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 "Breakfast of Champions" by Marti Ronemus

This may come as good news for some: Beer is no longer just for Happy Hour. While there are many breakfast-themed brews (scrapple and toaster pastries just to name two), a New England brewery has come up with a show-stopper. Called "Saturday Morning Ale, it is infused with Cap'n Crunch Berry cereal.

This light ale with fruity notes can be enjoyed in your morning shower or at the table, but the brewer suggests it is best enjoyed with the Cartoon Network playing for the most authentic experience.

We aren't real sure if this is the best possible breakfast for a bridge player, but we do not sit in judgment. Instead we explore some interesting bidding sequences. Let's see how we do before we hit the bar.

Question 1

  Your Hand
♠ A 10 7 2
♥ 5 4 3 2
♦ 9
♣ A Q 10 8 		 
Q: 1 - South?
SouthWestNorthEast
--2♠3♦
?


 Your choice:
A: 4♠: Normally we add the number of tricks in our hand to Pard's 5-1/2 tricks to determine our level. But in a competitive auction, we advance the preempt. We've got a ten card trump fit and nice shortness in their suit.

Your result so far:
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Question 2

  Your Hand
♠ 9 4
♥ A K Q 9 4
♦ A J 10
♣ Q 10 9 		 
Q: 2 - South?
SouthWestNorthEast
-1♠PassPass
?


 Your choice:
A: Double: The bidding suggests a bunch of guppies swimming around. Remember that in the balancing seat, we mentally move three points from our Pard's hand to ours. When we do that, we have quite the hand and start the bidding with a double. We'll do something dramatic at our next bid.

Your result so far:
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Question 3

  Your Hand
♠ A 9 4 3
♥ A K 2
♦ K Q J 9
♣ A 8 		 
Q: 3 - South?
SouthWestNorthEast
--2♦Pass
2 No-trump**Pass3♣***Pass
?

** "Do you have an ace or king outside of your big suit?"
*** "Yes. Clubs."

 Your choice:
A: 6♦: C'mon. With this hand, we are going to buy everyone a round! Pard's got the ♣K. We gotta go for it.

Your result so far:
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Question 4

  Your Hand
♠ A K 10 9 8 5 4 3
♥ 8
♦ 7
♣ Q 9 2 		 
Q: 4 - South?
SouthWestNorthEast
--1♣Pass
1♠Pass2 No-trumpPass
?


 Your choice:
A: 4♣: Your Pard's 2 No-trump rebid shows 18-19 HCP, and you've got this? We need to ask for aces. Normally we can't do that without first or second round control of each suit, but we are in a bit of a jam. Fortunately the last natural bid was No-trump, which means we can use Gerber, keeping the bidding lower. If we don't like Pard's answer, we can bail out cheaper.

Your result so far:
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Question 5

  Your Hand
♠ K 8 3
♥ A 10 8 4
♦ K Q 8
♣ A 9 4 		 
Q: 5 - South?
SouthWestNorthEast
1 No-trump **Pass4 No-trumpPass
?

** 15-17

 Your choice:
A: Pass: This is one of the many reasons we use Gerber to ask for Aces over No-trump. Pard is not asking for aces. He is asking if we are at the top of our bid, or do we have a little extra in a fat suit. We don't. Our hand is flat and 16 HCP. We have to turn down Pard's invitation. Our defenders are sharks, and we want to avoid their teeth.

And now, on to our hand. At this rate, we'll have earned our brewski.

And now, it's time for a hand. We've managed to stay alive during the quiz... let's see if we can stay safe.

Your result so far:
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Now that you've bid five hands, let's see how your play goes.

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