Say I open the bidding 1 ♦ and Partner responds with 1♥. The first thing I want to do as Opener is to support Partner's major. Since Partner only promised 4 in their suit, I need 4 in order to support them. If I have a fit I can now count Distribution points. Check out these posts for more information:
Rebidding when you have a fit for Partner's Major and can count Distribution points
Rebidding when you have a fit for Partner's Major
Distribution Points
Distribution - Counting Shortness with Honors
If I don't have a fit for Partner's ♥ I will now bid 1♠ before anything else. That would show a 4 card suit and also DENY having a fit for Partner. Afterall I will always show support for Partner first.
If I do not have a fit for Partner's ♥, and I do not have 4 ♠ then what? With a minor I sometimes want to play in my minor suit BUT I also prefer to play in NT if I can. So what are my choices here?
If you have a 6 card ♦ suit I probably want to rebid my suit. If I rebid 2♦ I show a minimum opening hand with a 5 (or more) card ♦ suit. If I have more values I can jump to 3♦ to show 16 to 18 HCP with a GOOD 6 card ♦ suit. Note that I do NOT get to count distribution points here. I have no idea Partner and I have a fit. This is High Card Points only!
If I have a 5 card ♦ suit I probably want to bid NT rather than rebidding my minor suit. But I should have a balanced hand and high cards in both other suits in order to do this. If all my values are in my ♦ suit or my hand is unbalanced I'll probably rebid my minor instead.
| Opener | Responder |
| 1♦ | 1♥ |
| 2♥ | Partner I have about 13 to 16 points and 4 ♥ |
| 3♥ | Partner I have about 17 or 18 points and 4 ♥ |
| 4♥ | Partner I have about 19 to 21 points and 4 ♥ |
| 1♠ | Partner I have about 13 to 18 or 19 HCP and 4 ♠ |
| 1NT | Partner I have about 13 to 14 HCP and a balanced hand. I do NOT have another 4 card suit (other than ♦) |
| 2♦ | Partner I have either 13 to 15 HCP with 6♦ or a minimum hand with 5♦ that doesn't want to bid NT for some reason. Maybe I am slightly unbalanced, maybe I don't have the other suits stopped. |
| 3♦ | Partner I have about 16 to 18 HCP and a GOOD 6 card ♦ suit. I do NOT have a 4 card major. |
With that in mind on all the following hands you opened the bidding 1♦. Partner responded 1♥. It is your turn to bid again. What will you bid and what does it say about your hand?
Hand 1
♠QJ8
♥4
♦KQJ765
♣AKJ
Hand 2
♠K764
♥Q
♦AQ865
♣AJ3
Hand 3
♠AJ9
♥A
♦AKT953
♣J63
Hand 4
♠AT3
♥AT8
♦KQJT64
♣9
Hand 5
♠A3
♥K653
♦9875
♣AK6
Hand 6
♠KT
♥K643
♦T543
♣AK2
Hand 7
♠AK2
♥AT87
♦Q543
♣87
Hand 8
♠KJ6
♥QJ
♦QJ543
♣AT2
Hand 9
♠KJ97
♥7
♦AQ972
♣A94
Hand 10
♠542
♥A874
♦AKQ9
♣62
Hand 11
