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Supporting partner, after a suit bid, with 9-10 points

Make sure you are happy with the preamble which precedes the 6-8 point case.


This is the most awkward hand. The simplest course of action is to re-evaluate your hand and either downgrade a poor nine to eight, or upgrade a good ten to eleven.

If the hand resists regrading, you should look for a waiting bid or a 'mark-time' bid, so that your  final decision can be based on openers rebid.

S KQ This is a poor nine, so you would downgrade to eight and raise partner's 1H to 2H.
H A632
D 654
C 6543
 

 

S KQ3 This is a good ten, so you would upgrade to eleven and raise partner's 1H to 3H.
H A1032
D J109
C 1098
 

 

S K32 A reasonable 10 points. Make a waiting bid of 2C and listen to partner's rebid. You would pass 2H but raise 3H to game. Any NT rebid would be raised to 4H. After 2D you would bid 2H and after 3C, 3H.
H A632
D 95
C Q952
 

 

S K43 Sometimes you need to manufacture a waiting bid. Bid 2C over 1H and await her rebid. This hand is slightly worse than the one above as it lacks the doubleton. However,  all responses are as in the hand above, except that a 2NT  rebid  is best raised to 3H and not 4H.
H A632
D 954
C Q92
 
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