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 "Hats Off" Placing the Contract by Marti Ronemus

Today, we introduce you to Barbara Lowe, a 91-year-old gal who should make us all feel like a bunch of sloths. In the last decade, Barbara has knitted almost 3000 itty-bitty hats as gifts for newborns at a local hospital.

She says she chooses the finest, softest yarn, and each hat is adorned with her signature crocheted flower (detachable if it's too feminine).

Barbara, who has 2 daughters, 11 grandkids and 11 great-grands, heads to the hospital every couple days to deliver her hats and visit with nurses and babies.

When asked about her mission to leave no tiny head uncovered, Barbara said: "When you're on this earth, you only have a limited time to leave something meaningful behind."

Well, here's to you, girlfriend! You GO!!

And now our mission for today. We're going to work on placing the contract. Remember, the bidding must continue until one partner limits their hand. Then a decision can be made.

Question 1

  Your Hand
 K Q J 8 3
 3 2
 4 3
 K 8 4 3
 
Q: 1 - South:
SouthWestNorthEast
---1
1Pass2Pass
?


 Your choice:
A: Pass: Pard has shown only 6-9 pts. When we do the math, we see the end of the road with a max of 18 pts. together.

Your result so far:
Open Question

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Question 2

  Your Hand
 K Q 8 3 2
 K 9
 3 2
 K J 5 4
 
Q: 2 - South?
SouthWestNorthEast
1Pass3Pass
?


 Your choice:
A: Pass: Once again, when we DO THE MATH we see a maximum of 24 pts. Our hand is a bit moth-eaten so we don't want to risk it.

Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 3

  Your Hand
 A Q 4 3
 K J 9 4 3
 A K 2
 8
 
Q: 3 - South:
SouthWestNorthEast
1Pass1Pass
?


 Your choice:
A: 4: We reevaluate our hand when we have trump agreement. We've got 17 HCP plus 2 pts for the singleton. 19 added to Pard's minimum of 5 adds up to game. Bid it.

Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 4

  Your Hand
 A Q J 8 4
 4 3
 A 4
 K Q 7 5
 
Q: 4 - Where's South's "End of the Road" on this one?
SouthWestNorthEast
1Pass2Pass
?


 Your choice:
A: 3: We can't quite DO THE MATH yet. If Pard's holding 6 pts, we're just short of game. (We've got 16 HCP plus 2 short suit points). If Pard's at the top of his range, we've got what we need. By bidding 3, we're throwing the ball back at him, asking HIM to do the math. He'll know we've got 16-18 and park the car in the right spot.

Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 5

  Your Hand
 K 8 4 3
 4 3
 A J 9 2
 8 4 3
 
Q: 5 - South:
SouthWestNorthEast
--1Pass
2Pass3Pass
?


 Your choice:
A: 4: Pard asked us to DO THE MATH, showing 16-18 pts. As dummy, our hand is worth 9-ish pts. We're at the top of our bid, so we go for game.

And now, it's time to continue our mission of the day with our hand.

Your result so far:
Open Question

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