Last time it happened at this point in the auction: If your opponent keeps asking questions then you could suggest that you call the director. A variation of Garbage Stayman in which responder's bid of 2 after a 2 reply is weak and non-forcing with at least four cards in each major suit. A rebid of the same suit at more than the minimum level available. For example, if opener bids 1 and responder bids 1, a rebid of 3 by opener would be a jump shift because it is only necessary to rebid 2. Use of the Stayman convention after a rebid of 1NT or 2NT by opener to check if the partnership has an eight-card major suit fit. Such is the case when responding to an opening 1m and you have 4-4 in the majors. AK932 Very often this phrase occurs in sequences which started with an opening bid of 1NT. A combination in which there is the possibility of finessing against either opponent for a missing card. International Match Points. Q5 It describes the strength of a hand on which you would like partner to bid on to a game with maximum values for his bidding so far, but to pass, or at least come to rest in a safe haven, if holding a minimum. Even this rotten suit is a 2 rebid J87542 An artificial bid of the cheaper minor at the three level by responder to show a very weak hand of about 0-3 points after an opening bid of 2, a waiting response of 2, and a rebid of 2, 2, or 3 by opener. A hand with a void, a singleton or more than one doubleton. Partner is expected to pass. If the player in the balancing position passes, the auction is over. You have enough strength to force to game, and you have a four-card suit you haven't mentioned yet, so you bid it: 3 . An observation that the total number of tricks that can be taken by both sides is usually equal to the combined length of each sides' best trump suit. 1N semi-forcing. A bid after partner has made a penalty double, expecting you to pass. A hand strong enough to commit the partnership to at least a game contract. 2 show answer. For example, if you hold the K, it would be unfavorable to have the A located on your left. Three or more consecutive cards in a suit. A play technique for winning a trick with a low trump when an opponent has a higher trump. In response to a 1NT opening, a bid of 2 asks opener to bid 2 and 2 asks opener to bid 2. A play technique for winning a trick with a low trump when an opponent has a favorably located higher trump. Used as a guideline for whether to open in fourth position. When we open in a minor suit, we may still find an 8 card major suit fit. A hand that has not had an opportunity to open the bidding. Choosing one of the suits suggested by partner. A call made without the values normally associated with it, to deceive the opponents. show answer. Playing a trump on a trick when void in the suit led. A spade can't be led without assuring declarer of a trick with the king. KT8 For example, in a holding of the Q-J, the Q and J are equals. I don't think you'll have any trouble after you see a few examples. Responder's 2 relay is used to either place the contract in 2, or to be followed by an invitational bid. The main examples used in Acol are the opening bids 1NT and 2NT, which show 12 - 14 HCP and 20 - 22 HCP respectively. The order in which bids can be made, starting with 1 and ending with 7NT. Spades are ranked highest; hearts are second; diamonds are third; clubs are the lowest-ranking suit. The player to the left of the dealer, who is the second player to have the chance to bid or pass. The post may still be visible to moderators in this topic, The post will be removed from this topic completely, Community Forum Software by IP.Board 3.1.4. XYZ is a convention whereby the first 3 bids of a partnership's auction are on the 1-level (but not 1NT- over 1NT you can play some version of New Minor Forcing). 1NT 2C is Stayman, promising some 4+ card major and asking partner to bid her 4-card major (2H or 2S) if she has one, otherwise to bid 2D. show answer. It would be better for North to become declarer so that East cannot lead a heart without giving North a trick with the K. show answer. Every bid fits into one category or the other. When one partner makes a forcing bid, the other partner must keep the bidding open regardless of how rotten he thinks his hand is. RAISING AN INVITATIONAL BID An area that seems to be changing in competitive bidding is that of raising an invitational bid. Both partners will bid 4 card suits up-the-line (lowest ranking first), and if we uncover a 4-4 major suit fit, we use the same 24 total point chart to decide how high to raise. I don't claim to be one of the top players, but I do understand how slowly beginners need to go when they are trying to learn how to play bridge. For example: 5=4=3=1 denotes five spades, four hearts, three diamonds, and one club. 4NT is quantitative (invitational to slam) if: Our last bid was a natural notrump opening or rebid: 1NT-4NT= Invites 6NT 1C-1H / 2NT-4NT = Invites 6NT 1D-3NT / 4NT = Invites 6NT 4NT is the first rebid by the Strong 2C opener: 2C-2D / 4NT = 10-trick notrump hand Our opening bid was 1NT or 2NT and: Responder uses Stayman, then jumps to 4NT. The undertaking by declarer's side to win at least a specific number of tricks in a specific denomination as determined by the final bid in the auction. A jump in a new suit to show both length in the bid suit and a fit for partner's suit. If the opponents have a partscore when a non-vulnerable game is made in rubber bridge, the partscore is cut off and doesn't count toward the next game. A pass of a double that one's partner intended to be taken out. (our 16-17 + Partner's 6 = 22-23) A finesse that may need to be taken more than once to gain one or more additional tricks. Albert Morehead advanced this rule: --- any bid in a suit previously bid (by either partner) is a limited bid.. KT5 The hand of declarer's partner that is placed face up on the table after the opening lead. While Smolen can prove useful, my view is that these hands can be bid easily enough with transfers. AK2 v. - Any bid made by bridge player with which partner disagrees. A limit raise is a fit response