What is a jump rebid?

What is a jump rebid?

A jump rebid of your suit shows a strong 6+ cards and 16-18 points. It also denies four cards in hearts or spades. Partner can pass if he has a weak response, or he can make any other bid to accept your game invitation.

What does a 2NT rebid mean in bridge?

5.1 A 2NT rebid after a 1 level response from partner. Suppose you open 1♦ and partner responds 1♠. Then a 1NT rebid by you would be 12-14 and so a 2NT rebid is 18-19 points. This 2NT rebid is not strictly forcing but it is very rarely passed (only if partner responded with a real heap, say a 4 or 5 count). 5.2.

Is a jump shift by opener forcing?

A jump shift by opener is GAME FORCING. At least 19 playing points (may be 18 with a highly distributional hand). It may be even stronger, but the hand is not suitable to open 2C because you have 2 suits of equal or unequal length.

What is a jump shift by opener in bridge?

Description. A jump-shift is where the bidder bids one level higher than they needed to. Meaning they could have bid at a lower level in the same suit, but they didn’t. Jump shifts can be made by either the opener or the responder but the points required are different for each position.

What does jump mean in an auction?

In auction theory, jump bidding is the practice of increasing the current price in an English auction, substantially more than the minimal allowed amount.

How many points is a 2 NT overcall?

A 2NT overcall is artificial, showing the two lowest unbid suits (at least 5-5 shape). There is no point minimum, although obvious factors like vulnerability should be considered. See also the Michaels cuebid, a complementary convention for showing 5-5 hands, and Unusual vs. Unusual, a defense to the Unusual 2NT.

What is Soloway jump in bridge?

Soloway jumps are used to show specific types of hands rather than a strong hand. A hand of opening strength can make a jump shift if it describes the hand appropriately. Soloway jump shifts have three and only three distinct hands that can be shown.

Is a 1 club bid forcing?

The Strong Club System is a set of bidding conventions and agreements used in the game of contract bridge and is based upon an opening bid of 1♣ as being an artificial forcing bid promising a strong hand. The strong 1 ♣ opening is assigned a minimum strength promising 16 or more high card points.

What is the difference between a jump shift and a reverse in bridge?

When our longer suit is higher-ranking (or our suits are of equal length) we open our higher-ranking suit and make a jump shift. If our longer suit is lower-ranking, we use a reverse to show our values. If we have 18+ points and a 2-suited unbalanced hand, we make a jump shift.

How do you respond to a jump shift in bridge?

Respond 2♠ (not 1♠), a jump shift that alerts your partner that game is a certainty. At your next opportunity, repeat your spades (telling your partner that your jump shift was based on a long, strong suit).

How many points do you need to overcall at the 2 level in bridge?

10 points
10 points and a good suit is enough to overcall at the two level. This hand is almost the same as example 7. Do you have enough to overcall 2♦? You have the same 10 points, but you no longer have a good five card suit to bid.

What is a weak jump overcall in bridge?

Weak Jump Overcalls are preemptive jump overcalls intended to obstruct the opponents’ bidding. A weak jump overcall typically promises: a 6-card suit at the 2-level (identical to a Weak Two opening bid) a 7-card suit at the 3-level.

What is a weak jump shift in bridge?

Weak jump shift is a treatment where jump bidding a new suit after partner’s opening is preemptive, weaker than a standard 1/1 response. Weak jump shifts developed out of recognizing that the strong jump shift was both rare and redundant, since the same contracts could typically be reached by other means.