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Contract Bridge Kabel 3NT Convention For freak long suited hands The Kabel 3NT Convention Deals K1 - K4 Bidding Guide : 10

Not often do you get a hand like this, but when you do : How are you going to bid this ?

Are you going to open 2♣ ? Or will you bid 4NT directly ? Neither may give you the answer to the only question you want to ask : has Partner got the A♦ ??   And if so, does he also has the K♦ ?

This is where the Kabel 3NT Ace asking opening bid comes in. It is specifically designed for freak hands containing 10 or more tricks or 2-4 losers. (The Responder can also use it as his first response to Partner's Opening bid.)
Replies to Kabel 3NT are as follows :

• 3NT - 4♣ = No Ace

• 3NT - 4♦/4♥/4♠/5♣ = Ace in the suit bid

• 3NT - 5♦/5♥/5♠/6♣ = Ace in the suit bid + Ace in the next suit

• 3NT - 4NT = Two non-touching Aces

• 3NT - 5NT = Three Aces

When Opener rebids a suit it is a sign off, if he rebids 4NT it is a King asking bid.
Responder's replies are :

• 3NT - 4♦ - 4NT - 5♣ = No King (but has A♦)

• 3NT - 4♦ - 4NT - 5♦/5♥/5♠/6♣ = King in the suit bid

• 3NT - 4♦ - 4NT - 6♦/6♥/6♠ = King in the suit bid + King in the next suit

• 3NT - 4♦ - 4NT - 5NT = Two non-touching Kings

• 3NT - 4♦ - 4NT - 6NT = Kings in both minor suits

• 3NT - 4♦ - 4NT - 7♣ = Three Kings

If the 4NT bid is not available for a King ask, 5NT is the King asking bid.
Replies are :

• - 5NT - 6♣ = No King

• - 5NT - 6♦/6♥/6♠= King in the suit bid

• - 5NT - 6NT = King of Clubs

• - 5NT - 7♣ = Two Kings

Here follow three examples.

Deals 161 - 168 are examples of bidding as outlined in this lesson.

• Print out : Deals K1 - K4
  
  
• : Solo Bidding