Rebids by Responder

[EUVID]

I've read books that say rebidding shows one more card than the 4 originally promised with a minimum hand; others say it shows 6. What do you play?

[helene_t]

When responder bids at the 1-level, a rebid of 2M promises 6. With only 5, you can always bid something else: a new suit, raising responder's suit (raising with only 3-card support is far better than repeating your own 5-card), 1NT, or passing responder's 1NT (if that is not forcing in your methods).

 

If responder bids at the 2-level, you sometimes have to repeat a five-card, though:

1♠-2♥

2♠*

can for example be 5-5 in spades and a minor and a hand that is too weak to rebid 3m, which would show extra values in most methods.

[jdonn]

For responder, rebidding a suit shows 6 if opener's rebid was in a suit

 

1♣ 1♠ 2♣ 2♠

1♦ 1♥ 1♠ 2♥

1♦ 1♠ 2♣ 2♠

 

But after a 1NT rebid it can certainly be 5

1♦ 1♥ 1NT 2♥

[1eyedjack]

But after a 1NT rebid it can certainly be 5

1♦ 1♥ 1NT 2♥

I may rebid 1NT with a singleton in responder's suit, and I regularly raise with 3, so while I suppose there are exceptions to every rule, I would do my best to look elsewhere for something to do than rebid it on 5.

[P_Marlowe]

Hi,

 

the rebid promises 5 or 6.

 

At least as many cards as opener showed.

If opener rebids his minor and responder rebids

his mayor, it can be a 5 carder.(*)

It should always deny tolerance for openers long

suit.

 

(*) But this may depend on partnership style.

If opener raises regular with 3 card support for

responders mayor, the chances, that you catch

opener with tolerance drop, so you should have

a 6 carder.

 

With kind regards

Marlowe

[ralph23]

I've read books that say rebidding shows one more card than the 4 originally promised with a minimum hand; others say it shows 6.  What do you play?

Bill Root taught in general what 1eyedjack essentially said...: if you have a choice between rebidding an unsupported 5-bagger and "anything else reasonable" then choose the "anything else". If there is no such choice, then you may have to grit your teeth and rebid it.

 

nb - if opener has reversed (e.g. 1♣ North - 1♠ South - 2♦ North), then people play different methods as responder, but i think almost all play that responder's rebid of his major suit here merely promises 5 pieces, and this is unexceptional... Most play that it can still be a non-minimal hand held by responder. This is somewhat of a special case however.

Edited September 1, 2007 by ralph23