Cue bid unbid suits first suits which so far remain unbid by you and your partner plan your cue bids. Cue bids are generally used when you have 611 hcps. Cue bids of opponents suit cue bids austin area bridge. The partner of the cuebidder will typically bid notrump with a stopper.
Hands with a void or with an unguarded suit are particularly suitable for cue bidding. In another column, well discuss michaels cue bid and the unusual two no trump that allow you to bid two suits at once when youre bidding defensively. Commonly used conventions american contract bridge. And most useful, we use the cue bid of their suit as a space saving weapon in our bidding arsenal. As a beginner, you may choose not to use cue bids until you have more experience but, even so, it is helpful to know what it means if the opponent uses a cue bid. The direct cue bid times have changed and in 2007 michaels cue bids have become as near universal as stayman or jacoby transfers. A copy of the book will be given to each participant. It could be as few as 89 points if you have a strong suit. With this actual east hand east would simply bid 2, and if he had the 15 pointer above he would bid 4. Topandbottom cue bids there are four ways to make a topandbottom cue bid. Primary cues a primary cue bid shows first round control of the suit bid.
Jan 01, 2008 this book is poorly written for the player who is trying to learn about cue bids. With hand b you should bid 3 to the level of the fit, showing four hearts and 09 points. Tips for intermediates bridge tips for intermediate. Commonly used conventions with only 15 words allowed during an auction and just cards in each suit, bridge players have invented dozens of special bids, called conventions, to describe their strength and hand patterns. If the opponents open 1 and you bid 2, that is a michaels cuebid, showing hearts and a minor. As a reminder, this website is set up to teach beginners how to get started and play bridge relatively simply, with the least amount of rules. South has shown 1618 total points, while norths hand is largely unknown. Traditionally a cue bid is slam seeking, but in the early 21st century the usage appears to be giving way to control bid.
This is a style of cue bidding where you cue bid first or secondround controls aces, kings, voids, singletons indiscriminately. Here are three hands that you might hold that would justify your cue bid 2. With only 15 words allowed during an auction and just cards in each suit, bridge players have invented dozens of special bids, called conventions, to describe their strength and hand patterns. Initially we discussed that this would be an alertable cue bid, so we need not worry about this situation, but im not sure this is the case. He wrote complete defensive play, a book listed as a top ten alltime bridge favorite, and is the author of the first three editions of bridge for dummies. Hands which need to discover whether partner holds a specific ace or a specific king are also ideal for cue bids. Cuebids in a nutshell kay joyces version, using dee berrys cuebids in a nutshell. Playing this convention west cue bids the openers suit to show a sound raise to 3 or better. Partner agrees to the suggestion by cue bidding also. This has nothing to do with a cue bid for slam bidding. If the par tner ship had previou sly agreed on a tr ump suit, the cue bid was an information giving and seeking slam try. Using cue bids for multiple purposes you are south and the bidding goes.
What to know about cuebids bergen, marty bklt 2012 27. Timm the art of cue bidding is complex and there are some specific rules one should follow when cue bidding. When he does cue bid, his bid will be 1st round control. All following bids by both players are natural, and when one of the defenders bids nt it promises a stopper in the enemy suit. Avoid cue bidding singletons or voids in a suit bid naturally by your partner. All following bids by both players are natural, and when one of the defenders bids nt it. I prefer to use the new term thanks to bridge world magazine which is controlbid more specific than the term cuebid. Dec 16, 2016 in another column, well discuss michaels cue bid and the unusual two no trump that allow you to bid two suits at once when youre bidding defensively. Con ven tion al wisdom note that if the opponents use a system where a oneofaminor opening is arti. In general, bidding the opponents suit is a useful bid. Complete book of opening leads blackwood, easley 1983 play of the hand with blackwood blackwood, easley 1978.
