What to rebid?

Playing matchpoints. You are vulnerable and the Opponents are not vulnerable.

Here is your hand:
♠6
♥K9
♦AQJ86
♣AKQJ7

Partner is Dealer and says "Pass". Your RHO (Right Hand Opponent) also says "Pass". Last post we decided to open the bidding 1♦. The Opponents do not bid at all. Partner responds 1♠. What is your call?

Show Answer

3♣.

Jump shift.

This shows an unbalanced hand with enough strength to go to game even if Responder has only 6 points. It also denies having a fit for Responder's major and denies having four ♥ (because with four ♥ you would have bid 2♥) -- all of which is true.

You don't want to rebid 2NT. That doesn't show the strength of your hand and also shows a balanced hand. Partner is allowed to "Pass" 2NT.

Partner is weak. If you don't make a jump shift they will "Pass". You can make game in either minor.

Opener's rebid

Playing matchpoints. Neither you nor the Opponents are vulnerable.

Here is your hand:
♠K5
♥AKQJ3
♦A862
♣A4

You decide to open the bidding 1♥. The Opponents are silent during the auction. Partner bids 1♠. What is your call?

Show Answer

3♦. Make a JUMP SHIFT. This should show an unbalanced hand with five ♥ and four ♦. GAME FORCING!

Rebidding 2NT shows a BALANCED hand with about 18 or 19 HCP. Partner is allowed to "PASS" that bid! Which you certainly don't want!

Rebidding 2♦ shows an UNBALANCED hand which could be minimum. (Although you could have up to a bad 18 points also -- just short of a jump shift.) Partner is allowed to "PASS" 2♦! Which you certainly don't want!

Did you like your opening bid of 1♥? It's not a bad bid and actually gets you to a better contract. You'll reach 4♥.

If you open the bidding either 2NT or 2♣ followed by 2NT you don't get to tell Partner you have five ♥ and you won't reach your ♥ fit.

If you play in ♥ you take 11 tricks.

If you play in NT you take 10 tricks.

Unbalanced hands tend to play better in a major suit.

Opener Rebid

Playing matchpoints. You are not vulnerable and the Opponents are vulnerable.

Here is your hand:
♠J
♥KQJ8532
♦
♣AKQT8

You are Dealer and decide to open the bidding 1♥. Yes, you have a strong hand but with distributional hands you want to open the bidding naturally rather than opening the bidding 2♣ to show some sort of unknown strong hand.

After all the bidding probably won't go 1♥ Pass Pass Pass. If someone else bids (even if it is not Partner) you can show your hand later on.

So you bid 1♥ and Partner responds 1♠. The Opponents are not bidding. What is your call over 1♠?

Show Answer

Here is where you show the strength of your hand. Bid 3♣. This is called a JUMP SHIFT and puts a game force on the auction and tells Partner you have both of the rounded suits.

You CANNOT rebid that ♥ suit. Any rebids of that ♥ suit are NON-FORCING and weaker than what you have. You only need either the Ace of ♠ or the Ace of ♥ to make a small slam.

Support Partner, Jump Shift, Bid a new suit or Rebid NT?

This post combines several posts together. Check out:
Balanced Hand Rebids where you might have a fit for Partner's Major
Jump Shifts
More Jump Shifts
How to Show Balanced Hands

Opener	Responder
1♦	1♥
If Opener now bids:	This shows :
2♥	Support for Partners ♥ suit and about 13 to 16 points
3♥	Support for Partners ♥ suit and about 17 to 18 points
4♥	Support for Partners ♥ suit and about 19 to 21 points
1♠	This denies support for Partners ♥ suit, shows four ♠ and a hand that can't force to game opposite a minimum from Partner.
2♠	This denies support for Partners ♥ suit, shows four ♠ and a hand that wants to game force opposite a minimum from Partner.
1NT	This denies support for Partners ♥ suit, denies having four ♠ and shows 13 or 14 HCP
2NT	This denies support for Partners ♥ suit, denies having four ♠ and shows 18 or 19 HCP

On all these hands you opened the bidding 1♦. Partner responded 1♥. What is your rebid?

