Opener's rebid with a fit by Matthias Huberschwiller

You have opened the bidding and your partner has bid a major, and hurray, you have a fit!

It's time to tell your partner about it. But be careful - you will be showing him your strength at the same time. Remember, when responding, he might have only five or six points.

Good luck!

Question 1

Your Hand
♠ 7 6
♥ A K 9 3
♦ K 8 2
♣ Q 9 6 3

Q: 1 - What do you bid as South?

South	West	North	East
1♣	Pass	1♥	Pass
?

A: 2♥ - By raising to the 2-level, you are showing Heart support and a minimum opener. You cannot pass! Your partner could have 20 points.

Your result so far:

Open Question

Question 2

Your Hand
♠ A 6
♥ A K 9 5
♦ Q 8
♣ A Q 6 3 2

Q: 2 - What do you bid as South?

South	West	North	East
1♣	Pass	1♥	Pass
?

A: 4♥ - You have a strong opener and a Heart fit, so you need to jump to game. It's not slam time, since your partner could have only five or six points.

He will know that you have a strong hand (18-19 HCP) and a Heart fit. It's up to him to go further.

Your result so far:

Open Question

Question 3

Your Hand
♠ A Q 6 3
♥ 8
♦ K Q 8 6 2
♣ Q 6 3

Q: 3 - What do you bid as South?

South	West	North	East
1♦	Pass	1♠	Pass
?

A: 2♠ - You have a singleton, but it's still a minimum opener (12 to 14 HCP). Don't go too high!

Your result so far:

Open Question

Question 4

Your Hand
♠ K Q 9 2
♥ 8
♦ A K 8 6 2
♣ A 6 3

Q: 4 - What do you bid as South?

South	West	North	East
1♦	Pass	1♠	Pass
?

A: 3♠ - You have an intermediate opener (15 to 17 HCP). You need to show it by jumping to 3♠.

Your partner will know that you probably have a singleton somewhere, since with 15 to 17 HCP and a balanced hand, you would have opened 1NT. Bridge is magic!

Your result so far:

Open Question

Question 5

Your Hand
♠ K Q 10
♥ 8
♦ A 8 6 2
♣ K 10 9 6 2

Q: 5 - What do you bid as South?

South	West	North	East
1♣	Pass	1♠	Pass
?

A: 2♠ - You can have only three cards for a simple raise, when you don't have another bid available.

You would prefer to lie about the Spade suit than bid Clubs again with those ratty cards, or try No-Trump with a singleton Heart. You can't bid Diamonds either, since that would be a reverse, showing a lot more strength than you have.

Your result so far:

Open Question

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Now that you've bid five hands, let's see how your play goes.

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