The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-02-03
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! EASY LESSONS IN !
; AUCTION BRIDGE !
BY PAUL H. SEYMOUR
7 Author of "Highlights ON Auction Bridge
Article Nine.
Defensive Bids
Copyright. by Hoyle. Jr.)
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A FTER dealer bids one no trump,
"A second hand may:
% Overbid in a suit.
(2) Overbid with two no trump.
60 Use the informatory double.
While these are not strictly defen-
sive bids, it seems most logical to
consider them at this point.
ID 1t is seldom wise to bid two
Of a suit over one no trump. IL the
suit is a minor there could be practi-
cally no chance of assuming the often
sive and making game. Moreover, the
stronger such a minor suit is, the
mere formidable it would be against
a no trump, while its value against
any other suit as trump would be fH
less
Suppose dealer bids no trump and
second hand holds a solid diamond
suit with the four top honors and
nothing else Of value in his hand. III
he bids diamonds the dealer or
his partner probably will bid a major
and they might easily outbid second
hands diamonds. With major suit
as trump, diamonds probably would be
trumped after the first round, thus
producing but one trick. But If sec
Ond hand passes and the no trump
bid wins the declaration, these dia-
monds would surely take seven tricks,
setting the no trump declaration. If,
after second hand passes, third hand
takes his partners no trump out by
a suit bid, second hands diamonds
may be bid on the next round.
The same is true of major suit un-
less some outside strength offers
possibility of game, and the hand as
a whole gives assurance that oppo-
nents could not go game by shifting
to any other suit.
Examples of second hand holdings
after dealer has bid one no trump
and what should be done:
ID SIX; H-x Xxx; D-A, K, Q,
J,xx; C-X Pass.
co "A, X, Q, X; H-x K <;
DIX Xxx; C-x x. Pass.
60 S-A, X, Q, x; H-x x K;
DIX, @, X; C-K x. Bid 2 spades.
(2) 1t sometimes happens that deal
er bids one no trump when second
hand had made up his mind to make
that bid, and in such a case many
players are puzzled to know what to
do
There are two methods of pro-
cedure: Second hand may bid two
no trump, or he may double infOrma-
torily dealers one no trump.
If second hand holds seven or eight
probable tricks, largely in the minor
suits, he should not hesitate to bid
two no trump because a game seems
probable and that would be worth
much more than the penalty he might
win by allowing dealer to play the
hand.
(3) If, however, he has just a mod =,
crate no trump bid, his best play is to
double and let his partner choose a
trump suit with the common under
standing that four-card major should
be bid rather than a five-card minor.
The requirements for such a double
are two and one-half to three quick
tricks, depending upon distribution
Doubler's hand should be such that he
would be satisfied with bid of either
major from his partner, or he should
have strength enough to allow him to
overbid on the next round if partners
strong suit should be his weak one.
For instance, if the dOubler holds s.
A, J, *; H-K, Q, x; D-A, K;
C-X Y; and partner bids two clubs,
second hand would go to two no trump
on the next round of bidding. But if
partner named either major or dia-
monds, second hand would be salts
fed.
Other examples of second hand
holdings when dealer has bid one no
trump:
% SIX, J, x; H-A, J, Xxx; D.
Xxx; C-K, Q, j, X. Double.
(2) S-A, Q, x <: H-x x; D-A,
K, Xxx; C-K, K. Double.
(3) S-A, x; H-A, x; D.
Xxx; ca, Xxx. Pass.
(4) S-xxx; H-K, Xxx; D-A, K,
Xxx; ca, x K. Pass.
In No. 1 if partner bids diamonds, |
second hand would bid no trump; and
in No. 2, if the response is in hearts,
second hand would do the same. No
has three quick tricks but lacks fill
ers. No. has three and a half quick
tricks but is so weak in the majors
that it should be passed.