BIDDING OVER THE OPPS NTs.

 

Breakdown their NT range by HCP

Over Strong NTs(16) goal is to interfere. Bidding is not constructive

Over Weak or Mini goal is to penalize or make a partial or game. Bidding must be constructive.

Do you want to do the work to play two separate systems.

 

Examples

 

8

KQ10964

843

754

 

Over a Strong NT I would bid at any vul. except red vs. white; add a seventh heart and I would bid at red vs. white.

 

Over a weak NT I would Pass. Partner will play me for constructive values and I don’t have them.

 

 

Strong NTs. Any range with 16 or more.

 

Goal: Enter safely.

Direct Seat: Much safer to offer partner a choice of two suits at the two level.

Balancing Seat: Don’t worry about HCPs. If the opponents have passed out 1NT they should have < 24 points. The less you have, the more your partner should have.

 

Cappelletti

 

2C Single Suit.

2D Majors

2 Hearts   Hearts and a minor

2 Spades  Spades and a minor

Double Penalty

As an addition what do you play double by a passed hand as: It should be a one suiter in clubs.

 

1NT P P

 

K9832

QJ54

854

2

 

Problems with Cappelletti

 

KJ54

8

QJ1054

A62

 

 

 

DON’T

 

Double Single Suiter

2C Clubs and a higher suit

2D Diamonds and a higher suit

2H Majors

2S Natural (weaker then doubling and bidding 2S)

 

 

Modified DON’T

 

Double Single Minor or Both Majors

2C Clubs and a higher suit

2D Diamonds and a higher suit

2H Natural

2S Natural

 

 

 

K54

A34

J765

654

 

1NT       2C          2D*       ?

1NT       D            2D*       ?

 

Rule after partner makes a ambiguous conventional call over their NT. Double by you says I have support for whatever you have partner, please compete.

Weak  NTs. Anything less then 16

 

Modified Cappelletti

 

Double 13+

2C Diamonds or Major Minor 2 suiter

2D Majors

2H Natural

2S Natural

 

 

HELLO

 

Double 13+

2C Diamonds or Major Minor 2 Suiter

2D Hearts

2H Majors

2S Natural

2NT Clubs

3C Minors

3D Big Majors

 

 

How to bid when Partner Doubles:

 

One Common technique is AS IF Partner Opened 1NT.

 

This means that no matter what rho does your bids mean the same thing as if partner opened 1nt.

 

1NT(10-12)       D            P             2C Stayman

                                                                2D transfer

                                                                2H transfer  and so on.

 

                                                In general with good hands you would pass the double, so bids will show weakness.