Category: Question & Answer
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A Tool to Bid Lite 3NT Games and Make Them!
Click Here Free Webinar Videos on Bidding, Play & Defense Click Here for Lesson Handouts, Hands & Quizzes Question: How do you know to bid this hand to 3NT? ♠ 6 4 ♥ 8 6 4 ♦ K Q J 10 9 6 5 ♣ 7 5 Answer: There is a fun convention called 4-Way…
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2♦ Opening Bid Best Use
Take Your Game to the Next Level with PBB Webinars, Videos and Lessons Free PBB Webinar Videos Question: We used to play Flannery 2♦, showing 4-5 in the majors and 12 –16 points, along with a response scheme. After a year, we decided that the weak 2♦ bid came up more frequently and took less…
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Minor Suit Slam Bidding over 1NT Opening
Take Your Game to the Next Level with PBB Webinars, Videos and Lessons Free PBB Webinar Videos Question: How do you bid this hand to 6♦? North ♠ K ♥ A 8 7 2 ♦ K J 10 9 5 4 3 ♣ 2 South ♠ A Q 10 4 ♥ K 4 ♦ A…
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What Major-suit length does a takeout double promise?
Question: What major-suit length does a takeout double by intervenor promise over a 1♣ or 1♦ Opener? Answer: It depends. If your partnership does not have a cuebid response to a takeout double available, then the takeout double promises 4-4 in the majors. The exception would be when the intervenor is doubling and originating or…
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Recognizing a “Never-Ever” Suit as Defender
Question: How do you recognize the “never-ever” or “frozen” suit as defender? Is Qxx on the board a great opportunity for the defender to lead through the strength or is it a trap? Answer: A “never-ever” suit is one which the declarer never-ever wants to play. If declarer can throw the defenders in at the…
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Interference Over Strong 2♣ Opener
Question: What should the bidding sequence be in the case of interference over 2C? Supposed the bidding went 2♣ (2♥) ? Answer: A common method (what I play) is to play a Pass shows values and a Double show a bust hand (less than 2 Queens). Bidding would be the same as when bidding a…
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Opener’s Rebids with 6-4 Hands and Responder’s Raises
Rebid the six-card suit or four-card suit? The answer is…it depends!
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Trending Thoughts on Strong 2♣ Responses
Question: During your seminar, one hand was about opening 2♣. I like to hear 2♥, 2♠, 3♣ or 3♦ as first response to 2♣ open if my partner has a 5-card suit with 2 of the top 3 honors in that suit. Is this correct? Answer: The text book answer is you respond 2♥…
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Jordan Clarification ~ 3 or 4 Trumps
Question: I play Jordan 2nt with 4 and X then bid p’s suit with 3; but my partner says I only needed 3 to bid Jordan – is it a partnership agreement of 3 or 4 to use Jordan? Answer: The Jordan Convention is designed to be a four-card limit raise or better after a…
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“Play These Hands with Me ~ A Free Webinar”
PlayBetterBridge.com Is Here! I hope you are enjoying these weekly Webinars as much as I am. It’s great to be teaching again! In addition to these weekly webinars, I will be hosting specific topic webinars throughout the week in the morning and evenings. Of course, you will also have the video to download if you…
