1. Improvers Week 17 Review Suit Bidding (Part 5)

2. Review Suit Bidding (Part 5) More about opener’s re-bids More about opener’s re-bids When we open 1 of a suit When we open 1 of a suit and partner has responded with a jump bid and partner has responded with a jump bid In our suit In our suit Or another Or another A rest from any new stuff!! A rest from any new stuff!!

3. Rebids After partner bids 3 of our major After partner bids 3 of our major Showing LTC ? Showing LTC ? 8

4. Opener’s Re-Bids You open ? You open ? 1 1  Partner bids 3 Partner bids 3  You have 12 HCP LTC 7 You have 12 HCP LTC 7 What is your re-bid? What is your re-bid? Pass Pass Partner’s LTC is 8 Partner’s LTC is 8 Very tempting but not quite enough for game Very tempting but not quite enough for game A very disciplined bid A very disciplined bid AA JJ KK T 9 KK 33 55 JJ 44 22 44 22

5. Opener’s Re-Bids You open ? You open ? 1 1  Partner bids 3 Partner bids 3  You have 15 HCP LTC 8 You have 15 HCP LTC 8 What is your re-bid? What is your re-bid? 3NT 3NT The NT game bid is based on HCP and 4333 shape The NT game bid is based on HCP and 4333 shape 3NT looks a tight call 3NT looks a tight call But 3‘s looks just as tough But 3  ‘s looks just as tough AA JJ KK K T KK TT 55 JJ 44 44 9 33

6. Opener’s Re-Bids You open ? You open ? 1 1  Partner bids 3 Partner bids 3  You have 15 HCP LTC 6 You have 15 HCP LTC 6 What is your re-bid? What is your re-bid? 4 4  Partner has LTC 8 Partner has LTC 8 Game looks on Game looks on And the total LTC is 14 And the total LTC is 14 AA JJ KK K T KK 55 JJ 44 44 33 22 22

7. Opener’s Re-Bids You open ? You open ? 1 1  Partner bids 3 Partner bids 3  You have 18 HCP LTC 4 You have 18 HCP LTC 4 What is your re-bid? What is your re-bid? 4 4  Partner has LTC 8 Partner has LTC 8 Slam looks on Slam looks on And the total LTC is 12 And the total LTC is 12 This is a cue bid showing 1 st round control This is a cue bid showing 1 st round control If partner cue bids a red suit bid 6 If partner cue bids a red suit bid 6  AA JJ KK K T AA 55 JJ 44 44 22 22 QQ

8. Opener’s Re-Bids You open ? You open ? 1 1  Partner bids 3 Partner bids 3  You have 18 HCP LTC 5 You have 18 HCP LTC 5 What is your re-bid? What is your re-bid? 4NT 4NT Partner has LTC 8 Partner has LTC 8 Slam looks possible Slam looks possible And the total LTC is 13 And the total LTC is 13 This is RKCB This is RKCB If partner shows 2 key cards + Q bid 6 If partner shows 2 key cards +  Q bid 6  AA JJ KK K T AA 55 JJ 44 44 22 QQ 33

9. Opener’s Re-Bids You open ? You open ? 1 1  Partner bids 3 Partner bids 3  You have 18 HCP LTC 4 You have 18 HCP LTC 4 What is your re-bid? What is your re-bid? 6 6  Partner has LTC 8 Partner has LTC 8 Slam looks likely Slam looks likely And the total LTC is 12 And the total LTC is 12 RKCB or Cue bids will not help RKCB or Cue bids will not help Take the plunge Take the plunge AA JJ KK K T 55 JJ 44 44 22 QQ AA 9

10. Re-bids After partner bids 4 of our major After partner bids 4 of our major Showing ? Showing ? LTC 7 LTC 7 Or weak with lots of our suit (pre-emptive) Or weak with lots of our suit (pre-emptive) The re-bid is nearly always PASS The re-bid is nearly always PASS But a few times where you may go on But a few times where you may go on

