bridge for beginners lesson 12 bidding strong hands
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Bridge for BeginnersBridge for Beginners
Lesson 12Lesson 12
Bidding Strong HandsBidding Strong Hands
Homework – Question 1Homework – Question 1 What is your opening bid?What is your opening bid? AJ76543 876 8 Q5
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Vul PVul P
NV 3NV 3
Vul 1Vul 1
NV 1NV 1
Vul PVul P
NV PNV P
Vul 1Vul 1
NV 3NV 3
Vul 3Vul 3
NV 4NV 4
Vul 1Vul 1
NV 1NV 1
Vul 3Vul 3
NV 3NV 3
Vul 1Vul 1
NV 1NV 1
Bidding Strong HandsBidding Strong Hands
1 Level is a normal opening strength1 Level is a normal opening strength 2 level is strong2 level is strong 3+ level is weak and pre-emptive3+ level is weak and pre-emptive
Strong meansStrong means 20+ HCP or20+ HCP or 8 Playing Tricks8 Playing Tricks
2 Level Openings2 Level Openings In ACOL all 2 level bids are strongIn ACOL all 2 level bids are strong Many other systems are differentMany other systems are different Often a 2 level bid is weak and pre-Often a 2 level bid is weak and pre-
emptiveemptive When the bid is made the opener’s partner When the bid is made the opener’s partner
should Announce or Alertshould Announce or Alert An Announcement will indicate a strong or An Announcement will indicate a strong or
weak bidweak bid An Alert shows a convention bid i.e. not An Alert shows a convention bid i.e. not
showing the suit bidshowing the suit bid
Opening 2Opening 2 This is our strongest opening bid.This is our strongest opening bid.
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Open 2Open 2 with 23+ HCPwith 23+ HCP
Not a natural bidNot a natural bid
Says nothing aboutSays nothing about Partner must ALERTPartner must ALERT
The ALERT card shows a The ALERT card shows a convention bidconvention bid
Make sure both opponents Make sure both opponents see the cardsee the card
Then return it to the boxThen return it to the boxT
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Responding to 2Responding to 2 Opening Opening
You MUST not PassYou MUST not Pass If you have fewer than 8 HCP you bid 2If you have fewer than 8 HCP you bid 2 Which says nothing about Which says nothing about ’s’s It tells partner your HCP countIt tells partner your HCP count And partner MUST ALERTAnd partner MUST ALERT Another convention bidAnother convention bid Any other bid shows 8+ HCPAny other bid shows 8+ HCP Based on needing 33 HCP for 6NTBased on needing 33 HCP for 6NT
Opening 2NTOpening 2NT
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Open 2NT with 20-22 HCPOpen 2NT with 20-22 HCP
Shows a balanced handShows a balanced hand
But can be bid with 2 decent But can be bid with 2 decent doubletons doubletons
In responseIn response
You may Pass with <3 HCPYou may Pass with <3 HCP
With 3+ you must bidWith 3+ you must bid
Responses shortlyResponses shortlyT
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Opening 2Opening 2, 2, 2 or 2or 2
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Open 2 of a suitOpen 2 of a suit
With 20 to 22 HCPWith 20 to 22 HCP
And a good long suitAnd a good long suit
Or 8 playing tricksOr 8 playing tricks
Partner MUST announcePartner MUST announce
‘‘STRONG FORCING’STRONG FORCING’
With this hand open 2With this hand open 2
In responseIn response
You must bidYou must bid
With < 8 HCP respond 2NTWith < 8 HCP respond 2NT
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Calculation of Playing TricksCalculation of Playing Tricks An estimation of likely winnersAn estimation of likely winners Count:Count: Number of top cardsNumber of top cards
A is 1A is 1 AK is 2AK is 2 AKQ is 3AKQ is 3 KQ is 1KQ is 1
Add 1 for a suit of 5 cards, 2 for 6, 3 for 7Add 1 for a suit of 5 cards, 2 for 6, 3 for 7 If you have a total of 8 or moreIf you have a total of 8 or more Consider a 2 level opening bid (Not 2Consider a 2 level opening bid (Not 2))
Playing Tricks examplePlaying Tricks example
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3 winners in3 winners in ’s’s
2 winners in2 winners in ’s’s
Plus 2 for length inPlus 2 for length in ’s ’s
and 1 for length inand 1 for length in ’s’s
17 HCP17 HCP
But 8 playing tricksBut 8 playing tricks
So open 2So open 2Partner will announce ?Partner will announce ?
