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ASKING BIDS
The following bids, and no others, are asking bids:
-- A new suit rebid by a 2C opener after he has jumped to set the
trump suit:
Opener Responder
2C 2D
3S 3NT
4C/4D/4H - asking bid
-- A four-level minor suit response to an opening three bid:
Opener Responder
3H 3S - natural, forcing
4C/4D - asking bids
-- A 5D response to a 5C opening:
Opener Responder
5C 5D - asking bid
5H/5S - natural, sign-off
-- A takeout of an opening 4H or 4S to five of a new suit:
Opener Responder
4H 4S - natural
5C/5D - asking bids
Opener Responder
4S 5C/5D/5H - asking bids
-- A rebid by opener or responder that is one level higher than a
splinter rebid:
Opener Responder
1C 1H
3S - splinter bid
4S - asking bid
South West North East
1C 1D 1H Pass
3D - splinter bid
4D - asking bid
This principle applies to rebids only, not original responses:
Opener Responder
1S 4C - splinter bid
5C - natural preemptive bid
It does not apply after a notrump opening:
Opener Responder
1NT 2D
2H 3S - splinter bid
4S - artificial notrump raise
4NT - notrump raise
The 4S notrump raise implies that responder's hearts need a good
fit to be useful for slam (e.g., five card suit headed by only
one of the top three honors).
-- A jump rebid in a new suit at the five level:
Opener Responder
1S 3S
5C/5D/5H - asking bid
Opener Responder
1NT 2H
2S 5C/5D/5H - asking bid
4C/4D/4H - splinter bid
Opener Responder
1H 5C/5D - natural preemptive bid
Opener Responder
1NT 5C - Miller (see chapter MILLER)
5D - natural, sign-off
-- A "new suit" bid by a NAMYATS opener, after responder has shown
two or more key cards (see chapter HIGH LEVEL PREEMPTIVE OPENINGS
in the book "Weak Bidding").
Responses to Asking Bids
Responses to asking bids are as follows: (x) means "or more"
Response (Steps are suits only) Holding in the Asked Suit
Minimum bid in notrump Kx(x), KQ(x) (guarded king)
First step Qx(x), xx(x) (no control)
Second step x (singleton)
Third step Ax(x) (first round only)
Fourth step (raise asking bid) A, AK(x) (two round control)
Fifth step void
Generally you do not indicate a singleton or void with less than
two cards in the probable trump suit. If you have discards for
partner in a side suit, you can indicate a singleton or void when
holding only a singleton trump.
Memory aid: Steps 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 show no control, second round,
first round, first and second, and void, respectively: 0, 2, 1,
1 and 2, void.
A repeat asking bid in the same suit asks for clarification of the
first response. Rather than make a table of detailed responses
based on the original response, let's just say that the first step
shows a poor holding for the first response (e.g., xxx for no
control, Axx(x) for first round only, short trumps to go with a
short suit, etc.), second step better, third step better yet, etc.
Some partnerships may prefer to stick to the simple "two of the top
three honors" instead of using this more detailed response table.