WITHOUT FIT (NO 4+ MAJOR)

Sometimes when partner opens a minor you have no 4+ major suit to show and no fit with partner’s minor. As always with minors, you are probably going to want to play in NT so you can tell your partner that, and give them an indication of how strong your hand is by bidding the […]

WITH FIT (NO 4+ MAJOR)

When partner opens a minor and you have a major suit of 4+ cards you should always show your major suit. Easy.  But what if you don’t have a 4+major to show? Now things get a little more tricky.  A lot of the time you will want to play in NT because it’s way easier […]

WITH 4+CARDS IN A MAJOR

It can seem weird to bid a weedy four card major suit (or even a good one) when you have a longer/stronger minor suit but remember that the dream is finding the 8+ card major suit fits where they exist. Because your partner needs five cards in the suit to open a major, they will […]