OPENER’S REBIDS AFTER  OPENING WITH ONE OF A SUIT

 

SUIT REBIDS (Unbalanced Hands)

 

 

Weak Hand (12-15)

Strong Hand (16-19)

Rebid own suit

Simple rebid promises 5 cards

e.g.

1

1

 

2

 

Jump rebid promises 6 cards

e.g.

1

1

 

3

 

Rebid partner’s suit

Simple rebid promises 4 cards

e.g.

1

1

 

2

 

Jump rebid promises 4 cards

e.g.

1

1

 

3

 

Rebid a new suit.

Lower Ranking Suit at the Two Level (or Any New Suit at the One Level)

This shows 5+ cards in the 1st  suit and 4+ cards in the 2nd suit

e.g.

1

1

 

2

 

New Suit ‘Above the Barrier’  (see below for explanation) or Jump in a New Suit

This shows 5+ cards in the 1st suit and 4+ cards in the 2nd suit.

e.g.

1

2

 

2

 

 

Losing Trick Count

When partner rebids showing a minimum hand (12-15) assume 7 losers.

When partner rebids showing a strong hand (16-19) assume 6 losers.

 

 

NT REBIDS (Balanced Hands)

 

 

You open one of a suit and partner responds with:

 

New suit at the 1 level

Same suit or 1NT

New suit at the 2 level

15-16
1NT

Pass

2NT

17-18
2NT

2NT

3NT

19
3NT

3NT

3NT

 

 

 

OPENER’S SUIT REBIDS ‘ABOVE THE BARRIER’

OPENER REBIDS A NEW SUIT - POINT RANGE 12-15 OR 16-19?

Firstly any jump rebid show 16-19 points.   ALSO any new suit rebid that is higher than your first suit at the next level up shows 16-19 points.

Non jump rebids that are not a 'New Suit Above the Barrier' show a minimum opening hand.

Any opener’s rebid of a 'New Suit Above the Barrier' is forcing. All other opener’s rebids are not forcing.

Look at the examples below to see how this works:

1

1

2

 

Opener has 12-15 points.  Not a jump and not a new suit.

1

1

2

 

Opener has 12-15 points.  Not a jump and not a new suit (same suit as partner bid).

1

2

3

 

Opener has 12-15 points.  Not a jump and not a new suit (same suit as partner bid).

1

1

1

 

Opener has 12-15 points.  Opener’s rebid is at the one level.  It is not ‘Above the Barrier’.  (After a 1 opening the ‘Barrier’ level is 2. Only a new suit ‘Above The Barrier’ shows 16+)

1

1

2

 

Opener has 12-15 points.  It is a new suit but it is not ‘Above the Barrier’  (After a 1 opening the ‘Barrier’ level is 2. Only a new suit ‘Above The Barrier’ shows 16+)

1

2

2

 

Opener has 16+ points.  It is not a jump BUT
a) Opener has bid a new suit that neither side has bid and b) It is ‘Above the Barrier’ (After a 1 opening the ‘Barrier’ level is 2)

1

2

3

 

Opener has 16+ points.  It is not a jump BUT
a) Opener has bid a new suit that neither side has bid and b) It is ‘Above the Barrier’ (After a 1 opening the ‘Barrier’ level is 2)

 

In all the examples opener is showing 5-4 shape.  In the last two examples, if opener had only 12-15 points he simply rebids his first suit and is unable to show the 2nd suit.

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