Weekly Hand Analysis - Glenna Shannahan - April 10, 2023 - Keep the auction going?

 

Question:  West refrains from bidding because South bids his spades and he has only two hearts based on East's bid.  With 10 HCP should he have bid another suit to keep the auction going?

Glenna:

The person who has the opponent’s suit stopped should ALWAYS bid NT. West should be so happy to bid 2 NT. Partner can pass or bid 3, but the person with a stopper bids NT!!

  Think people should know a hard and fast Rule:

     We LOVE the majors and bid them when we can

     When we can’t bid a Major, we bid NT if at all possible

     When we have nothing else, we bid the minor

When partner opens the bidding and we have 6 or more points, we MUST Bid! People expect their opponents and partners to bid with points. When someone has points and doesn’t bid, the director can be called so they can tell people it’s unethical to pass with points!!!

Hope this helps,

Glenna