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31 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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Requirements for 1 Spade open
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13-21 pts
5 cards |
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West opens 1NT
How many pts. does West have? |
15- 17 pts.
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East opens 2C
How many pts. does E have? |
22+
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North bids 1S
South Pass South has ? Points |
< 6
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North bids 1S
North has ? Spades |
5+
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What bid would an Opener make with a balanced hand and 16 valuation pts.
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1NT
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What bid would an Opener make with a balanced hand and 20 valuation pts.
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2NT
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What bid would an Opener make with a balanced hand and 26 valuation pts.
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3NT
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What is required to Open 1NT
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15-17 valuation pts.
A balanced hand |
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What are Valuation points
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Total of High Card Points + Length Points
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What is required to Open 2NT
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20-21 valuation pts.
A balanced hand |
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What is required to Open 2NT
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20-21 valuation pts.
A balanced hand |
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What are Length Points
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5 card suit 1 point
6 card suit 2 points 7 card suit 3 points 8 card suit 4 points 8 card suit 4 point |
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What are HCP's
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High Card Points
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What is a Balanced hand
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A hand with no voids, singletons, and no more than one doubleton
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How many pts. required for a 3NT game
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25+
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How many pts. required for a 4H/4S game
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26+
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How many pts. required for a 5C/5D game
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29+
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How many pts. required for a Small Slam
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33+
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How many pts. required for a Grand Slam game
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37+
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What is the responsibilty of the Responder to his partner's 1NT opening
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To determine:
1 How high the partnership should bid 2 Where the contract should be played |
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Responder to a 1NT opening will divide his hand into three ranges which are:
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0-7 pts. Partscore
8-9 pts. Maybe game 10-15 pts. Game |
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What is Strain
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The suit or notrump, specified in a bid
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Responder to a 1NT opening will determine how high to bid by:
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Adding his valuation pts. to his partner's pts. and determining the strain by finding the longest combined suit
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When Responder to a 1NT opening has 0-7 points, bid:
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2D, 2H, or 2S with a 5 card or longer suit. Otherwise Pass(signoff bid)
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When Responder to a 1NT opening has 8-9 points, bid:
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2NT with no 8-card or longer major suit fit. (invitational bid)
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When Responder to a 1NT opening has 10-15 points, bid:
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4H or 4S with a 6 card or longer major suit;(signoff)
Else, bid 3H or 3S with a 5 card major suit. (forcing bids) Else, bid 3NT (signoff bid) |
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What are bidding messages
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Signoff: Asks partner to pss.
Invitational: Invites partner to bid. Forcing: Asks partner to bid again. |
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N Opens 1NT
S Bids 2D, 2H, or 2S. N ? |
Pass
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North bids 1NT
South bids 2NT North bids: |
Pass with only 15 points
3NT with 17 points Pass or 3NT with 16 points (Judgement call) |
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North Opens 1NT
South bids 3H or 3S North bids: |
3NT with only 2 cards in south's major
Else, bid Game in South's Major with 3 cards in South's Major |
