The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-02-17
! EASY LESSONS IN
: AUCTION BRIDGE
/ BY PAUL II. SEYMOUR
Author Of "Highlights on Auction Bridge"
Copyright. by Hoyle. Jr
Article Eleven.
Assisting Bids
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Bidding over partners unopposed
no trump is called a take-out and
is undoubtedly the subject upon which
experts and authors show the greatest
divergence of opinion.
Inasmuch as a good five-card major
suit bid is considered safer than no
trump and more likely to produce
game If the hand contains worthless
minor doubleton, practically all au-
thorities agree that take-out should
be made under these circumstances
when holding a five-card major suit
as good as an original bid. Ii the
hand contains a worthless singleton,
the take-out should be made with q
major suit Of slightly less strength
namely, as good as a defensive bid.
This is called strength take-out and
Is made with the belief that the two
hands will net better score played
with this major suit for trump than
they would If played at no trump.
If third hand holds six Of major
suit it is also fair to suppose that
better results would be obtained by
having that suit for trump than by
playing a no trump, therefore take
out partners no trump with any six
card major suit. A major suit take
out then shows strength or great
length.
When it comes to a minor suit,
some authorities advise taking-out
with long minor suit and trickless
hand sometimes called a "busto.
This take-out is called rescue" and
the number of cards which different
authorities claim necessary for its use
varies from five to seven. The six or
seven-card minor suit worthless hand
surely should be bid over partners
unopposed no trump. Since the under
lying reason for this is the belief that
the hands will produce better score
so played than if no trump, there is no
reason to call it a rescue. 1t should
simply be understood that a minor
take-out means length and not strength.
One possible exception to this state
ment is that when void of suit or
holding a singleton, q take-out should
be made with a five-card minor suit,
provided it is good as defensive bid.
If length and unusual strength are
both represented in minor suit with
eight probable tricks, the take-out
should be by a bid of three. This
identifies it as a strength take-out.
and indicates your belief that with
this suit as trump and your partners
no trump hand, you can make game.
A take-out should be made on any
seven-card suit, major or minor,
strong or weak.
A take-out also should be made
when holding any two suits of five or
more cards each, called two7suiter.
The higher valued of the two suits
should be bid.
(4) After a no trump bid by dealer
and an overbid by second hand.
Second hands overbid usually will
be in a suit, and in this situation
third hands holdings must meet two
requirements for him to be able to
raise his partners no trump. First,
he must have four assisting probable
tricks. But more important than this
is the second requirement: he must
have a stopper for the suit just bid
by the adversary. This is a universal
convention which always should be
observed. If third hand raises deal
er's no trump after an intervening
suit bid, dealer must be able to be
sure that his partner has a stopper
for that suit. In case third hand does
not have a stopper for opponents
suit, but has four or five probable
tricks to assist his partners no trump,
he should make a suit bid if holding
a suit of four or five cards with Ace
or any two other honors.
EXampleS-Dealer bids one no
trump, second hand bids two spades.
Third hand, with the following hold
ings, should:
U SIX, J, X; H-K, X; D.
xxx; CA, X; bid two no trump.
(2) S-A, J. x; H-K, Q, x; D
xxx; C-K, Xxx; bid two no trump.
CD SIX; H-K, Q, X; D
xxx; CA, Xxx; bid three hearts.
(4) S-x x; H-K, Q, x; D.
xxx; C-K, x x; pass.
(5) After any bid by dealer has
been doubled by second hand.
If, in this situation, third hand
holds decidedly good assisting hand,
he should raise his partners bid, but
with only moderate help, he should
pass because he is sure of obtaining
another, chance to bid, and will at
that time have more information upon