Should You Bid The Opponent’s Suit?
Once the opposing partnership have bid a suit are there any circumstances in which you should also bid the suit? A bid of the opponent’s suit is unlikely to be a natural bid, but sometimes it can have a special meaning.
The most common reason for making a bid in the opponent’s suit is to ask your partner if they have a stopper in that suit.
Take a look at this example:
Your hand: West
S: A J 4
H: A J 8
D: A K 7 3
C: 9 5 4
| West | North | East | South |
| 1S | 2C | 2H | Pass |
| 3C |
Following East’s bid of 2 Hearts, West would usually rebid 2NT. However, North’s overcall of 2C implies strength in clubs and West doesn’t have a stopper in clubs. We needs to know if partner has a stopper in clubs. West therefore bids the same suit as North. Partner (East) will bid NT if they hold a stopper. If they don’t they will make another, suitable bid to tell West something more about their hand.
September 20, 2022 @ 9:43 pm
my oponet bid 1 club and i had A K Jxx in clubs should I bid 2clubs
October 15, 2023 @ 4:37 am
No pass and set them. Just being funny. You can double them. Remember, bidding is talking to your partner. A double lets your partner know you have stoppers in clubs.