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Always open your major if you have five or more of them. The Bridge Bears system is simple and clear – if you have a 5+ major, and enough points to open the bidding, you open the major suit.įollow-up bidding divides major suit opening hands into three groups: Some bidding systems have complicated rules for deciding when to open your five card major and when to open something else. In the section on opener's rebids, we will learn how our rebids show partner which strength group our opening bid fits into. You have a very good medium strength hand for an opening bid of 1 ♠. Notrump bids describe both the high-card strength and the distribution of the hand. They promise balanced distribution – no short suits (singleton or void) and no long suits (6 or more cards). They are among the most desirable bids because they make future bidding decisions easy for partner.

With a balanced hand of 15-17 hcp, open 1NT.

With a balanced hand of 20-21 hcp, open 2NT.

Notice that it's OK to have a four card major when you open with a NT bid. This hand is almost the same as the previous hand. I've moved one card from diamonds into hearts. You still have a balanced hand of 15 hcp. But we give priority to five card majors.

Five card minors are OK for opening NT bids. 21 hcp - 1 for club honors with no spot card = 20 points. Minor suit openings have the same 12 to 21 hcp range as the major suits. But they do not have the same suit length requirement.

This is because we use minor suit bids as a catch-all for hands that don't have a 5+ major and don't qualify for a no-trump opening. This hand doesn't have a 5+ major, and it isn't within the 15-17 or 20-21 hcp ranges for a no-trump opening.

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Debaters are respected for their vision, confidence, knowledge, and keen sense of humor – but unless they cultivate a bit of sensitivity, they may struggle to maintain deeper relationships or even to achieve their professional goals.When we open in a minor suit we usually choose the longer minor, even if it's only 3 cards in length. As a result, Debaters may find that their quarrelsome fun burns many bridges, often inadvertently. Not every occasion calls for this personality type’s default contrarianism, and most people can only stand to have their beliefs questioned and their feelings brushed aside for so long. But they may also be doing their chances of success and happiness more harm than good. When they openly question their boss in a meeting or pick apart everything their significant other says, Debaters may think that they’re being champions of rationality and logic. The Cost of Contrarianismĭebaters’ capacity for debate is legendary, but that doesn’t mean that it’s always helpful.

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But unless Debaters develop the willingness to identify and actually follow through on their priorities, they may struggle to harness their full potential. To some extent, this makes sense – Debaters have far too many thoughts and suggestions to keep track of them all, let alone turn them into reality. While Debater personalities love to brainstorm and think big, they tend to avoid getting caught doing the “grunt work” of implementing their ideas. For many Debaters, one of life’s greatest challenges is to translate their wide-ranging intellectual energy into real-world achievements and contributions.

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