Responding to a Suit Opening II

Raising Your Partner's Suit

For the following hands, assume that your partner has opened 1. Remember to reevaluate your hand now that you've found a fit.

743 A85 873 9875

Pass. You need 6 points to respond to your partner's opening bid..

93 753 KT65 QT53

Raise to 2. Much better.

AT7 T982 84 KT94

Raise to 2, showing 6-10 points and 3 hearts. If your partner invites game by bidding 3, you will gladly raise to 4.

A82 742 K9732 K2

Bid 3, a limit raise. Partner will bid game with a few extra points.

KJT64 J654 — JT96

Bid 3 again. With 4-card support for your partner's hearts, you may count 5 points for the void.

AT954 A75 6 9542

Bid 3. This beautiful 10-point hand is worth a limit raise.

A5 J96 QJ2 J5432

Bid 2. Some 10-point hands only deserve a single raise.

853 J7642 5 KT87

Bid 4, a typical preemptive raise.

— QT943 9853 T765

4 again. I wish I had been dealt this hand so that I could make this bid.

QJ83 KJT76 2 T43

Bid 4, although 3 would also be reasonable.

54 K75 QJT8 AK54

Bid 2, and then raise to 4 (a delayed raise). An immediate bid of 4 would be completely wrong.

T984 J9743 AKT3 —

This lovely hand deserves a delayed raise to game. Bid 2, and then raise to 4.

85 AT75 97 KQT75

Bid 2, and then raise to 4. This hand is too good for a limit raise.

65 T63 KJ32 AK63

Bid 3. Confine yourself to a limit raise when you hold a mediocre 12 points.