Control Cue Bids

• Bridge Conventions (List)

These are bids that show controls (aces/voids and kings/singletons) in the bid suits, usually used in slam explorations. The first time a suit is cue bid, it shows a first round control (Ace/void). The second time a suit is bid, a second round control (King/singleton) is shown.
If partner cue bids to show a 1st round control, and responder lacks any, responder rebids the agreed-upon suit. If the partner continues to cue bids, s/he tends to show 2nd round controls. Responder's subsequent bids therefore also are 2nd round controls.

              S: x              H: Jx              D: KJxx              C: KQxxx               S: AKx              H: AKQxxx              D: x              C: Axx  W        N       E        S                            1H P        2C      P        2H P        3H      P        4C P        4H      P        4S P        5C      P        5D  P        6H      P/O 

A bidding convention is an agreement between two players on a different meaning of a bid in the card game bridge. These agreements are made so that partners can more quickly determine which contract, with both their cards, they can win together. Often, conventions are forged together into one, which is then called a bidding system.

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