[jillybean]

1suit (P) P (1y)

What does does your hand look like for a reopening X, how aggressive are you rebidding your suit?

[mikeh]

Did I open a minor or a major? What suit did RHO bid?

Why do I ask? Because if I opened a minor and RHO bid 1H, I may have a 1S bid rather than a double….depends on my hand. And if I opened a club and RHO balanced with 1D, I might have either a 1H or a 1S bid, rather than a double. Depends on my hand.

Rebidding one’s suit requires a decent 6+ suit and a sound opening bid. It’s not about hcp. It’s about trick taking ability opposite a very weak hand. Bear in mind that if RHO only made a 1 level overcall, LHO rates to have a decent hand….obviously the stronger your hand, the less valid that becomes..

There are even hands where one should jump rebid one’s suit…typically a long, strong minor wanting to disrupt their auction by taking away bidding space while expecting to take 7 tricks even if partner has a disappointing hand….the fact that he passed doesn’t mean he doesn’t have anything useful, although that’s a risk.

As for doubling, again it matters how the auction has been, but if one opened a minor one would like to be as close to 4441, stiff in their suit, as possible and an ace or more stronger than a minimum opening bid…maybe a king if you’re conservative as opener. It’s not about bidding a game….it’s about competing for a partscore or pushing them a bit higher.

Mps one might be a little more aggressive, not vul, than at imps.

[jillybean]

Thanks, I'll post some hands later