Maritha Intermediate two

Start Studying!

Terms

undefined, object

copy deck

MI2-1/ What does a disciplined weak two promise when in 1st or second position?: 5-10HCP
6 card suit
2 of top 3 honors or
if V;
2 of top 4 or 3 of top 5 if NV
No void, 4cd maj, outsd A? (parnter agreement)
MI2-2 In what positions can your preemptive bids be undisciplined?: 3rd seat.
Your suit may have only 5 cards.
MI2-3 In 4th seat with AKQJxx xx Qxx xx: open 2S not 1
MI2-4 After a weak 2 in a major: with a 1NT opening hand?: Bid game in the major (you have at least 2 cards in partner's suit)
MI2-5 After a weak 2, when can you bid game?: if you count tricks equal to a game (9 nt or 10 in major)?
MI2-6 After partner's weak 2, when you hold 13-15HCP, when can you bid game?: With a big trump fit or with a side suit that is probably running.
MI2-7 After partner's weak 2, when you hold 13-15HCP, what should you do in general?: Bid to the number of trump that you hold.
MI2-8 After partner's weak 2, with a bad hand but a good trump fit?: Bid game or with a very weak hand bid a slam when the vulnerability is right.
MI2-9 After your weak 2 and partner's 2NT (feature asking)with AKQJxx?: You bid 3NT to show 6 running tricks.
MI2-10 What is the only bid a responder can make after partner's weak two that is NOT forcing?: The only bid not forcing after a weak 2, is a raise of partner's preempt (RONF).
MI2-11 After partner opens 2S, with: Kx Axxx AQxx Axxx, what do you bid?: bid 2NT and ask partner if she has a suit with an A or a K.(looking for slam 3NT is likely w/ disciplined wk2
MI2-12 After partner opens 2S, with: AJx Axx Axxx Axx, what do you bid?: 3NT. With partner's disciplined weak 2 you have 9 easy tricks.
MI2-13 With an 8 card suit missing the J and Q what is your safety play?: 1. play a top honor from the shorter hand.
2. finesse the 10.
MI2-14 With 9 cd & AQ in one hand how do you limit your losses to one?(or 8cds limit losses to 2): Cash the A and then lead low to the Q. If LHO is void your out of luck.
MI2-15 1H (p) 4NT (P) 5c What does this mean and how can you ask about the Q of H?: 4Nt is Roman Key card 1430 and 5C says opener has 1 or 4 key cards (aces and K of Hearts). Bid 5D (cheapest bid) to ask about the Q of H.
MI2-16 How can opener say she has the queen of trump or deny it following responder's question.: Bid slam with it, sign off in 5 without it.
MI2-17 What is the advantage of 1430 over 3014 RKC?: The most common key card ask answer is 1. With 1430 we save bidding room since the "1" answer (5c)is one level below the 3014 "1" answer (5d).
MI2-18 If after a queen ask partner bids a new suit what would it mean?: It means she has the queen and by the way in the suit bid she has a king.
MI2-19 What is DOPI and can it be used with roman key card.: Dopi is a system to deal with interference after ace ask (or keycard ask). Double with 0, pass with 1.Then up the line w/ 2, 3 ets.
MI2-20 What is DEPO?: Use this after 6 level interference in an Ace ask or keycard ask.Double with even no, Pass with odd no. (you don't have any room to bid up the line as in DOPI)
MI2-21 1S (p) 2S (p) 3C? What does 3C bid mean?: Responder should take this as a game try and bid 4S with help, 3S without help. If opener bids again it was a cue bid not a game try.
MI2-22 What should you have in EVERY suit before you bid 1430 blackwood?: You should have first OR second round control.
MI2-23 When should you use a que bid rather then 1430 ace ask?: When you have a worthless doublton or a void.
MI2-24 Name the times when you should not open a weak two.: With a 4 card major in 1st or 2nd position, with a void or with an outside A.
MI2-25 What does ONTO on the convention cards mean?: It means use Gerber OVER NO TRUMP ONLY. After 1,2,3NT opening or after 2NT or 3NT 2nd bid by 2C opener.
MI2-26 If you use 3NT opening as a gambling no trump (ie weak) do you use 4C as gerber?: No. Only use 4C Gerber after 1NT, 2NT, or a strong 3NT opening or 2nd bid after 2C opener.
MI2-27 After 1C or 1D bid what do some partner's use to ace ask for a possible minor slam?: after 1D, 4C = gerber
after 1c, 4D = up the line gerber, can be 1430
MI2-28 Maritha's and Ken's way: after a NT opener, opener's 2NT or 3NT rebid what is 4C?: Gerber, even after a transfer or stayman bid - it is 1430 and trump is last suit bid.
MI2-29 Maritha's and Ken's way: after a NT opener, opener's 2NT or 3NT rebid what is 4NT?: This is a quantitative raise even after a transfer or stayman.
MI2-30 When opponents pre-empt on the three level, what do you need to compete?: 15HCp.
MI2-31 When opponents pre-empt on the two level, what do you need to compete?: An opening hand.
MI2-32 When opponents pre-empt, what do you need in the balancing position,to compete?: Subtract a K (3HCP) from what you need when not in the balancing position.(aftr 3lvl 12HCP after 2lvl 9HCP)
MI2-33 What are two bad opening leads when defending a suit contract?: A singleton trump ( you can finesse your partner). Leading from brocken honors.
MI2-34 When opponets open a major what does Michael's bid promise?: The other major and an undisclosed minor.
MI2-35 How can partner find your "undisclosed" minor after a michael's bid?: Bid 2NT.
MI2-36 With a Michael's distribution what point range don't you bid it?: With 11-16HCP (12-15?) bid your higher ranking suit first. With less then 8-10pts just pass.
MI2-37 What is a "top and another" bid?: A direct cue bid that shows spades and another suit. Could be 5-5,4-5,or 4-6.
