Cue bids in opponent's suit are not alertable, because they are self-alerting. The third bid is alertable by Blue Book 4C1b: a forcing notrump bid is never natural unless a force was set up earlier in the auction (and thus the force exists due to the earlier bid and not the notrump bid), and thus it has to be alerted as not natural (even if it shows a balanced hand). Strength requirements The strength you promise for these overcalls is about 7+ pts., but suit quality and playing strength are more important than high-card points. > > I was thinking that, but the ACBL and the Bridge Encyclopedia don't > refer to "cue-bid of opponent's denomination", all references are to > "cue-bid of opponent's suit." A response of 2NT to a takeout double of opponent's weak two bid is Lebensohl, asking partner to relay 3 ♣.. Advancer may pass or correct to a different suit to sign off with 0-6 points. Tuesday 12:15pm Stratified Pairs The main point to remember about cue bids is that if your partner bids the opponents suit, he wants you to bid again and further describe your hand. Alerting Cue Bids: Michael Angelo Ravera: 8/17/11 1:49 PM: First, let me give you the auction: 1H[5+H, NF, 10+-21]-2NT[5-4+minors]-3D[INV+, 3+H] A forum-shopping friend complains that she was ruled against for failing to alert the 3D bid and that opponents were allowed to bid 5D over her 4H rebid (and three passes apparently ended the auction). 3) 2NT UNUSUAL NO TRUMP showing peer suited in the lowest unbid suits is forcing, not alertable. This Michael’s cue bid is usually used in the direct position, i.e., immediately after an opponent has made their bid. Today that is what we would like to have, but the modern meaning of the cue bid is much less precise. The solution for these non-Blackwood hands lies in cue-bidding. The Direct Cuebid When the opponent on our right opens the bidding in one of a suit, it’s rare that we want to suggest playing in the same trump suit. d) cue bids and doubles are considered "self-alerting". This has nothing to do with a "cue-bid" for slam bidding. Any further bidding takes the partnership beyond the game and must be an invitation to a slam. A logical extension of this convention is to use Michaels Cuebids. Non-jump unusual notrump bids below 4NT, except those made by a passed hand, must be Alerted. 2 = Michaels Cuebid showing spades and a minor. Over a suit bid, it can be Michaels Cue Bid, showing 5 – 5 distribution and 8 to 14 HCP [1 § – 2 § . It’s used to specify 55 distributions when the opponents have opened at the 1 level…the difference is you can specify exactly what suits the 55 are in where you might be left guessing using the Michael’s cue bid. Western Cuebid, asking partner to bid 3N with a stopper Variations to the Michaels Cuebid include: restricting its use to weak/strong hands (less than 12 points or more than 15 points), allowing 4 cards in the higher of the two suits, etc. The term "cue-bid" is a bit misleading. Unusual A conventional defense employed by the opening side after the opponents use the Unusual 2NT. But there's an overall rule that calls with "highly unusual and unexpected meanings" are alertable. A bid of 3NT as unusual must be Alerted. Other choices include Top & Bottom Cue Bids, Colorful Cue Bids or old fashioned Strong T/O. 4 = Natural. Date of publish: 11/30/2015. A jump to 2NT over the opponent's opening bid shows the 2 lowest unbid suits. Now - if you are in the balancing seat, we play that a cue bid would indicate a strong hand, 19 plus points and does not indicate a Michaels cuebid shape. And with (C), your overcall depends on which suit the opponent opened -- over 1S, you would bid 2S Michaels to show the other major and a minor; over 1C, you would use the Unusual 2NT to show the two lower unbid suits. Usually cue bids are not alertable. A slam-investigating bid made during an auction's later rounds that shows control of a suit. A jump to 2NT to show the minors or the lower unbid suits is not Alertable. It’s similar to the Unusual NT and the Michael’s cue bid all wrapped in one. It is typically a long totally solid minor with stoppers in the other two suits. 2. In this lesson I discuss how the Michaels cue bid works, when it applies, what hands to use it on, and how to respond to it. These bids are alertable, and you should advise opponents that partner’s response need not be a four card suit These bids can beuseful as obstructive weapons, as they take away bidding space from the opponents. 1994, Audrey Grant, The Spade Series: An Introduction to Duplicate Bridge, page 165: ln general, natural bids are not Alertable. 8 B Opening Bids and Overcalls at the One Level 27 8 C Two-Level and higher Opening Bids 27 8 D Other Partnership Understandings 28 9 Partnership Understandings: Level 5 9 A General 29 9 B Carding 30 . Submit. None of the above. Cue bids can be made in any auction when partnership has agreed the suit or plan to play in no-trumps, as an alternative to asking for aces. It is more difficult for pickup partners, sure, but then so is everything. Michaels cue-bid is a defensive convention for showing a two-suited hand. Michael's Cuebid was created by Charles Goren's playing partner, Michael Michaels. Michaels cue-bid is a convention. A cue bid of a major shows the other major and a minor suit. Michaels Cue Bid A cuebid of an opposing suit to show a two-suited hand. All of the above . . Michaels Cue Bid: (1m) – … For example, 1c, p,p, 2c would NOT be a Michaels bid. CUE BIDS BY OPENER Partner Has Responded in a Suit South West North East 1˚ 1Ì 1˝ Pass 2Ì - game forcing This cue bid has traditionally shown no losers in the opposing suit and terrific support for responder's suit. With those rules, a foreign player should be able to get about 90% of the alerts right. The