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19 Cards in this Set
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What is 5 card major?
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I can open a bid with 1x.
1. It's in Spades or Hearts 2. I have a minimum of 13 pts 3. at least 5 cards in a major |
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What is third man high
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Throw your highest card in that suit, unless you know your partner has already won it
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When should you open "one no trump"
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HCP = 15 to 17
No singleton's or Voids No more than two doubletons Don't open if you have two suits without stoppers Don't open if you are 5-4 or 4-5 in Spades/Hearts (i.e. 5 spades/4 hearts or 4 spades/5 hearts) |
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When should you open 2 No Trump?
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When all the criteria for one no trump is met except HCP = 20 - 21
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When should you open 3 No Trump?
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When all the criteria for one no trump is met except HCP = 25 - 26
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What are the rules for opening 1 of a suit
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Must have at least 13 points
Open in major must have at least 5 If no majors, then open your longest minor If both minor are 4 cards in length, open 1 diamond If both minors are 3 cards in length open 1 club |
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If you have 5 cards in both major which should you open?
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Always the strongest suit
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If you have five card major and six card minor which should you open with
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Always open with the longest suit
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If you are opening in the third seat, what are the rules, and what do you open with
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Have at least 10 points
A good suit headed by A|K or K|Q|J, always open 1 with your longest suit |
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What should we be aware of when our partner is in the third seat?
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That they might be opening light in the third seat
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What are the Honors?
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T - J - Q - K - A
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What are the quick tricks and values (2/5)?
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Ace = 1pt
Ace/King = 2 pt King/Queen = 1pt Ace/Queen = 1pt King/x = .5 pt |
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How will we count our hands?
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Add HCP & Distribution cards
1. Count your HCP 2. Count your distribution 3. Count your honors 4. Count your Quick trick (if you don't have 13 you might still consider opening, (more in chpt 6) |
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If possible, what is your goal in bidding?
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to bid game if possible
Game in a: No Trump = 3 major suit is = 4 minor suit is = 5 |
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What are the stoppers and partial stoppers (1/7)?
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Ace
King/Queen King/x Queen/xx Partial Stoppers are: Jack/xx Queen/x Ten/Nine/xx |
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HCP Values, and how many total HCP are there in a deck, and in suit?
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A = 4
K = 3 Q = 2 J = 1 40 total in a deck and 10 in each suit |
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Rule of Twenty, and what should you do when you have it?
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When the number of your HCP plus the length of your two longest suits equals at least 20. Open the bid
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How many points for: Doubleton, Singleton, Void?
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Doubleton = 1pt
Singleton = 2pt Void = 3pt |
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Support points and their requisite and values for the dummy
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If you have 3+ cards in your Partners Major then add support points
Doubleton = 1 Singleton = 3 Void = 5 |
