Bridge tips BIDDING

[cherdano]

Whenever pass is a legitimate alternative to bidding, PASS!

This tip really surprises me. I would guess the opposite tip "Bid whenever there is a good reason to bid." would get spontaneous expert support much more often...

[EricK]

Before making an invitational bid ask yourself if you have told partner where your values are. If you haven't it may not be a good idea to invite.

 

eg the bidding starts 1♣ 1♥ 1♠ 2♠ and you want to invite game in ♠. If your ♣ are something like Txxxx then your partner might very well go wrong (passing with a singleton ♣, but upgrading ♣Qx) so it might be a good idea to pass or blast game. But if your ♣ are KJxxx then partner is likely to be able to make the correct decision if you invite.

 

Eric

[Al_U_Card]

Whenever pass is a legitimate alternative to bidding, PASS!

This tip really surprises me. I would guess the opposite tip "Bid whenever there is a good reason to bid." would get spontaneous expert support much more often...

Perhaps the phrasing was difficult......if you can pass, knowing that partner has another bid or that he will balance when appropriate, then pass can allow a better description of your hand when you do make your next call.....(also applies to some of those freakish hands where,once passed, you can bid them to the hilt and pard will know that you don't have opening values)

[P_Marlowe]

Whenever pass is a legitimate alternative to bidding, PASS!

This tip really surprises me. I would guess the opposite tip "Bid whenever there is a good reason to bid." would get spontaneous expert support much more often...

The tips are not contrary to each other, because the excuse for bidding,

will be "fit", and the absence of a fit, will be the reason, that pass

is a legitimate alternative, at least most of the time.

 

With kind regards

Marlowe

[pigpenz]

Jesus Saves, at favorable vulnerability

[42]

With 6-5 come alive

 

discussion/explanation -> http://forums.bridgebase.com/index.php?showtopic=10445

[Rebound]

At IMPs, do not stretch to invite, but stretch to accept.

[han]

Do not ask when you can describe

 

Do not decide when you can describe.

 

Do not do anything else when you can describe actually. When good describing bid is a vaible just use it.

 

I cant count the numebr of times I've seen people making cue bids to show their strenght hoping for partner to bid the suit they have, then blame him for not guessing what he was holding. Just bid what you have. Also applies for making take out doubles with your own suit. Just bid it! :).

For an alternative view:

 

Do not describe, just bid 3NT and try to make it.

[Al_U_Card]

At IMPs, do not stretch to invite, but stretch to accept.

Not the way I learned it at my mother's knee and other joints.......invite with a min and bid game with a max (invitational hand or opening hand).

[Al_U_Card]

Another goody is "When they bid 4H they either have something or they have nothing in S." :P (and vice versa)