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A weak pre-emptive opening is a suit bid that is higher than the actual value of the hand. It is made on the first round of bidding and aims to take up bidding space and deter the ...  more  

The Opening bid of 2C is artificial - it doesn't say anything about your clubs. The bid is forcing to game and neither partner may pass until at least a game contract is reached. T...  more  

When partner opens one of a minor suit (diamonds or clubs) it may be fine to support with four or more cards. However, if you hold a 4-card major suit (spades or hearts) it is usua...  more  

When partner has bid two suits and you have a weak hand and no 8-card fit, it's usually best to leave the contract in the longest suit at the lowest level possible. It can be easy...  more  

Taking a finesse is a technique to try and make an extra trick or tricks by winning with a lower honour card when opponents have higher honour cards. It works about 50% of the tim...  more  

4441 hands are difficult to open as they have no long suit and they're not really balanced. If you open one of a suit and bid a second suit you promise five or more cards in the fi...  more  

The opening bid of 1NT shows a balanced hand 12 –14 HCP (Acol) or 15-17 (Standard). In both systems, an opening bid of 2NT is much stronger and shows around 20 – 22 HCP. The hand n...  more  

It may not be immediately obvious, but you can't win extra tricks by trumping in the hand with the long trump holding - this is usually the dummy hand. Trying to do so may leave yo...  more  

The 1NT respose to one of a suit opening is often called 'the Dustbin Bid' as it is used for all your rubbish hands of 6-9 points. It can be somewhat confusing as it's the only NT ...  more  

The advice to 'cover an honour with an honour' aims to force declarer to use two high cards to win a trick. When this happens, it often promotes a card that can win a trick for you...  more