[jillybean]

I don't play any sort of flannery , my new teammates do and have sent me a link to these notes to study. haha
Adventures In Bridge, Reverse Flannery


So it's always 5 spades and 4-5 hearts, otherwise, we just bid up the line?
Anything to look out for?

[mike777]

 jillybean, on 2026-June-29, 23:05, said:

I don't play any sort of flannery , my new teammates do and have sent me a link to these notes to study. haha
Adventures In Bridge, Reverse Flannery


So it's always 5 spades and 4-5 hearts, otherwise, we just bid up the line?
Anything to look out for?

I loved playing the simple version
Not this fancy complicated version


Not a fan.just reading your link gave me a headache

Simple version
1m-2h
8-11 5s and 4 hearts period, end, period

Now I keep running into people who only know this version....

[DavidKok]

When playing Reverse Flannery, the sequences 1m-1♠; 1NT-2♥ and 1m-1♠; 2(o)m-2♥ are GF.

In theory, the checkback sequences over 1m-1♠; 1NT-? could therefore deny 4 hearts, and compress the auction and prevent information leakage. In practice I've never seen anybody play this.

Indeed you bid up the line with 4-5 hearts and 4 spades.

[paulg]

I have been analysing the system cards for the European Mixed Teams (starts tomorrow) and the European U31 Juniors (starts in a week) for my friends who are playing.

One of the consistent themes, that is conventions played by a significant number of pairs, is reverse flannery responses.