Choice of Rebids -- Which is Best?

Here is your hand:
♠KQJ
♥J
♦KQ972
♣AJ52

You are Dealer. What do you open the bidding?

I think most players would open this 1♦. This shows at least three ♦ and 13 (good 12?) or more HCP.

Your Partner now bids 1♥. That shows at least four ♥ and at least 6 HCP.

So now you have to describe your hand with your rebid. What will you bid over Partner's 1♥ response?

If you are not sure what your best rebid is go over all the options to see what rebid is best.

First describe what you are showing when you make each of these rebids. Then select your BEST rebid.

1♠
1NT
2♣
2♦
2 (or 3 or 4)♥
2NT
3♣
3♦
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Answers:

1♠ - This shows at least four ♠ and less than a game forcing hand. So you could have a bad 19 HCP here.

1NT - This shows a balanced hand with 13 or 14 HCP.

2♣ - This shows five ♦ and four ♣ and less than a game forcing hand. So you could have 18 HCP here.

2♦ - On this auction this would typically shows six ♦ and less than 16 HCP.

2 (or 3 or 4)♥ - This would show four ♥ and the level you bid at shows the point count.

2NT - This shows a balanced hand with 18 or 19 HCP

3♣ - This shows five ♦ and four ♣ and a game forcing hand.

3♦ - This would typically shows a GOOD six card ♦ suit with no four card major and 16 to 18 HCP.

So you can see that the ONLY rebid possible here is 2♣. All the rest of them lie about something important. Sometimes two things!