{"id":147,"date":"2014-09-02T14:32:56","date_gmt":"2014-09-02T18:32:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bigfootbridge.club\/bigfootbridge\/?page_id=147"},"modified":"2014-09-02T14:45:40","modified_gmt":"2014-09-02T18:45:40","slug":"weak-two-bids-worksheet","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/bigfootbridge.club\/bigfootbridge\/?page_id=147","title":{"rendered":"Weak Two Bids: Worksheet"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Weak Two Opening Bids: \u00a0Criteria and Responding to Them<\/h1>\n<h2>A General Note About Preempts<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The goal of a preempt is to consume _____________ ____________, making it harder for opponents to find their games and slams.<\/li>\n<li>Sometimes the one you&#8217;re preempting is your ___________ . \u00a0This happens to all of us.<\/li>\n<li>A preemptive opening bid should have very little _______________ value, at most one trick outside the preempt suit.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Rule of 2-3-4<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>A useful guideline is the Rule of 2-3-4, which is based on ________________ and the trick taking potential of the preemptors hand.\n<ul>\n<li>At favorable vulnerability, you should be within ________ tricks of your bid in your hand.<\/li>\n<li>At equal vulnerability, you should be within ________ tricks of your bid in your hand.<\/li>\n<li>At unfavorable vulnerability, you should be within __________ tricks of your bid in your hand.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Positional Considerations<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>When you are in first seat, there are _______ opponents and one partner who has yet to bid.<\/li>\n<li>When you are in second seat, there are ________ opponents and one partner who has yet to bid.<\/li>\n<li>When you are in third seat, there are ___________ opponents who has yet to bid.<\/li>\n<li>When you are in fourth seat, you don&#8217;t need to preempt!<\/li>\n<li>The best seat to preempt in is __________ seat, followed by ________ seat.<\/li>\n<li>The worst seat to preempt in is _________ seat.\n<ul>\n<li>In this seat it is easier for the opponents to judge whether to try for their contract or to _________ yours, possibly doubled.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Weak Two Bid Dos and Don&#8217;ts<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>__________ have a point range of 5-10 HCP in first or second seat.<\/li>\n<li>__________ have a six card suit with appropriate quality.\n<ul>\n<li>2 of the top 3 honors or 3 of the top 5 honors in first or second seat.<\/li>\n<li>High spot cards like 9s and 8s help!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>___________ have a side four card major in first or second seat.<\/li>\n<li>___________ have 2 outside defensive cards (A or K).\n<ul>\n<li>Partner will be misled about your defensive potential and may take a phantom sacrifice.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>___________ bid again unless forced by your partner.<\/li>\n<li>____________ have a side void.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Responding to Partner&#8217;s Weak Two<\/h2>\n<h3>Considerations<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>How good a _________ do I have for opener&#8217;s suit?<\/li>\n<li>How many _________ should I expect from my partner?<\/li>\n<li>How many _________ am I bringing to the table?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Raising Partner&#8217;s Suit<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Raising below game is just increasing the _________ and is based on the Law of _______ _________ .\n<ul>\n<li>Opener\u00a0_______ ________ bid again.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Raising to game is a ______ _______ __________ .\n<ul>\n<li>Could be extending the ____________ .<\/li>\n<li>Could be for a _______ with a good hand.<\/li>\n<li>Makes life difficult for the ____________ . \u00a0Example: After partner opens 2H, a raise to 4H could be made on:\n<ul>\n<li>S AJxx H Kxxx D AQx C Kx; or<\/li>\n<li>S Jxx H Kxxx D Qxx C Kx (how LAWful!)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Asking for More Information<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Mel Colchamiro&#8217;s Rule of 17<\/span>. \u00a0Add your _______ to the ________ of cards in your partner&#8217;s suit. \u00a0If the total is 17 or higher then you should explore a game. \u00a0If it&#8217;s below then just pass quietly unless you&#8217;re going to raise the preempt.<\/li>\n<li>Responder bids 2NT to ask opener for more information:\n<ul>\n<li>Are you closer to the _____ of the range or the _______ of the range?<\/li>\n<li>If you&#8217;re near the top of the range, do you have an outside ______ or ________ \u00a0as a &#8220;feature&#8221;?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>When opener is at the bottom of the range she just ________ her __________ .<\/li>\n<li>When opener is at the top of the range she bids her ____________ .\n<ul>\n<li>If opener has a top hand with no feature, say AKQxxx and out, then opener rebids 3NT.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Bidding a New Suit<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Opener has a good hand (Rule of 17) and a _______ card suit.<\/li>\n<li>Responder&#8217;s new suit response to a weak two is _______________ !!! \u00a0Opener has to bid something.\n<ul>\n<li>Returning to ________ _______ is the weakest response; otherwise:<\/li>\n<li>Raising partner promises _______ card support; or<\/li>\n<li>Bid a second suit, could be as short as ______ cards.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Passing<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>This is what you&#8217;ll do much\u00a0of the time. \u00a0It&#8217;s OK.<\/li>\n<li>Don&#8217;t bid a new suit or NT just because you have a singleton or void in your partner&#8217;s suit. \u00a0Let the opponents rescue you.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Fourth Seat Opening\u00a0Two Bids<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>In fourth seat both opponents (and your partner) are ________ __________ . \u00a0You don&#8217;t need to preempt them.<\/li>\n<li>Opening 2D, 2H, or 2S in fourth seat should be aimed at buying the part score hand and going plus.\n<ul>\n<li>6 card suit.<\/li>\n<li>10-14 HCP or so.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Weak Two Opening Bids: \u00a0Criteria and Responding to Them A General Note About Preempts The goal of a preempt is to consume _____________ ____________, making it harder for opponents to find their games and slams. 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