ROPI bridge convention

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This is another one of the offensive conventions designed to thwart opponents’ interference with the asking-for-Aces (or keycards) process using the Gerber or Blackwood conventions or one of its variations. This particular convention deals with the circumstance when that interference comes in the form of a double. Example: North opens 1 Spade. East interferes with a 3 Clubs weak jump bid. South bids 4 NT asking for Aces (or keycards), and then West doubles. This double is a support double for the partner’s Club suit and lead-directing. The bid is made in lieu of a raise to 5 Clubs, partly out of fear of being doubled in 5 Clubs. This gives the bidders (in this case the responder to the 4 NT asking bid) to use the “redouble” bid as a response. In this system, a redouble bid means 0 Aces (or keycards) and a Pass means 1 Aces (or keycards). ROPI is therefore an acronym that stands for R(edouble)=0; P(ass)=1.

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