11. Opener’s Re-Bids You open ? You open ? 1 1 Partner bids 4 Partner bids 4 You have 15 HCP LTC 5 You have 15 HCP LTC 5 What is your re-bid? What is your re-bid? PASS PASS Partner has LTC 7 or weak with lots of ‘s Partner has LTC 7 or weak with lots of ‘s Slam looks unlikely Slam looks unlikely Missing 3 A’s and K Missing 3 A’s and K KK QQ TT A Q QQ TT 99 JJ J T 3 33

12. Opener’s Re-Bids You open ? You open ? 1 1 Partner bids 4 Partner bids 4 You have 15 HCP LTC 4 You have 15 HCP LTC 4 What is your re-bid? What is your re-bid? 5 (Cue Bid) 5  (Cue Bid) Partner has LTC 7 or weak with lots of ‘s Partner has LTC 7 or weak with lots of ‘s Slam looks possible Slam looks possible If partner has an outside A If partner has an outside A Partner should bid 5 without and 6 with Partner should bid 5 without and 6 with KK QQ A Q QQ TT 99 JJ J T 3 33 2

13. Opener’s Re-Bids You open ? You open ? 1 1 Partner bids 4 Partner bids 4 You have 19 HCP LTC 4 You have 19 HCP LTC 4 What is your re-bid? What is your re-bid? 4NT (RKCB) 4NT (RKCB) Partner has LTC 7 or weak with lots of ‘s Partner has LTC 7 or weak with lots of ‘s Slam looks likely Slam looks likely If partner shows 2 key cards bid the slam If partner shows 2 key cards bid the slam KK QQ AA A Q QQ 99 JJ J T 3 33 2

14. Opener’s Re-Bids You open ? You open ? 1 1 Partner bids 4 Partner bids 4 You have 14 HCP LTC 4 You have 14 HCP LTC 4 What is your re-bid? What is your re-bid? 6 6 Partner has LTC 7 or weak with lots of ‘s Partner has LTC 7 or weak with lots of ‘s Slam looks likely Slam looks likely With such extreme shape it’s worth a go With such extreme shape it’s worth a go KK QQ AA A J 33 99 T 7 6 2 4 44

15. Re-bids after partner jump shifts Showing? Showing? Good hand Good hand Usually 17+ HCP LTC 6 or less Usually 17+ HCP LTC 6 or less Game Forcing Game Forcing Slam Interest Slam Interest Priority is to find best game Priority is to find best game Then look for slam Then look for slam

16. Opener’s Re-Bids You open ? You open ? 1 1  Partner bids 2 Partner bids 2 You have 13 HCP LTC 7 You have 13 HCP LTC 7 Partner has LTC 6 or less Partner has LTC 6 or less What is your re-bid? What is your re-bid? 3 3  Showing a weak hand with one suit Showing a weak hand with one suit If partner bids 3 bid 3NT If partner bids 3  bid 3NT If partner bids 3 bid 4 If partner bids 3  bid 4  If partner re-bids 3‘s bid 4 If partner re-bids 3 ‘s bid 4 AA 55 JJ Q 7 AA 33 QQ 77 TT 55 44 33

17. Opener’s Re-Bids You open ? You open ? 1 1  Partner bids 2 Partner bids 2 You have 14 HCP LTC 6 You have 14 HCP LTC 6 Partner has LTC 6 or less Partner has LTC 6 or less What is your re-bid? What is your re-bid? 2 2  Showing 5 ‘s and 4 ‘s Showing 5  ‘s and 4  ‘s Not a REVERSE Not a REVERSE Forced by partner’s jump shift Forced by partner’s jump shift AA QQ Q 7 AA QQ 77 TT 55 44 55 33 55

18. Opener’s Re-Bids You open ? You open ? 1 1  Partner bids 2 Partner bids 2 You have 15 HCP LTC 7½ You have 15 HCP LTC 7½ Partner has LTC 6 or less Partner has LTC 6 or less What is your re-bid? What is your re-bid? 3 3 Assume partner has 5 ‘s Assume partner has 5 ‘s Agree the suit Agree the suit Let partner decide which game Let partner decide which game Then use RKCB to look for slam Then use RKCB to look for slam AA QQ Q 7 AA QQ 77 JJ 55 44 TT 6 55

