A bid intended to give specific information about the content of the hand to the bidder's partner rather than to advance the auction.
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If responder does not have a five card suit nor stoppers in opponent's preempt, he is forced to cue bid spades and your defensive contract becomes uncomfortably high.
In disturbed auctions, however, a cue bid at the first opportunity is always artificial.
There have been many questions about cue bids, and many advancing players find them confusing since they are so context-sensitive.
On the contrary, if she had a splinter bid, she would have a hand that cue bids in spades around 30% of the time.
This is a cue bid of the opponent's suit after your partner has opened the bidding (for your side).
Definition of cue bid in US English:
cue bid
noun
Bridge
A bid intended to give specific information about the content of the hand to the bidder's partner, for example, possession of a control in the opponents' suit.
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Example sentencesExamples
This is a cue bid of the opponent's suit after your partner has opened the bidding (for your side).
In disturbed auctions, however, a cue bid at the first opportunity is always artificial.
There have been many questions about cue bids, and many advancing players find them confusing since they are so context-sensitive.
On the contrary, if she had a splinter bid, she would have a hand that cue bids in spades around 30% of the time.
If responder does not have a five card suit nor stoppers in opponent's preempt, he is forced to cue bid spades and your defensive contract becomes uncomfortably high.