By Peter Rhead
When To Stop Bidding With PASS
Last week we investigated the wrong time to PASS, when your partner’s response is forcing. On the flip side, this week we will investigate when you should stop bidding and PASS instead. Your partner’s bid is just inviting, not forcing, and perhaps you should PASS!
Some conventions are just guidelines. Today’s column is part of the convention “Limit Your Hand”. It is a guideline that you and your partner should follow to settle on the best contract.
Consider a hand in which you are the dealer and open One Club with a minimum hand (12-14 points). Partner responds One Spade which is forcing. You must bid again unless the opponents interfere – then you are off the hook and may PASS to show your minimum hand. If you are forced to bid, you have three, and only three, bidding options to show your minimum hand. They are Two Clubs, Two Spades or One-No-Trump.
By making one of these three bids, you have limited your hand to show a minimum hand. Now, if partner bids Two-No-Trump or Three Clubs or Three Spades he is inviting you to game. Partner knows already that you are a minimum hand so why is he inviting you to bid game? The only reason for his invitation bid is that he knows the partnership is at game level if you are at your maximum which would be fourteen points.
Basically, partner is asking you to re-evaluate your hand considering shortness points and the quality of your points. If you are at a good fourteen points, then bid again. If you are at a poor fourteen points or less, then PASS and play for a part-score.
Next Week: Fourth Suit Forcing
If you wish to promote an activity in your Bridge group or ask a Bridge question, send the information to [email protected] and I will try to include it in this column.
CFUW MUSKOKA BRIDGE FOR BURSARIES FUNDRAISER
FALL LUNCH AND BRIDGE/EUCHRE PARTY, ALL WELCOME
(Or any other game you want to play)
12 NOON FOR LUNCH Friday, Nov 1, 2019 $25 per person
Gravenhurst Senior’s Centre 480 First Street North
A great opportunity to enjoy companionship while supporting young women in Muskoka to go to college and university. Arrange your foursome and bring necessary supplies for your table. To register, please provide all four names to: Mary 705-646-8881 [email protected] Or Carol 705-646-2567
SOCIAL BRIDGE GAME IN HUNTSVILLE
SUMMIT CENTRE FOR ACTIVE LIVING, THURSDAYS 7PM
In the multi-purpose room 2nd floor (elevator) (back entrance of Summit Centre)
Just come – with or without a partner. Please arrive 10 minutes before game time. For information, contact Donna or Peter Tikuisis at 647 471 1774 or [email protected].
This game will be played following Chicago Rules (allowing both fast and slow games). You will keep your same partner for the entire evening. Cost is $1.50 per person. Parking is outside the North Entrance opposite Heritage Village Railway Station.
PORT CARLING SOCIAL BRIDGE CLUB
Games for the Port Carling Social Bridge Club in September are Monday evening 7pm at the Port Carling Community Centre, 3 Bailey Street. Please arrive with your partner at least 10 minutes before game time.
NOTE: For the Winter the game switches to 1pm starting Oct 7. We are still working on whether there are enough players who want a game Oct 14, Thanksgiving at 1pm.
Our annual Pizza Party Mixing Game is Monday, Oct 7 NOON
For information, contact Andree or Scott 705-764-3827 [email protected]
Results for Monday, September 30, 2019; 1. Els Vandenberg & Peter Rhead 5430 points; 2. Louise Kirbyson and Enid Powell 3270 points; 3. Andree Baillargeon & Scott Staples 3030 points
HUNTSVILLE DUPLICATE BRIDGE CLUB
Games are Tuesday 7pm Trinity United Church 33 Main Street. Please arrive with your partner at least 10 minutes before game time. For partnerships and information call Jan Roberts 705 635-2522 or email [email protected]
The following winners are for Tuesday, Oct 1, 2019 with 13 pairs playing a Howell Movement 1. Susan Marshall and Jan Roberts; 2. Art Insley and Don Evans; 3. Kelly Andresen and Kel Andresen; 4. Vern Foell and Rod Dixon; 5/6. Mary Whitehead and Helen Pearson; 5/6. Julianne Guselle and Mary Simonett; 7. Marjorie Clark and John Clark
MUSKOKA DUPLICATE BRIDGE CLUB (Bracebridge)
Games for the Bracebridge Club are Mondays 7pm, Knox Presbyterian Church, 120 Taylor Road. Please arrive with your partner 10 minutes before game time. For information contact Brian at 705-645-5340 [email protected]
The following winners are from Monday, Sep 30, 2019 with 12 pairs playing a Howell movement. 1. Betty Fagin and Gail Lederer; 2. Liz Barnes and David Bryce; 3. Pat Davidson and Myrna Rosemeyer; 4/5. Lyn Walisser and Bev Howard; 4/5. Lynda Mochrie and Wayne Mochrie; 6. Mary Luke and Donna McIntosh
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