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Bridge for Beginners. Lesson 9 Continuing the Bidding. Homework – Hand 1. Your partner has opened 1 What is your response? You have 11 HCP You have 5 ’s and 5 ’s Bid the higher of two 5 card suits Bid 1 . AJ765 A8765 8 Q5. Homework – Hand 2. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Bridge for BeginnersBridge for Beginners
Lesson 9Lesson 9
Continuing the BiddingContinuing the Bidding
Homework – Hand 1Homework – Hand 1
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Your partner has opened Your partner has opened 11
What is your response?What is your response? You have 11 HCPYou have 11 HCP You have 5 You have 5 ’s and 5 ’s and 5 ’s’s Bid the higher of two 5 Bid the higher of two 5
card suitscard suits Bid 1Bid 1
Homework – Hand 2Homework – Hand 2
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Your partner has opened Your partner has opened 11
What is your response?What is your response? You have 6 HCPYou have 6 HCP You have 5 You have 5 ’s ’s Bid a 4+ card suit at the Bid a 4+ card suit at the
1 level1 level Bid 1Bid 1
Homework – Hand 3Homework – Hand 3
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Your partner has opened Your partner has opened 11
What is your response?What is your response? You have 12 HCPYou have 12 HCP You have 4 You have 4 ’s and 4 ’s and 4 ’s’s Bid a 4+ card suit at the Bid a 4+ card suit at the
lowest available levellowest available level Do not support the minorDo not support the minor Bid 1Bid 1
Homework – Hand 4Homework – Hand 4
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Your partner has opened Your partner has opened 11
What is your response?What is your response? You have 6 HCPYou have 6 HCP You have 6 You have 6 ’s ’s No available suit bid at No available suit bid at
the 1 levelthe 1 level Bid 1NTBid 1NT Cannot bid new suit at the Cannot bid new suit at the
2 level2 level
Homework – Hand 5Homework – Hand 5
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Your partner has opened Your partner has opened 11
What is your response?What is your response? You have 12 HCPYou have 12 HCP You have 5 You have 5 ’s and 5 ’s and 5 ’s’s Bid your longest suit at Bid your longest suit at
the lowest available levelthe lowest available level Bid 1Bid 1
Homework – Hand 6Homework – Hand 6
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Your partner has opened Your partner has opened 11
What is your response?What is your response? You have 11 HCPYou have 11 HCP You have 6 You have 6 ’s ’s Bid your longest suit at Bid your longest suit at
the lowest available levelthe lowest available level Bid 2Bid 2
Homework – Hand 7Homework – Hand 7
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Your partner has opened Your partner has opened 11
What is your response?What is your response? You have 13 HCPYou have 13 HCP You have 4 You have 4 ’s and 4 ’s and 4 ’s’s Bid your longest suit at Bid your longest suit at
the lowest available levelthe lowest available level Bid 1Bid 1
Homework – Hand 8Homework – Hand 8
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Your partner has opened Your partner has opened 11
What is your response?What is your response? You have 18 HCPYou have 18 HCP You have 6 You have 6 ’s ’s With 17+ HCP Jump With 17+ HCP Jump
Shift into your longest Shift into your longest suitsuit
Bid 2Bid 2
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What is your response after What is your response after partner openspartner opens
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What is your response after What is your response after partner openspartner opens
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Continuing the BiddingContinuing the Bidding
We coveredWe covered 1 of a suit opening1 of a suit opening ResponsesResponses General rules for continuationGeneral rules for continuation
This weekThis week More detail on continuationsMore detail on continuations
ContinuationsContinuations
You have 14 HCPYou have 14 HCP Partner has 6-9 HCPPartner has 6-9 HCP Game looks unlikelyGame looks unlikely
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You bid?You bid?
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Partner bidsPartner bids
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ContinuationsContinuations
You have 18 HCPYou have 18 HCP Partner has 6-9 HCPPartner has 6-9 HCP Game looks likelyGame looks likely
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You bid?You bid?
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Partner bidsPartner bids
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ContinuationsContinuations
You have 15 HCPYou have 15 HCP Partner has 6-9 HCPPartner has 6-9 HCP Game looks possibleGame looks possible
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You bid?You bid?
