![]() The longer answer would be a list of the different ways that the suits are ranked in different games. The short answer is: “it depends what game you are playing”. I will assume for the moment that we are talking about French suits (hearts, clubs, diamonds, spades). I would certainly devalue the hand by at least one point.John McLeod supplied the following answer: O) PASS - 12 points but three ‘hanging jacks’. With 4-4-4-1 with a singleton club, open 1 ♥. M) 1 ♦ - 11 points, but add for the extra length. (However, many players would still open 1♣ particularly in third position.) Still out of the prescribed opening range so (for now) PASS. L) PASS - only 10 points, but add one for the extra length. K) 1 ♥ - 19 points, but still open at the one level. Even though the hearts are much better, you must open the higher ranking. H) 1♣ - even though you have five hearts, the six card club suit takes preference. G) 1 ♥ - diamonds and hearts, but hearts higher ranking. Spades and clubs.ĭ) 1♠ - no five card suit, outside the no-trump range (17 points whereas 1NT is 12–14 points), open 1♠ (the higher ranking).Į) 1 ♥ - no five card suit, outside the no-trump range (16 points whereas 1NT is 12–14 points), with hearts and spades open 1 ♥. Only 10 high-card points, but add points for suit(s) length.ī) 1♠ - two equal length five card suits: spades are higher ranking.Ĭ) 1♣ - two equal length five card suits. with two five card suits, open the higher ranking one, except when clubs and spades, in which case open 1♣.Ī) ♠ KJ752 b) ♠ KQ753 c) ♠ Q6432 d) ♠ AK75 e) ♠ AK82į) ♠ KJ72 g) ♠ 4 h) ♠ 4 i) ♠ 98763 j) ♠ KQ73 ![]() with three four-card suits initially adopt the style of opening the suit below the singleton, except that with a singleton club, open 1 ♥ (again you may change this approach with more experience). with two four-card suits, standard procedure is always open the higher ranking, but.Įxceptions - with hearts and spades, open 1 ♥. The guidelines summarising these are (in order): you don’t really want to rebid the suit – particularly if it is a minor).Ĭ) 12 points, not the ideal shape for 1NT, but with the poor five card club suit, best to open 1NT. A balanced hand normally has a 4-3-3-3 or 4-4-3-2 distribution, but certain hands with a 5-3-3-2 distribution should also be considered if the five card suit is weak (i.e. We shall consider the one level opening bids in the context of a four-card major system, with a weak no-trump.Ī ‘balanced’ hand in the 12–14 point range. ![]() Some opening bids within this point range should be opened at a higher level, but these will be identified later. ![]() With too many of these in a particular hand you should down-value it (see exercise).ĭ) Also as you become more experienced, consider opening ‘third in hand’ with a point less. jacks in a suit which doesn’t have any other honours. OPENING BIDS AT THE ONE LEVEL (ACOL – 4-CARD MAJORS)Ī hand which you should consider opening at the one level, usually contains 12–20 high-card points.Īdjustments should be made to the hand evaluation as follows:Ī) Points should be added for additional suit lengths – add 1 point for each additional card over five in any suit.ī) An additional point can also be added for a second suit of five or more cards.Ĭ) Beware of ‘hanging jacks’ – i.e. ![]()
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