Tip: You want to support Partner first, bid a four card ♠ suit next and rebid NT last.

Hand 1

♠AK75
♥42
♦AK762
♣AQ



Hand 2

♠KQ96
♥3
♦KQT9
♣KJ52



Hand 3

♠Q94
♥KT2
♦AQJ6
♣Q87



Hand 4

♠AT2
♥AJ9
♦QJ76
♣AQ2



Hand 5

♠AT
♥KJT7
♦KJ86
♣JT9



Hand 6

♠Q97
♥A43
♦AJT3
♣Q52



Hand 7

♠AT82
♥A84
♦KQJ4
♣52



Hand 8

♠QT76
♥5
♦AQ962
♣AQ7



Hand 9

♠QJT
♥AKJ
♦KJT9
♣KT8



Hand 10

♠AK8
♥A65
♦KJ72
♣QJ6



Hand 11

♠AQ9
♥K62
♦AKT3
♣K73



Hand 12

♠AJT
♥J432
♦AJ54
♣Q5



Hand 13

♠K82
♥842
♦KQ86
♣AJ8



Hand 14

♠KJ95
♥Q9
♦A9865
♣KJ



Hand 15

♠AQ95
♥A5
♦K9865
♣93



Hand 16

♠K94
♥KJ6
♦A987
♣QJ5



Hand 17

♠J4
♥AQJ9
♦QJ72
♣QT8



Hand 18

♠Q4
♥AKT3
♦QT86
♣AQJ



Hand 19

♠AJ2
♥QJ9
♦KQT2
♣KQJ



Hand 20

♠K96
♥AQT
♦AQT7
♣A86



Hand 21

♠K82
♥AQ3
♦KT64
♣AQ3



Hand 22

♠K86
♥KQ4
♦KQ82
♣AJT



Hand 23

♠AK5
♥J97
♦A862
♣Q84



Hand 24

♠Q74
♥QT8
♦KJ76
♣AJ2



Hand 25

♠AJ5
♥A74
♦KJT7
♣AJ2



Hand 26

♠Q6
♥K532
♦AT76
♣AKQ



Hand 27

♠AKJ3
♥KJ64
♦AT2
♣Q3



Hand 28

♠Q753
♥AQ
♦AQJ72
♣AJ



Hand 29

♠AJ54
♥Q2
♦AKT42
♣82



Hand 30

♠Q6
♥AQT3
♦AQT2
♣KJ3



Hand 31

♠K65
♥K97
♦AT82
♣K43



Hand 32

♠AJ
♥AQJT
♦QJ97
♣K97



Hand 33

♠KQT
♥A875
♦AT96
♣AJ



Hand 34

♠AQ52
♥AJ6
♦QJ964
♣2



Hand 35

♠A965
♥AQ5
♦J964
♣K8



Hand 36

♠AT3
♥KQ93
♦Q853
♣KT



Hand 37

♠Q4
♥AT63
♦A976
♣A93



Hand 38

♠T4
♥A976
♦AK98
♣QJ7



Hand 39

♠J3
♥AKT8
♦Q875
♣K85



Hand 40

♠AKJ3
♥T4
♦AK643
♣KQ



Hand 41

♠K65
♥AQ4
♦AK92
♣K54



Hand 42

♠KJ3
♥QJ75
♦AKT9
♣KJ



Hand 43

♠KT5
♥AJT
♦AT32
♣J63



Hand 44

♠AK3
♥QJ73
♦K763
♣82



Hand 45

♠KT6
♥KQ6
♦AKJ8
♣Q43



Hand 46

♠AKQ3
♥9
♦AK753
♣KQ2



Hand 47

♠AQJ8
♥KT2
♦AQJ97
♣A



Hand 48

♠J9
♥A872
♦AQ93
♣QJ9



Hand 49

♠KJT8
♥J
♦KQ874
♣A53



Hand 50

♠AKQ
♥K92
♦KJ83
♣QJ3



Hand 51

♠A753
♥AKQ
♦Q8763
♣6



Hand 52

♠A54
♥AK8
♦T432
