1D:1S, 2C:2H

[MickyB]

Playing the trendy style where 1453 rebids 2C, what do you rebid over 4SF? I'm used to 3H showing 1444/0454 but bidding that on 1453 too can't be good. Maybe 2S as various with a stiff spade and 2NT as 2254?

[the hog]

You have dig your own grave by bidding a non existent suit in your "trendy style". Now you have to follow up with 3H and hope that partner does not take your club bid seriously. Oh what a tangled web we weave when we practise to deceive.

[JLOGIC]

I would bid 3H showing 4 hearts if I bid 2C with this shape. I mean, how else are we supposed to find a 4-4 heart fit? Yes, I'm sure playing artificial methods in this auction would be better, but playing standard methods I don't see how you can fail to bid 3H when you hold 4 hearts.

[Poky]

Playing the trendy style where 1453 rebids 2C, what do you rebid over 4SF? I'm used to 3H showing 1444/0454 but bidding that on 1453 too can't be good. Maybe 2S as various with a stiff spade and 2NT as 2254?

 

2♠ = doubleton spade

3♠ = three spades

 

With 1453 rebid 3♥ or 2NT, depending on suit quality.

[gwnn]

Sorry for a non-helpful reply (I was helpful enough in our team match) but is this really trendy? I think it was something experts used to do about 10 years ago but then got tired of it, am I wrong about this?

[JLOGIC]

Sorry for a non-helpful reply (I was helpful enough in our team match) but is this really trendy? I think it was something experts used to do about 10 years ago but then got tired of it, am I wrong about this?

 

England is 10 years behind on bidding theory imo :P

[rhm]

You have dig your own grave by bidding a non existent suit in your "trendy style". Now you have to follow up with 3H and hope that partner does not take your club bid seriously. Oh what a tangled web we weave when we practise to deceive.

Sorry for a non-helpful reply (I was helpful enough in our team match) but is this really trendy? I think it was something experts used to do about 10 years ago but then got tired of it, am I wrong about this?

Sorry, maybe I am also 10 years back in bidding theory.

So please enlighten me:

I would rebid 1NT if my hand fell into the agreed HCP range for rebidding 1NT (e.g. 12-14).

But what alternative suggests itself instead of 2C, if the hand is short of reversing values but falls into the range for opening 1NT? (e.g. 15-17)

 

Rainer Herrmann

[bluecalm]

But what alternative suggests itself instead of 2C, if the hand is short of reversing values but falls into the range for opening 1NT? (e.g. 15-17)

 

Here you get it wrong - there shouldn't be such hand. Ok, maybe some borderline 15hcp could qualify and maybe with some borderline 15 bidding 2C is the most +EV thing to do but with 16+ (or nice 15) you just reverse, wtp ?

[gwnn]

Sorry, maybe I am also 10 years back in bidding theory.

So please enlighten me:

I would rebid 1NT if my hand fell into the agreed HCP range for rebidding 1NT (e.g. 12-14).

But what alternative suggests itself instead of 2C, if the hand is short of reversing values but falls into the range for opening 1NT? (e.g. 15-17)

 

Rainer Herrmann

Just to clarify my response, I wasn't judging the method itself (I think it is reasonable on some hands, but I have never done it myself yet). I was just saying that in my opinion it isn't really trendy to rebid 2♣ and was curious whether I'm wrong about this - MickyB plays on much higher levels than I do, I'm curious why he finds it is trendy. But since you asked, the alternatives are either a heavy 1NT, a rebid of 2♦ on a 5-card suit or a light 2♥ reverse.

 

Also I think some people rebid 2♣ automatically even on hands where you and I both rebid 1NT and they never rebid 1NT on a singleton. I personally think that is not a good idea, whether or not it is trendy.

[MickyB]

Meh, I had the impression that 1NT was losing ground to 2C as the rebid of choice here, helped by the increased popularity of responder's reverse flannery. It feels very right in TriBal where 1D:1M, 1NT can still be two diamonds and responder will usually rebid 2M with five. Also, we bid 1C:1H!, 1S! [1H = spades, 1S = clubs+diamonds unbal] with 1435 so we are in a similar position over 4SF on that auction.

 

I've never seen anyone English rebid 2♣ other than myself or my partners so ten years is a conservative estimate IMO

[gnasher]

Meh, I had the impression that 1NT was losing ground to 2C as the rebid of choice here, helped by the increased popularity of responder's reverse flannery. It feels very right in TriBal where 1D:1M, 1NT can still be two diamonds and responder will usually rebid 2M with five. Also, we bid 1C:1H!, 1S! [1H = spades, 1S = clubs+diamonds unbal] with 1435 so we are in a similar position over 4SF on that auction.

 

I've never seen anyone English rebid 2♣ other than myself or my partners so ten years is a conservative estimate IMO

My impression is that in America people have moved from rebidding 2♣ to rebidding 1NT, and in England people have moved from rebidding 2♦ to rebidding 1NT. Perhaps you and your friends are trend-setters rather than merely being trendy?

[paulg]

Playing the trendy style where 1453 rebids 2C

I thought the trendy style is to rebid 2♦ showing five diamonds and four hearts.

[gszes]

Assuming our 4sf is also GF

 

I dont see the downside of bidding

 

2n.

 

If p is interested in hearts they can bid 3h.

P will know from the original 2c rebid followed

by 2n that you have a max of 2s and are a huge

favorite to be short in spades.

[kenrexford]

Heh! So, am I "trendy" now?

