Showing A Two-suiter As Opener by Matthias Huberschwiller

You have opened with a two-suiter (you have at least 5 and 4 cards in your two longest suits), your partner has bid a suit and you don't have a fit. You want to show your hand.

If your second suit is ranked lower than the first one, bidding your second suit is not forcing and shows 12-18 HCP. If you have more, you need to jump.

If your second suit is ranked higher than the first one, bidding your second suit is called a reverse. It's forcing and shows at least 17 points.

Question 1

Your Hand
♠ 3
♥ A Q 9 6 5
♦ K 6 2
♣ K 8 7 3

Q: 1 - What do you bid as South?

South	West	North	East
1♥	Pass	1♠	Pass
?

A: 2♣ - Your are showing at least 5 Hearts and 4 Clubs. This is non-forcing, but you can have up to 18 points.

Your result so far:

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Question 2

Your Hand
♠ 3
♥ A Q J 5
♦ A K 2
♣ K Q J 7 3

Q: 2 - What do you bid as South?

South	West	North	East
1♣	Pass	1♠	Pass
?

A: 2♥ - Your are showing a reverse. This means you have at least 5 Clubs and 4 Hearts and at least 17 points. It is already forcing, so you never have to jump when making a reverse.

Your result so far:

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Question 3

Your Hand
♠ 3
♥ A K
♦ A Q J 8 6 2
♣ K Q J 3

Q: 3 - What do you bid as South?

South	West	North	East
1♦	Pass	1♠	Pass
?

A: 3♣ - Jumping in a lower-ranked suit still shows at least 5 and 4 in both suits, but with at least 19 points. It is forcing to game. This means your partner won't let you down until a game has been reached.

Your result so far:

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Question 4

Your Hand
♠ 7
♥ 9 6 2
♦ K Q 9 2
♣ A Q J 7 3

Q: 4 - What do you bid as South?

South	West	North	East
1♣	Pass	1♠	Pass
?

A: 2♣ - You cannot bid 2♦, since that would be a reverse, showing a lot more points than you have.

You can't rebid 1 NT either with a singleton, therefore the only option is to bid your first suit again. This usually shows 6 cards, the exception being your having a two-suited hand without the strength for a reverse.

Your result so far:

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Question 5

Your Hand
♠ Q 6
♥ A Q 9 2
♦ 8 3
♣ K J 9 7 3

Q: 5 - What do you bid as South?

South	West	North	East
1♣	Pass	1♠	Pass
?

A: 1 NT - You can't bid 2♥, since that would be a reverse.

With a balanced-ish 5422 hand, you can rebid 1 NT, showing 12-14 points.

Your result so far:

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