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Partner bidsPartner bids
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Bidding 3 over 2Bidding 3 over 2 When you open a majorWhen you open a major And partner supports at the 2 levelAnd partner supports at the 2 level With enough for game bid itWith enough for game bid it If close bid 3 over 2If close bid 3 over 2 Asking partner to bid game with the 8 or 9 Asking partner to bid game with the 8 or 9
HCP, or an extra trumpHCP, or an extra trump But only do this with 15-16 HCPBut only do this with 15-16 HCP And 5 of the majorAnd 5 of the major NB 3 often fails when 2 makesNB 3 often fails when 2 makes
ContinuationsContinuations
You have 15 HCPYou have 15 HCP Partner has 6-9 HCPPartner has 6-9 HCP Game looks likelyGame looks likely With a 6With a 6thth trump trump And a short suitAnd a short suit
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You bid?You bid?
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Partner bidsPartner bids
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Major FitsMajor Fits
The better the major fit The better the major fit The higher you should bidThe higher you should bid A 6th trump in your handA 6th trump in your hand Is a certain trickIs a certain trick So worth bidding 1 level higherSo worth bidding 1 level higher Than the HCP count suggestsThan the HCP count suggests
Continuation without a fitContinuation without a fit
The bidding sequence tells us whether we The bidding sequence tells us whether we should stop or bid onshould stop or bid on
The bids also tell us about the shape of The bids also tell us about the shape of the handthe hand
Lets look at some sequences and what Lets look at some sequences and what they tell usthey tell us
The bidding goesThe bidding goes
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I have an I have an opening handopening hand
I have 4+ I have 4+ ’s’s
I have < 16 I have < 16 HCPHCP
I have 4+ I have 4+ ’s ’s and probably and probably 4+ 4+ ’s’s
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I have 4+ I have 4+ ’s’s
I have 6+ HCPI have 6+ HCP
I have 3+ I have 3+ ’s’s
I have <10 HCPI have <10 HCP
The bidding goesThe bidding goes
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I have an I have an opening handopening hand
I have 4+ I have 4+ ’s’s
I have < 16 I have < 16 HCPHCP
I have 5+ I have 5+ ’s’s
I have < 4 I have < 4 ’s’s
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I have 4+ I have 4+ ’s’s
I have 6+ HCPI have 6+ HCP
I have 4+ I have 4+ ’s’s
I have 4+ I have 4+ ’s’s
I have < 3 I have < 3 ’s’s
I have >14 HCPI have >14 HCP
Please bid againPlease bid again
NT Re-Bids Re-VisitedNT Re-Bids Re-Visited
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I have an I have an opening handopening hand
I have 4+ I have 4+ ’s’s
I have 15 - 16 I have 15 - 16 HCPHCP
I have 4+ I have 4+ ’s’s
I have < 4 I have < 4 ’s’s
I have a fairly I have a fairly balanced handbalanced hand
11 I have 4+ I have 4+ ’s’s
I have 6+ HCPI have 6+ HCP
Responder will Responder will PASS with < 10 PASS with < 10 HCPHCP
Responder will Responder will bid 3NT with>9 bid 3NT with>9 HCPHCP
NT Re-Bids Re-VisitedNT Re-Bids Re-Visited
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I have an I have an opening handopening hand
I have 4+ I have 4+ ’s’s
I have 17 - 18 I have 17 - 18 HCPHCP
I have 4+ I have 4+ ’s’s
I have < 4 I have < 4 ’s’s
I have a fairly I have a fairly balanced handbalanced hand
11I have 4+ I have 4+ ’s’s
I have 6+ HCPI have 6+ HCP
Responder will Responder will PASS with 6 HCPPASS with 6 HCP
Responder will bid Responder will bid 3NT with 8+ HCP3NT with 8+ HCP
With 7 HCP bid With 7 HCP bid 3NT with a 5 card 3NT with a 5 card suitsuit
NT Re-Bids Re-VisitedNT Re-Bids Re-Visited
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I have an I have an opening handopening hand
I have 4+ I have 4+ ’s’s
I have 19 HCPI have 19 HCP
