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Advanced Slam Bidding - Q-Minorwood

Advanced Slam Bidding - Q-Minorwood

TWiB Lesson #538 (7 of 9)

When we have a minor suit fit, using 4-minor as Keycard in our suit (Minorwood) is an effective tool for exploring slam without getting the auction beyond game, beyond 5-minor. But we give up the natural slam try of 4-minor, asking partner to do something forward going for slam, usually starting to make a control showing bid, if they like their hand. Let’s take a look.

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Advanced Slam Bidding - Non-Serous 3NT/3S

Advanced Slam Bidding - Non-Serous 3NT/3S

TWiB Lesson #539 (8 of 9)

When we find a Major suit fit at the 3-level in a game forcing auction, then partner is usually expressing interest in slam (because without slam interest, partner would have applied the Principle of Fast Arrival and bid 4M.) In this case, now we usually express whether we have slam interest or not by either making a cuebid or simply bidding game with 4M. Let’s see how this all works.

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Advanced Slam Bidding - Last Train

Advanced Slam Bidding - Last Train

TWiB Lesson #540 (9 of 9)

One of the ways that we investigate slam in a suit contract is the use of control showing bids. When one member of the partnership is interested in slam then they show this interest by making a control showing bid. Once we start the process of making control showing bids then we continue to do so to explore slam. But as the auction approaches game we have a big decision to make.

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Fits and More -- Advancing Partner's Overcall without Fit

Fits and More -- Advancing Partner's Overcall without Fit

TWiB Lesson #527 (4 of 8)

When partner makes a 1-level overcall it is a very wide-ranging action in terms of strength and shape – about 7 to 18 HCP and a 5+card suit. Advancer generally assumes Overcaller has at least 10 HCP, we look at Advancer’s options for bidding and what partner should expect.

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Fits and More -- 2NT Trump Suit Game Try: Spiral

Fits and More --  2NT Trump Suit Game Try:  Spiral

TWiB Lesson #529 (6 of 8)

When the auction begins 1X – 1Y – 2Y, we usually have 4-card support for our raise of partner’s suit. But in some auctions, we don’t have a convenient rebid and we are forced to raise on only 3-card support. Here we look at when to raise responder's suit on 3-card support.  And then what we do after that -- the trump asking bid, sometimes called Spiral. 

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Fits and More -- Over-Splinters

Fits and More --  Over-Splinters

TWiB Lesson #530 (7 of 8)

When partner opens the bidding with 1-Major and Responder makes a Splinter bid then this shows our fit, values, and shortness all in one call. This gives an excellent description of our hand and allows partner to re-evaluate their hand based on their working values.. Here we look at the use of Over-Splinters and see how we can use them to give partner additional information about our hand.

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Fits and More -- Responding to 2-Level Preempts

Fits and More --  Responding to 2-Level Preempts

TWiB Lesson #531 (8 of 8)

When partner preempts the bidding at the 2-Level, and we have a good hand we expect the auction to be difficult. We need to have good agreements with partner and exercise some good judgment to get to the right final contract. When we have a fit for partner’s suit (especially a Major suit) then we know what strain we are likely to play in. We need to exchange useful information with partner.

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NT Opening Bids -- Modern 2NT Openings

NT Opening Bids -- Modern 2NT Openings

TWiB Lesson #515 (1 of 9)

When we open the bidding with 2NT then if we find a major suit fit ( 4-4, 5-3, or 6-2), we get to declarer this from the hand that opens 2NT — the strong side. That makes it opening 2NT something we should strive to do. The modern style is to stretch to open 2NT, even with many good 19 HCP hands.

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NT Opening Bids -- Superaccepting Transfers

NT Opening Bids -- Superaccepting Transfers

TWiB Lesson #518 (4 of 9)

When we open the bidding with NT one of partners favorite bidding tools is the Jacoby Transfer. When partner transfers to a major suit and we have an excellent fit we have to decide about super-accepting. Here we look at our options for what to do and how to use our judgment about doing so.

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