beginner question about bidding

[aviator]

hello;

I am trying to learn bridge and I downloaded a program which teaches bridge.

At bidding section an example confused me and I would like to hear your opinion;

 

I am South and my hand is:

 

♠73

♥K982

♣AQ763

♦854

 

North opens the bidding with 1♣

East passes.

And my turn

 

According to the program It is suppose to be 1♥

 

I am wondering why not 2♥ since I have 10TP which is enough for 2-level bid

[aviator]

sorry I forgot bidding system is called Modern Standard American with 5 card majors

[hotShot]

Bidding space is very limited, so you try not to waste it.

1♥ takes away less bidding space than 2♥.

[Elianna]

The requirement for 10 points for bidding at the two level is only when you're FORCED to bid at the two level (like partner opens 1♠ but you have diamonds). Otherwise, since you still CAN bid at the 1-level, a JUMP to the two-level should show more points.

[helene_t]

1♥ is forcing; opener cannot pass. So you start with 1♥ which allows you to bid again without getting too high. Suppose for example opener rebids 1♠. Now you can bid 2♣ or 3♣ (I think 2♣ is enough) to show hearts+clubs and not enough values to force to game.

[jtfanclub]

Not only should you not jump when you have a forcing non-jump bid, but many people now play 2♥ here as *weak*, because actual hands where you'd want to jump shift are so very rare.

 

Even if you are using Strong Jump Shifts here, they show...

 

-a Game forcing hand (13+ hcp), and

-a very good suit.

 

The 10 points is for when you have to bid 2. For example, if partner opened 1♠, you could safely bid 2♣. Change the king of hearts to the jack, and over 1♠ you'd have to say 1NT.

[aviator]

thanks everyone

[neilkaz]

Here's some stuff about strong jump shifts.

 

http://www.prairienet.org/bridge/b_jshift.htm

 

When you make a strong jump shift your hand should be at least slam invitational. Of course slam isn't forced as opener may have a non-fitting minimum or you may later discover that you're missing 2 key cards, but game is 100% forced.

[pdmunro]

After you bid 1♥, the continuation you want to hear is 2♥ by partner, showing a four card heart suit and 13-15 points. Now you can invite partner to game by bidding 3♥.

 

With only 13 points partner passes, whereas with 15 points partner accepts the invite and bids the 4♥ game.

[P_Marlowe]

Hi,

 

Simple advice: Try to avoid jumping around, unless you

play special agreements, if you never make a jump

response in a new suit after a suit opening opening from

partner, you will be more often right than wrong.

 

With kind regards

Marlowe