Fabulous Rebid?

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

Here is your hand:
♠T2
♥Q8
♦AKQJ75
♣AT9

You are Dealer. We decided last post to open 1♦. You are unbalanced with no stoppers in either major so that is why you didn't open 1NT. The Opponents stay silent during the bidding. Partner responds 1♠.

You have a fabulous bid to describe your hand perfectly! What is your call?

Show Answer

3♦.

This should show a GOOD six card suit with about 16 to 18 HCP (High Card Points).

Partner has a ♥ stopper and about 9 HCP. They will bid 3NT and you will make a game.

If you rebid 2♦ you don't get across just how strong your hand is and Partner just says "Pass".

Rebids

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

Here is your hand:
♠T2
♥Q8
♦AKQJ75
♣AT9

You are Dealer. What is your call?

Show Answer

I think 1♦ is the best call.

You do have 16 HCP (High Card Points) but you are not totally balanced. You have two doubletons.

Plus both those doubletons are weak with no stoppers in them.

Now sometimes we are stuck and have to open the bidding 1NT with two doubletons. But only if we are stuck for a rebid. You are not.

Open 1♦ and you have a good rebid to show your hand.

Just what is this rebid? Stay tuned and find out! (I love these cliffhangers!)

Rebidding!

Playing matchpoints. Neither you nor the Opponents are vulnerable.

Here is your hand:
♠AQJ962
♥Q93
♦A3
♣A9

You are Dealer. You open the bidding 1♠. The Opponents are silent during the auction. Partner responds 1NT.

What is your call?

Show Answer

3♠

This shows a GOOD six card suit with 16 to 18 HCP. Perfect!

If you bid 2♠ you tell Partner you have a six card suit but you also tell Partner you have a minimum opening hand. You don't. You have 17 HCP!

If you bid 2♠ Partner will "Pass" (they only have 8 HCP) and you will take 10 tricks.

If you bid 3♠ Partner will bid 4♠ (game!) and you will take 10 tricks.

Rebids

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

Here is your hand:
♠A2
♥AT9
♦64
♣AKQT76

You are Dealer and decide to open the bidding 1♣. The Opponents are silent through the auction. Partner responds 1♠. What is your call?

Show Answer

3♣

This shows a GOOD six card suit with 16 to 18 HCP. Perfect!

If you rebid 2♣ only your Partner might "Pass" thinking you have only a minimum opening hand. You might not even have six ♣ to rebid 2♣. You might have only five.

Rebidding your Major

Here is your hand:

♠94
♥AKQT98
♦K3
♣A65

Partner opens the bidding with a "Pass". The Opponents are silent during the auction. You decide to open the bidding 1♥. Partner now bids 1♠. What is your call?

Show Answer

How about 3♥?

This shows 16 to 18 HCP with a GOOD six card ♥ suit.


The problem with rebidding 2♥ is that Partner will never think you have this nice of a hand. You can't or you would have bid 3♥.

Rebid dilema

Here is your hand:

♠QT9
♥AK9432
♦A
♣K32

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

Show Answer

How about 3♥?

This shows 16 to 18 HCP with a GOOD six card ♥ suit. Your suit is pretty good and it does describe your hand. The problem with bidding 2♥ is that Partner will never believe you have this good of a hand.

Rebidding Question

Here is your hand:
♠KJ2
♥AKQJ62
♦AT
♣T4

You decide to open 1♥. Your LHO Passes and Partner responds 1NT. RHO Passes. What is your rebid?

Show Answer

The correct bid on this hand is 3♥. This shows 16 to 18 HCP and a six card suit.

(Some people might bid even more on the hand to show a much stronger hand. That is a good bid also. What I DON'T want novices to bid is 2♥. That bid shows a MUCH weaker hand. That bid shows 13-15 HCP with a six card suit. Your hand is MUCH stronger than that.)

Rebidding that Heart suit

Here's a hand that came up the other day. You hold this hand:
♠AQ6
♥AKJ842
♦Q8
♣T2

You get to open the bidding and everyone opened 1♥. Your LHO Passes and your Partner bids 1NT. Your RHO Passes and it is your turn to make a rebid. What will you bid now?

Think about it.

How many HCP do you have? What did you promise Partner when you opened the bidding?

Most players rebid 2♥ on this hand. This shows six ♥ (which you have) but also LIMITS your hand to about 13-15 HCP. You have more points than that. You need to not only show Partner you have six ♥ but also show Partner you have a better hand than just a minimum opening.

On this hand you should rebid 3♥. That shows six ♥ and about 16-18 HCP.

Partner had:
♠K8
♥Q6
♦K7532
♣9853

and Passed the 2♥ rebid. Everyone took 10 tricks on the hand. If you had rebid 3♥ Partner would have raised to 4♥ and you would not have missed a game.

Rebidding your original suit - Diamonds

When it comes to rebidding my minor suit, things are not as clear cut as they were when I opened 1 of a major and rebid that major. First of all, when I opened 1 of a minor I only promised 3 of them. So when I rebid my minor suit I only technically need 5 of them. I also need to work in the fact that I want to find a major suit to play in first and if my hand is somewhat balanced I'd prefer to be in NT rather than a minor.

