Here is an interesting hand I observed this morning played by world class players on Bridge Base Online (BBO).
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Your partner opens one diamond in 1st seat. Right hand opponent passes. Plan your response and subsequent rebids holding this hand:
Remember that when you are 5-5 in the majors you respond one spade first, leaving you with an easy rebid of hearts at your next turn. But a pleasant surpise, partner raises your one spade response to two spades. Now what?
You have a spade fit and that five card heart suit headed by king-queen is great feature. One or two of those little hearts should be winners. I recommend you raise to four spades immediately. You should have a good play for game.
You hold this hand:
RHO passes in 1st seat, and you open the bidding one heart. LHO passes, partner responds one spade, RHO passes, and it’s time for your rebid. How good is your hand? What do you do?
You may have “only” 11 points, but it looks likely that you have seven tricks in hearts. Points Schmoints! I recommend you invite game in hearts. Three hearts is invitational. Two hearts is too timid.
Hi, all:
We had another fun discussion of opening bids at yesterday’s lesson. I follow that up here with a post mortem on the game itself. It’s all about opening bids. Enjoy.
See my updates for each hand below
Here are four hands from Sunday. 1st hand is from board 11:
You are South as dealer and pick up this hand with only 4 points, but it has 11 cards in the majors!
You pass, hoping that partner has something.
The bidding goes:
How do you plan to advance your side of the auction from here?
Harry’s recommendation: your diamond void is a nice feature. Plan on bidding your majors in natural order, meaning the longer suit (hearts) first. A four point hand suddenly looks like a game force.
2nd hand is from board 16:
As dealer (vul. vs nonvul.) you pick up the following hand:
You and partner are playing preemptive weak twos in the 5-10 HCP range. What is your call?
Harry’s recommendation: It looks overly optimistic to think your spade suit is going to provide the necessary 4 tricks vulnerable. Pass!
3rd hand is from board 22:
Your right-hand opponent deals and opens the bidding one heart. What is your call holding?
Harry’s recommendation: Overcall one Spade. This hand is too good to pass, and your three little hearts make it more likely that partner will have a fit for you in spades. (HT: Mike Lawrence)
4th hand is from board 24:
As dealer you open the bidding one heart (none vul.) holding:
After two passes, right-hand opponent overcalls two clubs. You know your partner has fewer than six points. What do you say next to describe your huge hand?
Harry’s recommendation: Two alternatives here. With some of my partners I would cue bid three clubs. With others (who prefer to “bid where you live”) I would jump to three hearts to describe my big hand.