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The weak two bid is a common treatment used in the game of contract bridge, where an opening bid of two diamonds, hearts or spades signifies a weak hand, typically containing a long suit. [1] It may be deployed within any system structure that offers a forcing artificial opening to handle hands of (eg) 20+ points, or an expectation of 8 or more ...
Strong two clubs. Bridge bidding systems that incorporate a strong 2 clubs opening bid include modern Standard American, standard Acol, 2/1 game forcing and many others. In most natural bridge bidding systems, the opening bid of 2 ♣ is used exclusively for hands too strong for an opening bid at the one-level. Typically, the bid is reserved ...
Weak two bids: Two diamond, heart or spade openers are made with a sound six-card suit in a hand without enough overall strength to open 1 of the suit. Strong two clubs: All unbalanced hands too strong to open at the one-level are opened with an artificial 2 ♣ call, as well as balanced hands stronger than 21 HCP.
Modern Acol with Three Weak Twos: uses the Standard American pattern where 2 ♣ is the only strong bid and 2 ♦, as well as 2 ♥ and 2 ♠, is a weak two bid. Proponents consider that a Benji 2 ♦ bid on 23+ or a game forcing hand is too infrequent (about 0.2% of hands) to use up a whole opening bid. A weak two in diamonds is much more ...
Benjamin Twos are Bridge opening conventions. [1] They cover all opening two bids in suit; 2 ♣, 2 ♦, 2 ♥ and 2 ♠.Of these opening bids, the 2 ♣ and 2 ♦ are strong opening bids, without a necessary connection to the suit bid whilst 2 ♥ and 2 ♠ are weak, preemptive bids indicating a six good cards ♥ or ♠ hand without much strength in the other suits.
Antispades Twos. Antispades Twos (also known as Antispades Weak Twos) is the name of a bidding convention in the card game bridge. It is a two-level pre-emptive opening based on either a 6-card suit or a two-suiter with at least nine cards distributed across any two suits. The 2 ♣ opening promises 5-10 HCP and either a 6-card club suit, or ...
The bid promises two of the top three honors in the suit. Strong two clubs: a 2 ♣ opening bid is artificial and promises 22 points or more. Pre-emptive openers: including weak-three bids (in all suits, except notrump) and weak-four bids (minor suits only) similar to the weak two-bids but showing additional length.
Ogust convention. Ogust is a bridge convention used by responder after his partner has made a weak-two opening bid; its purpose is to gauge the strength of the weak-two bidder's hand. Named after Harold A. Ogust from the United States, the convention is also known as the 'Blue Club response' from the bidding system developed by Benito Garozzo.