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The New Minor Forcing bid by responder is forcing for one round and asks partner for further information on his shape and strength with the primary objectives of determining if opener has three-card support for responder's five-card major and/or if there is a 4-4 fit in hearts; other major suit fits are also investigated.
A long suit, even if weaker, is often ultimately more powerful and desirable as a contract than a short suit, however good, because long trumps will usually make tricks in the end, and they allow a greater level of control during the game. With a misfit, bid cautiously; with a good fit, bid boldly. Avoids chasing a poor contract with a misfit ...
Hand evaluation methods assess various features of a hand, including: its high card strength, shape or suit distribution, controls, fit with partner, quality of suits and quality of the whole hand. The methods range from basic to complex, requiring partners to have the same understandings and agreements about their application in their bidding ...
10 to 11 HCP: any new suit bid at the 2-level promises opening partner at least 10 points. With 10 or 11 points, responder has a medium-strength hand and can bid another 4-card suit but at the two-level, now in hopes of discovering the 8-card fit, planning eventually to "invite" partner to a game contract.
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For example, if the trump suit is spades and a player is void in the suit led and plays a spade card, they win the trick if no other player plays a higher spade. If a card of the trump suit is led, the usual rule for trick-taking applies and the highest-ranked card of that suit wins. [17]
A game try (also called a game trial bid) in the card game of bridge is a bid that shows interest in bidding a game and asks partner to help in making the decision.. For example, (using Acol or Standard American bidding) if opener, with around 16-17 HCP, bids 1 ♥ and partner responds 2 ♥ (showing 6 – 9 support points) opener is in a quandary: if responder has a maximum strength hand ...
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