I have 4+ I have 4+ ’s’s
I have < 4 I have < 4 ’s’s
I have a fairly I have a fairly balanced balanced handhand
11I have 4+ I have 4+ ’s’s
I have 6+ HCPI have 6+ HCP
Responder will Responder will normally PASS normally PASS
With 14+ HCP With 14+ HCP responder would responder would bid 6NTbid 6NT
With a good long With a good long suit responder suit responder would bid 6 of would bid 6 of that suitthat suit
NT Re-Bids Re-VisitedNT Re-Bids Re-Visited
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I have an I have an opening handopening hand
I have 4+ I have 4+ ’s’s
I have 15 or 16 I have 15 or 16 HCPHCP
I have 4+ I have 4+ ’s’s
I have a fairly I have a fairly balanced balanced handhand
22I have 4+ I have 4+ ’s’s
I have 10+ HCPI have 10+ HCP
Responder will bid Responder will bid 3NT balanced3NT balanced
Responder will bid Responder will bid a suit at the 3 a suit at the 3 level level unbalancedunbalanced
PASS is not an PASS is not an optionoption
NT Re-Bids Re-VisitedNT Re-Bids Re-Visited
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I have an I have an opening handopening hand
I have 4+ I have 4+ ’s’s
I have 17 to 19 I have 17 to 19 HCPHCP
I have 4+ I have 4+ ’s’s
I have a fairly I have a fairly balanced balanced handhand
22I have 4+ I have 4+ ’s’s
I have 10+ HCPI have 10+ HCP
Responder will Responder will normally PASSnormally PASS
If very If very unbalanced bid unbalanced bid a good major at a good major at the 4 levelthe 4 level
NT Re-Bids Re-VisitedNT Re-Bids Re-Visited
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I have an I have an opening handopening hand
I have 4+ I have 4+ ’s’s
I have 16 to 17 I have 16 to 17 HCPHCP
I have 4+ I have 4+ ’s’s
I have a fairly I have a fairly balanced balanced handhand
1NT1NT I have < 4 I have < 4 ’s’s
I have < 4 I have < 4 ’s’s
I have 6-9 HCPI have 6-9 HCP
Responder will Responder will PASS with 6 or PASS with 6 or 7 HCP7 HCP
Responder will Responder will bid 3NT with 8 bid 3NT with 8 or 9 HCPor 9 HCP
NT Re-Bids Re-VisitedNT Re-Bids Re-Visited
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I have an I have an opening handopening hand
I have 4+ I have 4+ ’s’s
I have 18+ HCPI have 18+ HCP
I have 4+ I have 4+ ’s’s
I have a fairly I have a fairly balanced balanced handhand
1NT1NT I have < 4 I have < 4 ’s’s
I have < 4 I have < 4 ’s’s
I have 6-9 HCPI have 6-9 HCP
Responder will Responder will PASSPASS
NT Re-Bids Re-VisitedNT Re-Bids Re-Visited
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I have an I have an opening handopening hand
I have 4+ I have 4+ ’s’s
I have 14+ HCPI have 14+ HCP
I have 4+ I have 4+ ’s’s
I have a fairly I have a fairly balanced balanced handhand
2NT2NT I have < 4 I have < 4 ’s’s
I have < 4 I have < 4 ’s’s
I have 10-12 HCPI have 10-12 HCP
Very balancedVery balanced
Responder will Responder will PASSPASS
Hand Bidding – Example 1Hand Bidding – Example 1
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Hand Bidding – Example 2Hand Bidding – Example 2
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Hand Bidding – Example 3Hand Bidding – Example 3
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Hand Bidding – Example 4Hand Bidding – Example 4
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SummarySummary Any suit re-bids are natural and show 4+ Any suit re-bids are natural and show 4+
cardscards Searching for a fitSearching for a fit Or showing cover in NTOr showing cover in NT Remember to show strength with 16+ HCPRemember to show strength with 16+ HCP Reverse; Jump Shift; New Suit at the 3 levelReverse; Jump Shift; New Suit at the 3 level Try to learn the NT re-bid point countsTry to learn the NT re-bid point counts Practise is the ONLY way to learn biddingPractise is the ONLY way to learn bidding Sticking to the rules gives partner confidence Sticking to the rules gives partner confidence
and develops partnership trustand develops partnership trust