♠QT95
♥KQJ3
♦AQ97
♣T
Hand 12
♠A9
♥65
♦AKQJ83
♣K76
Hand 13
♠KT9
♥K8
♦AQJT92
♣K3
Hand 14
♠AJT
♥9
♦KQJT95
♣AJ8
Hand 15
♠976
♥AK93
♦AKJ6
♣QJ
Hand 16
♠86
♥982
♦AKQJ3
♣K54
Hand 17
♠AJT
♥T
♦AKJT94
♣K73
Hand 18
♠KT6
♥A865
♦QJ93
♣A8
Hand 19
♠Q2
♥K963
♦AK63
♣QT3
Hand 20
♠K96
♥AT
♦AKT982
♣97
Hand 21
♠AK42
♥AT43
♦KQ72
♣T
Hand 22
♠AK83
♥KJ87
♦KT76
♣8
Hand 23
♠KQ5
♥K4
♦AQ9543
♣98
Hand 24
♠KQJ4
♥QJ73
♦AKJ4
♣4
Hand 25
♠87
♥AKQ8
♦KJ94
♣JT7
Hand 26
♠AK93
♥K97
♦9754
♣A5
Hand 27
♠KJ8
♥KT62
♦AQ72
♣32
Hand 28
♠T5
♥AQ
♦AJ9752
♣K84
Hand 29
♠A32
♥K4
♦AKQT62
♣Q9
Hand 30
♠AQJ2
♥K852
♦AT98
♣6
Hand 31
♠A543
♥AQJ7
♦AQ87
♣K
Hand 32
♠K6
♥AK95
♦KJ63
♣AT2
Hand 33
♠A72
♥52
♦AKT64
♣K32
Hand 34
♠KJ3
♥A983
♦AQ32
♣65
Hand 35
♠K98
♥KQJ2
♦JT86
♣A7
Hand 36
♠Q65
♥AJT3
♦AT97
♣K7
Hand 37
♠AQ9
♥J93
♦QJT73
♣K4
Hand 38
♠876
♥AJ
♦AQT743
♣Q4
Hand 39
♠T8
♥AK
♦AKQT73
♣T84
Hand 40
♠K
♥AT9
♦AK7653
♣A74
Hand 41
♠AK7
♥652
♦AK8753
♣K
Hand 42
♠AJ8
♥KT93
♦KQ53
♣97
Hand 43
♠QJ65
♥J
♦AKQJ9
♣987
Hand 44
♠A984
♥A
♦QT84
♣A542
Hand 45
♠J3
♥J4
♦AKQ542
♣KT5
Hand 46
♠J97
♥A83
♦KQ8742
♣A
Hand 47
♠A542
♥AQ6
♦A742
♣98
Hand 48
♠AT
♥K9
♦AJ9432
♣JT9
Hand 49
♠32
♥QJ64
♦AK64
♣AT2
Hand 50
♠JT63
♥T74
♦AKJ5
♣A9
Hand 51
♠AT5
♥KJ73
♦Q984
♣A2
Hand 52
♠AQ6
♥J85
♦K6542
♣KT
Hand 53
♠A2
♥A6
♦AK5432
♣J83
Hand 54
♠AQT2
♥AT93
♦AK74
♣7
Hand 55
♠KJ3
♥A4
♦Q9862
♣KJ8
Hand 56
♠Q6
♥KQ9
♦AKQ854
♣T2
Hand 57
♠J2
♥AK5
♦QT7654
♣K6
Hand 58
♠KQ3
♥T3
♦AQJT43
♣J4
Hand 59
♠AT2
♥Q54
♦AKJT98
♣7
Hand 60
♠AK52
♥A864
♦KJ97
♣4
Hand 61
♠AJ
♥J854
♦K874
♣KQT
Hand 62
♠A6
♥QJ97
♦AQ65
♣AJ8
Hand 63
♠AK82
♥T985
♦AK83
♣T
Hand 64
♠KJ85
♥A83
♦AQ96
♣75
Hand 65
♠AJ8
♥874
♦AQJ853
♣Q
Hand 66
♠Q62
♥Q7
♦AQ987
♣KJ6
Hand 67
♠QT6
♥Q9
♦AQJ86
♣K64
Hand 68
♠AK
♥Q2
♦KQT654
♣QJ4
Hand 69
♠J
♥QJ4
♦AKQJ43
♣Q92
Hand 70
♠AT
♥AQ
♦QT7542
♣J72
Hand 71
♠AQ3
♥5
♦KJT543
♣K52
Hand 72
♠T5
♥T76
♦AKQ95
♣A64
Hand 73
♠K97
♥QT4
♦KQ952
♣A6
Hand 74
♠K6
♥KT86
♦KQJ6
♣Q72
Hand 75
♠Q2
♥AQT7
♦A764
♣AQ5
Hand 76
♠KT
♥KQJ8
♦KQ62
♣KJ6
Hand 77
♠A2
♥K75
♦Q8643
♣A96
Hand 78
♠KT
♥A3
♦AQJ865
♣QJ8
Hand 79
♠K8
♥AT
♦AQT953
♣K54
Hand 80
♠QT7
♥KQ
♦AKJ752
♣Q4
Hand 81
♠KQ98
♥A62
♦A863
♣75
Hand 82
♠K4
♥Q5
♦AKJ942
♣AT6
Hand 83
♠AQ5
♥KT86
♦AJ82
♣85
Hand 84
♠QT5
♥Q5
♦AQJ97
♣Q32
Hand 85
♠K53
♥AJ
♦AK7432
♣J3
Hand 86
♠KQ97
♥KQ76
♦AQJ8
♣K
Hand 87
♠K87
♥A65
♦AQJT82
♣Q
Hand 88
♠A4
♥AKQ4
♦AT73
♣Q74
Hand 89
♠KT8
♥J9
♦AQT98
♣A76
Hand 90
♠AKQ4
♥Q98
♦Q972
♣82
Hand 91
♠J9
♥KQ97
♦J863
♣AK2
Hand 92
♠KT
♥K54
♦AKJ863
♣92
Hand 93
♠A
♥JT3
♦AKQ986
♣A73
Hand 94
♠KT
♥KJ
♦AKJ974
♣J62
Hand 95
♠AT4
♥T87
♦AKQT64
♣T
Hand 96
♠K73
♥A9
♦QT653
♣KJ4
Hand 97
♠642
♥T4
♦AKQ96
♣A83
Hand 98
♠KJ7
♥QT
♦AJ942
♣QJ9
Hand 99
♠KJ4
♥KJ
♦AQ8743
♣A7
Hand 100
♠T7
♥Q62
♦AJT962
♣AQ
Hand 101
♠
♥
♦
♣
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