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Bidding - Ch 2 Objectives Flashcards

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What is hand Valuation?

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The method of determining the value of a particular hand during the auction. Usually a combination of values for high cards held and length.The number of total points, adding both high-card points (ace=4, king=3, queen=2, jack=1) and distribution points (1 point for each card in a suit over four) or dummy points

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What are High-card points (HCP)?

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The value of the high cards in a hand: ace = 4, king = 3, queen = 2, jack =1

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What are Distribution points?

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In hand valuation, points that take the shape of the hand into consideration. One point is added for every card over four:  
five-card suit = 1 point, 
six-card suit = 2 points, 
seven-card suit = 3 points,
eight-card suit = 4 points

(Also called long-suit points)

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What is a balanced hand?

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A balanced hand has no voids, no singletons, and no more than one doubleton.
The following three hand patterns are balanced:
4-3-3-3, 4-4-3-2, 5-3-3-2

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How many points in the combined partnership hands are needed for you to take enough tricks to make a game contract?

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25 combined total points for a 10-trick contract in a major suit (4H or 4S) or for a 9-trick contract in notrump (3NT)
29 combined total points for an 11-trick contract in a minor suit (5C or 5D)

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What is a Golden Fit?

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At least eight cards in the same suit between your hand and your partner’s hand.
If you are going to play in a trump suit, you generally want to play in a Golden Fit.

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The partnership should always try to reach a game contract when there are – or more combined total points.

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  1. With a Golden Fit in hearts or spades, they should play in 4H or 4S. Otherwise, they should play in 3NT
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The opening bidder is sometimes referred to as the —-

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Describer.

Opener’s best approach is to tell partner something about both the strength and the distribution of the hand

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To open a suit at the one level requires – to – total points (combining high-card points and distribution points)

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13 to 21

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If you and your partner have fewer than 25 combined points …

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Play a partscore in a Golden Fit, if one can be found, or notrump or let the opponents play the contract

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When opener starts with 1H or 1S, the bid describes a hand that has…

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At least 13 total points and at least five cards in the suit bid

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The rules for opening the bidding at the one level with 13 to 21 points are:
With a five-card or longer suit:

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Bid your longest suit

Bid the higher ranking of two five-card or two six-card suits

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The rules for opening the bidding at the one level with 13 to 21 points are:
With 15 to 17 HCP and a balanced hand

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Bid 1NT

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The rules for opening the bidding at the one level with 13 to 21 points are:
With no five-card or longer suit:

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Bid your longer minor suit

Bid the higher ranking of two four-card minor suits or the lower ranking of two three-card minor suits

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Responder is the captain. Responder decides

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What level? With 25 or more combined points, bid a Golden Game
What strain? With a Golden Fit in a major suit, play with that suit as trump in a partscore or game contract. With a Golden Fit in a minor suit, play with that suit as trump in a partscore contract. Play 3NT rather than a minor suit game.

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What are the requirements for opening the bidding 1NT?

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15, 16, or 17 HCP (not total points)

A balanced hand (5-3-3-2, 4-3-3-3, 4-4-3-2)

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Every bid carries one of three messages to your partner. What are they?

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STOP - a sign-off bid, telling partner not to bid any more
Proceed with Caution - an invitational bid inviting partner to bid again or pass
GO - a forcing bid telling partner it’s necessary to bid again

17
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Opening bids at the one level are all — bids

A

Invitational bids

18
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What is the Five-card Major System?

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A method of bidding which requires the opening bidder to have at least five cards in a major to open the bidding with that suit

19
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What are some common variations for opening 1NT?

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Open the bidding at 1 NT with 16, 17, or 18 HCP rather than15-17
Open the bidding at 1 NT with 16-18 Total Points ( which includes distribution points)

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What is a Golden Game?

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3NT, 4H, 4S

21
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What is Game?

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A total trick score of 100 points or more.

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What is a Singleton?

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A holding of one card in a suit.

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What is a Doubleton?

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A holding of two cards in a suit.

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What is Lead(ing)

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The first card played to a trick.

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What are the Major suits?

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Hearts and Spades.

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What is the Bidding Message?

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The information given by a bid; either Forcing, Invitational, or Sign-off.

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What are the Minor suits?

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Clubs and Diamonds.

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When you open the bidding at the one level with 13 to 21 points and there are no five-card or longer suits, you cannot open with a —– suit.

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Major suit, you must open with a Minor suit according to the Five-card Major System which is the basis of this textbook.

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What is a Void?

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The absence of cards in a specific suit.

30
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When you open the bidding at the one level with 13 to 21 points and there are no five-card or longer suits, you should bid a —– suit.

A

Minor suit.
Bid your longer minor suit, diamonds or clubs
Bid the higher ranking of two four-card minor suits (diamonds).
or the lower ranking of two three-card minor suits (clubs).

31
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When you open the bidding at the one level with 13 to 21 points and there are no five-card or longer suits, and there are two four-card minor suits, bid

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Diamonds, the higher ranking of two four-card minor suits.

32
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When you open the bidding at the one level with 13 to 21 points and you bid diamonds, how many diamonds are you promising?

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At least 4 diamonds.

33
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When you open the bidding at the one level with 13 to 21 points and there are no five-card or longer suits, and there are no two four-card minor suits, and there are two three-card minor suits, bid

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Clubs, the lower ranking of two three-card minor suits.

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What is a Sign-Off bid?

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A bid that asks partner to Pass.

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What is an Invitational bid?

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A bid that invites partner to bid again.

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What is a Forcing bid?

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A bid that requires partner to bid again.

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What is one of the main objectives of the partnership?

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To bid to a game contract when there is sufficient combined strength.

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What is a second objective of the partnership?

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To reach the right strain by looking for a Golden Fit of at least eight cards in hearts or spades (the major suits) in combined hands. If there is no Golden Fit, then the contract should be played in notrump.

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What is an Unbalanced hand?

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A hand that contains a void, a singleton or more than one doubleton.

Bridge-Bidding in the 21st Century (6 decks)

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