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

♠
♥
♦
♣

Rebidding your original suit - Spades

Once you opened the bidding 1♠ and partner responds 1NT, if you have a 6 card ♠ suit you want to rebid your suit. If you rebid 2♠ you show a minimum opening hand with a 6 card ♠ suit. If you have more values you can jump to 3♠ to show 16 to 18 HCP with a GOOD 6 card ♠ suit. Note that you do NOT get to count distribution points here. You have no idea you and your partner have a fit. This is High Card Points only!

Opener	Responder
1♠	1NT
2♠	Partner I have about 13 to 15 HCP and 6 ♠
3♠	Partner I have about 16 to 18 HCP and a GOOD 6 card ♠ suit

With that in mind on all the following hands you opened the bidding 1♠. Partner responded 1NT. It is your turn to bid again. What will you bid and what does it say about your hand?

Hand 1

♠AQJ986
♥T
♦J98
♣AQ4



Hand 2

♠AKQ764
♥QJT
♦Q5
♣QJ



Hand 3

♠AKQT52
♥QJ8
♦KQ
♣JT



Hand 4

♠AQJ654
♥AK5
♦A8
♣52



Hand 5

♠KQT543
♥AK8
♦Q
♣753



Hand 6

♠KQJ983
♥AKJ
♦8
♣K74



Hand 7

♠AKQJ82
♥J87
♦Q
♣KJ3



Hand 8

♠AKQJT2
♥Q7
♦84
♣KJ9



Hand 9

♠AKT954
♥K74
♦AQ
♣Q3



Hand 10

♠AKT976
♥K84
♦6
♣K74



Hand 11

♠AQT874
♥K98
♦9
♣A96



Hand 12

♠KQJT74
♥K64
♦AJ8
♣3



Hand 13

♠KQT964
♥A6
♦A5
♣A62



Hand 14

♠AQJ872
♥T7
♦Q96
♣A9



Hand 15

♠AQJ943
♥KQJ
♦Q
♣JT9



Hand 16

♠AKQJ94
♥K96
♦QJ5
♣J



Hand 17

♠KQ9653
♥4
♦AQ2
♣AJ7



Hand 18

♠AQT954
♥K2
♦AK9
♣75



Hand 19

♠AQT743
♥Q54
♦KJ9
♣K



Hand 20

♠KQJ984
♥K76
♦AJ
♣83



Hand 21

♠AKQ954
♥Q6
♦JT3
♣J2



Hand 22

♠AKT932
♥Q5
♦Q2
♣AQ6



Hand 23

♠AKQT87
♥JT8
♦KQ
♣J3



Hand 24

♠AKQJ97
♥KJ9
♦AT8
♣2



Hand 25

♠AQJT86
♥JT5
♦KQ
♣T7



Hand 26

♠AKQT52
♥84
♦J83
♣A2



Hand 27

♠AQ8732
♥9
♦AK9
♣QJ6



Hand 28

♠AQ9432
♥J2
♦A5
♣K83



Hand 29

♠KQJ973
♥AK
♦A65
♣T3



Hand 30

♠T98654
♥AK2
♦AT8
♣A



Hand 31

♠KQJT95
♥KQ
♦KQ7
♣43



Hand 32

♠AK8652
♥J98
♦7
♣AJ3



Hand 33

♠KQJ976
♥KJ8
♦KJ
♣76



Hand 34

♠AQJT74
♥A63
♦963
♣Q



Hand 35

♠AKJ972
♥A3
♦KJ8
♣65



Hand 36

♠AKQJT2
♥J3
♦Q97
♣KT



Hand 37

♠AKQ962
♥A83
♦QJ2
♣7



Hand 38

♠AQ9865
♥K4
♦K2
♣JT7



Hand 39

♠AQ9542
♥T74
♦K
♣KQ8



Hand 40

♠AKQ642
♥A
♦QJT
♣J43



Hand 41

♠AKJ652
♥Q2
♦J9
♣AJ3



Hand 42

♠AKQJ87
♥K87
♦J83
♣Q



Hand 43

♠AJ8653
♥Q5
♦AK
♣AT2



Hand 44

♠AKJ974
♥A5
♦Q86
♣A5



Hand 45

♠AQT987
♥QJ6
♦Q8
♣Q7



Hand 46

♠AQJT85
♥42
♦AK7
♣QJ



Hand 47

♠KQJT54
♥Q2
♦JT9
♣AK



Hand 48

♠KJ9632
♥Q42
♦AK
♣Q2



Hand 49

♠AKQ876
♥Q83
♦7
♣AQJ



Hand 50

♠AQ9752
♥QT3
♦AT
♣Q7



Hand 51

♠AQJ652
♥Q2
♦A84
♣62



Hand 52

♠AKT984
♥AJ4
♦J6
♣KQ



Hand 53

♠AQT943
♥8
♦K94
♣A54



Hand 54

♠AJ9865
♥T6
♦KQ
♣KQ6



Hand 55

♠AQJ972
♥AJ5
♦K3
♣J2



Hand 56

♠AKQ872
♥AT6
♦J53
♣K



Hand 57

♠KQT965
♥Q98
♦T
♣AQ4



Hand 58

♠AKJ864
♥K8
♦AJ4
♣72



Hand 59

♠KJ8753
♥K73
♦AQ5
♣J



Hand 60

♠AKQ872
♥K73
♦AT2
♣J