) (10111 with a max if S-opening= highest 10«21»0 with a max if S-opening= middle) 11110 with a maximum

S		previous bidding: 2 - [2] - 2
relay		order , exact distribution	relay		minimum or maximum (and which distribution)
[2]	3	‹‹ 4 4 0 5 ›› min/max ‹‹ 4 4 1 4 ›› and a minimum	[3]	3 3 3	‹‹ 4 4 1 4 ›› minimum - then 3 = to play ! ‹‹ 4 4 0 5 ›› minimum ‹‹ 4 4 0 5 ›› maximum
				4 4 4 4	8221 with a maximum 9220 with a maximum 10111 with a min (S-opening= lowest) (10111 with a max if S-opening= highest 10«21»0 with a max if S-opening= middle) 11110 with a maximum
	3	‹‹ 5 4 0 4 ›› min/max	[3]	3 3	minimum maximum
				4 4 4 4	8221 with a maximum 9220 with a maximum 10«21»0 with a max (S-opening= middle) (10111 with a min if S-opening= lowest 10111 with a max if S-opening= highest) 11110 with a maximum
	3	‹‹ 4 5 0 4 ›› and a minimum
	3	‹‹ 4 5 0 4 ›› and a maximum
	3	‹‹ 4 4 1 4 ›› and a maximum
	4 4 4 4	8221 with a maximum 9220 with a maximum 10«21»0 with a max (S-opening= middle) (10111 with a min if S-opening= lowest 10111 with a max if S-opening= highest) 11110 with a maximum

S		previous bidding: 1 - [1] - 2 - [2] - 2
relay		order , exact distribution	relay		minimum or maximum (and which distribution)
[2]	3	‹‹ 4 0 4 5 ›› min/max ‹‹ 4 1 4 4 ›› and a minimum	[3]	3 3 3	‹‹ 4 1 4 4 ›› minimum - then 3 = to play ! ‹‹ 4 0 4 5 ›› minimum ‹‹ 4 0 4 5 ›› maximum
				4 4 4 4	8221 with a maximum 9220 with a maximum 10«21»0 with a max (S-opening= middle) (10111 with a min if S-opening= lowest 10111 with a max if S-opening= highest) 11110 with a maximum
	3	‹‹ 4 0 5 4 ›› min/max	[3]	3 3	minimum maxmum
				4 4 4 4	8221 with a maximum 9220 with a maximum 10«21»0 with a max (S-opening= middle) (10111 with a min if S-opening= lowest 10111 with a max if S-opening= highest) 11110 with a maximum
	3	‹‹ 5 0 4 4 ›› and a minimum
	3	‹‹ 5 0 4 4 ›› and a maximum
	3	‹‹ 4 1 4 4 ›› and a maximum
	4 4 4 4	8221 with a maximum 9220 with a maximum 10111 with a max (S-opening= highest) (10111 with a min if S-opening= lowest 10«21»0 with a max if S-opening= middle) 11110 with a maximum

S		previous bidding: 1 - [1] - 2 - [2] - 2
relay		order , exact distribution	relay		minimum or maximum
2!	2	‹‹ 1 4 4 4 ›› and a minimum
	3	‹‹ 0 4 4 5 ›› min/max	[3]	3 3	minimum maxmum
				3 4 4 4	8221 with a maximum 9220 with a maximum 10111 with a max (S-opening= highest) (10111 with a min if S-opening= lowest 10«21»0 with a max if S-opening= middle) 11110 with a maximum
	3	‹‹ 0 4 5 4 ›› min/max	[3]	3 3	minimum maxmum
				4 4 4 4	8221 with a maximum 9220 with a maximum 10111 with a max (S-opening= highest) (10111 with a min if S-opening= lowest 10«21»0 with a max if S-opening= middle) 11110 with a maximum
	3	‹‹ 0 5 4 4 ›› and a minimum
	3	‹‹ 0 5 4 4 ›› and a maximum
	3	‹‹ 1 4 4 4 ›› and a maximum
	4 4 4 4	8221 with a maximum 9220 with a maximum 10111 with a max (S-opening= highest) (10111 with a min if S-opening= lowest 10«21»0 with a max if S-opening= middle) 11110 with a maximum

