Category: Bridge
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Table 17
Suggested Leads Against NT Contracts A high card from a poor holding, usually 2nd highest, e.g. 9 8 7 5 4th highest card of longest suit (unless a weak hand with no entries), e.g. Q 9 8 5 3 Top of a sequence of 3 significant cards. There are 4 types of sequence:• Complete sequence, Read more
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Table 16
Suggested Leads against Suit Contracts • Top of a sequence of 2 (if 10 or above), e.g. Q J x • A suit that partner has bid • A low card to show interest in a suit (if you have an honour), e.g. K 8 5 2 • A higher card to show no interest Read more
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Table 15
Points and Tricks Counting the points in your hand High Card Points (HCP), or Honour Points Ace = 4, King = 3, Queen = 2, Jack = 1 Long suit points Count 1 additional point for every card over 4 in a suit When supporting partner’s suit with an 8 card fit Add points:• 1 Read more
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Table 14
Competitive Bidding Overcalling after opponents have opened the bidding Overcalls Responses Simple overcall of a suit at the 1 level(e.g. 1H - 1S) • 5 card suit or longer• Probably with 3 of the top 5 honours including A or K• 8 to about 15 pts With a weak hand & support for partner's suit:• Read more
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Table 13
Blackwood Convention 4NT bid at any time (except after a direct raise from 1NT or 2NT) is asking partner for Aces. Responses Re-bids 5C with 0 or 4 Aces 6NT, 7NT or 4, 5, 6, 7 of the agreed trump suit which opener will pass, or5NT which is asking for Kings on the same scale Read more
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Table 12
Gerber Convention A response of 4C after a 1NT or 2NT opening, is asking Opener for Aces. Responses Re-bids 4D with 0 or 4 Aces 4NT, 6NT or 7NT which Opener will pass, or5C which is asking for Kings on the same scale 4H with 1 Ace 4S with 2 Aces 4NT with Read more