Improvers Week 10 Review Suit Bidding (Part 2)

Openers Re-Bids We looked at opening bids We looked at opening bids We looked at responses We looked at responses Now a start on Opener’s re-bids Now a start on Opener’s re-bids After 1 of a suit opening After 1 of a suit opening Huge number of possibilities Huge number of possibilities This week – Re-bids when This week – Re-bids when Partner responds 1 of another suit Partner responds 1 of another suit Partner responds 1NT Partner responds 1NT

Re-Bids After partner responds 1 of a different suit After partner responds 1 of a different suit e.g. e.g. You open 1 You open 1  Partner bids 1 Partner bids 1 

Opener’s Re-Bids You open ? You open ? 1 1  Partner bids 1 Partner bids 1 You have 13 HCP You have 13 HCP Minimum opening Minimum opening What is your re-bid? What is your re-bid? 1 1  Showing 4+ Showing 4+   <4 <4 <16 HCP <16 HCP AA TT 77 JJ 4 3 KK QQ KK 44 TT 44 22

Opener’s Re-Bids You open ? You open ? 1 1  Partner bids 1 Partner bids 1 You have 15 HCP You have 15 HCP What is your re-bid? What is your re-bid? 1NT 1NT Showing 4+ Showing 4+  HCP HCP <4 <4 <4 <4  Balanced hand Balanced hand AA TT 77 QQ 4 3 KK QQ KK TT 44 22 JJ

Opener’s Re-Bids You open ? You open ? 1 1  Partner bids 1 Partner bids 1 You have 18 HCP You have 18 HCP What is your re-bid? What is your re-bid? 2NT 2NT Showing 4+ Showing 4+  HCP HCP <4 <4 <4 <4  Balanced hand Balanced hand AA TT 77 QQ K 3 KK QQ KK TT 44 22 JJ

Opener’s Re-Bids You open ? You open ? 1 1  Partner bids 1 Partner bids 1 You have 19 HCP You have 19 HCP What is your re-bid? What is your re-bid? 3NT 3NT Showing 4+ Showing 4+  19 HCP 19 HCP <4 <4 <4 <4  Balanced hand Balanced hand AA TT 77 QQ K J KK QQ KK TT 44 22 JJ

Opener’s Re-Bids You open ? You open ? 1 1  Partner bids 1 Partner bids 1 You have 13 HCP You have 13 HCP What is your re-bid? What is your re-bid? 2 2  Showing 4+probably 5 Showing 4+  probably 5 Showing 4+ Showing 4+  <16 HCP <16 HCP <4 <4 <4 <4  Weakish opening Weakish opening KK JJ TT A 5 JJ 99 AA 77 55 77 66 44

Opener’s Re-Bids You open ? You open ? 1 1  Partner bids 1 Partner bids 1  You have 18 HCP You have 18 HCP What is your re-bid? What is your re-bid? 2 2 Showing 4+probably 5 Showing 4+  probably 5 Showing 4+ Showing 4+ >15 HCP >15 HCP Strong opening hand Strong opening hand This is a REVERSE This is a REVERSE Forcing for 1 round Forcing for 1 round KK JJ TT A Q AA AA 77 66 44 JJ T 5

Opener’s Re-Bids You open ? You open ? 1 1  Partner bids 1 Partner bids 1 You have 16 HCP You have 16 HCP What is your re-bid? What is your re-bid? 3 3  Showing 6+ Showing 6+  Showing < 4 Showing < 4 < 4 < 4  a goodish hand with long suit but nothing else to bid a goodish hand with long suit but nothing else to bid Please bid if you can Please bid if you can JJ 33 KK A K TT AA JJ 99 88 22 2 44

Opener’s Re-Bids You open ? You open ? 1 1  Partner bids 1 Partner bids 1 You have 18 HCP You have 18 HCP What is your re-bid? What is your re-bid? 2 2  Showing 4+ Showing 4+  Showing 4+ Showing 4+  a strong hand 16+ HCP a strong hand 16+ HCP Forcing for 1 round Forcing for 1 round This is a jump shift This is a jump shift AA QQ KK A K TT JJ 99 88 22 44 JJ 33

Re-bids After partner responds 1NT After partner responds 1NT e.g you open 1 e.g you open 1  Partner responds 1NT Partner responds 1NT

Opener’s Re-Bids You open ? You open ? 1 1  Partner bids 1NT Partner bids 1NT Showing <4 < 4 and 6-9 HCP Showing <4 < 4  and 6-9 HCP You have 13 HCP You have 13 HCP What is your re-bid? What is your re-bid? 2 2  Showing 5+ Showing 5+  <16 HCP <16 HCP Weak opening hand Weak opening hand Telling partner to pass Telling partner to pass TT 33 KK K Q JJ AA 77 66 44 22 T 5