5/5 Suit Group , <5521> , <5530> + 8 - 9 - 10 - 12 -carder (if you playthe other 5/5 scheme them remarks in this colour)
Independent if the singleton/void is,, or , this group is known through the relay bidding at 2 or higher
S : 1 - [1] - 2/3	S: 1-[1] - 2/3	S: 1 -[2] -2/3	S: 1- [1] - 1 - [2] - 2/3

bid	description	relay		exact distribution and min/max
2	two lowest suits max./min.	[3]	3 3 3 3	<5521> and a minimum <5521> and a maximum <5530> and a minimum <5530> and a maximum
			4 4 4 4	<8320> with a maximum, 32/23 in lowest side suits <9310> with a maximum, 31/13 in lowest side suits <10 300 > with a maximum, 3card in lowest side suit* <12 100 > with a maximum, 1card in lowest side suit*
		[3]	4 4 4 5>Slab answer
3	lowest and highest suit max./min.	[3]	3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4	<5521> and a minimum <5521> and a maximum <5530> and a minimum <5530> and a maximum <8320> with a maximum, 32/23 in lowest+ highest side suits <9310> with a maximum, 31/13 in lowest+ highest side suits <10 300 > with a maximum, 3 card in middle side suit* <12 100 > with a maximum, singleton in middle side suit*
3	two highest suits <5521> and a minimum
3	two highest suits <5521> and a maximum
3	two highest suits <5530> and a minimum
3	two highest suits <5530> and a maximum
4 4 4 4	<8320> with a maximum, 32/23 in highest side suits <9310> with a maximum, 31/13 in highest side suits <10 300 > with a maximum, 3c in highest side suit* <12 100 > with a maximum, singleton in highest side suit*
/ regarding the <10 300 > and <12 100 > : if the s/v started with the lowest 0-suit then L= lowest suit left, if the s/v started with the highest 0-suit then L= highest suit left.
NOTE: if you play the more sophisticated scheme regarding max/min in a 8-12, 13-16 range regarding the fact that you will be able to Pass a minimum bid in the real suit (with the extra bid of 4 meaning the two highest and a 5530, ALL above bids where needed are 1 step higher.

Any way for all the shapes with a 1-suiter and an 8- upto 12-carder you know under the 4

level the exact distribution and a minimum or maximum in the range up to 15points from Pass opener and up to 10/11 points from RR (else with more points all one level higher, as usual).

Up to you to use this (uniform) scheme or the two other ones of which one you have more information about AK + side values etc., but no information about s/v and exact distribution.

After a 4 Bid next bid (if not L) is starting the spiral scan, that means asking for the number of controls, Then next bid starts with scanning L first, then next bid asking for the Queen+scan. But after giving the number of controls and 2nd. step is start scanning without L/or Queen L because you are not interested in L or you can deduce later with knowing the placing of A/K in the other suit(s)

Because in the stage after a 4 bid Ace/King and placement cq. A or K in 8+ suiter? is the most important issue. Therefore Spiral Scan method to be preferred. But CAB bid not 4

or higher, then use the normal Slab method.

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1	Suit	8311 with a min.- or max 8221 with a minimum	9211 min. or max. 9220 with a minimum	10 210 min 10 <12>0 max	11 200 min or max 11 110 min
2	Suiter	8320 with a minimum	9310 with a min	10 300 min.	12 100 min
3	Suiter	8221 with a maximum	9220 with a max	10 111 min or max 10 <21> max	11 110 max

5/5	Suits	8320 with a maximum	9310 with a max	10 300 max*	12 100 max*
* and handling of the L-Suit by choise of the s/v suit		if 32/23 in lowest + highest suit then 4 bid	if 31/13 in lowest+highest suit then 4 bid	if 3c in the middle suit then 4 bid	if singl. in middle suit then 4 bid

OPENING	Singleton / Void in	Description
1	S	All groups
1	S	L=, L= , 1 or 2-suiter or any 5/5
1	S	All groups
1	S	L=, L= , 1 or 2-suiter or any 5/5
2	S	L=, 1 or 2-suiter or 3-suiter
2	S	L= , 1or 2-suiter
2	S	3 suiter,
Note: With 8311 and 9211 and 11 200 you have a choice which singleton you will take: • the lowest if you have a minimum • the highest if you have a maximum With 10 111 you have a choice which singleton you will take: • the lowest if you have a minimum • the highest if you have a maximum With 10 «21» 0 MAX you have to take: • the middle S-opening for the 3-suiter section

