Exercise 2D81 Main


Rebidding a Five-Card Suit


 by Richard Pavlicek

Mommy, mommy! I rebid my five-card suit!

That’s okay, son. You’ll grow up one of these days.

How often do you rebid a five-card suit?
Fill in the requested information about each hand.
Assume you are the dealer and the opponents pass throughout.

Enter calls like this: P 1H 2C 3N 4S 6D

1.
S A 2
H A Q J 4 2
D 5 3
C J 9 7 2
Table

High-card points 

Total points 

Opening bid 

Partner responds 1 S.

Your rebid 

2.
S 4 2
H A Q 6
D 9 5 3
C A K 9 7 2
Table

High-card points 

Total points 

Opening bid 

Partner responds 1 H.

Your rebid 

Quit

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3.
S A 8 2
H A K J 4 2
D Q 4
C K Q 8
Table

High-card points 

Total points 

Opening bid 

Partner responds 1 S.

Your rebid 

4.
S 5 3
H K J 3
D A K Q 9 2
C A K 2
Table

High-card points 

Total points 

Opening bid 

Partner responds 1 H.

Your rebid 

Quit

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5.
S 2
H A K J 3
D K Q 9 8 6
C 5 4 3
Table

High-card points 

Total points 

Opening bid 

Partner responds 1 S.

Your rebid 

6.
S 5 4 2
H A K Q 7 3
D 9 8 4
C K J
Table

High-card points 

Total points 

Opening bid 

Partner responds 2 C.

Your rebid 

Quit

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© 2012 Richard Pavlicek