Bridge Lessons Learn to Play Bridge lesson 3- Responder's Limit Bids

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These are the best lessons in teaching bridge game for beginners. Easy to follows and supported by videos for the ways how it should be played

[@joanhowson4210]

Excellent lesson thank you❤

[@karengreen1222]

Wonderful lessons! Thank you! They certainly explain scenarios clearly and help to augment my practice with the teacher.

[@matsandresson4758]

Once again another great lesson. Thanks.

[@simonh306]

Terrific lessons, thank you

[@tcastock4484]

Thanks, straightforward and very helpful

[@SandraEarley-f7m]

Brilliant 👏

[@archiewoosung5062]

Presumably it's like this because: If you partner opens bidding with one of a suit, they have 12-19 High Card Points (& at least 4 cards in that suit). If you have six HCP, you must respond because if your partner has 19 points, together you have 19+6=25 which is enough to go to game (with a fit). If you have 13 HCP, you can go to straight to game (with a fit) because your partner must have at least 12 HCP and 12+13=25 is enough for game.

[@drsnz]

Well done Archie - showing a perfect understanding of the reasoning behind the bidding. That is exactly right. You must "squeak with six", as your parter may have 19, and you don't want to miss out on your game bonus.

[@govindbhadresa1]

Really enjoying it. You have a way to simplify a complex subject. Congratulations.✌🏼️

[@janestearns9936]

Govind Bhadresa thank you and good luck with learning the game

[@RhondaWilcock]

excellent tutorials

[@maryrooney4646]

Brilliant Lesson

[@davidpaine5304]

Some people may not realise that 25 isn’t enough for Game in a Minor. I’m just mentioning this so as to avoid possible confusion.

[@janestearns9936]

Thank you David. Yes you are quite right, usually 27/28 points are needed. In our beginners lessons here in NZ we spend so much of our time trying to persuade beginners to recognise the value of NT and major contracts, that we tend to gloss over the minors a little in the earlier stages . Whilst we do mention you may need a little more - we find beginners struggle with so much to learn, so leave them with one figure of 25 to get to as their goal, and then tweek things as they progress. Our practice hands are always in a major or NT, but when they are in a minor, if game is to be bid, they have enough points to make it.

[@ivanblumenthal]

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[@krishanlaroia8563]

Excellent. Thank you.

[@janestearns9936]

Hope it helps Krishan and good luck with learning the game. Jane

[@jamescrowther1234]

@@janestearns9936 You should definitely do more videos Jane, you're extremely good these

[@rajamdhodol2594]

Awesome !!!!!

[@janestearns9936]

Thank you! Hope they help you learn the game. Good luck!

[@aneimn]

would love to use this for a lesson ri my class but cannot since I teach American Standard and you are opening a major suit with only 4, while American Standard requires 5.

[@janestearns9936]

Yes these lessons were prepared for the New Zealand beginners who are taught the Acol system common in UK and other European countries. If a national bridge organisation would like me to do a series for Standard American I am happy to discuss a project 😁

[@MrVoayer]

I think it ought to be said that to respond with NT one has to have a balanced hand. Somehow that has not been stated in this video?

[@janestearns9936]

Thanks for that feedback. In New Zealand, whilst a balanced hand is desirable to bid 1NT, we teach the 1NT response as a point count bid. So it is 6 to 9 HCP and sometimes, as it is not possible to bid at the 2 level as the required 10 points are not held, you can end up bidding 1NT with a surprisingly distributional hand. But if you are not from NZ then your teachings may be different and obviously go with what you are taught for your country. Good Luck with your bridge!

[@MrVoayer]

Thank you for clarification, Jane.

[@bridgetmccarthy7162]

Jane Stearns tgq

[@BEstudent]

In The Netherlands we call a 1NT response a trash can bid! :D

[@judydecker7154]

Some of the bidding seems to be British rules as opposed to Standard American Bridge.

[@janestearns9936]

These videos are produced by New Zealand Bridge. In New Zealand the majority of students are taught ACOL. You are right Judy that this system is widely used in the UK as well as many other countries. Standard American is not the predominant system in New Zealand and these lessons were primarily produced as an aid to our students to complement their teachings each year.

[@simonh306]

6-9 is 1NT, 10-12 is 2NT, 13-15 is 3NT, but what is the bid for 16+ HCP's? Is this covered elsewhere?

[@janestearns9936]

Hi Simon, the lessons are really aimed at beginners so this is not covered here. It is often hard to get beginners to bid to game at all - so just getting up there recognising 25 points is their starting point. I don't think any of the NZB lessons really cover this. What I would recommend is changing the suit first to force your partner to rebid, then learn the strength of your partner's hand from that rebid. You can then decide whether you want to go ace asking for a slam (Lesson 10). Hope that helps and good luck with your bridge.

[@simonh306]

@@janestearns9936 Thanks for the note Jane, appreciated and I see exactly what you are saying

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