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…
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.
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.
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.
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.
TWiB Lesson #425 (7 of 9)
In the middle of a 2/1 GF auction some of the most useful bids that we can make are NT bids. This is true for both Opener and Responder. Here we look at how we use these bids to show stoppers and properly describe the strength of our hand. (Video Coming Soon)
TWiB Lesson #426 (8 of 9)
Here we look at a modern expert treatment in 2/1 GF auctions which uses a 2NT rebid like the rebid of a suit — showing a 6+card suit. Let’s see how it work and how it helps redefine our bidding structure. (Video Coming Soon)
TWiB Lesson #427 (9 of 9)
2/1 bids are game-forcing as part of our constructive bidding system. But when we are in a competitive bidding system things change. Here we look at how 2/1 bids change in competition. (Video Coming Soon)
TWiB Lesson #411 (1 of 8)
Here we look at hope to use a Modern 2-Level Preemptive Opening Bid to attack the opponents. (Video Coming Soon)
TWiB Lesson #412 (2 of 8)
High-level preemptive opening bids are a valuable tool for attacking the opponent’s bidding space. Here we look at how to better use them! (Video Coming Soon)
TWiB Lesson #413 (3 of 8)
When partner preempts the bidding at the 2-Level then we need to have a way to respond, both exploring game and extending a preempt! (Video Coming Soon)
TWiB Lesson #414 (4 of 8)
When partner preempts the bidding at a high-level this puts a lot of pressure on both us and the opponents. Here we look at how to respond to partner’s high-level preempts. (Video Coming Soon)
TWiB Lesson #415 (5 of 8)
When we have a very strong hand we have a way to show it by opening the bidding 2C. (Video Coming Soon)
TWiB Lesson #416 (6 of 8)
After partner makes a jump shift we need to know how to continue the auction. Here we look at how to do this. (Video Coming Soon)
TWiB Lesson #417 (7 of 8)
After a reverse Responder needs a tool to communicate with Opener. Lebensohl over Reverses is the structure for accomplishing this. (Video Coming Soon)
TWiB Lesson #418 (8 of 8)
A 1NT opening is one of the best in all of bridge. There are classic hands that open we open 1NT, but there are also some slightly off-shape hands that are best to open 1NT. Here we look at those. (Video Coming Soon)
TWiB Lesson #402 (1 of 9)
Here we look at our Ace asking tool for exploring slam in Notrump contracts (Gerber) and its upgrade - 1430 Gerber.(Video Coming Soon)
TWiB Lesson #403 (2 of 9)
It is horrible to reach a slam and go down because you have poor trump. 1430 Keycard Blackwood is an improvement over traditional Blackwood that allows us to find out about both Aces and trump quality. (Video Coming Soon)
TWiB Lesson #404 (3 of 9)
Knowing which kings partner holds is more important than how many. Here we look at how to use Specific Kings to explore for a grand slam. (Video Coming Soon)
TWiB Lesson #405 (4 of 9)
Here we look at a tool for how to investigate minor suit keycards and keep the auction below game - Minorwood! (Video Coming Soon)
TWiB Lesson #406 (5 of 9)
Here we look at a valuable tool for exploring slam with partner - control showing bids. (Video Coming Soon)
TWiB Lesson #407 (6 of 9)
Here we look at one of the best tools for exploring slam - Jacoby 2NT . (Video Coming Soon)
TWiB Lesson #408 (7 of 9)
Here we look at a tool similar to Jacoby 2NT. The Splinter bid allows Responder to explore slam by describing their hand entirely — Fit, Values, and Shortness.. (Video Coming Soon)
TWiB Lesson #409 (8 of 9)
Shortness can be shown by the Opener, just as it is by the Responder. Here we look at how Open does this to explore for slam and help Responder re-evaluate their hand. (Video Coming Soon)
TWiB Lesson #410 (9 of 9)
There are many other tools for exploring slam. Here we look at how to use some of these valuable and interesting tools. (Video Coming Soon)
