[alvioleta]

Good morning, is there a strength range at which the opener can rebit, if responder passes? Thank you
alvioleta

[nige1]

alvioleta, on 2021-August-10, 00:13, said:

Good morning, is ya strength range at which the opener can rebid, if responder passes?

A guessing game. Common sense can inform your decision. Responder usually has fewer than 6 HCP but If you feel that your side might have playable contracts, even opposite such a weak hand, then you should consider further action.

[mw64ahw]

I will usually rebid with 19+ total points or a distributional hand (6+ in a suit) and a modified loosing trick count of <=5.5. If I am 5-5 with the 4th suit then 17+ total points is fine for me

[DavidKok]

Even if game is out of the picture it is often right to compete for a partscore with shapely hands. However, it is important to discuss with your partner which bids show significant extras (~19+) and which can be made on a solid shapely opening hand (let's say 14-18). Depending on the situation partner may also have a 'trap pass', or some other strong hand that does not have a bid available.

[Winstonm]

Keep in mind that once partner tells you by passing that he has few high card points the only way to find trick-taking potential is with fits.

This means 2-suited hands should be more aggressive about bidding while long suits of your own are more important than random high cards.

Imagine an auction 1S p p x
With KQ10xxxx, x, Axx, Ax compete but
KJxxx, KJ, AJx , QJx do not

[smerriman]

The question can't really be answered without knowing what has happened that caused you to be able to bid again (obviously not three passes!)

For example, if your LHO overcalls, followed by two passes, your partner could still have a strong hand, so opener will usually want to keep the auction alive with shortness even with a minimum opening bid.

[alvioleta]

nige1, on 2021-August-10, 03:01, said:

A guessing game. Common sense can inform your decision. Responder usually has fewer than 6 HCP but If you feel that your side might have playable contracts, even opposite such a weak hand, then you should consider further action.

Thank you, yes indeed common sense

[alvioleta]

mw64ahw, on 2021-August-10, 03:45, said:

I will usually rebid with 19+ total points or a distributional hand (6+ in a suit) and a modified loosing trick count of <=5.5. If I am 5-5 with the 4th suit then 17+ total points is fine for me

Thank you for taking your time. I had a similar thought of 16+ and 6 or less loosers maximum at two level