Class No. 5 – Wednesday, Feb 3, 2010

Bidding Priorities and Planned Rebids
As opener, the goal is to describe your hand in an attempt to reach the best contract for your side. When you open the bidding, using a structured opening, partner should have confidence in an initial value (trick taking potential) of your hand, but will be less certain of shape (balanced or unbalanced) and size (minimal, invitational or forcing). Opener’s goal on rebidding is to further describe the hand; subsequent rebids will describe hands of specific shape and of specific size.

This class focuses on making opening bids with a "planned rebid".  At the conclusion of this class participants should understand:

1. Bidding Priorities.
2. How to plan for a rebid.
3. How to rebid to show shape (balanced or unbalanced).
5. How to rebid to show values (minimal, invitational and forcing).
6. The Reverse: so important to bidding shapes and values.
7. Guidelines for opening 1Nt or 1M.

Study Notes are provided and includes many examples.