L 9 Bidding part 2 Aims To emphasise
L 9 Bidding part 2 Aims: To emphasise the importance of a system To demonstrate how knowing the meaning of a bid allows us to make logical deductions To illustrate importance of limiting your hand: “Never lie about your strength” To Demonstrate how easy it is to make deductions when you know partner’s strength
L 9 Bidding part 2 Balanced and unbalanced hands A balanced hand is one of these shapes: 4 -3 -3 -3, 4 -4 -3 -2, 5 -3 -3 -2. A doubleton (two cards in a suit) can exist in both balanced and unbalanced hands Singletons (one card in a suit) and Voids (no cards in a suit) always mean the hand is unbalanced To open 1 NT the hand must be both balanced and with the correct point count
L 9 Bidding part 2 Opening one of a suit. “We open our longest suit” with unequal length. With two 5 -card suits, (or two 6 -card suits) we always open the higher-ranking suit With two 4 -card suits we normally open the higher: with 4 -4 in + we open 1 ; with 4 -4 in + we open 1
L 9 Bidding part 2 Opening one of a suit. BUT: with 4 -4 in both majors or both minors we open the lower suit with 4 -4 in + we open 1
L 9 Bidding part 2 Opening one of a suit. With three 4 -card suits, a 4 -4 -4 -1 shape, there are special rules With 4 -4 -4 -1 hand with both black suits opens 1 With 4 -4 -4 -1 hand with both red suits opens 1 With 4 -4 -4 in + + open 1
L 9 Bidding part 2 Responses to an opening bid of 1 of a suit With 6 -9 points we have a minimum response We bid 2 of partner’s suit with 4+-card trump support (limit raise) With 4 or more cards in a suit that we can bid at the 1 -level we bid it Otherwise we bid 1 NT Higher bids mean we have more than minimum points
L 9 Bidding part 2 A 85 K 73 QJ 2 A 982 K 76 W E Q 54 S K 8743 J 5 N West East INT Pass Partner, we do not have enough points for game, so we stop in the cheapest part score”
L 9 Bidding part 2 Q 972 AK 6 Q 1053 J 10 West 1 NT AK 3 W E J 5 S K 62 AQ 953 N East 3 NT East has a balanced hand with 17 points easily enough for game. Pass 3 NT says “Partner, I know we have enough points for game but not enough for slam. We both have balanced hands, so 3 NT looks like the best game”
L 9 Bidding part 2 A 82 AJ 95 106 K 954 N W E S West East 1 NT Pass 2 NT West has a minimum 12 points K 73 Q 7 AJ 953 J 62 East has a balanced hand with 11 points 2 NT says “Partner, we have enough points for game if you are maximum, but not if you are minimum”
L 9 Bidding part 2 KJ 6 AQ 104 J 5 QJ 96 West N W E S Q 75 J 93 KQ 64 A 32 East 1 NT 2 NT 3 NT Pass East has a balanced hand with 12 points. 2 NT invites West to bid game if he is maximum West has a maximum 14 points, so he bids 3 NT
L 9 Bidding part 2 AQ 52 J 9 KQ 6 Q 954 6 W E Q 87652 S 10532 J 8 N West East 1 NT Pass 2 East has a very weak hand, so there is no game. 2 says “ 2 Partner, my hand is too weak for us to play in game, but I have a long suit, and I think we will do better playing in it. ” Opener must pass this bid
L 9 Bidding part 2 A 6 J 752 K 87 AQ 6 N W E S QJ 10975 3 943 752 West East 1 NT Pass 2 A contract of 1 NT by West is hopeless There is no way to reach the East hand, so he will have to lead away from his honours, and may hope to make four tricks at best 2 is a much better contract There at least 5 spade tricks plus the A, and potentially two more tricks by leading towards K and Q
L 9 Bidding part 2 2 AQJ 75 K 106 A 954 West 1 Pass N W E S Q 73 K 1042 53 K 862 East 2 West has an unbalanced hand with 14 points. He opens the bidding in his longest suit. East has 8 points and support 2 says “I have 6 -9 points and 4 hearts. ” There are not enough points for game, so West passes
L 9 Bidding part 2 AJ 6 KQ 104 KJ 52 A 9 West 1 4 K 832 W E J 932 S Q 10 832 N East 2 Pass West has a balanced hand with 18 points Too many for 1 NT. He opens higher-ranking 4 -card suit East has 6 points and 4 hearts This time there are enough points for game, so west bids 4
L 9 Bidding part 2 Quiz 1) a) Partner opens 1 NT and Right Hand Opponent passes. What do you bid with the following hands? Q 75 K 32 J 865 1083 pass b) KQ 5 QJ 5 AJ 63 753 3 NT c) K 6 J 32 KQ 653 542 pass d) AJ 6 Q 104 K 843 Q 64 3 NT
L 9 Bidding part 2 e) 5 K 86532 53 J 854 2 Hearts f) KQ 8652 5 AQ 53 K 6 4 Spades g) AK 87 KQ 43 A 3 KQ 4 6 NT h) Q 8 K 5 QJ 8753 AJ 6 3 NT
L 9 Bidding part 2 2) You opened 1 NT with this hand. AQ 52 65 KJ 43 A 86 What is your call after these responses by partner? a) 2 Pass b) 2 NT 3 NT c) 4 Pass d) 3 NT Pass
L 9 Bidding part 2 End of Lesson
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