Opener's first bid
with Tina McVeigh
In this lesson, Tina will teach you about opening bids. Watch the video to learn:
- Who is the opener
- What kind of hand you need to make an opening hand
- How to choose which opening bid to make
After you watch the video, play these practice hands.
Review what you've learned by answering the questions below.
What should you open?
♠7 ♥Q9763 1DAK73 ♣JT2
Pass - you don't have enough high card points to start the auction. Maybe you can bid later on.
What should you open?
♠AQ97 ♥76 ♦AQ983 ♣AT
1♦ - Open your longest suit.
What should you open?
♠6 ♥KJT96 ♦AQ532 ♣A8
1♥ - 14 HCP, open the higher-ranking 5-card suit.
What should you open?
♠86 ♥AJ87 ♦KJ7 ♣AK72
1♣ - 16 HCP, open your longer minor. 1♥ would show a 5-card suit.
What should you open?
♠AKQ864 ♥75 ♦Q954 ♣T
1♠ - 11 HCP and a great 6-card suit. You can add a point or two extra for your long suit.
What should you open?
♠Q9642 ♥AKQ95 ♦A9 ♣7
1♠ - 15 HCP. Open the higher-ranking 5-card suit. The fact that hearts of much stronger than spades is not relevant.
What should you open?
♠AJ54 ♥Q976 ♦AK7 ♣T2
1♦ - You do not have a 5-card major, so open your longer minor.
What should you open?
♠5 ♥AJ9843 ♦KQ94 ♣AQ
1♥ - With 14 HCP, open your longest suit.