to an opening of one of a suit. Conversely, bidding slowly toward the contract shows interest in bidding more. A partnership agreement that a two-over-one response is forcing to game if responder has not passed originally. For example: 1 -1 -1 or 1 -1 -2 . The relay is typically the lowest available bid, leaving as much room for the description as possible. Invitational bids generally occur after limit bids and invites partner to bid again if they are at the top of their point range. Suppose East opens 1 and North holds the K. Invitational Bids AK97 This hand is from Judgment at bridge by Lawrence. The highest card played in the suit led wins the trick. After 1 - 1 your rebid is? Pass otherwise. The partner of a player who makes an overcall or a takeout double. Tricks a hand can be expected to take if the partnership buys the contract. The partnership hand with fewer cards in a specific suit. A holder, usually of metal or plastic, used to preserve the cards as originally dealt. Expert and long term partnerships may make exceptions but these will be rare and therefore a memory strain - beware. W: 1NT E: 4NT 19 -20 points. The modern form of the game which awards bonuses for bidding and making contracts. Format in which two or more partnerships play the same deals. After 1 - 1N your rebid is? After 1 - 1 your rebid is? Q9743 A8632 8 42 2. In Bridge World Standard, most weak or invitational responses to major-suit openings are conditioned by the forcing one-notrump response. Many also include the feature that hands with 5S and invitational values use 2C followed by 2S to show this as an alternative to, or addition to, the standard treatment of 2H transfer to 2S followed by 2NT (or other non-game-forcing bid). A bid that shows length in a different suit. If using XYZ, it does not matter what the first 3 bids were, as long as opener's rebid is 1 or 1. The sum of the high-card points plus the number of spades in a hand. The technique of losing a trick to an opponent to force a favorable lead in another suit. 1!s-3!h would have been invitational (saying nothing about spade shortness); 1!s-1N-2minor-3!h undiscussed, although we're an established partnership. (our 16-17 + Partner's 7 = 23-24), And with 8-9, she continues on to 4 because the total cannot be less than 24. After 1 - 1 your rebid is? The call of 3 spades also contains 5 spades and 5 hearts, but this time responder insists that game be bid. The bonus awarded to the defenders for defeating a contract. 3NT over 1 /. A reverse is a bid of a suit that Partner passed over for her one-level response. An artificial response of 2 to an opening bid of 2 that says nothing about responder's hand. Lower honors, typically queens and jacks as compared to aces and kings. A player in a position to make a call immediately following an opponent's bid. As an opening bid or an overcall, it is usually made with a long suit and a weak hand by skipping one or more levels of the auction. The opponent may have winners to take or be in a position to make a damaging lead that could defeat the contract. When we open one-of-a-suit, our possible point range is quite wide (12-21). My question is: Is it regular to say "I don't know" when there is no agreed meaning for a bid? 7 A high trump followed by a low trump shows an odd number of trumpsusually three; a low trump followed by a high trump shows an even numberusually two. This is a perfectly good auction, but there is a risk. To ruff with a higher trump after another player has already trumped. Developing a trump winner with the help of a potential overruff or an uppercut. In a auction where you could have raised partner directly with an invitational jump, of course a cuebid is a game force when you support partner. show answer, AQT3 A double that asks partner to bid an unbid suit. Then the above sequences can be used for more difficult hand types instead. An overcall at a higher level than necessary showing a weak hand with a long suit. The suit, or notrump, specified in a bid. A play to prevent a particular opponent from gaining the lead. AK3 *From an article in the ACBL bulletin by Marty Bergen and supported by Steve Robinson in Washington Standard the 2S bid shows 15-16 support points. For example, when dummy's trumps are needed to ruff losers. After 1 - 1 your rebid is? The responder can bid 2 to force opener to bid 2. Q I'm not finished describing what I've got.". When he arrives make a complaint about opponents harrassing you and your partner through persistent questioning. What do we do after Partner has made only a single raise and her point range is wider (1 - 2 = 6-9 points with spade support)? Bid game in NT with the unbid suit(s) well stopped. Reverses use up a lot of bidding space. An auction in which both sides are bidding to try and win the contract. An undertaking to win at least a specified number of tricks in a specified denomination. A common example is after a simple rebid: As two hearts is limited three hearts is invitational and non forcing. A guideline for deciding whether to finesse for a missing queen. A call which has both constructive and preemptive aspects, better than a preemptive raise but less than a limit raise. Adjust hand valuation based on the auction. A way to get from one hand to the opposite hand. show answer, QJ7 A single raise of opener's major suit showing the upper end of the minimum range, about 8-10 points. A suit that has not yet been bid during the auction. While not forcing, these rebids do have a fairly wide range (up to about 17 or even 18). Since Mr. Hardy first published his 2/1 texts, other bridge professionals have advocated that jump shifts by responder be played as invitational, about 10-12 HCP and a good 5-card or 6-card suit. It can also be used whenever a forcing call is needed. In standard methods, a high-low signal shows an even number of cards; a low-high signal shows an odd number. So maybe there's a 4-4 fit. Little Bear asks, "Do you really think that made sense to a beginning bridge player like me? Same as trumping. After 1 - 1N your rebid is? Often presented as a problem on how to make, or defeat, a contract.