MI2-38 What is a "top and bottom" bid?: A direct cue bid that shows the top suit and the bottom unbid suit.
MI2-39 Is unusual no trump always the two lowest unbid suits?: No, some partner's play that it is always the minors.
MI2-40 In the balancing position 2NT over opponents 2 level major bid means?: This is unusual showing the minors you only need to be 4-4 in the minors for this bid.
You must have other major to double.
MI2-41 What does 1NT in the balancing position mean?: This shows 11-14HCP. If you are a passed hand some people use it to mean a "non jump" unusual NT. We require the jump.
MI2-42 Cross ruff clues?: high trump in both hands
singleton/void in both
No long side suit to set up
short hand ruffs not enough.
MI2-43 What should you do before you start to cross ruff?: Cash just enough side suit winners to make your contract.
MI2-44 How can some partners bid 1st and 2nd round control at once time?: ??
MI2-45 What is "loosing trick count"?: Count the no of loosers in a hand by counting missing A,K, or Q in each suit.(void is 0 loosers. Dbltn KQ is one looser.
MI2-46 How do you signal "count" to your partner?: High low - Even (2 or 4)
Low High - Odd (3 or 5)
MI2-47 If you are "discardng" what does a high card mean?: It means you would like partner to lead it if she can.
MI2-48 What do you need, to signal a high (positive) additutde card?: Equal honors if partner lead an honor or two behind the dummy, if dummy takes the trick, or false encouragement.
MI2-49 What is "false encouragement"?: When your hand is a bust encourage partner to keep leading her suit to prevent breaking a new suit.
MI2-50 When partner leads the A (from A/K) what do you need to encourage?: The queen, a doubleton in a suit contract, or a bust hand.
MI2-51 In a suit contract with a doulbleton, partner leads the A, do you always encourage?: No. Without a reasonable expectation of getting a ruff it would be false encouragement.
MI2-52 If partner leads the Q, what card(s) does your high card promise?: The K, 10 or both (with the A you would overtake and play again.
MI2-53 If partner plays the 9 what do you think she has?: top of 3 or 4 or a doubleton.
MI2-54 What do you signal when declarer plays from hand or dummy? Why?: signal your count.
So you can hold up long enough so that decarer hand is void.
MIW-55 When you can pass any response by partner, how many points do you need to open in 3rd position?: 10HCP. You must pass any response by partner other then 2C after your 1H or 1S (2 way Drury)
MI2-56 What is your guiding rule in 3rd position?: Don't bid a suit you don't want partner to lead back to you. Strength more important then length.4 cd major OK.
Undisciplined pre-empts OK.
MI2-57 What are some things that teach against opening in 3rd position?: only 10HCP, and no good lead to suggest, you don't 'own' the majors, and can't stand to have partner bid a major.
MI2-58 Your in 3rd positon with: Jx Kx Q9xx KJxxx What is your bid?: Pass partner may bid a major.
MI2-59 In 4th seat what does 2H or 2S mean?: This is "intermediate" 11-15HCp, a hand you would open as 1H or 1S in 1st or 2nd position.
MI2-60 In 4th seat to some what does a 3 level pre-empt show?: A good 7 card suit, intermediate values, and invites partner to bid 3NT.
MI2-61 In the balancing positon how strong do you assume partner to be?: 6-8HC
MI2-62 When you bid after partner has balanced, what must you do?: Subtract about 7HCP from your hand.
MI2-63 What does a double in the balancing position promise?: 10HCP, 7-8 with perfect shape. Support for unbid suits especially majors.
MI2-64 A balancing position 1NT, what does it promise?: 11-14HCP and it does not necessarily promise a stopper??
MI2-65 When balancer jumps what does it mean?: 6 card suit and 13-15HCP, a jump to the 2 level is usually a major, the 3lvl a minor hoping for 3NT. A 3lvl in a major would be a pre-empt.
MI2-66 When should you NOT balance?: When opponents have a misfit, when opener bids a minor that you have length in, use care when Vulnerable.
MI2-67 When they have found a fit at the 2 level is it better to bid or not to bid?: You and partner are likely to have a fit, and down 1 or 2 undoubled or down 1 dbled is better then their partscore.
MI2-68 Trump lead against a suit contract is called for when?: 1.Limit x-ruff when opp. sacrifice,
2.grand slam
3.struggled to bid game,
4.delarer bid 2 suits dummy chose and you are loaded in the other suit.
MI2-69 Why must you be careful on a small slam when you might lead trump.: If they don't have the Q you may be finessing partner.
MI2-70 When opponents seem strong is a trump lead called for?: You may want to consider a more agressive lead.
MI2-71 Is a singleton trump a good lead?: No. They may have a bad trump split and you don't want them to know right away.
MI2-72 In a suit contract list from best to worst the underleads of honors.: King,
Queen,
Jack,
Ace
MI2-73 When is it imperative to lead away from a tenace?: When opponents have not bid the suit and they end up in 5 of a minor.
MI2-74 When would the aggresive underlead of an honor or tenace be called for?: When either opponent has a long strong side suit to pitch loosers on.
MI2-75 When is it a good idea to lead a singleton?: With a very weak hand. Partner may have strength and be able to give you a ruff.
MI2-76 When is a doubleton or top of nothing lead effetive.: When you have trump control (Axx) and a weak hand.
xxx: xxx

Start Studying!

Deck Info

Number of cards 77