Bridge Lessons, Cue Bids

[@Iceageonmars]

Very well explained, thanks.

[@armantookmanian1938]

At 6:45 on Board 8 the robot 'lied' when cuebidding to indicate a Spade stopper he doesn't have. With 14 hcps and 4 quick losers, exploring for slam is quite agressive!

[@GambitChess]

Do you always require four-card support for a limit bid (1S-->3S response)? In many situations with 10-11 pts it seems more descriptive to just do a limit raise (say the hand at 3:24) to help opener decide if game/slam/etc. is worthwhile. I so rarely have 4-card support, I just do limit raises all the time with 10-11 pts, but I don't know if I'm missing other/better ways to communicate.

[@GambitChess]

Maybe even more so in the next hand?

[@bridgelesson]

So, the cue bid (the only raise that will be 10 or more points) shows 3+ cards in support in this situation. This is now your limit raise. The jump to 3S here would show a weak hand (4-7) and 4 card support or longer.

[@bstevens9831]

Say partner opens 1S, RHO bids 2C and I bid 3C showing 10+, now LHO bids 4C or 5C. Presumably, partner passes with minimum, bids 4S showing a hand wanting to be in game opposite responder's minimum and bids a new suit or cue bids again with slam interest? Wouldn't it be clearer for opener if responder's bids were: 3C showing a game forcing raise, 3S shows a standard limit raise( probably balanced if they don't splinter - i.e. 4C ) and 4C a splinter. Just seems like we're better-positioned if the opponents jam the auction. We do give up the weak 3S jump raise. Just wanted to mention this since LHO isn't always going to pass, especially white against red.

[@EldeLDorELLEN]

How have you shown 5 spades? We play acol and a bid of one of a suit as the opener means 12-19 points and 4 of that suit

[@bridgelesson]

Hey. Yes acol is a 4 card major suit opening but our system is based on 5 card major suit openings.

[@EldeLDorELLEN]

@@bridgelesson thanks

[@gyrass4209]

your hand at 4:04, how to play it?i dont get for 4S

[@bridgelesson]

Here you just need to draw trump and play a diamond towards the dummy. You should lose 2 spades and one diamond.

[@danirish3759]

When you do this why do you bid the same suit as opponent why can’t you bid the suit your partner called. Then don’t you eliminate going to hard with bids

[@armantookmanian1938]

Cuebidding in the opponents' suit is forcing. It says to partner "I have 3 or more card support for your bid (major) suit - we have a fit. I also have 10+pts - we might have game." It leaves the 3 level bid in our suit available to our partner to show a minimum opening hand, go directly to game with some extras, or (with a big hand) can bid a new suit to show interest in exploring slam possibilities. If Responder bids their suit at the 3-level bid, Opener will be left guessing if any extra values they have are enough for game. An added bonus of bidding their suit is that it makes it difficult for the Overcaller's partner to show support.

[@pamelamartin3000]

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