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 "Shih Tzu as Wolf?!" by Marti Ronemus

See that little ball of fluff trotting down the sidewalk? It's a Shih Tzu (pronounced "sheed-zoo). One of our most popular dogs, adored because of its affectionate, loyal, loving and perky nature, it is more closely related to wolves than any breed save sled dogs. TRUE FACT!!

Tibet is their origin, but they quickly became the favorite of Chinese royalty. When the Communist party came to power, Shih Tzus (and all other Chinese purebred dogs) were considered frivolous and a sign of decadence and were brought to extinction. Seven males and females were hidden, and the breed reconstructed from those 14 dogs.

Before you dash out and get one (have you seen the puppies?!), you need to know they are STUBBORN, and one of the most difficult to housebreak.

Our bridge question: Is your partner more or less stubborn than a Shih Tzu? Let's find out.

Question 1

  Your Hand
♠ A J 5
♥ 9
♦ Q 10 2
♣ A K J 8 7 6 		 
Q: 1 - As South, what should your bid be?
SouthWestNorthEast
1♣doubleredouble3♥
?


 Your choice:
A: Pass: Pard Redoubled, so he has guaranteed you another bid. We have the best of all possible worlds by passing. We deny Hearts and still leave room for Pard to bid 3NT with enough strength and Hearts stopped. It also shows we don't really have another suit to bid. We could rebid your long Clubs, but that would rule out a nice 3 No-trumps contract. We're supposed to pass, so do it. Don't be stubborn.

Your result so far:
Open Question

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Question 2

  Your Hand
♠ K 10 8 6 5
♥ Q 7 6 5
♦ J 6 5
♣ 5 		 
Q: 2 - As South, what should you bid?
SouthWestNorthEast
--1♣pass
1♠pass2♥pass
?


 Your choice:
A: 3♥: Partner reversed! His second-named suit is one we bypassed and to respond to his original suit, we'd have to bid at the three-level. He's got an intermediate or better hand, and more Clubs than Hearts. (If the suits were equal in length, he'd bid the Spades first.) We're going to support his hearts as cheaply as possible and await further developments.

Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 3

  Your Hand
♠ Q J 2
♥ K Q 6
♦ Q J 4
♣ K Q J 10 		 
Q: 3 - As South, what should your bid be?
SouthWestNorthEast
1 No-trumppass2♣pass
2♦pass3♣pass
?


 Your choice:
A: 4♣: What's up with this? Pard's showing a four-card major, a five-card Club suit and a game force hand. We need to visualize what he's got. If he's moving away from 3 No-trumps in a suit (missing four honors in that suit!) he must have a very distributional hand, with a singleton or a void. It's up to us to raise the suit and let him place the contract. We've already shown our point count when we opened. We don't like game in a minor without a singleton, void and/or a note from our mother, and it sounds like he's got a note from mom.

Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 4

  Your Hand
♠ 9 8
♥ Q J 5 3 2
♦ K Q J 10 3
♣ K 		 
Q: 4 - As South, what should your bid be?
SouthWestNorthEast
-passpass1♠
?


 Your choice:
A: Pass: Temptation rears its ugly head. We've got a great hand for a Michael's cuebid of 2♠ showing five Hearts and five of a minor. BUT! We are opposite a passed partner and would be pushing him to the three level. We could catch him with only worthless doubs in the red suits. What about bidding 2♥? Listen: You can't have both a bad suit and a bad hand. (We didn't count anything for the wretched ♣K, did we?) How about 2♦? It would give Pard a lead, but would be misleading and is a bad habit to get into. Just where do we think we're going anyway. Opposite a passed pard and sure to be doubled (did we mention we're Vul?) you are better off defending.

Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 5

  Your Hand
♠ A Q J 9 8
♥ 10 9
♦ A 4 3
♣ A 10 7 		 
Q: 5 - As South, what should your bid be?
SouthWestNorthEast
-passpasspass
1♠DoubleRedouble*pass
?

*Some people play redouble shows a fit; others, neither promising nor denying. Today we are playing that it only shows point count of 10 , and doesn't promise a fit or deny it.

 Your choice:
A: Pass: Pard originally passed, so he can't have more than 11 pts.
Even if Pard doesn't have a fit, we'd love to play 1 Spade Redoubled. If opponents can find a suit, we'll show our point count next round by jumping.

We're ready for our hand.

Your result so far:
Open Question

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