You opened as in Chapter 2. Your partner
responded as in Chapter 3. If this opening and responding did not finish the
auction, your and your partner's subsequent bid is called rebid.
- See Section-3
for rebids
after Weak-Two openings
- SeeSection-5 for rebids
after Strong-Two club openings
- See Section- 8 for rebids
after 1 NT opening (Rebids in Stayman and Transfer conventions)
Here are two hints for you:
1- You may rebid your suit with 6
cards.
2- Below bids from either
by opener or responder are limiting:
a)
Bidding previously bid suit
b) Bidding
NT
You can also limit
your hand at any level that will reflect your point range.
It is your partner's duty to take the partnership to
any contract after you
showed your limit... Here are some limiting examples:
1D-1H
2D |
1D-1H
2H |
1H-2H |
1H-3H |
1H-4H |
1H-1NT |
1H-2NT |
1H-3NT |
1C-1H
1S-1NT |
1C-1H
1S-2NT |
1C-1H
1S-3NT |
1H-2H
4H |
1H-1NT
3NT |
1S-2C
2S |
1D-2NT |
4.1 Opener's Rebids
An opener may open the
bidding with 13-21 points at the 1-level. So, 13 points is opener's minimum, 21
points is opener's maximum points. We
can categorize opener's points in strength as:
13-15 points: opener's minimum
strength
16-18 points: opener's medium strength
19-21 points opener's maximum strength
Responder may support opener, may suggest a new suit or proposes a
notrump contract, according to his points. No matter
what is responder's response, as a 1-level suit opener your rebid (second
bid) must reflect
your points range.
In order to rebid your opening
suit, you must have at least 6-cards in that suit. 5 card suit is acceptable if
you have no other choice..
Also, if you will support your partner's
(responder's) suit, you must revalaute your total points, by using
your short-suit points (see Section1)
4.1.1 Opener's Rebids With
Minimum Strength
4.1.2 Opener's Rebids
With Medium Strength
Opener's
Point Range |
Opener's
Rebid |
Example
(click on the example) |
16-18 |
If you have support, jump raise responder's suit..
Rebid a new suit (The rank of new suit can be higher than the first one)
Jump Rebid your -opening- suit.
Note: If you have 18 points,
jump in notrump. Example
1C-1H
2NT-?
If partner responds 1NT, your rebid is 2NT with a balanced hand and 18
points
1C-1NT
2NT-?
Responder will understand you
are greater than 1NT(15-17) opening and less than 2NT opening (20-21).
You would pass with minimum
You would open 1NT with 15-17
You would open 2NT with 20-21
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4.1.3 Opener's Rebids
with Maximum
4.2 Responder's Rebids
Responder's rebids depend on his
first bid and opener's rebid. If responder determine that partnership has totally
25+ points,
he must keep bidding until game or slam. As a responder your minimum
point is 6. As a responder you must evaluate your hand within below ranges, if
you are preparing to rebid.
6-10 : Responder's minimum point
range.
11-12: Responder's intermediate point range
13+ : Responder's maximum point range.
Opener's rebids indicate his point
ranges: 13-15, 16-18 or 19-21. According to opener's rebid, responder can decide
if contract will be a partscore, game or slam.
A responder preparing to support
his partner's suit, must reevalute his hand by addding his short-suit points to
his high card points to find his total points. In order to be included in this
point count system voids, singletons and doubletons must be in a suit which
partnership didn't bid until then.
You may rebid your suit with
6+ cards.
Keep in mind that
a)
Bidding previously bid suit
b) Bidding
NT
are limiting bids..
Responder also has some tools
for forcing: Jump shifts, "Forth Suit", cuebidding etc..
4.2.1 Responder's Minimum Rebids
4.2.2 Responder's Intermediate
Rebids
4.2.3 Responder's Maximum Rebids
Responder's
Point
Range |
Responder's
Rebid |
Example
(click on the example) |
13+ |
Responder's rebids with 13+
points are called responder's maximum rebids.
Responder's fourth suit bid is a game forcing bid. When opener shows two suits, he may not have room for a fit in another suit.. For this reason
responder's fourth suit bid is artificial and a game forcing bid.
... In 1C-1H;1S-2D sequence 2D bid by responder is 4th suit forcing.. 4th suit forcing does not apply in an "up the line" bidding sequence at the 1-level, e.g., 1C-1D-1H-1S
If responder bids a fourth suit, opener must provide additional information by;
• Raising responder's first suit with three-card support
• Bidding NT with a stopper in the fourth suit
Cuebidding technique (Bidding opponent's suit)
can also be used for forcing..
If opener shows minimum,
1) If you have controls in unbid suits
you can bid 3 NT.
2) Bid a game in partner's or yours suit. If you are going to bid game in
your suit which is not supported by partner, your major suit must be 6-7
carded, your minor suit must have at least 7 cards.
3) A new suit is always forcing: So you can bid a
new suit to get more information from partner. If partner made a limit bid (like 1NT, previosly bid suit
etc.), you can jump shift to a new suit to show your partner your
intension for a game. The lenght and strenght of this new suit is not very
important.
If opener shows medium,
1) Bid a game in partner's or yours suit.
If you are going to bid game in your suit which is not supported by
partner, your major suit must be 6-7 carded, your minor suit must
have at least 7 cards.
2) If you found 33 total combined points, slam is possible: If you are not
sure about slam yet, you can invent a new suit. A new suit is always
forcing: Partner can not pass. So you can get more information from
partner before a good slam contract. Jumping to game level in either partner's or your
suit invites partner to slam....
If opener shows maximum,
Slam is always possible. Read Section 7
for slam biddings...
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