To make any response to an opening bid, you need at least 6 high card points (HCP) in your hand:
- If you have fewer than 6 HCP, just pass.
- If you have 6 or more HCP, your first obligation is to bid your longest suit.
- Sometimes, if you have 6 or more HCP, you may want to respond in notrump or support your partner’s suit.
Which suit should I open in Bridge?
Start the bidding with your longest suit. If you have two suits of equal length open the higher ranking suit, but if you have exactly four hearts and four spades then open 1♥. The only exception to this is when you have 4441 shape, see below.
What do you need to know about opener’s rebids?
Tutorial lessons for opener’s rebids. Playing a partial, inviting game, forcing to game. Major suit fits, notrump contracts, minor suit fits, jump bids, reverses, jump-shifts. An interactive bridge tutorial to help beginners learn how to play bridge. When we open one-of-a-suit, our possible point range is quite wide (12-21).
What is minimum point range for openers rebid?
With a minimum response (6-9 points), he won’t bid at the two-level unless he can raise your suit. He may have to respond 1NT with an unbalanced hand. Partner will show his point range (minimum, invitational or forcing) when he raises your suit, rebids his own suit or bids notrump at any level. Basics for opener’s rebid
What are the rebids for a 1C bridge opener?
Opener’s rebids after opening one of a suit An opening suit bid starts the description of a wide range of hands. For a 1C opening, you could have 12 points and three clubs, or 19 points and six clubs. You’ll need to use later bids to give partner a more accurate picture of your suit lengths and exact point range.
What are the rebids for opening one of a suit?
When there is no major suit fit, we turn our attention to notrump before choosing to play in a minor suit. The only point ranges a balanced hand might have after opening one-of-a-suit are 12-14 points or 18-19 points. These hands have easy rebids.
