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Bridge for Beginners. Lesson 6 More about NT Openings. Homework. The hands you made up will have been different from my answers Because the possibilities are endless But they needed to conform to the requirements for the bidding. Hand 1. Dealer N Declarer W Lead N.
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Bridge for Beginners Lesson 6 More about NT Openings
Homework • The hands you made up will have been different from my answers • Because the possibilities are endless • But they needed to conform to the requirements for the bidding
Hand 1 Dealer N Declarer W Lead N N E S W P P P 1NT P P P KQJ Q976 J83 T98 AT43 KJ KQ62 J32 965 A85 AT9 Q654 N W E S 872 T432 754 AK7 W must be 12-14 HCP And balanced E must be <11 HCP With no 5 card suit N & S must be <12 HCP
Hand 2 Dealer E Declarer E Lead S N E S W 1NT P 3NT P P P QJ7543 32 J5 942 AT JT98 A43 AKT K98 AQ75 QT9 J87 N W E S 62 K64 K8762 Q65 E must be 12-14 HCP And balanced W must be >12 HCP
Hand 3 N E S W P P 1NT P 2NT P 3NT P P P Dealer S Declarer N Lead E KQJ K74 QJ98 Q76 A84 862 2 KJ9532 6532 AT94 KT76 4 N W E S T97 QJ3 A543 AT8 S & W must be <12 HCP N must be 12-14 HCP balanced S must be 11 HCP N must be 13 or 14 HCP
Hand 4 N E S W P P 1NT P 4 P P P Dealer W Declarer W Lead N JT5 T54 JT3 A653 KQ9843 2 AQ54 87 A7 A863 K82 QT94 N W E S 762 KQJ97 976 KJ2 W & N must be <12 HCP E must be 12-14 HCP and balanced W must have 6 ’s, about 11 HCP and unbalanced
Hand 5 Dealer N Declarer S Lead E QJ6 A95 K92 JT76 N E S W P P 1NT P 2NT P P P K73 T43 A8 AK842 9842 QJ82 765 53 N W E S AT5 K76 QJT43 Q9 N & E must be <12 HCP S must be 12-14 HCP and balanced N must be 11 HCP S must be 12 or 13 HCP
Hand 6 Dealer E Declarer E Lead S N E S W 1NT P 7NT P P P 987654 432 2 432 AJT AQJ KQJ5 AQJ KQ32 K987 A4 T97 N W E S - T65 T98763 K865 E must be 12-14 HCP W must have a monster With 25+ HCP Missing no Aces
1NT openings • This week • Different continuations • By responder • Re-bids by opener • Some extra things about the scoring
1NT Opener • Means what? • 12-14 HCP • No 5 card major • No singleton or void • Not more than 1 doubleton
Responses to 1NT Openings • Last week we looked at • <11 HCP no 5 card suit we bid? • Pass • <11 HCP with a 5 card suit we bid? • 2 of that suit.Which is called? • A Weakness Take Out • 11-12 HCP balanced we bid? • 2NT Invitational • >12 HCP balanced we bid? • 3NT
Responses to 1NT • But what if we have more than 10HCP • And the hand is not balanced • Today we will look at the bidding for these types of hand
Partner has opened 1 NT 5 4 • This is your hand • You have 4 HCP • And 5 ’s • You bid 2 • A weakness take out • Opener MUST Pass J 8 7 6 3 T 6 3 K 3
Partner has opened 1 NT A 4 • This is your hand • You have 14 HCP • And 5 ’s • You cannot bid 2 • Partner will Pass • Bid 3 • Showing 5 ’s • And enough for game • Partner can choose K Q 7 6 3 Q 6 3 K 3
Partner has opened 1 NT A J 7 4 2 • This is your hand • You have 11 HCP • And 5 ’s • You cannot bid 2 • Partner will Pass • Bid 3 • Showing 5 ’s • And enough for game • The 5 card suit adds enough for game 7 6 3 Q J 3 K 3
Partner has opened 1 NT A J 7 4 3 2 • This is your hand • You have 11 HCP • And 6 ’s • You cannot bid 2 • Partner will Pass • Bid 4 • Showing 6 ’s • And enough for game • If you know what the contract is then bid it! 7 6 Q J 3 K 3
