Sitting North, what would be your next bid?
What would be your next bid?
Jérôme Rombaut’s solution
Excellent bid, one of the most difficult! Indeed, with 2 cards in Opener’s first suit, you can give preference to show a weak hand (6-10 points). With a clear fit (3 cards), you would have bid 2♥ on the previous round.
20/20 ✅
I’m going to share an easy-to-remember rule: you always need 6 cards to rebid your suit for Responder unless your partner promised a balanced hand (1NT) or made an auto-forcing bid (reverse bid).
15/20
It would be 4th suit forcing, which requires at least 11 points. The hand is a bit too weak here.
10/20
You have all the suits stopped, certainly, but you don’t have the 10-11 points required and your hand is not very suitable for NT.
5/20
I feel sorry for Partner who will probably have to play in this contract in a 4-1 fit!
0/20
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Surely you were sitting south not North?
Yes think that the question may be wrong – we’re south ?
Good lesson! Let’s have more!
South not North?
Hard to say with only 2 small hearts, but probably makes sense
Same thought as the others. It is not North but South!
Same thought as the others.
réponse evidente 2coeurs…………!!!!!!