19. Opener’s Re-Bids You open ? You open ? 1 1  Partner bids 2 Partner bids 2 You have 13 HCP LTC 7½ You have 13 HCP LTC 7½ Partner has LTC 6 or less Partner has LTC 6 or less What is your re-bid? What is your re-bid? 4 4 Agree the suit Agree the suit Bid game showing weak opener Bid game showing weak opener Let partner decide whether to look for slam Let partner decide whether to look for slam AA QQ Q 7 AA 88 77 JJ 55 44 TT 6 2

20. Opener’s Re-Bids You open ? You open ? 1 1  Partner bids 2 Partner bids 2 You have 14 HCP LTC 5½ You have 14 HCP LTC 5½ Partner has LTC 6 or less Partner has LTC 6 or less What is your re-bid? What is your re-bid? 4 4  Splinter Splinter Then use cue bids Then use cue bids Slam looks very likely Slam looks very likely AA QQ Q 7 AA QQ 77 55 44 TT 6 2 66

21. Opener’s Re-Bids You open ? You open ? 1 1  Partner bids 2 Partner bids 2 You have 16 HCP LTC 6½ You have 16 HCP LTC 6½ Partner has LTC 6 or less Partner has LTC 6 or less What is your re-bid? What is your re-bid? 2NT 2NT Showing 15-16 HCP Showing 15-16 HCP Balanced hand Balanced hand Partner can decide where to go next Partner can decide where to go next Must look for slam Must look for slam AA TT Q 7 AA KK 77 55 44 KK 6 66 TT

22. Opener’s Re-Bids You open ? You open ? 1 1  Partner bids 2 Partner bids 2 You have 18 HCP LTC 5½ You have 18 HCP LTC 5½ Partner has LTC 6 or less Partner has LTC 6 or less What is your re-bid? What is your re-bid? 4NT 4NT RKCB RKCB Must end in slam Must end in slam 7 looks favourite! 7 looks favourite! AA TT Q 7 AA KK 77 55 44 KK 6 QQ 4

23. Re-bids after partner Splinters You MUST not PASS! You MUST not PASS! With minimum opener bid game With minimum opener bid game With better cue bid or RKCB With better cue bid or RKCB Strong hand bid slam Strong hand bid slam

24. Opener’s Re-Bids You open ? You open ? 1 1  Partner bids 4 Partner bids 4 Splinter Splinter You have 14 HCP LTC 8 You have 14 HCP LTC 8 Partner has LTC 7 or less Partner has LTC 7 or less What is your re-bid? What is your re-bid? 4 4  Your opener is weak Your opener is weak Partner can bid on with strong hand Partner can bid on with strong hand AA TT A K JJ 77 55 6 QQ 88 33 22 33

25. Opener’s Re-Bids You open ? You open ? 1 1  Partner bids 4 Partner bids 4 Splinter Splinter You have 17 HCP LTC 6 You have 17 HCP LTC 6 Partner has LTC 7 or less Partner has LTC 7 or less What is your re-bid? What is your re-bid? 6 6  You can cross ruff the red suits You can cross ruff the red suits Partner should have some honours Partner should have some  honours AA TT A 7 AA KK 55 6 QQ 88 33 22 2

26. Opener’s Re-Bids You open ? You open ? 1 1  Partner bids 4 Partner bids 4 Splinter Splinter You have 18 HCP LTC 6 You have 18 HCP LTC 6 Partner has LTC 7 or less Partner has LTC 7 or less What is your re-bid? What is your re-bid? 4NT RKCB 4NT RKCB If partner bids 5 bid 5 If partner bids 5  bid 5  If partner bids 5 or 5 bid 6 If partner bids 5  or 5 bid 6  If partner bids 5 bid 7 If partner bids 5  bid 7  AA TT A 7 AA KK 55 6 KK 88 33 22 22

27. Summary Recognise if partner has made a strong or weak bid Recognise if partner has made a strong or weak bid Your re-bid will depend on this Your re-bid will depend on this If you know game is on make sure your bid is either game or forcing If you know game is on make sure your bid is either game or forcing Partners tend to pass given a chance! Partners tend to pass given a chance!