BBO Discussion Forums: Bidding - BBO Discussion Forums

Jump to content

Page 1 of 1

Bidding

#1 User is offline   99_lvl 

  • PipPip
  • Group: Members
  • Posts: 27
  • Joined: 2015-April-27

Posted 2015-May-04, 03:57

What is 4NT as the respond to 1NT? Is that some kind of question?
0

#2 User is offline   eagles123 

  • PipPipPipPipPipPip
  • Group: Advanced Members
  • Posts: 1,831
  • Joined: 2011-June-08
  • Gender:Male
  • Location:UK Near London
  • Interests:Crystal Palace

Posted 2015-May-04, 04:01

the most common use is to ask partner how good he is for his 1NT bid and to either pass or bid 6NT accordingly.
"definitely that's what I like to play when I'm playing standard - I want to be able to bid diamonds because bidding good suits is important in bridge" - Meckstroth's opinion on weak 2 diamond
1

#3 User is offline   99_lvl 

  • PipPip
  • Group: Members
  • Posts: 27
  • Joined: 2015-April-27

Posted 2015-May-04, 04:16

View Posteagles123, on 2015-May-04, 04:01, said:

the most common use is to ask partner how good he is for his 1NT bid and to either pass or bid 6NT accordingly.

Thanks:) And what is 5C ? also as the respond to 1NT
0

#4 User is offline   eagles123 

  • PipPipPipPipPipPip
  • Group: Advanced Members
  • Posts: 1,831
  • Joined: 2011-June-08
  • Gender:Male
  • Location:UK Near London
  • Interests:Crystal Palace

Posted 2015-May-04, 04:19

5c directly over 1NT would just be to play in 5 clubs
"definitely that's what I like to play when I'm playing standard - I want to be able to bid diamonds because bidding good suits is important in bridge" - Meckstroth's opinion on weak 2 diamond
1

#5 User is offline   99_lvl 

  • PipPip
  • Group: Members
  • Posts: 27
  • Joined: 2015-April-27

Posted 2015-May-11, 03:43

And generally what are all these "questions"?
0

#6 User is offline   Vampyr 

  • PipPipPipPipPipPipPipPipPipPip
  • Group: Advanced Members
  • Posts: 10,611
  • Joined: 2009-September-15
  • Gender:Female
  • Location:London

Posted 2015-May-11, 04:10

View Post99_lvl, on 2015-May-11, 03:43, said:

And generally what are all these "questions"?


By questions do you mean asking bids? Some conventional bids, Stayman and Blackwood are two examples, are used to get partner to tell something specific about his hand so you can make further decisions armed with this knowledge.
I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones -- Albert Einstein
0

#7 User is offline   PhilG007 

  • PipPipPipPipPip
  • Group: Full Members
  • Posts: 973
  • Joined: 2013-February-24
  • Gender:Male
  • Location:Dundee Scotland United Kingdom
  • Interests:Occasional chess player. Dominoes

Posted 2015-May-11, 07:43

View Post99_lvl, on 2015-May-04, 03:57, said:

What is 4NT as the respond to 1NT? Is that some kind of question?

The sequence 1NT-4NT is what is known as "quantitative" The 4NT bidder is inviting partner
to bid 6NT if he is maximum for his opening bid. If he is minimum,he passes. However,if a slam is bid, there is a danger that there could be
2 top losers against the side.(It's happened to me more than once!) :( Not recommended Better to use Gerber 4 convention
"It is not enough to be a good player, you must also play well"
- Dr Tarrasch(1862-1934)German Chess Grandmaster

Bridge is a game where you have two opponents...and often three(!)


"Any palooka can take tricks with Aces and Kings; the true expert shows his prowess
by how he handles the two's and three's" - Mollo's Hideous Hog
0

#8 User is offline   manudude03 

  • - - A AKQJT9876543
  • PipPipPipPipPipPipPip
  • Group: Advanced Members
  • Posts: 2,610
  • Joined: 2007-October-02
  • Gender:Male

Posted 2015-May-11, 09:14

I know it's a common misconception, but gerber should never* be used on balanced hands. It is only a test for if you are missing 2 aces (or 1 ace and 1 king in exceptionally rare circumstances). It doesn't really give you any hint about if slam is actually making.

* Almost never really, I would do it on something like KQx KQx KQJTx AK (remove the A if you play strong NT) where you could literally count 13 tricks if you aren't missing any aces.
Wayne Somerville
1

#9 User is offline   helene_t 

  • The Abbess
  • PipPipPipPipPipPipPipPipPipPipPip
  • Group: Advanced Members
  • Posts: 17,068
  • Joined: 2004-April-22
  • Gender:Female
  • Location:UK

Posted 2015-May-11, 09:29

View Postmanudude03, on 2015-May-11, 09:14, said:

I know it's a common misconception, but gerber should never* be used on balanced hands.

Yes, with two balanced hand facing each other you generally need 33 points to make small slam (so you can't be missing two aces anyway) and 37 for grand slam (so you can't be missing one ace).
The world would be such a happy place, if only everyone played Acol :) --- TramTicket
0

#10 User is offline   99_lvl 

  • PipPip
  • Group: Members
  • Posts: 27
  • Joined: 2015-April-27

Posted 2015-May-12, 12:07

View PostVampyr, on 2015-May-11, 04:10, said:

By questions do you mean asking bids? Some conventional bids, Stayman and Blackwood are two examples, are used to get partner to tell something specific about his hand so you can make further decisions armed with this knowledge.

Yeah, exactly, asking bids;) Thanks)
0

#11 User is offline   99_lvl 

  • PipPip
  • Group: Members
  • Posts: 27
  • Joined: 2015-April-27

Posted 2015-May-14, 14:53

One more question: my bid is 1, my partner's is 2, what's my next step supposed to be? 3 or 4? Or should I name other suit for him not just to pass?
0

#12 User is offline   Vampyr 

  • PipPipPipPipPipPipPipPipPipPip
  • Group: Advanced Members
  • Posts: 10,611
  • Joined: 2009-September-15
  • Gender:Female
  • Location:London

Posted 2015-May-14, 15:56

View Post99_lvl, on 2015-May-14, 14:53, said:

One more question: my bid is 1, my partner's is 2, what's my next step supposed to be? 3 or 4? Or should I name other suit for him not just to pass?


If you have enough for game, bid 4. If you have enough for game only if partner has a maximum for his raise then bid 3.

If you wish to give partner some information so he can make the decision, then bid another suit. This will usually mean, by agreement, either a suit In which you have significant values, or a suit where you have an OKish holding and need honours or shortness from pd to avoid several losers in the suit.
I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones -- Albert Einstein
0

#13 User is offline   99_lvl 

  • PipPip
  • Group: Members
  • Posts: 27
  • Joined: 2015-April-27

Posted 2015-May-15, 00:23

View PostVampyr, on 2015-May-14, 15:56, said:

If you have enough for game, bid 4. If you have enough for game only if partner has a maximum for his raise then bid 3.

If you wish to give partner some information so he can make the decision, then bid another suit. This will usually mean, by agreement, either a suit In which you have significant values, or a suit where you have an OKish holding and need honours or shortness from pd to avoid several losers in the suit.

Thank you very much!))
0

Page 1 of 1


Fast Reply

  

1 User(s) are reading this topic
0 members, 1 guests, 0 anonymous users