Partner can retreat to 2 with no game interest, or make another descriptive bid to look for game. Lebensohl in a nutshell mary alice seville high desert regional may 2014 lebensohl is a complex convention used after an opponent overcalls your partners 1nt. By agreement, partner is not obliged to cue bid if he feels his hand doesnt suit. Hand c may not quite have 10 points, but those majors look fabulous, the spade honours sitting over the opposing spade bidder. Raises, cue bids, bidding no trump, and making an overcall yourself. If you are looking for a book on current expert cue bidding, where 1st and 2nd round controls are bid at the same time aces, kings, and singletons, this book will not help you. Government contracts in a nutshell, 5th west nutshell series government contracts in a nutshell in a nutshell west publishing appropriations law for contracts and grants questions and answers federal contracts and grants book 1 essential guide to real estate contracts. These descriptions are from the acbl bridge bulletin series called the bidding toolkit. After souths bid of 4 north bids 4, an apparent signoff. Last updated 6102019 if the title begins with the or a. If the opponents open 1 and you bid 2, that is a michaels cue bid, showing hearts and a minor.
A cue bid over an artificial opening is a natural bid. A new suit cue bid is a primary cue unless the ace or void of that suit has already been shown or denied. If responder rebids three of either minor, he shows slam interest and at least a fivecard suit. Secondround forcing bids following a 1nt rebid by opener. Stephen hawking the universe in a nutshell book fi.
This has nothing to do with a cuebid for slam bidding. Most of the conventions are useful for strong hands when there is a chance of a slam contract. A better book, which includes cue bids for the novice, but not the advanced, is the very well written, easily understood book is. Its an indication that you are strong and youd like your partner to continue describing his hand. If responder initially bids a new suit at the two level, the same rules apply except. Responding to an overcall is similar to responding to an opening bid. Slam biddinggeneral bridge articles bridge with larry cohen. This book is poorly written for the player who is trying to learn about cue bids.
The cuebid raise greatly interferes with opponents subsequent bidding efforts. If responder chooses one suit and opener then bids the other suit, opener is showing interest in slam. It may well be that north wants to bid a slam, but has two fast losers in the spade suit. Cue bidding the enemy suit is bidding the enemy suit at the next higher level. After an intervening overcall, responders newsuit bid shows a long suit and decent values, but it is not forcing to game.
Last updated 6102019 if the title begins with the or a that. You count your points, and prioritize your bidding choices the same way as you do when responding to an opening bid. In standard bidding cue bidding the enemy suit shows a very strong hand, the same as for the artificial strong 2 clubs opening bid. Please adjust accordingly for your own preferences with standard slam bidding conventions and style assuming a knowledge of blackwood, gerber and rkc, one partner takes control and everything from then onwards, the. A cue bid below game indicates that the values for slam might be present as well as indicating the control. A cuebid used under these circumstances is also sometimes called a. When cuebidding the opponents suit below 3nt, think of it as forcing.
Western cue bids bridge articles bridge with larry cohen. Cuebids in a nutshell modern concepts for winning bridge. Feb 06, 2015 had a conversation at the club recently about a hypothetical situation and alerts. Cue bidding is used once a trump suit has been established and there is interest in a possible slam contract, but the partnership needs to exchange information about first and second round controls. Here are some examples where cue bidding is used to good effect. Combined with blackwood or keycard blackwood, it makes an effective slam investigatory method. The bid of 4 of the agreed trump suit can be used as a roman keycard ask.
If partner now cue bids, he is promising both of the top two honours and you can continue your cue bidding sequence in comfort. The cue bid as a limit raise i have a friend who contends that on this auction. Using the cuebid raise has three enormous advantages. In the late 1970s a concept known as unusual over unusual was developed not sure by whom to cope with an opponents unusual 2 nt overcall. In contract bridge, a cue bid also, cuebid or cue bid is either a bid of the opponents suit, or slam seeking. The opponents must know exactly what the bids mean, just like your partner.
The cheapest cue bid may not be the best bid, as it may cause your next cue bid to be higher than if you reversed the order. I prefer to use the new term thanks to bridge world magazine which is controlbid more specific than the term cue bid. Unassuming cue bid partner, is your overcall weak or strong. Here are some examples where cuebidding is used to good effect.
