• Skip to main content
  • Skip to secondary menu
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Twitter
South Muskoka Doppler

South Muskoka Doppler

Read Local

  • Home
    • All Stories
    • Community Guidelines
  • News
  • Community
  • Commentary
    • Letters
  • Business
    • Professionally Speaking
  • Sports
  • Lifestyle
    • Entertainment
    • Wayback Wednesday
  • Events
    • Event Listings
    • Add Your Event
  • Speak Up, South Muskoka!
  • Subscribe
  • Donate
  • North Muskoka
  • Art Fx
  • Weather
  • Obituaries

Duplicate Bridge results and tips: Useful conventions worth learning, part 131

By Doppler Online On December 31, 2021 Entertainment

By Peter Rhead

Exmples of your responses to Michaels Cuebid

Last week we introduced the Michaels Cuebid responses to the opponent’s opening. The Michaels bid is all about taking advantage of a partnership fit in one or both of two major suits.

This week we have examples of your hands where you consider which response to use for a Michaels Cuebid after your right-hand opponent opens. You have the Michaels agreement with your partner.

Case 1:

Spades xxx

Hearts AKxxx

Diamonds AKxxx

Clubs void

Case 1: Your right hand opponent opens One Spade. You have a big hand with the other major. You Cuebid Michaels, Two Spades. Your bid shows at least a five-five hand with Hearts and an unknown minor. You could be weak. Partner will support a Heart fit. If partner has no Heart fit, to find out your minor he bids 2NT and you bid Three Diamonds. With your strong hand, you will proceed depending on partner’s bid and the vulnerability.

Case 2:

Spades xxxxx

Hearts xxxxx

Diamonds A

Clubs Kx

Case 2: Your right hand opponent opens One Diamond. With five-five in Spades and Hearts, even with a weak hand (less than ten points), you Cuebid Michaels, Two Diamonds. Your bid shows at least five-five in the majors. Partner will reply his best major knowing that you are five-five in the majors. You have a weak hand so unless partner pushes you, just PASS. You have said all you have to say.

Case 3:

Spades void

Hearts KQx

Diamonds xxxxx

Clubs Axxxx

Case 3: Your right hand opponent opens One Spade. You do not have a Michaels bid but you have an Unusual 2NT bid which we will discuss in two weeks.

For more information, read “Michaels Cuebid” and “Unusual Two-No-Trump” in Barbara Seagram’s 25 Bridge Conventions You Should Know, page 127.

Next Week: More Examples of Responding to Michaels Cuebid.

Looking for more bridge tips? You’ll find them here.

Don’t miss out on Doppler!

Sign up here to receive our email digest with links to our most recent stories.
Local news in your inbox three times per week!

Click here to support local news

Share this…
  • Facebook
  • Google
  • Twitter
  • Linkedin

Reader Interactions

Join the discussion:

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

All comments are moderated. Please ensure you include both your first and last name and abide by our community guidelines. Submissions that do not include the commenter's full name or that do not abide by our community guidelines will not be published.

Primary Sidebar

  • Recent Stories
  • Popular
  • February 28, 2023 6

    Please help us choose a winner!

  • March 1, 2023 3

    District designated for delicious drinking water

  • February 22, 2023 2

    Wayback Wednesday: Beaumont Drive, Bracebridge, c. 1910

  • March 20, 2023 2

    Listen Up! Shame | Commentary

  • March 3, 2023 1

    Local hockey playoffs across the region this weekend

  • March 20, 2023 0

    Doppler daily weather report

  • March 20, 2023 0

    Chamber says Ontario budget must focus on growth-enabling investments

  • March 20, 2023 0

    BMLSS co-op student of the month

  • March 20, 2023 0

    Examining exit strategies for Muskoka’s business owners

  • March 20, 2023 2

    Listen Up! Shame | Commentary

  • 2021 Federal Election (1)
  • A Sponsored Profile (8)
  • Advertise (1)
  • Art Fx (25)
  • Breaking (2)

Footer

About Doppler

Established in 2015 by a bunch of local news hounds, Doppler strives to be the go-to source for people wanting to know more about what is going on in Huntsville and the surrounding community.

We strive to provide local news that is relevant and timely. We also look to tell local stories that inspire, inform and engage.

Notice the persistent use of the word local? Our mantra is local. From features on local people doing extraordinary things, to local business spotlights, news and sports coverage, all supplemented by provocative opinion pieces on topics near and far, we are working hard for you.

Feel free to drop us a line at [email protected] and tell us how we are doing, what you would like to see more of, or to just say ‘Hi’.

Thank you for reading Doppler.

Huntsville Doppler – READ LOCAL
A division of C3 Digital Media Group Inc.

Recent comments

  1. Greg Reuvekamp on Listen Up! Shame | CommentaryMarch 20, 2023

    Some notable Liberals such as David Herle and Scott Reid have asked publicly this past week: why has Trudeau refused…

  2. Peter Zychowski on Listen Up! Shame | CommentaryMarch 20, 2023

    If you believe that a lifelong friend of the Trudeau family and member of the Trudeau Foundation will impartially and…

  3. John Crook on Bracebridge offering free seniors programsMarch 18, 2023

    Moved from port perry looking for activities 68years young

  4. RICk on Central region OPP welcomes 12 new officersMarch 18, 2023

    I wish all the best to these Officers. Thanks for serving! Rick, Orillia On.

  5. Murray Christenson on Letter: Protect Muskoka Bay from over-developmentMarch 17, 2023

    With this development, the town will effectively kill Muskoka Bay which is already an asphalt and concrete mess…this will be…

Copyright © 2023 ·Doppler Online, a division of C3 Digital Media Group Inc. · Log in
  • About
  • Support Local News
  • Advertise with us!
  • Community Guidelines
  • Contact