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Opening with a Weak Two Bid
The premise is that if you are weak the the opposition are more likely to have strength.
Having a long suit ^ cards is strong but only if the contract is in your long suit. Pre-emptive bidding interferes
with opponents bids, making it difficult for them to find their optimum contract at the lowest level.
Pre-emptive Opening Bids
Weak Two Opening bids are a preemptive bid. A Weak Two bid tells your partner that you have at least a 6-card suit and 6-10 HCP with two or more high-cards in the bid suit. The only exception to this rule is a 2C bid which shows 23+ points and is usually a force to keep bidding until game is reached (a game force bid). Generally bidding Weak Two's do not exclude a the preemptor from holding a 4 card side-suit holding for example in a Major suit.Guidelines for Weak 2 Opening Bids
1. If the preemptive bid is a Major suit, then you are usually telling partner that you don't have any interest in the other Major suit2. A preempt as an overcall after the opposition open at the one level should be at least one level higher and in a higher-ranking suit than the opening bid.
| Examples of Weak 2 Opening bids | |
|---|---|
| 2D | Having 6-10 points and a 6 card diamond suit |
| 2H | Having 6-10 points and a 6 card heart suit |
| 2S | Having 6-10 points and a 6 card spade suit |
Instant Progress Quiz - Check all correct answers
What bid would you open this hand?
Your Hand
- ♠ A Q T 9 6 3
- ♥ 7 3
- ♦ J 5 3 2
- ♣ 4
Your bid is 2♠. With only 7 HCP your hand is not strong
enough to open at the 1 level, but with your 5 winning tricks and 3 tricks from your partner (not
vul) you will interfere with the bidding of the opposition.
Extra for Experts
A different game on the same subject as this lesson, with questions for community discussion in the comments area below.
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