Government contracts in a nutshell nutshell series books. One of the problems with this method also known as italian style or mixed cue bidding is you can have ambiguous sequences such as. A cuebid by opener over opponents intervening preemptive bid requesting partner to choice game between either bid suit. I would like to invite comment and in particular disagreement with the following. Cuebids appear in all denominations, and bidding levels, and must always be considered within the framework of the bidding in which it takes place. South jumps to four spades and with your side silent north cue bids five clubs. If partner now cuebids, he is promising both of the top two honours and you can continue your cuebidding sequence in comfort. Unassuming cuebid an advancer bid of opponents suit, showing strong interest in game. Lastly, when asking or answering questions about such bids, dont even bother with the term western cue just explain what your partnership agreement is either. S where 2h is a cue bid assumed to be michaels, so 2. It is a nonjump raise of the suit bid by the opponents. Mar 04, 2016 learn how to use the cue bid to show support for partners suit. What to know about cue bids bergen, marty bklt 2012 27.
Cue bids also occur when the opponents have implied suits as with michaels, cappelletti, landy and the unusual nt. While reasonable, its specific application to one type of twosuited overcall was shortsighted. This is a very simplified version to get you started. Much of the auction, including the conventions, has been based on all about acol by ben cohen and rhoda lederer, which is an excellent book, highly recommended for any beginners to intermediate bridge players. If opponent opens 1 or 1, you can use michaels cue bid to show 5 cards. Cue bids of opponents suit page 2 of 4 sample auction meaning when it applies response to cue bid support or general force 1. Roman cue bids and slam bidding for this presentationclass assume our methods are 21 game force and rkcb 1430. Eddie kantar is a grand master in the world bridge federation and a twotime world bridge champion. Cue bid definition of cue bid by the free dictionary. All further cue bids are 1st round control unless the player has already denied 1st round control or our side has already shown 1st round. Commonly used conventions american contract bridge league.
Had a conversation at the club recently about a hypothetical situation and alerts. Learn more about using cuebids to bid to the correct level, using them to bid no trump when you need to, bid slam when you need to, and describe 2suiters. Responses and later bidding after a 1517 1nt opening 2 is nonforcing stayman, meaning that the bidding may stop in two of a suit. Norths bid of 4 is a cuebid showing firstround control of clubs and an interest in slam. Once you advance in bridge, it is expected that you may change the rules slightly and add more complexity to your bids. Its an indication that you are strong and youd like your partner to continue describing his. The michaels cuebid uses a direct cuebid of the opponents suit as a twosuited takeout bid. Unusual bidding conventions must be alerted, which means that if you make an unusual bid, your partner must say alert or pull the blue alert card out of the bidding box. Unlike blackwood, cue bidding indicates the suit in which a control is held. I contend that when a support double is available the cue bid is seldom a limit raise.
It promises at least a 55 or better distribution in each of two suits with a 64 distribution, one is best advised against invoking michaels. Improve your 21 gf bidding bergen, marty bklt 20 32. There are also a few paragraphs early on that dont make sense, and will frustrate the reader. The acbl textbooks commonly used conventions and more commonly used conventions contain. Cuebids above or at game level the level at which any cuebid is made is a vital consideration. Essential tips for good competitive bidding bergen, marty bklt 20 30. At, or above the level of game, there can be no doubt that such a bid is a slam try. A cue bid over a higher level opening may be based on a twosuited hand, but is not a topandbottom cue bid.
In competition, all of responders bids revert to their standard meanings. Learn how to use the cue bid to show support for partners suit. After an intervening double, responders 2level bid of a new suit is weak 59 points. So playing the unassuming cue bid we can stop at the two level if partner has a minimal overcall. Bridge bid and made advanced convention cue bidding. A cue bid is appropriate when the bidding reveals slam potential and an ace ask via blackwood is unsuitable. With 610 points and good trumps we raise to the 2level, with 1112 perhaps we use a single jump limit raise, and with a gameforcing support hand perhaps jacoby 2nt convention or some other method.
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