♣K98



Hand 53

♠A64
♥953
♦KT74
♣AQ7



Hand 54

♠A62
♥AQJ4
♦Q876
♣93



Hand 55

♠K943
♥K82
♦A9752
♣A



Hand 56

♠J832
♥KT
♦AQJT2
♣AK



Hand 57

♠KQ7
♥QJ92
♦AQ96
♣84



Hand 58

♠AQJ5
♥5
♦QJ84
♣AQT6



Hand 59

♠Q83
♥AKJ8
♦A543
♣96



Hand 60

♠KT4
♥KQ3
♦AT74
♣QT2



Hand 61

♠984
♥AKT4
♦AQT8
♣AJ



Hand 62

♠A8
♥Q654
♦KQ94
♣K64



Hand 63

♠QJ3
♥AQJ
♦KQ73
♣QJ9



Hand 64

♠K96
♥QT64
♦AT52
♣A7



Hand 65

♠T6
♥AT84
♦K732
♣AQ9



Hand 66

♠AT4
♥AJ86
♦AKT3
♣Q6



Hand 67

♠AQJ2
♥J8
♦AQJT7
♣KQ



Hand 68

♠K83
♥A87
♦KQ92
♣Q74



Hand 69

♠AK65
♥A83
♦AT987
♣7



Hand 70

♠K8
♥AQ43
♦JT76
♣KT3



Hand 71

♠J64
♥A972
♦AKQ2
♣86



Hand 72

♠K85
♥AJ2
♦QT93
♣A98



Hand 73

♠QT4
♥J72
♦AK84
♣K87



Hand 74

♠QJ3
♥KQ5
♦KJ62
♣KQJ



Hand 75

♠A832
♥A64
♦KQJ86
♣3



Hand 76

♠A84
♥KT3
♦KJ62
♣QJ2



Hand 77

♠AJ72
♥A7
♦A652
♣J97



Hand 78

♠AKT3
♥43
♦AJT85
♣KQ



Hand 79

♠AJ4
♥Q95
♦QJ73
♣K94



Hand 80

♠AKJ8
♥KJ
♦AKJT7
♣72



Hand 81

♠QT96
♥KT2
♦AKJ3
♣72



Hand 82

♠Q95
♥KJ7
♦AKJ9
♣KJ5



Hand 83

♠AQ6
♥KQ9
♦A975
♣A62



Hand 84

♠KQJ4
♥KQ
♦KJT32
♣AJ



Hand 85

♠A432
♥Q86
♦KQJT
♣J5



Hand 86

♠AQT5
♥82
♦AK94
♣T96



Hand 87

♠KQ
♥KJ87
♦KQT8
♣A64



Hand 88

♠KJ
♥AQT7
♦AJ53
♣K95



Hand 89

♠Q73
♥AJ64
♦AKQ8
♣Q3



Hand 90

♠J9
♥KQJT
♦AKJT
♣QJ9



Hand 91

♠K5
♥6542
♦AQT9
♣A64



Hand 92

♠K74
♥KT3
♦AT64
♣QJ3



Hand 93

♠KJ
♥AK93
♦KJ72
♣QJ6



Hand 94

♠J632
♥T3
♦AKQ6
♣AT4



Hand 95

♠QJ2
♥AJ9
♦K753
♣AK5



Hand 96

♠Q654
♥95
♦AK73
♣A72



Hand 97

♠KJ
♥KT73
♦AK74
♣A62



Hand 98

♠AQ3
♥AQ8
♦KJ93
♣K32



Hand 99

♠K82
♥Q987
♦KJ64
♣KJ



Hand 100

♠T8
♥Q962
♦AQ97
♣AQ9

More Jump Shifts

Please check this post out first:
Jump Shifts

On all the following hands you will open the bidding 1♦. Partner will respond 1♥. What is your bid and what does that tell Partner?

