"A Mixed Blessing" by Marti Ronemus

A trip to the store this weekend was alarming, in that already Holiday decorations are out! We need to start planning, starting with the turkey. How many ways is the left-over turkey going to reappear in YOUR house over the next months? Sandwiches? Soup? Pot Pie? Turkey Salad? Turkey Tacos? The Terrifying Turkey Tetrazzini? It can appear in so many guises, but it's still turkey. We're going to have to live with it for a while, so start planning.

Meantime, let's plan the bidding. If we do a good job maybe we'll be rewarded with a bowl of Turkey Chili (yes, there is such a thing).

Question 1

Your Hand
♠ 2
♥ K Q J 10 8 6
♦ 5 4 2
♣ K J 8

Q: 1 - South:

South	West	North	East
-	2♣	Pass	2♦
?

A: 2♥: Good for us for being willing to enter the fray. Do we expect to win the contract? Not in this lifetime, but we are giving Pard a lead. Might be useful.

Your result so far:

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Question 2

Your Hand
♠ 2
♥ 4 3 2
♦ K Q J 10 8 6
♣ K J 8

Q: 2 - South:

South	West	North	East
-	2♣	Pass	2♦
?

A: Double: My goodness, yet another opportunity to aid Pard in our defense. The double of an artificial bid is almost always a request for a lead of the suit doubled. Cool beans... er, hot turkey!

Your result so far:

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Question 3

Your Hand
♠ K J 6 2
♥ K Q J 8
♦ 3 2
♣ 8 5 4

Q: 3 - South:

South	West	North	East
-	-	-	1♦
Pass	Pass	Dbl	Pass
?

A: 2♦: Ah yes, one of our favorite bids, the Cuebid. When Pard doubles a minor, he may be 4-3 in the majors. We want to make sure we end up in our eight-card fit rather than our possible seven-card fit. By Cuebidding their suit, we are telling Pard in essence to pick his own darn suit. Our bid is unlimited and forcing.

Your result so far:

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Question 4

Your Hand
♠ 2
♥ A 8 7 6
♦ K J 4
♣ A K 10 8 3

Q: 4 - South:

South	West	North	East
-	-	-	1♦
2♣	Pass	2♠	Pass
?

A: 3 No-trump: Impossible to resist this lovely turkey sandwich. Pard is holding a decent five-card Spade suit and at least 10 pts. We've got some very nice cards and we're BEHIND East with our 15 HCP.

Your result so far:

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Question 5

Your Hand
♠ 4 3 2
♥ K 5
♦ K 9
♣ Q J 10 6 4 2

Q: 5 - South:

South	West	North	East
-	2♠	2 No-trump	Pass
?

A: 3 No-trump: If you bid anything other than 3 No-trump, turn in your Clint Eastwood School of Bidding membership card. People have actually bid Clubs with this. Honestly.

Let's tackle our hand.

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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