Posts tagged Slam Bidding

Splinter Bids

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September 6, 2009
by Kitty Cooper in ,

I. Controls plus Tricks can produce slam on less than 33 points

Point count is not very accurate with unbalanced hands that have a good fit. Tricks and controls, or controls with distribution and lots of trump are the hand types that make slam easily with less than 33 points. Here are the two hands from the post on slam bidding repeated to illustrate this point. Notice how the well-placed shortness makes slam on both of them.

West East West East
AJ3 KQ10987 AJ987 KQ1065
KQJ1085 A97 4 A9854
A3 965 A7652 5
85 6 A7 63

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Slam Bidding Basics over Suit Openers

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September 5, 2009
by Kitty Cooper in ,

I SLAM TRIES IN SUIT AUCTIONS: CUE-BIDDING

Point count is not very accurate with unbalanced hands that have a fit. Tricks and controls, or controls with distribution and lots of trump are the hand types that make slam easily with less than 33 points. For example, the following two deals both make slam and neither has the required points.

West East West East
AJ3
KQ1065
A3
85		 KQ10987
A97
965
6		 AJ987
4
A7652
A7		 KQ1065
A9854
5
63

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Slam Bidding Basics Over Notrump Openers

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September 4, 2009
by Kitty Cooper in ,

I. WHEN PARTNER OPENS 1NT- ADD THE POINTS UP

It takes 33 points to make a small slam and 37 to make a grand. Do you have them? When you have a good balanced hand of your own, add your points to partner’s possible minimum and maximum counts to see what the possibilities are. The following table shows your bids over 1NT, the point ranges assume a 15-17 1NT opener.

Bid Your HCPs Meaning
4NT 16-17 Please bid 6 with a maximum
5NT 20-21 Please bid 7 with a maximum, else bid only 6
6NT 18-19 This is what we can make (you may not raise)
7NT 22+ This is it.

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