 

 

http://www.bridgeguys.com/Conventions/delayed_canape_rexford_eichenbaum.html

[JLOGIC]

Meh, I had the impression that 1NT was losing ground to 2C as the rebid of choice here, helped by the increased popularity of responder's reverse flannery. It feels very right in TriBal where 1D:1M, 1NT can still be two diamonds and responder will usually rebid 2M with five. Also, we bid 1C:1H!, 1S! [1H = spades, 1S = clubs+diamonds unbal] with 1435 so we are in a similar position over 4SF on that auction.

 

I've never seen anyone English rebid 2♣ other than myself or my partners so ten years is a conservative estimate IMO

 

I could be wrong, but in the MSCs when I started playing, 2C was the normal bid with 1453, and then this moved to 1N. And before that it was probably 2D. I remember a thread a long time ago where I argued for 2C>2D with some good players (maybe gnasher?). I am still a 1N bidder if I am in range, but I agree playing reverse flannery one should bid 2C. I am not sure how popular reverse flannery is, I did not know it had become more than a fringe thing to play.

[gnasher]

I remember a thread a long time ago where I argued for 2C>2D with some good players (maybe gnasher?).

Yes, I remember it too. Your arguments must have been quite persuasive, because I've stopped rebidding 2♦ on those hands.

[gwnn]

http://www.bridgebase.com/forums/topic/34812-distribution-problem-21 and references therein. I miss 655321...

 

(sorry MickyB, this still doesn't really address your question at all!)

[MickyB]

I would bid 3H showing 4 hearts if I bid 2C with this shape. I mean, how else are we supposed to find a 4-4 heart fit?

 

How about this?

 

If we routinely rebid 2S on 2254, then 2NT would promise three hearts [1444, 1435, 1345 and 0454 being the relevant shapes - although one of these should probably still bid 3H over 2H]. Now, responder can bid

 

1D:1S

2C:2H

2N:3H

 

as natural 5-4. With 5-5, he can insist on playing in hearts.

[gnasher]

(sorry MickyB, this still doesn't really address your question at all!)

 

But it does tell us something about how MickyB's views have changed over the years:

 

http://www.bridgebase.com/forums/topic/27887-bid-and-rebid/page__view__findpost__p__314363

[mike777]

Playing the trendy style where 1453 rebids 2C, what do you rebid over 4SF? I'm used to 3H showing 1444/0454 but bidding that on 1453 too can't be good. Maybe 2S as various with a stiff spade and 2NT as 2254?

 

 

 

over 2h fsf I would bid 3h

 

I would tend to rebid 1nt with 11-13 but rebid 2c with 14+. So with 1453 and roughly 14-16 I would rebid 2c. I suppose there may even be a few rare hands where I might rebid 2d with solid d.

Playing reverse flannery may help on a few hands.

I would tend to open a nt with 14-16 and my stiff spade was A,K, or Q.

With stronger I can reverse.

 

 

 

so 1453.....1d and rebid 2c becomes rather limited and rarer.

 

 

J...Kxxx....AKxxx...Axx

[JLOGIC]

http://www.bridgebase.com/forums/topic/26868-yet-another-rebid-by-opener-problem/

 

was the one I was thinking of.

[JLOGIC]

lol reading those threads:

 

2008 JLALL:

 

I slightly prefer 1N over 2C with this hand type FWIW but they are very close to me...I think 2D really sucks but that's me.

 

 

2009 JLALL:

 

It's all moot because I love 1N!

 

Oh how things changed in a year...

 

Also of note, 2008 jlall agreed with 2012 jlall with:

 

When I first started playing expert standard was 2C, now it has moved to 1N.

[gnasher]

How about this?

 

If we routinely rebid 2S on 2254, then 2NT would promise three hearts [1444, 1435, 1345 and 0454 being the relevant shapes - although one of these should probably still bid 3H over 2H]. Now, responder can bid

 

1D:1S

2C:2H

2N:3H

 

as natural 5-4. With 5-5, he can insist on playing in hearts.

Yes, that seems to work. I think you should use 3♥ to show 1354 without a heart stop, because that's the one where wrongsiding is the biggest problem.

 

If it means you have to bid 2♠ on hands like xx AQ Kxxxx QJxx, you're losing a bit if accuracy there. Maybe you could bid 3NT on those hands?

[mike777]

Yes, that seems to work. I think you should use 3♥ to show 1354 without a heart stop, because that's the one where wrongsiding is the biggest problem.

 

If it means you have to bid 2♠ on hands like xx AQ Kxxxx QJxx, you're losing a bit if accuracy there. Maybe you could bid 3NT on those hands?

 

 

 

I rebid 1nt......pard will think I am 11-13,,,,,, or less...so be it....

 

 

1d=1s

1nt

 

2-2-5-4

 

 

again you need to define 11-13 bal with minors fast......

slow the auction down.

[Finch]

Playing the trendy style where 1453 rebids 2C, what do you rebid over 4SF? I'm used to 3H showing 1444/0454 but bidding that on 1453 too can't be good. Maybe 2S as various with a stiff spade and 2NT as 2254?

 

I've never played this style, but assuming you are playing fairly normal-type methods, partner's 4SF can include game forcing hands with club 'support' and/or game forcing diamond raises. So you don't want to bid 3H very often, particularly if it may or may not have four clubs on the side and poor partner still doesn't know if he's looking for a club slam or not.

 

I would stick with what I play here anyway, given that although I can't have only 3 clubs I could be 1444:

 

2S = doubleton, or possibly 1-3 in the majors with 3 low hearts, usually a minimum or super extras

2NT = natural, usually 1-3 in the majors, could be 1-4. Might be 0-3 or 0-4 but you'd rather not have that.

3C = 5 clubs

3D = 6-4 minors

3H = significant extra values (about 16+), nothing descriptive to bid (usually 1354 or 2254 with no heart stop).

 

If partner has both majors he bids 3H over 2NT to find the fit.