‘‘STRONG FORCING’STRONG FORCING’
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RememberRemember
An Opening 2 level suit bid is forcingAn Opening 2 level suit bid is forcing You must respondYou must respond PASS is NOT an optionPASS is NOT an option If you have fewer than 8 HCPIf you have fewer than 8 HCP You MUST respond 2NT (negative)You MUST respond 2NT (negative) Partner needs to know where to stop Partner needs to know where to stop At gameAt game Or slamOr slam
What will you Open?What will you Open?
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You have 24 HCPYou have 24 HCP
4441 shape4441 shape
Bid is 2Bid is 2With 23+ HCPWith 23+ HCP
Always open 2Always open 2NBNB
Partner MUST Alert!Partner MUST Alert!
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What will you Open?What will you Open?
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You have 22 HCPYou have 22 HCP
4333 shape4333 shape
Bid is 2NTBid is 2NT
With 20-22 HCPWith 20-22 HCP
And balanced shapeAnd balanced shape
Always open 2NTAlways open 2NT
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What will you Open?What will you Open?
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You have 22 HCPYou have 22 HCP
GoodGood ’s’s
Bid is 2Bid is 2With 20-22 HCPWith 20-22 HCP
Or 8 playing tricksOr 8 playing tricks
And a good suitAnd a good suit
Always open 2 of the suitAlways open 2 of the suit
(Except 2(Except 2))
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What will you Open?What will you Open?
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You have 16 HCPYou have 16 HCP
GoodGood ’s and second suit’s and second suit
Playing tricks ?Playing tricks ?
Bid is 2Bid is 2With 8 playing tricksWith 8 playing tricks
And a good suitAnd a good suit
Always open 2 of the suitAlways open 2 of the suit
(Except 2(Except 2))
Partner AnnouncesPartner Announces
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What will you Open?What will you Open?
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You have 20 HCPYou have 20 HCP
GoodGood ’s and second suit’s and second suit
Playing tricks ?Playing tricks ?
Not good enough for 2Not good enough for 2Too good for 1Too good for 1
Bid is 2NTBid is 2NT
Even with 2 doubletonsEven with 2 doubletons
Partner may pass a 1 level Partner may pass a 1 level bidbid
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What will you Open?What will you Open?
You have 20 HCPYou have 20 HCP
55 ’s and 4’s and 4 ’s’s
Playing tricks ?Playing tricks ?
Bid is 1Bid is 1’’s not good enough for 2s not good enough for 2’’s not good enough for 2NTs not good enough for 2NT
Hope partner has enough to Hope partner has enough to respondrespond
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Responding to 2 level openingsResponding to 2 level openingsYou have 2 HCPYou have 2 HCP
Partner has opened 2Partner has opened 2What is your response?What is your response?
Response is 2Response is 2After a 2After a 2 opening opening
Showing a big handShowing a big hand
You MUST bidYou MUST bid
With fewer than 8 HCPWith fewer than 8 HCP
Negative response is 2Negative response is 2
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Responding to 2 level openingsResponding to 2 level openingsYou have 2 HCPYou have 2 HCP
Partner has opened 2NTPartner has opened 2NT
What is your response?What is your response?
Response is PASSResponse is PASS
After a 2NT openingAfter a 2NT opening
Showing 20-22 HCPShowing 20-22 HCP
You may PassYou may Pass
With fewer than 3 HCPWith fewer than 3 HCP
With more you MUST bidWith more you MUST bid
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Responding to 2 level openingsResponding to 2 level openingsYou have 2 HCPYou have 2 HCP
Partner has opened 2Partner has opened 2What is your response?What is your response?
Response is 2NTResponse is 2NT
After a 2 of a suit openingAfter a 2 of a suit opening
Showing a big handShowing a big hand
You MUST bidYou MUST bid
With fewer than 8 HCPWith fewer than 8 HCP
Negative response is 2NTNegative response is 2NT
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Positive responses to 2Positive responses to 2 opening openingYou have 9 HCPYou have 9 HCP
Partner has opened 2Partner has opened 2What is your response?What is your response?
Response is 3Response is 3With more than 7 HCPWith more than 7 HCP
Bid your longest suitBid your longest suit
A natural bidA natural bid
Forcing to at least gameForcing to at least game
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Positive responses to 2Positive responses to 2 opening openingYou have 9 HCPYou have 9 HCP
Partner has opened 2Partner has opened 2What is your response?What is your response?
