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Rule of 5 and 5. This pertains to an ACBL policy issued in the 1980’s that in ACBL sanctioned bridge events (generally meaning tournament events where the General Convention Chart is in use) weak two bids should not contain fewer than 5 HCP’s and that the suit should be a holding of at least five cards. Rule of 7. The rule of seven is a ...
Opener rebids 2NT with no four-card or longer minor suit, rebids 3 or 3 with one four-card minor suit, and rebids the longer major — 3 or 3 — with four cards in both minor suits. The 2 response can also be used when responder holds a five-card or longer minor suit and is interested in slam.
The Stayman convention allows you to find 4-4 major suit fits after you or your partner has opened 1NT and helps you to choose the right contract with a five- card major and invitational values.
Smolen. Many players use Jacoby transfers in response to an opening 1NT bid from partner. It allows responder to show a five-card or longer major, while allowing the strong hand – the 1NT opener – to declare, assuming the opponents are not in the auction.
overcall typically shows a five-card or longer suit but many players will occasionally overcall at the one level on a good four-card suit if there is no better option. That’s okay, but if you frequently overcall with a four-card suit, you’ll need to check the box beside “often 4 cards.” Suppose this is your hand and the bidding is opened
Playing the 2/1 Game Force System, Precision, Standard American or the “Yellow Card”, bridge players and bridge experts have developed many rules and laws for guiding their decision making. In this lesson, we will review many of them with examples to help you make beIer decisions when playing the game.
The following table contains some of the more common agreements and conventions that are used in the modern bridge world. Major suits are opened when you have 5 cards in a major. With 4 cards you would bid Clubs, Diamonds or No Trump. Hands of 12 points or more are commonly bid.
