Bridge Venue

• Question 1
  
  East is obviously going to open with Hearts. What possible rebids could he have ?

• Answer 1
  
  East is obviously going to open with Hearts. What possible rebids could he have ?
  
  Answer
  
  None other than to repeat his suit. He is so long and strong in hearts that he is only likely to repeat them.

• Question 2
  
  With only 6 points, should West pass ? Why should West NOT tell his partner about his longest suits ?

• Answer 2
  
  With only 6 points, should West pass ? Why should West NOT tell his partner about his longest suits ?
  
  Answer
  
  After the opening bid of 1 Heart, West would need to go to the 2-level to mention either of his minor suits. But with only 6 points, he is too weak to change suit at the 2 level. You need about 10 HCP really. Also, he is too short to support Hearts, and he cannot switch to Spades with only 3 of them. The only bid left is 1NT, which he should bid just in case his partner is on maximum 19 HCP. . ... we wouldn't want to miss a game.

• Question 3
  
  Why doesn't East leave it in 1NT, knowing that game is not on ?

• Answer 3
  
  Why doesn't East leave it in 1NT, knowing that game is not on ?
  
  Answer
  
  His partner might only have 6 points, AND the chances are that there are holes everywhere even with a maximum 9 points from partner. 1NT is likely to go down seriously. In any case, his plan was always to rebid Hearts. So that's what East should do, knowing that West will leave it at that after a simple raise from East.

• Some subjects to follow up on

  50 Unbalanced, The general idea 25 Unbal, 12 to 19 HCPs, 1 suit 43 After 1 Suit, 6 points, nothing to bid 10 Balanced-Unbalanced