Example to figure out the placing of an eventual King
W	AJx	Qxx	E
E/non	xx	-
A94		QJT876532
Axxxx		K	origin board: example

GROUPS	DISTRIBUTION TYPES with final bid (range and exact distribution known)
	4	4	4	4

	-	1	8-12 s/v shape 4441 up to 73330 or 7-10/11 8+ 1-suiter (note: it is a borderline because normally a stif King without an Ace does not count but for Deltex shapes allowed)
relay	[1]	1	s/v any shape 4441 up to 7330 or s/v with a Major or any 5/5 \| or 8+c 1 suiter
relay	[1]	2	s/v and L=
relay	[2]	4	« 3091 » and a minimum
start spiral scan, number of controls?	4}	4	0 -2
start scanning but not interested in A/K or Q	5}	5	no Ace or King (or A+K = not possible)
scan	5}	6	Ace or King and Queen, no Jack
	7	Pass
If West is the opener, the bidding - because of the symmetic design of the whole system - will be the same
13+ any shape	Pass	1	s/v any shape 4441 up to 7330 or s/v with a Major or any 5/5 \| or 8+c 1 suiter \| etc.

Example to figure out the placing of an Ace and King
W	976	AKJT85432	E
E/non	xx	-
AQxxx		x
Axx		xxx	origin board: NL newsgroup

	-	1	8-12 s/v shape 4441 up to 73330 or 7-10/11 8+ 1-suiter
natural or semi natural (3c) 0-15 point	1	2	max, s/v and support
help suit trial	3}	3	void or Ace ànd help in
waiting bid (for further control)	3}	4	control, no control
waiting bid and your control suits me and I have a control	4}	4	if K you bid 4= Ace asking
	Pass
it is hard working to reach this contract. Because of the lead provocation too risky for 6
lets see how the auction will be with a complete relay (imaginary because of no relay values):

	-	1	8-12 s/v shape 4441 up to 73330 or 7-10/11 8+ 1-suiter
relay	[1]	1	6-11 s/v any shape 4441 up to 7330 or s/v with a Majr or any 5/5
relay	[1]	2	s/v and L= + 4c ?
relay	[2]	2	4c and 5431 min/max or 64 min OR 8+ 1 suiter with 3c
relay	[3]	4	« 9013 » and a minimum
start spiral scan, number of controls?	4}	4	3 controls
start the scan	5}	5	Ace +King or NON
	*6/5	Pass
*a 4-3 break is needed, ànd of course the important 976 holding AND taking the risk for a lead = 1 down

If you prefer not to open these 9c 1-suiters as a part of the Delta openings, then it is a 4 opening: 10c minimum OR 10c max (No AK) OR AK 9c and no side value, and you will end in 4.

Example of final distribution is known above normal level: then no CP/Spiral Scan and if Max--> Zoom!
W	KJ94	-	E
E/non	AKT6	32
5		AKQJ9642
AK92		JT8	origin board: Bridge Base Forums

	-	1	8-12 s/v shape 4441 up to 73330 or 7-10/11 8+ 1-suiter
relay	[1]	1	6-11 s/v any shape 4441 up to 7330
relay	[1]	3	5/5 in and (or if 8/9 1 suiter 3/2 or 3/1 in and )
relay	[3]	4	32 or 23 in and and a 8card and 9-10 points
Slam Asking Bid*	4}	5	2 Aces + trump Queen AND Jack but no Jack **
	6	Pass
*4 = Distribution relay. You are not interest in 32 or 23 diviation of the side suits. But a final 4 bid is the maximum for a CP/Scan level, reason why now the 'standard' Slab method
** 5 is the last possible step. Because of the lack of bidding space you must help partner. 9 Points known, 3 Jack's possible only. So Partner- if he needs that info- can bid after 5: 6 = Jack? and then 6 just in time to say NO, sorry Idont have it with f.e. xxxxx.......... - Axxx........... xxx - ................ AKQJxxxx AKQx ......... xx ( usual order in case of equal or not known lenght and for this hand: ) see complete pdf with schemes