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A bid of 4NT "invites" opener to: bid 6NT with a maximum holding of 14 HCP (19 + 14 = 33 which is sufficient) pass with a minimum 12 HCP (20+ 12 = only 32) with partnership agreement, bid 5NT holding 13 HCP - asking partner to bid 6NT with 20 HCP and to pass holding 19 HCP. An opening bid of 2NT shows 20, 21 or 22 HCP.
The next bid indicates suitability for slam: 3NT: strong (Serious 3NT) 4 ♣ /4 ♦ /4 ♥: cuebid, but not strong (non-serious). 4 ♠: truly minimum. Since Spades are the agreed trump suit, Three No Trump is not usually the best contract. Using Serious Three No Trump, a bid of Three No Trump says "I am Serious about slam", i.e. "I have a good ...
This is a list of defensive conventions used in the game of contract bridge to compete in the bidding after the opponents have opened with a one notrump (1NT) bid. ANTI Aspro [ 1 ] [ 2 ]
4 ♣ is Gerber if it is a jump bid or if a suit has been agreed as trump. 4 ♣ is Gerber if the immediate preceding bid by partner was in notrump. 4 ♣ is Gerber only if it is a jump bid over an opening bid or rebid of 1 NT or 2 NT. (Standard American Yellow Card) 4 ♣ is Gerber only when in response to opening bids of 1NT, 2NT or a strong ...
Kamikaze 1NT is a preemptive 1NT opening in the game of contract bridge and in common practice [1] shows a balanced hand with 10-12 high-card points (HCP) - also known as the mini-notrump range. [1] It is used in first or second seat hoping to make 1NT opposite an average hand of about 10 HCP.
The dynamic one notrump opening indicates either: a balanced or unbalanced hands in the range of 19-21 high card points (HCP) and six controls, or; an unbalanced hand just short of a 2 ♣ opening. The most common responses to the dynamic one notrump opening are: 2 ♣ – negative (0-5 HCP) 2 ♦ – 6+ HCP, game force.
Strong hands, with 19 high card points plus, start with a double and then rebid 2 Notrump (or double) to try to expose a psychic bid. Good 4-4=4-1 distributional hands with a stiff minor suit can start with 2 ♣. Single-suited minor hands often start with double, hoping to be able to play at the two-level. These hands will pass a 2 ♦ asking bid.
Strong notrump after passing (SNAP) is a bridge bidding convention originated by Jeremy Flint and Tony Priday [1] [2] and is a one notrump (1NT) bid by a passed hand in response to a one-level opening by his partner.