Good 2/1 Game-Force Bidding - Part 2

A 2/1 Game-Forcing response gets your partnership off to a great start. But it does not ensure that a pair will have a good auction or get to a good contract. Unless your partnership has good agreements about the meaning of the followups, too often you will NOT get to the right contract.

The following MUST be discussed, and that's what this lesson is all about.

1. Go slowly with good hands. Jump bids should NOT occur often. But when is a descriptive jump bid needed to tell partner what he needs to know?
2. Slam bidding - What are the 12 essential commandments that can enable you to get to good slam contracts and avoid bad ones?
3. What should happen after a game forcing 2♣ response to 1♦? The followups needed here are very different than what you do after an opening bid in a major.
4. What should you do when an opponent interferes with your 2/1 GF auction?
5. How can you effectively interfere with your opponent’s 2/1 GF auction?
6. After a 1NT response - Whether your 1NT response to a major is forcing or semi-forcing, what MUST you know about these auctions that your peers do NOT know?

Once you carefully go through Marty's 67 practical carefully-explained examples, you will be able to reach excellent contracts that your peers will miss.

In this lesson Marty will explain:

• - The 12 secrets of good slam bidding after a 2/1 GF response
• - How to use and understand asking vs. telling bids when exploring for 3NT
• - The key to getting to good minor-suit slams
• - The rare hands that warrant a jump to 3NT
• - How to intelligently bid slams when you have a void
• - The highly recommended rebid structure for opener after 1♦-2♣
• - The little-known logical continuations after a quantitative 4NT bid
• - An innovative way for opener to avoid rebid problems
• - The right mindset to cause your opponents to go astray on their 2/1 GF auctions
• - How to understand and use forcing passes to overcome enemy interference
• - A little-known but easy-to-use convention that is essential for good slam bidding
• - How to determine when it is correct to play in 5 of a minor

Here is an example of what Marty will teach:

North is the dealer and neither side is vulnerable. The opponents are silent.

How would you and your favaourite partner bid these hands ?

Answer to How Would You Bid These Hands?

South responds 2♣ to start a 2/1 GF auction. 2♠ shows 4 spades, and denies 5 diamonds or 4 hearts. After 2NT, North is able to show club support, then bid a quantitative 4NT to show 18-19 HCP with a balanced hand.

Some would say that South had only 12 points! That would be a horrible example of point-countitis. In fact, with his quality 5-card suit, good distribution, and 3 quick tricks in his two long suits, the true value of his hand was always a good deal more than 12 points.

And once North supports clubs and shows a big hand with short hearts, South knows he has an ideal hand for a club slam.

Note that not only is 6♣ a GREAT contract, but as often is true, 6NT is not even a GOOD spot. Although 6♣ is clearly your best contract, you are more likely to make 7♣ than 6NT!