2♣* Opening Bids Answers ♥
The answers to 2♣* opening bids quiz are below. If you have landed here before taking the quiz then go back quickly! With the below hands do you think it is correct to open 2♣*? If so/not, why? ♠ AKxxx ♥ KQJx ♦ Ax ♣ xx - No -
2♣* Opening Bids ♥
Below is a bidding quiz on 2♣* opening bids. This is when you have so many points (23+) or so few losers (3 or fewer) that you have to open an artificial bid to force your partner to respond. This happens rarely but it is a useful tool when you
The Gambling 3NT ♥
In this video we learn about when and why to bid 3NT as your opening bid (!) or infrequently as your second bid as an opener. This bid is a high risk, high reward play as it banks on a long running minor being a source of tricks in
Hand of the Week #12 (Solution) ♥
N E S W 1♥ P 4♣* P 4NT P 5♠ P 6♥ P P P With a fine auction East-West have ended up in what seems to be a very good small slam. The danger here is what the opponents have led because that spade lead
Hand of the Week #12 ♥
N E S W 1♥ P 4♣* P 4NT P 5♠ P 6♥ P P P With N/S staying silent throughout the bidding, West kicks us off with a 1♥ opening. East double jumps to 4♣* which shows a singleton or void in clubs, a heart fit
Responding to a Takeout Double ♣
When your partner makes a takeout double you are expected to bid. A takeout double is quite opposite to a penalty double as it suggests that the opponents are in a reasonable contract so you must compete. This means if the opponent on your right passes (thus leaving the
The Level of the Fit ♣
When responding to your partner’s overcall (or weak, pre-emptive opening) your focus is to continue their aggressive stance. The whole style of bidding as overcallers is based on suit quality and fits rather than strength of hand, and our responses to overcalls follow a similar vein. It is all
Semi-balanced Hands ♥
Here we take a look at those awkward hands that are not quite balanced but are not truly unbalanced either. These are hands with 6322 and 5422 shapes, ie hands with 2 doubletons. We learn about when to treat them as balanced and when to treat them as unbalanced,
Hand of the Week #11 (Solution) ♠
N E S W 1♦ 1NT P 2♣* P 2♦* P 3NT P P P When arriving in this contract and seeing the dummy for the first time, you can do a quick tot up of all of the points to see how things stack up. This
Hand of the Week #11 ♠
N E S W 1♦ 1NT P 2♣* P 2♦* P 3NT P P P South opens 1♦ and that is all of the bidding over for North-South as it is East-West with the vast majority of the points here. West opts to overcall 1NT as opposed to