Opener’s Re-Bids You open ? You open ? 1 1  Partner bids 1NT Partner bids 1NT Showing <4 < 4 and 6-9 HCP Showing <4 < 4  and 6-9 HCP You have 13 HCP You have 13 HCP What is your re-bid? What is your re-bid? 2 2  Showing 4+4+ Showing 4+  4+  <16 HCP <16 HCP Weak opening hand Weak opening hand Telling partner to pick one of your suits Telling partner to pick one of your suits TT 33 KK K Q JJ AA 77 66 44 55 33 22

Opener’s Re-Bids You open ? You open ? 1 1  Partner bids 1NT Partner bids 1NT Showing <4 < 4 and 6-9 HCP Showing <4 < 4  and 6-9 HCP You have 19 HCP You have 19 HCP What is your re-bid? What is your re-bid? 2 2  Showing 5+4+ Showing 5+  4+  >15 HCP >15 HCP Strong opening hand Strong opening hand Reverse bid forcing for 1 round Reverse bid forcing for 1 round AA QQ KK K Q JJ AA 77 66 44 55 88 33

Opener’s Re-Bids You open ? You open ? 1 1  Partner bids 1NT Partner bids 1NT Showing <4 < 4 and 6-9 HCP Showing <4 < 4  and 6-9 HCP You have 15 HCP You have 15 HCP What is your re-bid? What is your re-bid? Pass Pass Showing 4+ Showing 4+  <16 HCP <16 HCP Not enough for game Not enough for game 1NT looks to be the place 1NT looks to be the place QQ KK K Q JJ AA 77 66 44 55 88 33 44

Opener’s Re-Bids You open ? You open ? 1 1  Partner bids 1NT Partner bids 1NT Showing <4 < 4 and 6-9 HCP Showing <4 < 4  and 6-9 HCP You have 16 HCP You have 16 HCP What is your re-bid? What is your re-bid? 2NT 2NT Showing 4+ Showing 4+  HCP HCP Invitational to game Invitational to game Partner bids game with 8- 9 HCP or pass with less Partner bids game with 8- 9 HCP or pass with less QQ KK K Q QQ AA 77 66 44 55 88 33 44

Opener’s Re-Bids You open ? You open ? 1 1  Partner bids 1NT Partner bids 1NT Showing <4 < 4 and 6-9 HCP Showing <4 < 4  and 6-9 HCP You have 19 HCP You have 19 HCP What is your re-bid? What is your re-bid? 3NT 3NT Showing 4+ Showing 4+  HCP HCP Should be enough for game Should be enough for game QQ KK K Q KK AA 77 66 44 QQ 88 33 44

Opener’s Re-Bids You open ? You open ? 1 1  Partner bids 1NT Partner bids 1NT Showing <4 < 4 and 6-9 HCP Showing <4 < 4  and 6-9 HCP You have 16 HCP You have 16 HCP What is your re-bid? What is your re-bid? 3 3  Showing 6+ Showing 6+  >14 HCP >14 HCP Lots of my suit Lots of my suit Can you bid NT? Can you bid NT? QQ KK K Q AA 77 66 44 QQ 88 33 44 22

Opener’s Re-Bids You open ? You open ? 1 1  Partner bids 1NT Partner bids 1NT Showing <4 < 4 and 6-9 HCP Showing <4 < 4  and 6-9 HCP You have 16 HCP You have 16 HCP What is your re-bid? What is your re-bid? 3 3  Showing 4+4+ Showing 4+  4+  <4 <4 <4 <4  >15 HCP >15 HCP Jump shift forcing for 1 round Jump shift forcing for 1 round QQ KK K Q AA 77 66 44 QQ 88 77 66 44

Opener’s Re-Bids You open ? You open ? 1 1 Partner bids 1NT Partner bids 1NT Showing <4 < 4 and 6-9 HCP Showing <4 < 4  and 6-9 HCP You have 15 HCP You have 15 HCP What is your re-bid? What is your re-bid? 4 4 Showing 7+ Showing 7+ You have enough for game You have enough for game Partner should pass Partner should pass Even with 0 ‘s Even with 0 ‘s KK KK A J AA 88 66 55 T

Summary Re-bids describe your hand more Re-bids describe your hand more Tells partner lots about what you have Tells partner lots about what you have And about what you do not have And about what you do not have Important to recognise weak bids to stop in a part score Important to recognise weak bids to stop in a part score Important to recognise strong bids to get to game/slam Important to recognise strong bids to get to game/slam Re-Bids over 2NT responses are similar to over 1NT and shown in the notes Re-Bids over 2NT responses are similar to over 1NT and shown in the notes