SUPPORTING PARTNER’S MAJOR SUIT
Your partner has opened 1♥
and you have SUPPORT.
SUPPORT means that you have four, or more, Hearts.
If you have SUPPORT with 0-5 HCPs you
pass.
If you have SUPPORT with 6-9 HCPs you
bid 2♥.
If you have SUPPORT with 10-12 HCPs
you bid 3♥
If you have SUPPORT with 13+ HCPs we
will find out what to do later
♠742 ♥A764 ♦A843 ♣32
Partner opens 1♥.
We have 8 HCPs, we should bid 2♥.
(6-9)
♠742 ♥AK76 ♦A984 ♣32
Partner
is now in control
Partner opens 1♥.
We have 10 HCPs, we should bid 3♥.
(10-12)
♠7642 ♥AK7 ♦984 ♣932
Partner
is now in control
♠A72 ♥J43 ♦984 ♣T932
Partner
opens 1♥.
We cannot support immediately but we do have four Spades. We
should bid 1♠.
If partner rebids 2♣
or 2♦ we will now know that they have
at least five Hearts. At that point we can support their Hearts.
Partner opens 1♥.
We cannot support immediately. We cannot bid 1♠.
The correct bid is 1NT. This shows 6-9 HCPs and denies four
Hearts or four Spades.
It is known as “The Dustbin Bid”
1♥ - 2♥ 6-9 HCPs
WITH SUPPORT FOR PARTNER
1♥ - 3♥ 10-12HCPs
WITH SUPPORT FOR PARTNER
1♥ - 1NT 6-9 HCPs
WITHOUT SUPPORT FOR PARTNER or four, or more, Spades
The above are all “LIMITBIDS” that
limit the size and shape of our hand.
LIMIT BIDS PUT
PARTNER IN CONTROL