| Show modern contract Con iraci bridge gy lelia hattersley Hatter slay no 3 biddable suits WHEN you search your hand band for VV an opening bid if you hold the requisite avs 21 az honor bonor tricks look first for a BIDDABLE SUIT remembering always that even a fourcard four card minor takes precedence over a no trump provided ilia suit Is biddable biddable suits are A FOURCARD FOUR CARD SUIT headed by iva 11 3 HONOR TRICKS A FIVE SUIT headed by aa HONOR TRICKS A SIX CARD SUIT headed by NO HONOR TRICKS sound minimum fourcard four card suit bids or AJ or ra 1 Q 10 X sound minimum five card suit bids K el X X X X or sound minimum six card suit bid opening bids of one or two regulation suit take outs and forcing bids do not require any greater strength than about three trump tricks in the bid suit stilt rut but with fourcard suits stilts the approach forcing seq system does not advocate defensive or take out bids tlde of more than one only when you yon arp are nial making zIng a forcing bid or take out or have previously V bid a longer sult suit Is a bid of two on a fourcard four card suit recommended when vulnerable fourcard c bids require rome plus value in some cases even the follows foll following owl suits may bo be bid A J X at X K Q X X K X J 10 X or Q I 1 10 0 X X X D but 11 t it must be remembered that such bids are exceptions not advocated for ordinary hands it Is important throughout all the contracting to keep in mind the limitations of biddable suits because at nil all times in defensive bidding taking out etc as well as s 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 mantlo an suit stilt but no volun cay y bid should be made on such a suit except la in some cases 0 on n shaded suits opening i the bid third and fourth I land iland in making an or original annl bid th the position of dealer and of second d hand are almost identical in that mikes his declaration before alg partner has had a chance to bid or p pass isa after the ilia dealer and second hand have hae passed third hand Is in a different position because his partner has shown that he cannot be counted on for honor tricks therefore unless third hand has at least three horlor 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 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 Ile remember member that a hand Is always stronger defensively when the honor tricks are distributed rather than massed tho the distribution of your honor strength and protection in major suits are always important tant factors to keep in mind when opening opening doubtful third and fourth hand bids at the same time do not allow yourself to be so fearful of opening the bidding that you are tempted to pass out sound minimum fourth hand bids which might result in securing your ride bide a partial score or even occasionally a game your partner alt although bough he has passed originally may be just under his quota of honor tricks or may hold some very long suit cult sufficiently strong for a secondary bid an old bridge wheeze which bam ha cost players many points in mhd loss losa of valuable 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 a least 5 honor tricks the question to ask yourself before opening a fourth hand bid Is not can I 1 see game but can I 1 see enough defensive tricks to hope hopa that with about one trick from my partner I 1 can save game against any bid my opponents opponent 3 are apt to declare another misunderstanding which occurs among less experienced players is that the position of third or fourth hand carries the same restrictions strict ions of bids following the opening declaration as it does on the original bids once the contracting tr has been opened a players original position in regard to the dealer Is an affair of practically no moment 0 1132 by leits service Berv lc |
