BRIDGE ON ONE PAGE

Bridge On One Page

20 or More Opening Points

If the value of your hand is 20 or more points,

with an uneven distribution, you should open with 2 of your longest suit (preferably you should hold at least a 5-card suit);

with a flat hand, you should open with 2 No Trumps (preferably, you should hold at least 3 cards in all suits).

Example 1

Here you have 3 aces, 2 kings, 2 queens, a jack, a doubleton, and a singleton, giving you 26 points. The distribution is uneven, and you have 2 5-card suits, of which hearts is the higher ranking, so you bid 2 Hearts.

Example 2

Here you have 1 ace, 3 kings, 3 queens, and a jack, giving you 20 points. You have a flat hand, so you bid 2 No Trumps.

Note

The ACOL convention of bidding 2 Clubs to indicate 23 or more points is not used in the BOOP system.