Opener shows a big hand with the second bid (bidding past the barrier)
There are 3 ways for an opener who opens at the 1 level to show a big hand. The first is to jump to show a big single suited hand, the 2nd is to reverse, and the 3rd is to jump shift. All three of these bidding sequences are bidding past the barrier. You can see a full lesson on this topic on my website https://www.bridgewithbridget.com Please let me know if you’d like to be on our mailing list for future lessons we are planning. [email protected] Defence, Bridge Lessons, Bridge tutorials, online Bridge, Online Bridge Course, Acol Bridge, Acol Bidding System, Bridge Bidding, Standard Bridge, American Standard Bridge, Learn Bridge, Learning to play Bridge, Bridge Conventions, Learn To Play Bridge, How to play bridge, Bridge Techniques, Contract Bridge, Bridge for beginners, Improvers bridge, Intermediate bridge, Duplicate bridge, Bridge strategy, Card Games, BBO, Learn Bridge Online, Online Bridge Lessons,
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