Liversidge Posted July 25, 2019 Report Share Posted July 25, 2019 We have started playing cue bid raises in the majors after opps overcall. All examples I have come across are just for majors. Partner has asked if it is applicable to minors as well? Say after 1♦-(1♥)-2♥ showing limit raise and a heart stop. Subsequent new suit bids show stops for 3NT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manudude03 Posted July 25, 2019 Report Share Posted July 25, 2019 It applies over minors too. That said, it normally doesn't promise a stopper in their suit. Something like Ax xxx KQxxx Qxx is a perfectly good 2♥ bid for the provided auction. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P_Marlowe Posted July 25, 2019 Report Share Posted July 25, 2019 Yes, but the cue Limit raise would also deny a 4 Card spade suit in your given seq. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FelicityR Posted July 25, 2019 Report Share Posted July 25, 2019 My partner and I use cue bid raises to show 10+ points and support for partner's opening suit, obviously taking into consideration whether we are playing four or five card majors and/or convenient minors. The idea behind cue bid raises as far as I know is that they show genuine support for partner's suit with more flexibility to bid after, which then leaves limit raises 1♥ - 3♥, 1♥ - 4♥, for example, as pre-emptive bids. Like manudude03, I haven't come across a situation where they promise a stopper in an opponent's suit, but that might be a new take on them that I haven't come across recently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsLawsd Posted July 26, 2019 Report Share Posted July 26, 2019 The main problem I have with cue raises of a minor opening bid is that it takes up a LOT of space which might force the auction too high or hinder the exploration for NT. It looks like Zia uses 2♠ as a limit raise with or without competition (never natural) but I cannot tell from their convention card alone if there are exceptions.It will be helpful to have a firm partnership agreement as to what size and shape is being shown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahydra Posted July 26, 2019 Report Share Posted July 26, 2019 Can recommend this method, assuming you play 5cM: 1m-(o/c)-CUE = support, 10+. New suits either natural or stop-showing, up to you. 1m-(o/c)-2NT = NAT, (10)11-12, stop in their suit. 1M-(o/c)-CUE = 3c support, 10+1M-(o/c)-2NT = 4+c support, 10+ jump to 3M mixed, something like 7-9, 4 cardsjump to 4M pre-emptive, normally 5 cards ahydra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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