LD Precision Club

advanced1d

2018-07-05T17:11:52+00:00

1D Advanced When Opener bids 1D they indicate 11-15 HCP, 4+D, no 5 card major, and an unbalanced hand. The advanced responses to 1D open are: Opener's bidResponderDescription1D 1M8-12 HCP, 4+ cds 1N8-12 HCP, no 4M 2C13+ HCP, 4+ cds in suit, no 4M 2D

australianstayman

2018-07-05T14:37:44+00:00

Australian Stayman Australian Stayman (AS) is a variation on the Standard American Stayman convention that is more efficient and can convey more information in one response bid. The AS responder, in this case the opener, must alert the responses since they differ in meaning from Standard American Stayman.

competitive

2018-10-25T17:26:13+00:00

Competitive Bidding Competitive bidding is when the opponents open the bidding. Right away you know where 12+ points reside. That leaves around 28- points for the rest of the table. Under normal random distribution, that means you and your partner have around 18 points between you. Normally not enough for a game, so if your partnership is to get anything normally, it will be a part score. However, miracles do happen.

interference

2018-07-05T14:54:00+00:00

Interference Bidding interference by the opponents is a fact of life in bridge. This bidding system attempts to cope with it by providing methods to continue the partnership conversation. 1NT opening We have discussed interference bidding already for the 1NT opening bid, but we will repeat it here. There are probably 100 conventions used to bid against an opening 1NT, most based on distribution and meant to cope with a strong NT.

lesson1notes

2018-08-09T21:56:12+00:00

LD Precision Club – Lesson 1 Talking Points Contract bridge created by Harold Vanderbilt, 1921 1st Strong Club system, Harold Vanderbilt, 1925 Charles Goren, 1940s and 1950s, Goren Bidding System, forerunner to American Standard Schenken Club, Italian Club, Blue Club, Roman Club

lesson2notes

2018-08-09T21:59:57+00:00

LD Precision Club - Lesson 2 Talking Points Review HCP: A-4, K-3, Q-2, J-1 Opener – no adjustment for distribution. Distribution Points Responder – with 3 card support (doubleton-1, singleton-2, void-3) Responder – with 4+ card support (doubleton-1, singleton-3, void-5)

lesson3notes

2018-08-18T20:55:53+00:00

Lesson 3 – LD Precision Club Student/Player List – sign up at bridge@ansantek.com. Review Opening bids Strong bids 2NT (22-24 HCP) 1C (16+ HCP) Intermediate Bids (11-15 HCP) 1H,1S 1NT 1D 2C 2D Weak Bids (6-10 HCP) 2H,2S,3C,3D Very Weak Bids (<6 HCP)

lesson4notes

2018-08-25T23:27:45+00:00

Lesson 4 – LD Precision Club Player/Student list Review Open 2C 11-15 HCP, 6+C or 5C4M Weak responses 2H,2S : <10 HCP, 6+ suit 3C ; <10 points, 3+C Pass : <10 HCP Constructive responses 2D : 10+ HCP, ask for possible major 2N : Invite to game at 3NT 3H,3S : Invite to game at 4M 4C : Invite to game at 5C 3N : Game

lesson5notes

2018-09-04T22:33:49+00:00

Lesson 5 – LD Precision Club Bidding System Review Weak 2 bids : 2H, 2S – 6-10 HCP, 6+ cards in suit, 2/5 top honors Strong response: 2NT – Asking for max range and side A/K Weak 3 of Minor: 3C, 3D – 6-10 HCP, 7+ cards in suit Response of 3NT – Pass with side entry, rebid minor without side entry

lesson6notes

2018-09-08T20:53:43+00:00

Lesson 6 – LD Precision Club Bidding System Review Australian Stayman 1NT – (P)- 2C Asking for 4 card major 2D : Both majors, 11-13 HCP 2H : 4H only, 11-13 HCP 2S : 4S only, 11-13 HCP 2NT : no 4 card major, 11-13 HCP 3C : no 4 card major, 13-15 HCP 3D : Both majors, 13-15 HCP 3H : 4H only, 13-15 HCP 3S : 4S only, 13-15 HCP

lesson7notes

2018-09-16T14:33:22+00:00

Lesson 7 – LD Precision Club Bidding System Review Major suit opening responses – 1H/1S – (P) - ? No support - <3 card support <8 HCP : Pass 8-12 HCP : 1NT followed by rebid of long suit 13+ HCP : 2X 3 card support <6 points : Pass 6-9 points : 2M 10-12 points : 3D 13-18 points : 2X followed by rebid of M 19+ points : Slam bidding

lesson8notes

2018-09-26T21:26:13+00:00

Lesson 8 – LD Precision Club Bidding System Review Interference after 1M Open 1M – (Double) - Ignore 1H – (1S) - Ignore 1M – (1NT) – Stolen bid double or ignore 1M – (2X) - 1NT=>Double 3C(8-9)=>2M 3C(10-12)=>2NT 3D=>3X (Cue bid) All other bids remain the same

