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Competitive Bidding
When Left Hand Opponent (LHO) opens the bidding, partner makes an overcall, and Right Hand Opponent (RHO) makes a negative double, then Advancer is in the middle of a complex competitive auction. Traditionally, a redouble in a competitive auction shows a strong hand (10+ points), but with everyone bidding it is not likely that Advancer is too focused on showing values. Instead, we want to design our agreements to let us best describe the most common kinds of hands. In this auction, Advancer having lots of values is not common. Let’s see how using redouble as a conventional bid, called a Rosenkrantz Redouble, can be more effective than this traditional value-showing redouble.
Competitive Bidding
Bridge players keep finding more and more ways to use doubles, especially in low-level competitive auctions. The traditional double by the Advancer is the responsive double. This double applies when the opponents have bid and raised a suit and partner has taken some action in the middle (either a takeout double or a suit overcall). But when Left Hand Opponent (LHO) opens the bidding with a suit, partner overcalls a second suit, and Responder bids a third suit, then a double by Advancer is not a responsive double. It is a different kind of competitive double called a Snapdragon Double – a fancy name for another double that wants to compete in the bidding.
Even More Comp Bidding
Our new series of TWiB lessons is a discussion of competitive bidding. We begin with a look at Support Doubles in unusual auctions and at the higher levels. If we play support doubles, these are important discussions to have with partner.
Play of the Hand
Active opening leads attempt to "go out and get" our tricks. Passive leads, on the other hand, attempt to just not give anything away or help Declarer. There are many different types of passive leads for many different situations. Here we take a look at several lead types and hands where a passive lead may or may not have the intended effect!
Conventions in Competition Webinars
