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Detail specifications 167B - Level 3 ★
3rd bid by Opener after responder has repeated his Major
3rd bid by Opener after responder has repeated his Major
The Opener must take into consideration:
The Opener must take into consideration:
- The number of cards of the responder in the Major he repeated
- the strength of the hand of the responder
- wether or not the responder's bid is forcing
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Exercise 9562 The responder has at least 6 cards in♠ and between 3 and 10HCP. His bid is not forcing. The opener should pass.
3rd bid by Opener after responder has repeated his Major. a A few reminders:
After a first response at the 1 level , repetition of his suit by responder indicates a 5 or six card suit with 3 to 10 HCP .
After a first response at the 1 level , repetition of his suit by responder indicates a 5 or six card suit with 3 to 10 HCP .
- The responder's suit may have only 5 cards:
- If the opener's bid is forcing (ex: inverted two suiter), the responder has to bid and may have no option but to repeat his suit
- If opener's rebid is in NT, he indicates a regular hand and there for 2 or 3 cards in responder's suit. in that case, he may repeat it with 5 cards only.
- In all other cases, responder repeating his suit requires 6 cards.
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Exercise 9994 Here, the sequence is not forcing : thus, South guarantees 6 cards in his suit.
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Exercise 20012 After your inverted two suiter, North may have only 5 cards in ♠, as he is forced to bid!
3rd bid by Opener after responder has repeated his Major. Forcing or non forcing ?
When opener has shown a strong hand (jump in first suit or inverted two suiter,...), any new bid by responder is forcing, until game is reached .
When opener has shown a strong hand (jump in first suit or inverted two suiter,...), any new bid by responder is forcing, until game is reached .
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Exercise 20012 After your inverted two suiter, the 2 ♠ by responder is totally forcing .
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Exercise 20014 After your minimum two suiter, the jump to 3 ♠ by responder is not forcing. You can pass. Here, you should !
3rd bid by Opener after responder has repeated his Major. Slam bids :
- After The 1NT 2nd bid of opener, the jump of responder in his suit is a slam bid . with only game hopes, he would have used the Roudi convention!
- Ask your partner about his controls, even if you already have some ...you may discover an important honour that you were lacking.
- AWith an irregular 3rd zone hand , use a Splinter.
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Exercise 9570 4 ♥ The jump to 3 ♠ by your partner is a slam bid : with only game hopes, he would have used the Roudi convention!. Show your ♥ control... and you lack of controls in ♣ and ♦
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Exercise 9568 Bid your ♦ control to learn whether or not your partner controls ...♥. Thus you'll know if he has the Co King and whether your camp should bid the grand slam . Using the Blackwood, you'd be missing out on important information.
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