How many points is a splinter bid?

A splinter bid of 4♥ would invite opener to consider slam, not game. This hand is worth about 18 points: 15 high-card points plus 3 dummy points for the singleton.

How many points do you need to make a splinter bid?

A splinter bid shows: 1. The strength for game (at least 12 high card points for the responder who splinters or at least 15 high card points if opener makes a splinter bid.)

What is a splinter bid in bridge?

In the card game "contract bridge", a splinter bid is a convention whereby a double jump response in a side-suit indicates excellent support (at least four cards), a singleton or void in that side-suit (but preferably not the ace or king), and at least game-going strength.

Are splinter bids Alertable?

All expert players use splinter bids. When they come up (if you remember them) they are a valuable tool. They are alertable.

Are splinters on over a double?

Splinter Bids Facing a Minor-Suit Opening

(You may guarantee four-card suit when you open One Diamond, in which case One Club may be opened on a doubleton, or you may open either minor with a three-card holding.

Bridge - The Next Level - Splinter Bids

Are splinter bids on in competition?

In competition

After overcall interference splinters may be on or off by partnership agreement, Bridge World Standard (2001) plays that a jump cue bid is splinter but a jump shift over the overcall is preemptive. To make a double jump shift over the overcall generally will get the partnership too high.

How do you respond to a splinter bid?

If we are playing splinter bids, we respond 3♠ to show the singleton spade. It will now be up to opener to decide whether to stop in 4♥or look for slam. We can use 3♠ as a splinter bid because we have other ways to show spades. With four or more spades, we can simply respond 1♠ since a new suit response is forcing.

Is Drury convention Alertable?

Drury is an artificial bid of 2♣ (alertable) response that is used only by a passed hand after partner opens 1♥ or 1♠ in third or fourth seat when responder has at least 3 card support in partner's major and 10+ support points.

Is Unusual 2NT Alertable?

After an opponent's bid of one of a suit, a direct jump to 2NT is the “Unusual Notrump Overcall”. It IS FORCING if next opponent passes. It IS NOT ALERTABLE. It describes a 2-suited hand.

How many points do you need for Michaels Cue Bid?

The Michaels cuebid is a conventional bid used in the card game contract bridge. First devised by Michael Michaels of Miami Beach, FL, it is an overcaller's cuebid in opponent's opening suit and is normally used to show a two-suited hand with at least five cards in each suit and eight or more points.

How many points are needed for an overcall in bridge?

The Standard English definition of an overcall is: A 5-card or longer suit that is worth bidding, which contains two or more honours. A minimum of about 8 points for a one level bid and a maximum of around 16 points. There is usually a better bid available with stronger hands.

What is a Gerber bid in bridge?

The Gerber convention is a 4 response to a no-trumps bid. Like Blackwood, it is a slam investigation bid that asks partner how many aces he holds. The difference from Blackwood is that Gerber is only used for no-trumps. This is because 1NT-4NT is natural, inviting partner to bid 6NT.

What's standard Jacoby 2NT?

opening bid. The 2NT response shows 4+ trump support with 13+ points. The bid asks partner to describe her hand further so that slam prospects can be judged accordingly.

How do I respond to Jacoby transfer?

Opener can super-accept the transfer by bidding three of the major with a maximum hand containing at least four cards in that major.

What does Bergen mean in bridge?

In contract bridge, Bergen raises are conventional treatments of responses to a major suit opening in a five-card major system.

Is Jacoby 2NT on after interference?

1. After opener's rebid, any further new-suit bids are control showing, and 4NT is Blackwood. 2. Jacoby 2NT is off after any interference.

When should you not use a Stayman?

RULE: Do not use Stayman when you have a 4-3-3-3 hand. We are programmed to always want to play a hand in a major when we have an 8 card fit. We can draw trump and still have one trump left in declarer's hand and one in dummy.

Can you overcall 2NT in bridge?

A 2NT overcall after a one-level opening is indeed the "Unusual Notrump" for the two lowest unbid suits. But a 2NT overcall after the opponents' weak two-bid is anything but Unusual. It is natural and balanced. It guarantees a stopper in the opponent's suit.

How many points is Drury bridge?

Drury is a conventional 2 response by a passed hand after partner opens 1 or 1 in third or fourth seat. The 2 bid is artificial, showing a limit raise with 10-12 support points and 3+ card support. Playing Drury, responder can keep the bidding low at the 2-level instead of making a jump raise.

How many points do you need to bid Drury?

The Drury bidder can now pass safely at the 2-level. 2D = a "normal" opening bid, but with nothing extra (13 points) -- usually a hand that would have passed a standard limit raise. The Drury bidder can sign off at 2 with a minimum or jump to 3 (or 4) with a real powerhouse.

What is the rule of 15 in bridge?

Rule of 15

A rule used for opening the bidding in fourth seat. You should open the bidding if the number of high card points and the number of spades equals fifteen. This assumes that spades are likely to be evenly divided between the two partnerships and that a fit in spades may exist.

What is a cue bid in duplicate bridge?

According to the Encyclopedia of Bridge 7^th Edition, page 203, “a cue bid is a forcing bid in a suit in which the bidder cannot wish to play.” A cue bid either gives information to partner or extracts information from partner by partnership agreement.

What is an alert in bridge?

An alert is a method to inform the opponents that a call may have an unexpected meaning. Its use is regulated by the sponsoring organisation, including the WBF, zonal organisations or local clubs.

What is a negative double in duplicate bridge?

The negative double is a form of takeout double in bridge. It is made by the responder after his right-hand opponent overcalls on the first round of bidding, and is used to show shortness in overcall's suit, support for the unbid suits with emphasis on majors, as well as some values.