Transcript when to open hand - Cambridge Contract Bridge Club

Improver Lessons
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When to open your hand
Leads and discards
No Trumps – transfers and play
Defense against a 1NT opener
Improver Lessons
When to open your hand
Opening bids
10+ with 6 card suit or two 5 card suits
11+ with good five card suit
12+ any shape
Remember a hand with shape ie unbalanced
has more value than a flat or balanced hand
Have you got a rebid?
But when 3rd or 4th in hand……
Pass
Pass
Pass / ?
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When can you open?
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12+ points
11 points + 7 or fewer loser hand
11 points and suit quality of 7+
Rule of 20
Pearsons points
12+ points
Open at 1 level with 12-19 points
Open 2NT with 20-22 points
Open 2C with
20+points unbalanced
23+ any shape
4 loser or better hand and a long suit
What would you open these hands?
A K x x
K x x x
x x x
Q x
A K x x
K x x x
A x x
Q x
A K x
Q x x x x
x x x
K x
10-11 points + suit quality 7+
Count number of cards in longest suit
Count number of honours
10 and J only count as honour if A,K or Q in suit
A x x
K Q x x x
Q x x
x x
A Q x
K x x xx
Q x x
x x
A x x
Q Jx x x
A x x
x x
11 points + 7 loser trick count or better
Each suit has A,K Q
Count how many in each suit you are missing
A K x x
K x x x x
x x
J x
A K x x
K x x
x x x
J x x
A K
x x x
QJTxx
x x
• Aces and Kings are not losers (except a singleton King)
• Queens may or may not be losers depending on the supporting honors.
• Here is a listing of honor card combinations and associated LTC losers:
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Void = 0
A=0
AK=0
AKQ=0
A K x [x x. . .] = 1
A Q x [x. . .] = 1 (tripleton or more)
Ax=1
A x x [x. . .] = 2
K=1
Kx=1
K x x [x. . .] = 2
KQ=1
Q J [x. . .] = 2
Can you open these hands?
A K x x
K x x x x
J x
x x
A K x x
K x x
x x x
J x x
A K x x
Q x x x
J x x
J x
Rule of 20
Count total points
Count number of cards in 2 longest suits
Add two numbers together
If total adds up to 20+, open the hand
A K x x
K x x x x
x x
J x
1 heart
Pearsons points
Count total points
Count number of cards in spade suit
Add two numbers together
If total adds up to 15+, open the hand
A K x x x
K x x
J x x
x x x
1 spade