ACBL01A – Bidding: Major Support Bids            Ward Trumbull

                                                                                                                  Mar 6, 2010

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      When a player opens a heart or spade (majors), here are the support options that the pair has available.  

 

Note:  Below “HCP” means High Card Points, but “POINTS” means HCP

          and distributional points.

 

Resp    Resp    Resp    Opener  Resp            

  Bid     Cards    HCP    Rebid    Reply             Comment

---------   ---------   ----------   ----------   ---------   ----------------------------------------

 2 H/S       3+         6–9        3 H/S        ?        If opener has 16/17 POINTS,

                                                                       he/she invites game.

 

 3 H/S       3+       10-11                                  Responder invites game with    

                           POINTS                               a Limit Raise.

 

 2 NT        3+       12-15       any       4 H/S      Responder puts it in game of

                                                                       opener’s major.  Note that

                                                                       the 2 NT bid is forcing, and

                                                                       opener can’t pass.

 

 2 C/D      3+        16-18      (1)         4 H/S     Responder has only told  

                                           (2)       * 4 NT      opener 10+ HCP.

.

                                                                       1. If opener rebids 2 H/S or

                                                                           2 NT, he/she does not

                                                                           have 15+ HCP

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                                                                       2. If opener rebids 3 H/S or

                                                                           3 N/T, he/she has15+HCP.

                                                                           Responder goes for slam.

                                                                           * Asking aces not RKC.

 

 4 C          3+         19+                                   Roman Key Card Gerber.

 

 4 H/S      4+         6-11                                   Responder has a singleton or

                                                                       void in an outside suit.