lesson9notes

2018-09-29T19:52:46+00:00

Lesson 9 – LD Precision Club Bidding System Review Competitive Bidding (Opponents open the bidding) (1X) - ? 1NT : 8-12 HCP, 3+ cards in unbid suits, alertable 1Y/2Y :10-15 HCP, 5+ suit Double : either 13-15 HCP with 3+ cards in unbid suits 13-15 HCP, balanced with stopper in opponents suit NT systems on 16+ HCP and will rebid new suit Weak Jump Overcalls (WJO) in D/H/S 6-10 HCP, 6+ cards in suit 2X (cue bid) : <11 HCP, 5/5 in top 2 unbid suits 2NT : <11 HCP, 5/5 in bottom 2 unbid suits…

majors

2018-10-26T19:42:41+00:00

Major Suit Responses With 11-15 HCP and a 5+ card major suit, we open 1 of the major, e.g., 1S. With 8+ HCP and a 5+ card suit we can overcall at the 1 level, e.g., (1D)-1S. The partner of the opener(overcaller), the Responder(Advancer), has a number of possible responses to indicate point count and support or another biddable suit.

makeagame

2018-04-08T00:57:21+00:00

Winning Tricks Requirements For Game or Slam Trump FitMajor Suit GameMinor Suit GameSmall SlamGrand Slam826 pts29 pts32 pts35 pts923 pts26 pts29 pts32 pts10+20 pts23 pts26 pts29 pts For NT: GameSmall SlamGrand Slam24 HCP33 HCP36 HCP

meckwell

2018-07-05T14:34:07+00:00

Meckwell Escapes When our opening 1NT bid is doubled, either by the LHO or the RHO, and the Responder has <10 HCP, we can use a more sophisticated, and more complex, agreement to escape. That agree,emt is the Meckwell Escapes, named after the well know national partnership called Meckwell. That agreement is as follows:

notrump

2018-07-01T19:53:28+00:00

The 1 NT Opening bid Even though this Bidding System is advertised as a Strong Club system, with the starring role given to the 1C opening bid, arguably the most important opening bid is 1NT. Probably 35%-40% of the biddable hands will be opened with 1NT.

otherintermediate

2018-07-01T20:04:02+00:00

The 2C, 2D opening bids The 2C opening bid This is one of the bids that is a radical departure from Standard American. Since the 1C bid is reserved for strong hands we need another bid to show a hand with a club suit. If the opener’s hand contains 5C but is otherwise balanced, then opener bids 1NT.

slambidding

2018-07-10T22:56:42+00:00

Slam Bidding Slam bidding, while glamorous, is overrated. While some double-dummy studies have shown that slams can occur as much as 16% of the time, many are not detectable/biddable. Practical small slams probably occur about 5% of the time, practical grand slams <1% of the time, and bidding system limitations prevent bidding them probably 50% of the time. Other studies have shown that of those slams bid, only about 50% are made.

start

2018-09-29T19:51:24+00:00

LD Precision Club Bidding System Introduction This is a description of the LD Precision Club Bidding System. The LD Precision Club Bidding System (“Bidding System”) is an evolution of the Wei Precision Club Bidding System. The distinguishing features of the Bidding System are a strong 1C opening bid (16+ HCP) and a Weak NT opening bid (11-15 HCP), 5 card major opening bids (11-15 HCP), and a natural 4+ card 1D opening bid.

stdam

2018-07-01T20:16:50+00:00

1D/1H/1S Opening Bids These bids all indicate 11-15 HCP. 1D indicates 4+D. 1H/1S indicate 5+ cards in the suit (5+M). In the Basic version of the Bidding System we use the same response patterns that you would use in Standard American or 2/1, adjusted for the fact that the opening bid has a limited range.

strong

2018-03-03T21:55:54+00:00

Strong Bids In this Bidding System there are 2 strong bids: 2NT and 1C. The 2NT bid handles a specific strong hand pattern and 1C handles all of the other strong hands. 2NT: 22-24 HCP, balanced The 2NT handles this specific pattern. As you will see later, other ranges of HCP and balanced hands are handled via an opening 1C and a rebid of NT. Responses to 2NT follow the same pattern as other NT type hands.

transferlebensohl

2018-04-15T02:06:02+00:00

Transfer Lebensohl Transfer Lebensohl is a complex convention designed to cope with overcalls of a 1NT open or the open of a weak 2 by the opponents. The convention attempts to communicate several things at once: * Weak, Strong, or Invitational strength

weak

2017-12-24T02:00:40+00:00

Weak Bids If you have <10 HCP but have a long (6+) card suit, you may be able to open the bidding with a preemptive bid. 2H, 2S ; 6-10 HCP, 6+ cards in suit, 2 of top 5 honors. This is the standard weak 2 bid of Standard American. It is semi-constructive and somewhat disciplined. Opener is not expected to bid again unless requested to by responder. Some players will rebid their suit with a 7 card suit but in my opinion that is a mistake. If the suit was good enough to rebid then the hand…