Opener Flashcards
1 level major suit opening bid with
15-17 pts - partner has responded with minimum support (6-10) - opposition has not overcalled - opener has second suit 1 of 3 top honors - what is best opener rebid strategy?
Help Suit Game Try - bid new suit with 1 of 3 top honors
1 level major suit opening bid with
15-17 pts - partner has responded
with minimum support (6-10) and opponents have overcalled - what
is best opener rebid strategy?
Maximal Double - asking responder to bid 4 level game if at top of minimum support range (6-10) or closeout at
3 level if at bottom of minimum
support range (6-10)
11-15 points - 5 hearts and 4 spades - what is best opening bid?
Flannery - 2 diamond opening - solves Reverse dilemma (less than 16 pts) -
it’s basically a low point reverse
16+ points - 5/4 shape - 5 card suit is lower ranking than 4 card suit - what is best opening bid strategy?
Reverse - open with 5 card suit and rebid the higher ranking 4 card suit
16+ points - 6 card suit - what is best bidding strategy?
Open at 1 level - then jump raise to
3 level in same suit - shows 6 card suit and 16+ points
13-15 points - 6 card suit - what is best opener bidding strategy?
Open at 1 level - then rebid same suit at 2 level - shows partner 6 card suit with less than 16 points
18-19 points and balanced hand - what is best opener bidding strategy?
Open with 1 level suit bid (too strong for 1NT bid) - then bid 2NT - shows partner 18-19 points and balanced hand
Opener has 13+ points and makes 1 level suit bid - partner responds with new suit at 1 level - opener has 3 card support for new suit - opponents overcall - what is best opener rebid strategy?
Support Double - shows partner 3 card support for new suit - does not say anything about points other than
original opening points
Opener has 13+ points and makes 1 level suit bid - partner responds with new suit - opener has 3 card support for new suit - opponents overcall with takeout double - what is best opener rebid strategy?
Support Re-double - shows responder
3 support for new suit - does not say anything about points other than original opening points - called redouble because opponents have overcalled with takeout double (double + double = redouble)
Opener has 22+ points - what is best opening bid strategy?
2 club artificial opening bid showing 22+ points
(strong 2 opening bid)
5-10 points and 6 card suit with 2 of 3 top honors or 3 of 5 top cards - what is best opening bid strategy?
Weak Two Opening Bid - good for hearts, spades and diamonds - not for clubs (reserved for strong two bid) - special note - when opening prior to partner
this bid constrains partner’s bidding options (general rule = no over-bidding)
15-17 points and balanced hand - what is best opening bid strategy?
1NT opening bid
20-21 points and balanced hand - what is best opening bid strategy?
2NT opening bid
18+ points and unbalanced hand - what is best opening and rebid strategy?
Jump Shift Rebid - open with 1 level suit bid and jump shift to new suit with rebid to show 18+ points and unbalanced hand
Opener has 13+ points and opens with heart, spade or diamond bid in first or second position - opposition does not overcall - responder bids lower ranking suit at 2 level - what is openers best rebid strategy?
Two Over One (2 over 1) - indicating
that responder has 12+ points - game forcing - opener knows there is enough points for game - primary goal is to find 8 card major suit bid or 3NT contract (two over One is off with interference) - at this point opener only knows that partnership has game contract points and 5 card minor suit but bidding is at low level (2 level) so slow arrival and careful bidding is optimized - opener best strategy is to show second strong suit
Opener has 13+ points and opens major suit contract - opposition does not overcall and responder bids 2NT - what is opener best rebid strategy?
Jacoby 2NT convention - indicating that responder has 4 card major support and 12+ points - game forcing - best opener rebid strategy is to bid a singleton or void suit (short suit) at
3 level or a lower ranking long suit at
4 level or lacking those card shapes simply bid 4 level game - (Jacoby 2NT is off with interference)
Opener has 13+ points without 5 card major and opens 1 level minor suit - responder bids 3NT - what is opener best rebid strategy?
PASS and play 3NT contract -
responder bid indicates 13+ points with no biddable 4 card major suit - so 8 card major suit fit is impossible - 3NT is best contract bidding strategy
Opener has 15-17 pts and balanced hand and opens 1NT - responder bids
4 level Diamond or Heart - what is opener best rebid strategy?
Texas Transfer - opener transfers to
next higher suit (D > H or H > S) and transferred suit becomes 4 level trump suit contract - responder has 6 card major suit and 10+ points guaranteeing 8 card fit and game contract
Opener has 13+ points and opens minor suit - responder bids major suit - opener rebids 1NT denying 4 card support for major suit - responder rebids unbid minor - what is opener best rebid strategy?
New Minor Forcing situation - responder has redefined original response from an assumed 4 card major with 6-10 points
to 5 card major with 10+ points (forcing for one round) - opener should support responder major suit bid with 3 cards - without 3 card support opener can continue auction knowing responder
has 10+ points
Opener opens light in third position and responder bids 2 clubs - what is opener best rebid strategy?
Reverse Drury - responder has 10+ points and 3 card support for opener bid - with a weak opening bid opener rebids opening suit at 2 level - with full strength opening (13+) opener rebids
2 diamonds confirming full strength
13+ opening bid
Opener has 13+ points and opens
1 level suit bid - responder jumps to
3 level support - what is best opener rebid strategy?
Responder Limit Raise - responder
has 4 card support and 11-12 points - similar to Jacoby 2NT but with lower point range (invitational - not game forcing - opener considers 4 level
game contract with extra points over minimum opening hand - without extra points part-score game is best strategy
Opener with 13+ points opens with
1 level minor suit bid - responder supports minor suit at 2 level -
what is opener rebid best strategy?
Inverted Minor - responder has 4D
or 5C minor support and 10+ points - opener best strategy is to search for a major suit fit or NT contract - 8 card minor suit is final default contract if other options are untenable
Opener with 13+ points opens with
1 level major suit - opposition overcalls - responder then bids the suit that the opposition bid (cue bid) at next level - what is opener rebid best strategy?
This is Cue Bid situation - responder
has 11+ points and 3 card support for opener suit - opener can rebid major suit at 3 level with minimum opening hand and 4 level game with medium opening hand - cue bid is designed to take opposition out of auction
Opener has 13+ points and opens with suit bid - opposition overcalls - responder doubles - there is an unbid major suit - what is opener rebid best strategy?
Negative Double situation - responder has 6+ points and 4 card unbid major suit - opener bids the unbid major suit if opener has 4 card support - this is low point search for 8 card major suit bid - mostly likely part-score - most likely
20/20 dogfight
Opener with 13+ points opens in first or second position with major suit bid - no opposition - responder bids 1NT - what is opener rebid best strategy?
1NT Forcing - responder has 5-11 points and denies 3 card support for major suit - 1NT forcing is artificial - 2 over 1 bidding constraints - 1NT keeps bidding open - if opener has minimum opening points then finding part-score 8 card fit or NT part-score is opener priority - if opener has high points then signal with rebid (reverse, jump shift, same suit jump) - opener rebid is non-forcing - assumption is that responder will pass
Opener bids 1 level suit bid and partner responds with new suit (denying support) and opener bids new suit (denying support) and responder bids final remaining suit - what is openers best rebid strategy?
Fourth Suit Forcing situation - responder’s second bid (fourth suit)
is artificial promising 12+ points and
is game forcing - final contract has yet
to be decided - if opener has strength
in artificial fourth suit then 3NT is most likely ideal contract