Response is 2NTResponse is 2NT
Showing more than 7 HCPShowing more than 7 HCP
Very balanced hand 4333Very balanced hand 4333
And no 4 card majorAnd no 4 card major
Forcing to at least gameForcing to at least game
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Positive responses to 2NT openingPositive responses to 2NT openingYou have 5 HCPYou have 5 HCP
Partner has opened 2NTPartner has opened 2NT
What is your response?What is your response?
Response is 3NTResponse is 3NT
Showing more than 2 HCPShowing more than 2 HCP
Balanced handBalanced hand
And no 5 card majorAnd no 5 card major
Forcing to at least gameForcing to at least game
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Positive responses to 2NT openingPositive responses to 2NT openingYou have 5 HCPYou have 5 HCP
Partner has opened 2NTPartner has opened 2NT
What is your response?What is your response?
Response is 3Response is 3
Showing more than 2 HCPShowing more than 2 HCP
And a 5 card majorAnd a 5 card major
Forcing to at least gameForcing to at least game
Opener selects the gameOpener selects the game
NT or NT or ’s’s
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Positive responses to 2NT openingPositive responses to 2NT openingYou have 5 HCPYou have 5 HCP
Partner has opened 2NTPartner has opened 2NT
What is your response?What is your response?
Response is 4Response is 4
Showing more than 2 HCPShowing more than 2 HCP
And a 6 card majorAnd a 6 card major
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Positive responses to 2 of a suit Positive responses to 2 of a suit openingsopenings
Partner has openedPartner has opened 22You have 9 HCPYou have 9 HCP
And 5And 5 ’s ’s
Response is 2Response is 2Any response other than 2NTAny response other than 2NT
Shows 8+ HCPShows 8+ HCP
And 4+ of the suit bidAnd 4+ of the suit bid
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Positive responses to 2 of a suit Positive responses to 2 of a suit openingsopenings
Partner has opened 2Partner has opened 2You have 9 HCPYou have 9 HCP
And very balanced handAnd very balanced hand
Response is 3NTResponse is 3NT
3NT shows 8+ HCP3NT shows 8+ HCP
4333 shape4333 shape
And no 4 card majorAnd no 4 card major
NB. 2NT would be negative so NB. 2NT would be negative so you must jumpyou must jump
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Re-BidsRe-Bids After the response opener knows whether After the response opener knows whether
to aim for game or slamto aim for game or slam A negative response usually ends in gameA negative response usually ends in game A positive response often ends in slamA positive response often ends in slam 22 is forcing to game is forcing to game 2 of a suit is forcing for 1 round2 of a suit is forcing for 1 round But if opener bids a different suitBut if opener bids a different suit That is forcing for 1 more roundThat is forcing for 1 more round Rare to pass before game after 2 level Rare to pass before game after 2 level
openingopening
NT Re-BidsNT Re-Bids
After a 2After a 2 opener opener There are two NT re-bidsThere are two NT re-bids Showing specific point countsShowing specific point counts
NT Re-BidsNT Re-Bids
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You have 24 HCPYou have 24 HCP
balancedbalanced
Opening bid is 2Opening bid is 2Partner bids 2Partner bids 2
Showing fewer than 8 HCPShowing fewer than 8 HCP
Re-bid is 2NTRe-bid is 2NT
Showing 23 or 24 HCPShowing 23 or 24 HCP
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NT Re-BidsNT Re-Bids
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You have 25 HCPYou have 25 HCP
balancedbalanced
Opening bid is 2Opening bid is 2Partner bids 2Partner bids 2
Showing fewer than 8 HCPShowing fewer than 8 HCP
Re-bid is 3NTRe-bid is 3NT
Showing 25 or 26 HCPShowing 25 or 26 HCP
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RememberRemember
Opening BidOpening Bid Negative Negative ResponseResponse
LimitLimit
22 22 <8 points<8 points
22, 2, 2 or 2or 2 2NT2NT <8 points<8 points
2NT2NT PASSPASS <3 points<3 points
SummarySummary 2 level bids are strong hands2 level bids are strong hands You MUST respondYou MUST respond Except fewer than 3 HCP after 2NT Except fewer than 3 HCP after 2NT
openingopening Re-bids are natural to find a fit looking for Re-bids are natural to find a fit looking for
best contractbest contract Remember the negative bidsRemember the negative bids Next week Next week Special bids for getting to slamsSpecial bids for getting to slams