standard version of Michaels — to show both major suits — and the extended version — to show the other major and an unspecified minor — are introduced. Exceptions: a cue bid that is natural is alertable; a low level dbl of a suit contract for penalty is alertable. Group: Full Members; Posts: 447; Joined: ... sometimes the LHO might mean it to be natural and other times another LHO might mean it to be Michaels.....The advice some directors are giving me is 'we should ask', which I do not want to do... (why help my opponents out). so effective, that Mike Michaels of Miami suggested another ‘unusual’ way to to show a two-suited hand over an opponent’s opening bid. Bidding First, there are examples to show how the classic use of the direct cuebid — to show a very strong hand — can be replaced by starting with a takeout double. #1 Shugart23 . ... MICHAELS Cue Bid in opponent's suit showing peer suited in the highest ranking unbid suits is forcing, not alertable. Author: Larry Cohen. Anyway I think that a partnership with little or no discussion would likely play only two alertable doubles -- double of a Michaels cue-bid as penalty-seeking, and double of opponent's NT response as takeout of the suit opened. prev. It's not totally clear. Sandwich No-trump A 1NT overcall that shows a weak two-suited hand. Times have changed and in 2007 Michaels Cue Bids have become as near universal as Stayman or Jacoby Transfers. Question 5 . suits is a cuebid, and not alertable. “Cue”-Bidding. Since your thread is in an alertable state, ... Cue-bids of an opponent's suit, however, are not alertable. Michaels Cue Bid is meant for hands that are less than opening count overcall your higher ranking suit and at your next bid show your second suit. Which of the following bids is alertable? Printer friendly version. Cue-bids, because of their universal meaning are usually not alertable. You must be seeking to play in a slam. And a special meaning dbl is alertable, such as support dbls or maximal dbls. A bid of 4NT is not Alertable as long as the prior bid was by an opponent. Explanations follow. Unusual vs. Direct cue bid of openers 1-level bid. Level: Intermediate. The Michael’s cue bid is a very popular bidding convention to show distributional hands…hands usually with at least 55 shapes (5521). Two of the above. Choose One: 2. Alert any forcing responses to opening bids or overcalls with a special meaning eg Ogust, splinters, cue bids, Jacoby 2NT, Inverted Minor Responses and alert non forcing change of suit responses to an opening suit bid if an unpassed hand. Roman Jump Overcalls A set of 2-level jump overcalls that show two-suited hands. Dbl = Penalty. *Michaels, showing H's and S's the 2H bid, whatever it means, is not alertable (in this case, it meant a limit raise or better in C's). If the opponents open 1 and you bid 2, that is a Michaels “Cue-bid,” showing spades and a minor. >> a cue of opponent's NT bid. The Alert Procedure says that generally cue bids aren't alertable. The one thing you cannot do is PASS your partner's Cue Bid. West North East South : 1: Pass: 1: Pass: 1NT: Pass: 2: Pass: 2: Pass: 4: All Pass . 3. 5 – 5 distribution in the majors. MICHAELS CUE BIDS / UNUSUAL NT Mechanics Originally devised by Michael Michaels of Miami. Michaels Cue bids. About. Modified Ghestem (CRO) The overcall in opponent’s suit is called either a Michaels cue bid or part ofCRO. There is not a commonly accepted strength range, it is a matter of partnership agreement. Michaels Cue-Bids are “Game-Forcing”. One of the first conventions players learn is the "Unusual Notrump." First, let's explain what a cue-bid is. 1 Cue-Bids and Natural Bids of a Suit Bid Previously by an Opponent A Cue-bid is a bid of a suit previously bid by an Opponent, a suit in which the Bidder has no interest in playing, and is, therefore, artificial and forcing, either for 1-round, else to a Game-level contract. so my question is, does RHO need to alert the 2C bid if it is Michaels or does he need … ; Advancer's cue-bid has the same meaning as a direct cue-bid response to the double (typically 13+ points), but shows a stopper. . ] These are actually two different conventions, but they are usually bundled together to give one coherent approach. Am I right? The immediate jump cue bid of opener's suit has a specific meaning. alertable cue-bid ? In contract bridge, a cue bid (also, cuebid or cue-bid) is a term that applies to two types of bid: A bid of a suit that has already been bid by opponents. Michaels Cue Bid. This is a traditional use of the term, but in the early 21st century the usage appears to be giving way to control bid. 1 GENERAL 01/08/19 6 1 A Introduction The Blue Book contains information that players are most likely to need. Some even play a Cue Bid of a minor is natural. If you do a Michaels cue bid or an unusual 2NT bid, it is my understanding not alertable. (1C) 2C* (2H).... *Michaels, showing H's and S's the 2H bid, whatever it means, is not alertable (in this case, it meant a limit raise or better in C's). The jump cue bid. I think some people (me) have also called it Modified Ghestem as well. The Alert Procedure says that generally cue bids aren't alertable. The most common treatment is now the Michaels cuebid, which shows a weakish or moderate hand with at least 5-5 in two unbid suits. The Leaping Michaels Convention utilizes “4C” and “4D” as artificial, alertable overcalls. 4. (1 ), 2 ) or jumping to 2NT over the opening bid. Double. Cue bid. A simple situation is: You open 1, and partner responds 4. 2 = Cuebid of spades; limit raise or better in hearts. Lebensohl After a Takeout Double of a Weak Two Bid [edit | edit source]. There are a few variations, but the basic mechanism involves cue-bidding the opponents’ opening suit (e.g.