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July 17, 2025
Responder's Bidding Tools
Robert Todd
Responder's Bidding Tools - Responder’s Unusual ...

TWiB Lesson #592 (8 of 9)

When partner opens the bidding 1-minor (1m), a jump shift to 2-Major (2M) by Responder can be used for a variety of different hand types.  Both the standard approach of a strong jump shift and the common approach of a weak jump shift leave a lot to be desired.  The modern style is for good hands to go slow, which makes a strong jump shift less appealing because it eats up valuable bidding space.  With players responding to a 1m opening bid with 1M more and more aggressively, this makes using a weak jump shift less common…

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Responder's Bidding Tools - Responder’s Unusual 2-Major Jump Shifts and NT Bids
April 26, 2022
Even More Comp Bidding
Robert Todd
Even More Competitive Bidding - Bergen Raises

TWiB Lesson #572 (6 of 9)

When responding to partner’s 1-Major opening bid, Responder tries to apply the Law of Total Tricks (LOTT) – getting to the size of the partnership’s fit as quickly as possible.  This LOTT bidding is especially effective when our side has a 9+card fit.  Bergen Raises are a set of conventional bids Responder can use when responding to a 1-Major opening bid with 4+card support (at least a 9+card fit).  Let’s see how this system works.

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Even More Competitive Bidding - Bergen Raises
April 24, 2022
Even More Comp Bidding
Robert Todd
Even More Competitive Bidding - Fit -Showing ...

TWiB Lesson #574 (8 of 9)

Jumping in the auction eats up a lot of bidding space, which is likely to make communicating with partner more difficult. Since our jump bid may make future communication more difficult, it should have a specific meaning. When partner opens the bidding, Responder’s jump shifts can be used to show a variety of different types of hands. We need to decide, as a partnership, which ones we want to use. We will choose different agreements for different situations.

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Even More Competitive Bidding - Fit -Showing Jumps
April 23, 2022
Even More Comp Bidding
Robert Todd
Even More Competitive Bidding - Freebids by a ...

TWiB Lesson #575 (9 of 9)

When partner makes a bid, and we choose to bid a suit of our own, this is called a freebid. In most normal situations freebids show values (called positive freebids) and are often forcing 1-round. We’ve all heard the saying -- a new suit is forcing by an unpassed hand.  Unfortunately, this is not always true, but it is often our agreement. Let’s look at freebids made by a passed hand and see how the fact that we are passed changes these situations.

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Even More Competitive Bidding - Freebids by a Passed Hand
April 9, 2022
Adv Same Bidding
Robert Todd
More Advanced Slam Bidding - Jump-Shift System

TWiB Lesson #577 (2 of 9)

When Opener makes a jump shift into a new suit with their second bid, it is a strong bid that creates a game forcing auction. This is a good bid because it ensures we reach game, but it is a bad bid because it eats up a lot of bidding space without fully describing our distribution. This is a problem. One of the most difficult opening hands to describe to partner is the unbalanced single-suited (one 6+card suit) hand with 18-19 HCP.  This is one of the strongest hands that does not open the bidding 2♣.  Let’s look at a system that helps us improve our jump shift methods.

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More Advanced Slam Bidding - Jump-Shift System
Robert Todd
August 14, 2020
Overcalls

Overcalls: Notrump Overcalls

Robert Todd
August 14, 2020
Overcalls
Overcalls: Notrump Overcalls

TWIB Lesson #326 (7 of 8)

Here we look at what we show when we make NT overcalls in a variety of different situations.

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Robert Todd
August 14, 2020
Overcalls

Overcalls: Higher Level Jump Overcalls

Robert Todd
August 14, 2020
Overcalls
Overcalls: Higher Level Jump Overcalls

TWIB Lesson #327 (8 of 8)

This week we look at making those jump overcalls at even higher levels.

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Robert Todd
August 2, 2020
Responding to 1NT

Responding to 1NT: Weak Hand

Robert Todd
August 2, 2020
Responding to 1NT
Responding to 1NT: Weak Hand

TWIB Lesson #312 (1 of 8)

I hope you find this week’s focus on how (and when) to respond to 1NT with a weak hand useful.

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Robert Todd
August 2, 2020
Responding to 1NT

Responding to 1NT: Invitational Hand

Robert Todd
August 2, 2020
Responding to 1NT
Responding to 1NT: Invitational Hand

TWIB Lesson #313 (2 of 8)

This week we look at how to describe a variety of invitational hands opposite a 1NT Opener.

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Robert Todd
August 2, 2020
Responding to 1NT

Responding to 1NT: Game Forcing

Robert Todd
August 2, 2020
Responding to 1NT
Responding to 1NT: Game Forcing

TWIB Lesson #314 (3 of 8)

This week we look at our tools for Responding to 1NT with a hand holding enough values to force to game.

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Robert Todd
August 2, 2020
Responding to 1NT

Responding to 1NT: Slam Invitational Hands

Robert Todd
August 2, 2020
Responding to 1NT
Responding to 1NT: Slam Invitational Hands

TWIB Lesson #315 (4 of 8)

Here we look at how to explore slam after partner opens the bidding 1NT.

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Robert Todd
August 2, 2020
Responding to 1NT

Responding to 1NT: 2-Suited, Both Majors

Robert Todd
August 2, 2020
Responding to 1NT
Responding to 1NT: 2-Suited, Both Majors

TWIB Lesson #316 (5 of 8)

Here we look at how to bid our hands with length in both Majors after partner opens 1NT.

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Robert Todd
August 2, 2020
Responding to 1NT

Responding to 1NT: 5-card Major, 4+card minor

Robert Todd
August 2, 2020
Responding to 1NT
Responding to 1NT: 5-card Major, 4+card minor

TWIB Lesson #317 (6 of 8)

With both a 5-card Major and a minor suit, it can be difficult to respond to 1NT and encapsulate all the aspects of the hand.

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Robert Todd
August 2, 2020
Responding to 1NT

Responding to 1NT: Other 2-Suited Hands

Robert Todd
August 2, 2020
Responding to 1NT
Responding to 1NT: Other 2-Suited Hands

TWIB Lesson #318 (7 of 8)

Here we look at how we respond to a 1NT Opener with 2-suited hands that primary involve a long minor (and at most a 4-card Major).

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Robert Todd
August 2, 2020
Responding to 1NT

Responding to 1NT: In Competition

Robert Todd
August 2, 2020
Responding to 1NT
Responding to 1NT:  In Competition

TWIB Lesson #319 (8 of 8)

We complete our Responding to 1NT lessons by looking at how our agreements change in competition.

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