Tip: On each hand you have a four card ♠ suit you want to tell Partner about. Your decision is whether or not you want to force to game if Partner has only 6 HCP. If you do you need to rebid 2♠. If you don't you rebid 1♠.

Hand 1

♠AKQ9
♥A
♦96532
♣Q98



Hand 2

♠AQ95
♥A5
♦K9865
♣93



Hand 3

♠Q753
♥AQ
♦AQJ72
♣AJ



Hand 4

♠AQJ5
♥5
♦QJ84
♣AQT6



Hand 5

♠AJ72
♥A7
♦A652
♣J97



Hand 6

♠AK65
♥A83
♦AT987
♣7



Hand 7

♠AKT3
♥43
♦AJT85
♣KQ



Hand 8

♠QT96
♥KT2
♦AKJ3
♣72



Hand 9

♠AQJ8
♥KT2
♦AQJ97
♣A



Hand 10

♠AQ52
♥AJ6
♦QJ964
♣2



Hand 11

♠A965
♥AQ5
♦J964
♣K8



Hand 12

♠AKJ3
♥T4
♦AK643
♣KQ



Hand 13

♠Q654
♥95
♦AK73
♣A72



Hand 14

♠AQT5
♥82
♦AK94
♣T96



Hand 15

♠AK75
♥42
♦AK762
♣AQ



Hand 16

♠K943
♥K82
♦A9752
♣A



Hand 17

♠A832
♥A64
♦KQJ86
♣3



Hand 18

♠AKT3
♥J9
♦KT762
♣KQ



Hand 19

♠KQJ4
♥KQ
♦KJT32
♣AJ



Hand 20

♠KQ96
♥3
♦KQT9
♣KJ52



Hand 21

♠AKQ3
♥9
♦AK753
♣KQ2



Hand 22

♠AJ54
♥Q2
♦AKT42
♣82



Hand 23

♠AQJ2
♥J8
♦AQJT7
♣KQ



Hand 24

♠A753
♥AKQ
♦Q8763
♣6



Hand 25

♠KJ95
♥Q9
♦A9865
♣KJ



Hand 26

♠AKJ8
♥KJ
♦AKJT7
♣72



Hand 27

♠A432
♥Q86
♦KQJT
♣J5



Hand 28

♠KJT8
♥J
♦KQ874
♣A53



Hand 29

♠J832
♥KT
♦AQJT2
♣AK



Hand 30

♠QT76
♥5
♦AQ962
♣AQ7



Hand 31

♠J632
♥T3
♦AKQ6
♣AT4



Hand 32

♠AT82
♥A84
♦KQJ4
♣52

Jump Shifts

A jump shift in bridge is a way to show a really big hand once you have opened and partner has responded. Opener’s bid must be a jump in a new suit (not the suit they opened nor the suit partner responded with) that Responder has not yet bypassed. This bid is GAME FORCING which means that neither you nor partner can pass before a game is reached. It also means your hand is probably unbalanced because if you have a balanced hand you would need 20 HCP to force to game but if you have a balanced hand with 20 HCP you would have opened the bidding 2NT. Unbalanced hands do not need as many HCP to force to game.

Opener	Responder
1♣	1♦
2♥	This is a JUMP SHIFT. Opener has JUMPed in the bidding and SHIFTed suits

Opener	Responder
1♣	1♦
2♠	This is a JUMP SHIFT. Opener has JUMPed in the bidding and SHIFTed suits

Opener	Responder
1♣	1♥
2♠	This is a JUMP SHIFT. Opener has JUMPed in the bidding and SHIFTed suits

Opener	Responder
1♦	1♥
2♠	This is a JUMP SHIFT. Opener has JUMPed in the bidding and SHIFTed suits

Opener	Responder
1♥	1♠
3♣	This is a JUMP SHIFT. Opener has JUMPed in the bidding and SHIFTed suits

Opener	Responder
1♥	1♠
3♠	This is NOT a jump shift. Opener has jumped in the bidding but did NOT shift suits

