Bob’s
Bridge Cheat Sheet
Opening
Bids:
a) Balanced hand
1 nt 15-17; 2nt 20-21
b) Longest
Major suit 5+ cards12-21
c) Longest minor
suit 12-21 may be 3 cards; with two 3-card minors, open 1 ♣
Response to 1 nt
a) 0-7 with 5+
card major suit – transfer and pass.
b) 0-7 no
5-card major suit - pass
c) 8-9 with
4-card major suit employ Stayman convention and invite game.
d) 8-9 with no
4-card major suit – bid 2 nt to invite game.
e) 10-15 with
5-card major suit – transfer , then bid 3nt
f) 10-15 with 6-card
major suit – transfer , then bid game in that suit.
g) 10-15 with
4-card major suit – employ Stayman convention-bid game in major suit with a
fit, bid 3nt without a fit.
h) 10-15 no
4-card or longer major suit-bid 3nt.
i) 16+
carefully explore slam possibilities.
Response to 1♣ or 1♦
a)
0-5 – pass
b)
6+ - Bid
4-card suits up the line; 5+ card suits bid longest first or with two 5-card
suits bid highest ranking suit first.
c)
Balanced
hand, no 4-card or longer major 6-10 – bid 1nt; 11-12 – bid 2nt; 13-15 - bid 3
nt.
d)
With
4+ cards in opener’s minor suit and no 4-card or longer major opener’s suit
a.
6-10 –
raise to 2-level
b.
10-13 –
raise to 3-level
Response to 1♥ or 1♠ (with 3+ cards in opener’s suit, revalue for
dummy points)
a)
0-5 –
pass
b)
6-10 –
raise to 2-level
c)
11-12 –
raise to 3-level
d)
13-17 –
raise to 4-level
e)
18+
carefully explore for slam.
Response to 1♥ or 1♠ (with no fit)
a)
0-5
pass
b)
6-10 –
bid 1 ♠ with 4+ cards, if partner opened 1♥ otherwise
bid 1 nt.
c)
11+ -
bid a 5-card suit at the 2-level.
Opener’s Rebids (minimum hand 12-15)
a)
Raise
responder’s suit one level, with 4-card or better support (Revalue hand for
dummy points).
b)
Bid a
new 4-card or longer suit at the 1-level.
c)
Bid 1
nt with a balanced hand.
d)
Bid a
new suit at the 2-level, ranking below the opening suit.
e)
Rebid
a 6+ card suit at the minimum level.
f)
If
responder has bid 1nt – pass
g)
If
responder had bid 3nt – pass
h)
Raise
a 2nt response to 3nt, with 14 or 15, pass with 12 or 13.
i)
Pass
a single raise of opener’s suit.
j)
Bid
game after a jump raise of opener’s suit with 14 or 15, pass with 12 or 13.
Opener’s Rebids (medium hand 16-18)
a)
Raise
responder’s major suit 2-levels, with 4+ cards (revalue for dummy points)
b)
Bid
a new 4+card suit, ranking higher than the opening suit.
c)
Bid
2nt with a balanced hand and 18 points.
d)
Rebid
opening suit with 6+ cards.
e)
If
responder bids 1nt – raise to the 2-level.
f)
If responder
bids 2nt – raise to the 3-level.
g)
If
responder bids 3nt – pass.
h)
If
responder raises opener’s suit 1level – invite game.
Opener’s Rebids (Maximum hand 19-21)
a)
Raise
responder’s major suit to 4-level, with 4+ cards (revalue for dummy points)
b)
Bid
a new 4+ card suit by jumping a complete level.
c)
Bid
no trump by jumping a complete level, with a balanced hand.
d)
Rebid
the opening suit at game level, with 7 cards.
e)
If
responder raised opening suit – bid game in that suit.
f)
If
responder bid 1nt – bid 3nt.