Show modern breid dern contract on tract bridga br idge ge by y L lelia leila tatt agy no 3 biddable sulla suits HEN you search your hand tor for W an opening bid if y you hold the 2 honor tricks 1 took look first requisite for a BIDDABLE SUIT mcmein remembering bering fourcard four card minor always that even a over a no trump provided taked precedence the suit null Is 19 bidd biddable abIe biddable suits are A FOURCARD FOUR CARD SUIT headed bj 14 HONOR TRICKS SUIT headed by 12 i A FIVE CARD HONOR TRICKS A SIX X CARD R D SUIT headed bended by NO M nsf CA iia HONOR 1 tt TRICKS C KS sound minimum fourcard four card suit was bids or or sound minimum five card suit bids K X X X or sound six card suit bid opening bids or of one or two regulation suit take outs cuts and forcing bids do not require any greater strength than about three trump tricks in the bid sult suit but with fourcard four tour card sulta the approach forcing system does not advocate defensive or take out bids of more than one only when lien you are making a forcing bid or take out or have previously bid a longer suit Is a bid of two on a fourcard four card suit recommended om when vulnerable fourcard bids require some plus value in some cases even the following suits may be bid or but it must be remembered that such bids are exceptions not advocated for ordinary bands it Is important throughout all the contracting to keep in mind the limitations of biddable suits because at all times in defensive bidding tak logout log ing out etc as well as in original bids you must be sure that any suit you mention Is biddable sometimes in responding to an informatory double you are forced to mention an suit but no voluntary bid should be made on such a suit except in some cases on shaded suits opening the bid third and fourth hand in making an original bid the position of dealer and of second hand are almost identical in that each makes his declaration before his partner has had a chance to bid or pass after the dealer and second hand have passed third hand la Is in a different position because his partner has shown that he cannot be counted on for honor bonor tricks therefore unless third nand hand has at least three honor tricks he should pass and fourth hand should follow the same rule defensive rather than offensive strength Is the thing to be considered when a player reopens the bidding and gives his big opponents a second chance to enter the contracting should your opponents have an advanced score even three honor tricks would be insufficient for a third or fourth hand opening bid remember that a hand band la Is always stronger defensively when the honor tricks are distributed rather than massed the distribution of your honor bonor strength and protection in major suits are always important factors to keep in mind when opening doubtful third and fourth hand bids at the same time do not allow yourself yo to be so tearful fearful of opening the bidding that you are tempted to pass out sound minimum fourth hand bids which might result in securing your side a partial score or even occasionally a game your partner although he has passed originally may ha be just under his quota of honor tricks or may hold some very long sult suit sufficiently strong for a secondary bid an old bridge wheeze which has cost players many points in the loss of valuable alu able partial scores Is never open fourth hand unless you can see game in your hand actually to see the probability of game in your own hand you would have to have a holding of extraordinary strength either great trump length or at least 8 5 honor tricks the question to ask yourself before opening a fourth iland hand bid Is not can I 1 see gee game but can I 1 see enough defensive tricks to hope that with about one trick from my partner I 1 can save game against any bid my opponents are apt to declare At another iother misunderstanding which occurs among less experienced players Is that the position of third or fourth hand carries the same game res re tlona on bids fol following loing the opening declaration as a it does on the original bids once the contracting has haa been opened a players original position in reft regard rd to the dealer to Is an affair of practically no moment b mi by lelia Hatt oraly wirth service ioe |