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Detail specifications 21OK - Level 3 ★
Response to a major preemptive bid
Response to a preemptive bid at level 3.
Reminders :
Responding to a preemptive bid is just a matter of common sense :
Reminders :
- Your partner is bringing you 5 or 6 tricks in his suit
- Any shift is forcing, except at game level.
- Any raise bid is not a game proposal, but an extension of the preemptive bid : the opener shall pass.
Responding to a preemptive bid is just a matter of common sense :
- Count your tricks
- Choose the right level for the contract. Remember that if you are playing a sacrifice contract, your opponents will double !
| S | W | N | E |
|---|---|---|---|
3 |
Pass |
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Pass |
K
J
9
6
5
3
K
Q
9
7
K
Q
9
Exercise 9969 PASS You can't afford to exchange 7 ♥ for 5 very ordinary ♠...
Bluffing after a major preemptive bid.
When you feel your opponents may have a game, or a slam in a major suit...try to make their life difficult !
When you feel your opponents may have a game, or a slam in a major suit...try to make their life difficult !
- In this case, according to the vulnerability, do not extend the preempt, bid 3 or 4 NT.... Indeed !!..
- If the opponents double, get back to your partner's suit at level 4 or 5. The level depends on the number of doubled tricks you can lose !
| S | W | N | E |
|---|---|---|---|
3 |
Pass |
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3NT |
4
Q
10
7
A
10
8
7
4
7
6
5
4
Exercise 9978 If you bid 4 ♥, your opponents might end up at 4 ♠....If you bid 3 NT and accept to be 4 tricks short, it is going to be more complicated for them ! If the opponents double, get back to 4 ♥ !
| S | W | N | E |
|---|---|---|---|
3 |
Pass |
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4NT |
2
J
10
7
5
3
6
3
A
9
8
7
6
Exercise 9975 4 NT ! Pretend to make a Blackwood in order to play 5 ♥....What are your opponents going to do ??
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