Defense Bridge Bidding

When the opposition have opened and you have the values to play you will need to use a different set of rules to bid. Being Bridge of course as soon as you are 'the defense' the rules change (sigh!) the silver lining is however that you can bid with far fewer points with a long (five or more cards) suit.

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LESSON 401.Overcalling : What's my bid if the opposition have already opened?

Many beginning bridge players can get confused about the rules of Bridge changing depending on whether you are the 'opener-responder' or 'the defense'. This lesson explains the bidding rules for the defense... [MORE]

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401.Overcalling :

401.Overcalling : * Members Only

402.Overcalling at the 2 Level :

402.Overcalling at the 2 Level : * Members Only

405.Responding to Partners overcall :

405.Responding to Partners overcall : * Members Only

406.Two Types of Doubling :

406.Two Types of Doubling : * Members Only

407.Penalty doubles :

407.Penalty doubles : * Members Only

408. Takeout doubles :

408. Takeout doubles : * Members Only

409.Responding to a takeout double :

409.Responding to a takeout double : * Members Only

410.Balancing Doubles :

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411.Support Doubles :

411.Support Doubles : * Members Only

413.1NT Overcall :

413.1NT Overcall : * Members Only

414.Total Tricks :

414.Total Tricks : * Members Only

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HCP

High Card Points (HCP)
Honour cards (the Ace (A) the King (K) the Queen (Q) the Jack (J) and the Ten (10) in each suit, each of these cards is has a different points value called HCP = High Card Points. There are a total of 40 points in the entire pack of cards (10 per suit), therefore an average hand will contain 10 points.
Ace (A) = 4 HCP
King (K) = 3 HCP
Queen (Q) = 2 HCP
Jack (J) = 1 HCP
Ten (10) = 0 HCP
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