Suit responses to 1NT • With 11+ HCP • And a 5 card major • Tell partner about the major by bidding it at the 3 level • This is a Forcing bid • Partner MUST not Pass • But should select the game • With 6 of the major bid the game in that suit immediately
Partner has opened 1 NT A J 7 • This is your hand • You have 20 HCP • And a balanced hand • Game is certain • Slam may be on • If partner has 14 HCP • Bid 4NT • Partner Passes with 12 • Bids 6NT with 14 • Guesses with 13 A K 3 K Q J 3 Q 8 3
Partner has opened 1 NT A J 7 • This is your hand • You have 22 HCP • And a balanced hand • Game is certain • Slam is on • Bid 6NT A K Q K Q J 3 Q 8 3
Slams in NT • You need 33 HCP in the 2 hands for a small slam • That’s 12 tricks • 37 for a grand slam • 13 tricks • 33 ensures you are not missing 2 aces • 37 ensures you are not missing any • So a response of 4NT shows 19-20 • A response of 6NT shows 21+
Openers Next Bid A 3 • You have opened 1NT • Partner has bid 2 • What is your next bid? • Pass • Partner has bid a weakness take out • You MUST pass • Partner may have 0 HCP K Q 4 2 K 3 2 Q T 8 3
You have opened 1NT A T 3 • Partner has bid 2NT • What is your next bid? • Pass • Partner has 11-12 HCP • You have 12 • Maximum is 24 HCP • Not enough for game K Q 4 2 K 3 2 T 8 3
You have opened 1NT A 3 • Partner has bid 2NT • What is your next bid? • 3NT • Partner has 11-12 HCP • You have 14 • 25 or 26 HCP • Enough for game K Q 4 2 K 3 2 Q T 8 3
You have opened 1NT A T 3 • Partner has bid 3 • What is your next bid? • 3NT • Partner has 11+ HCP • And 5 ’s • 3NT is easier than 5 • With stops in other suits • NT is preferable to a minor K Q 4 2 K 3 2 T 8 3
You have opened 1NT A 3 • Partner has bid 3 • What is your next bid? • Pass • Partner has 11+ HCP • You have 12 • No stops in ’s • 3NT would be risky • 5 looks too high K Q 4 2 4 3 2 K T 8 3
You have opened 1NT A 3 • Partner has bid 3 • What is your next bid? • 3NT • Partner has made a forcing bid • Showing 5 ’s • And enough for game • With only 2 ’s you want to play in NT K Q 4 2 K 3 2 Q T 8 3
You have opened 1NT A T 3 • Partner has bid 3 • What is your next bid? • 4 • Partner has made a forcing bid • Showing 5 ’s • And enough for game • With 3 ’s you want to play in the major K Q 4 2 K 3 Q T 8 3
You have opened 1NT A 3 • Partner has bid 4 • What is your next bid? • PASS • Partner has 6+ ’s • And nearly enough for game • You have 12 HCP • Not enough to go to the 5 level K 6 4 2 K 3 2 Q T 8 3
You have opened 1NT A 3 • Partner has bid 4 • What is your next bid? • 5 • Partner has 6+ ’s • And nearly enough for game • You have 14 HCP • Bid the game • Partner has bid a ‘Mini-Maxi’ K Q 4 2 K 3 2 Q T 8 3
You have opened 1NT A 3 • Partner has bid 4 • What is your next bid? • PASS • Partner has 6+ ’s • And enough for game • Now your hand is irrelevant • Partner has told you what the game is K Q 4 2 K 3 2 Q T 8 3
You have opened 1NT A 3 • Partner has bid 4NT! • What is your next bid? • 6NT! • Partner has 19-20 HCP! • This is a ‘Mini-Maxi’ • Inviting a slam • You have 14 HCP • So bid it!! K Q 4 2 K 3 2 Q T 8 3
More about Scoring • Vulnerability • Each pair may be vulnerable or non-vulnerable • The vulnerability is set by board number • On the boards vul is red • non-vul is white • Vulnerability affects game bonuses and slam bonuses • And the undertrick score to defence
Scoring Bonuses Part Score 50 50 Game 300 500 Small Slam 800 1250 Grand Slam 1300 2000 • Non-vul • Vul • Non-vul • 50 • Vul • 100 • Undertricks • For each trick less than the contract bid you lose