Openers Suit Rebid

Openers rebid depends on the point count and cards in hand

With a Minimum Hand (12-15 points)

•  If your point count is minimum so 11-14 TP you can show this by rebidding your opening suit but only if it has 5 or more (written as: '5+') cards
• If rebidding your first suit is not possible  and with 11-19 TP, bid another 4 card suit of a lower rank than the first bid suit, this process is called "bidding down the line" ie. first bidding a higher ranked suit followed by rebidding a lower ranked suit
• You may have support for the suit your partner responded with and if you have a 'fit' in that suit you can show support by raising their suit either to the 2, 3 or even 'game' level
• Bid No-Trump at the 1, 2 or 3 levels these are also limit bids showing precise point counts
  • Rebidding 1NT shows 12-14 HCP
  • Rebidding with a single jump to either 2NT or 3NT shows 19 HCP
• With a rebiddable suit(5+ cards)* opener rebids their suit

With a Medium-Strong Hand (16+ points)

• Bid a second 4 card suit rather than rebidding your first suit
• With two 5-card suits, you have already bid the higher ranked suit for your first bid so for the rebid you should bid the lower ranked of the 5 card suits.
• With two 4-card suits you have already bid the lower ranked suit first, so for your rebid you should rebid your higher ranked suit.
• Support responder’s suit with a jump bid if you have more than 4 cards in partners bid suit
• Bid No-trump which is a limit bid showing a precise point count
• With only one *biddable suit (more that 4 cards in a suit) opener can rebid their first suit
• With a rebiddable suit (5+ cards)* opener makes a jump rebid in their suit

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