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Good Bad
2 Notrump - An artificial bid of 2 Notrump, typically when
both sides are competing in a lively auction and partner has a limited hand
with no interest in game. Most commonly, the rebidder makes a
raise of a previously bid suit or a new suit at the 3 level to show a
stronger action than a 2N overcall above the Right Hand opponent
two-level bid.
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Bidding |
Good Response |
Bad Response |
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1. |
1H - (P) - 2H -
(2S);
? |
1H - (P) - 2H -
(2S);
3C/D/H |
1H - (P) - 2H -
(2S);
2N |
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2. |
1H - (1S) - 2C -
(2S);
? |
1H - (1S) - 2C -
(2S);
3C/D/H |
1H - (1S) - 2C -
(2S);
2N |
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3. |
1C - (1D) - X -
(2D);
? |
1C - (1D) - X -
(2D);
2H/S/3C |
1C - (1D) - X -
(2D);
2N |
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4. |
(1H) - X - (2H) - ? |
(1H) - X - (2H) -
2S/3C/3D |
(1H) - X - (2H) -
2N |
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5. |
1D- (P) - 1H - (2S);
? |
1D- (P) - 1H - (2S);
3C/D/H |
1D- (P) - 1H - (2S);
2N |
Note that in the first 3 examples the
Good Bad bid is made by the opening rebidder. The 4th example is an exception - since
opponents have
Bid And Raises (OBAR), the advancer's bid is "Good Bad" rather than
balancing with a natural Notrump bid. Example 5 is played as
"Good Bad" by many who play the system - for others the bid is natural
showing stoppers.
Good Bad 2 Notrump does not apply in these auctions:
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1. |
1H - (2D) - 2N |
Right Hand Opponent
shows opening values |
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2. |
1H - (1S) - 2N |
Right Hand Opponent
makes a 1 level bid |
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3. |
1H - (2H) - 2N |
Right Hand Opponent
makes a cuebid |
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4. |
1H - (P) - 1S -
(1N);
2N |
Opponent makes a
conventional call, such as a Sandwich Notrump showing a two-suited
weak hand |
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5. |
(1C) - P - (1D) -
1S;
(2C) - 2N |
Opponents play a
"strong Club" system, opening with an artificial bid |
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6. |
(1H) - 2C - (X) - 2N |
Right Hand Opponent
does not make a suit bid |
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7. |
1N - (2H) - 2N |
Right Hand Opponent
overcalls partner's 1 Notrump opening bid |
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8. |
1D - (1S) - 2D -
(P);
2N |
Right Hand Opponent
has passed. |
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9. |
1N - (2H) - 2N |
Right Hand Opponent
overcalls partner's 1 Notrump opening bid |
Also see page 112 in Marty Bergen's
Better Bidding With Bergen: Volume 2 - Competitive Bidding, Fit Bids,
and More
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