Opener	Responder
1♥	1NT
3♦	This is a JUMP SHIFT. Opener has JUMPed in the bidding and SHIFTed suits

Opener	Responder
1♥	1♠
3♥	This is NOT a jump shift. Opener has jumped in the bidding but did NOT shift suits

Opener	Responder
1♣	1♦
1♠	This is NOT a JUMP SHIFT. Opener has not jumped in the bidding

Opener	Responder
1♦	1♠
3♥	This is NOT a jump shift. Responder could have bid ♥ but chose not to. Responder bypassed the ♥ suit. 2♥ by Opener would now be a strong bid called a reverse. 3♥ is a bid for players who are much more experienced than you are.

Question: Why do we need to make a jump shift?
Answer: Basically so your Partner won't say Pass before a game is reached. Say you hold this hand:

♠AQT95
♥A
♦AK
♣K9865

A nice hand. You hold 20 HCP. You can't open the bidding 2NT to show 20 or 21 HCP because your hand is not balanced. So you open the bidding 1♠. Partner responds 1NT. This shows a weak hand with about 6 to 10 HCP and fewer than three ♠. But once Partner responds you know you have enough for a game. Partner has at least 6 HCP and you have 20 HCP. You want to make sure the Partnership gets to a game contract but you are not sure where that should be. Partner could have any of these hands:

Hand A	Hand B	Hand C
♠3 ♥9863 ♦9842 ♣AQT4	♠83 ♥KQ8 ♦Q864 ♣T432	♠83 ♥83 ♦Q986542 ♣A4
With this hand you have a good chance to take ALL the tricks if ♣ are trump. If you rebid 3NT Partner will Pass. You want to show your ♣ suit but if you rebid just 2♣ Partner will most likely Pass.	With this hand the best contract is 3NT. Hard to know that.	With this hand if ♦ are trump you have a good chance at taking all the tricks. If you raise Partner to 3NT you won't get there because Partner will just Pass.

How do we bid these hands?

Hand A if Opener rebids 3♣ Partner just might raise to 4♣ since their red card holding is not good. Then Opener should get the partnership to at least 6♣ since there are no matchpoints for 5♣.

Hand B if Opener rebids 3♣ Partner will just rebid 3NT since their black suit card holding is not good. Then Opener can just Pass.

Hand C if Opener rebids 3♣ Partner might just bid 3♦ to show a weak hand with ♦. Then Opener might get the partnership to 6♦ since their ♥ holding is weak and their are no matchpoints for 5♦.

The key here is to rebid 3♣ so that Partner now knows the partnership is going to game. That way they can show their support if they have it, a new suit if they have it or just return to NT if they are not interested.

Let's practice!

On all the following hands you will open the bidding 1♠. Partner will respond 1NT. What is your bid and what does that tell Partner?

Hand 1

♠AT986
♥J
♦A2
♣AT943



Hand 2

♠AKQJ4
♥KJ
♦T
♣AQJ83



Hand 3

♠KQJ87
♥75
♦A
♣AKQJ2



Hand 4

♠AK943
♥T
♦Q2
♣AT985



Hand 5

♠QJ654
♥Q9
♦4
♣AKQJT



Hand 6

♠98743
♥A6
♦A
♣AK653



Hand 7

♠AK987
♥J
♦T7
♣AJ852



Hand 8

♠AKJ97
♥6
♦J3
♣AKQJ7



Hand 9

♠J8643
♥4
♦A2
♣AKQ65



Hand 10

♠AQJ54
♥T96
♦
♣AK976



Hand 11

♠AKQJ9
♥
♦Q42
♣AK986



Hand 12

♠AJ753
♥QJ6
♦
♣AK974



Hand 13

♠AKQ65
♥AK
♦4
♣QJ983



Hand 14

♠AKQJ6
♥7
♦K6
♣KQJ76



Hand 15

♠AKQJT
♥J
♦AQ
♣QJT64



Hand 16

♠QT742
♥5
♦K5
♣AKQ85



Hand 17

♠T8742
♥A9
♦2
♣AKQ53