Opener Rebids "It Started at the Zoo" by Marti Ronemus

It was only 14 years ago in 2005 that the very first video was upoaded to YouTube. It was a 15-second clip of a man in front of the elephants at the zoo. And now...look what's happened. If it happened on Planet Earth or the Surrounding Territories, it's on YouTube.

Want to see Artur Rubinstein playing a Chopin nocturne back in 1958? (Highly recommended!!) What about a lesson on how to fold a fitted sheet? Very helpful! Missed last night's episode of "The Walking Dead?" Not sure how to peel a kumquat? It's all on YouTube. Including beginner bridge lessons.

WARNING: If you go to YouTube to research, say, how to sharpen a kitchen knife, prepare to lose hours going from clip to clip. So before we lose you to the wonders of YouTube, let's get to work.

Question 1

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

Q: 1 - South:

South	West	North	East
1♠	p	2♦	p
?

A: 2♥: Now Pard will know we are at least 5-4. What, you say, our bid isn't big enough? If Responder names a new suit at the two-level, a new suit by us is forcing for one round. This gives us lots of room to find the right contract. If Pard's response had been at the 1-level (in this case, 1 No-trump), we would have needed to Jump Shift.

Your result so far:

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Question 2

Your Hand
♠ A J 2
♥ 2
♦ A J 4 3 2
♣ K 10 9 8

Q: 2 - South:

South	West	North	East
1♦	p	1♥	p
?

A: 2♣: We have a minimum opening hand. We can show that by bidding 1 No-trump, but with our shape, it's much better to bid our Clubs. Our bid is NOT forcing since Pard didn't name a new suit at the two-level. Pard will know we are 5-4 and minimum. We have limited our hand, and now it's his problem. He can find the answer on YouTube.

Your result so far:

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Question 3

Your Hand
♠ Q 9
♥ A Q 8 7
♦ A Q 10 9 2
♣ 3 2

Q: 3 - South:

South	West	North	East
1♦	p	1♠	p
?

A: 1 No-trump: This is a tough one. We aren't happy with our useless Clubs, but the options are troubling. We can't bid 2♥, as Pard by-passed that suit, and to bid it at the two-level would be a Reverse, promising a fat intermediate hand. We hate the idea of rebidding an unsupported five-card suit, but bidding 2♦ would not be wrong. Give yourself credit if that was your choice.

Your result so far:

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Question 4

Your Hand
♠ 3 2
♥ A Q J 9 8
♦ K J
♣ A K 3 2

Q: 4 - South:

South	West	North	East
1♥	p	1♠	p
?

A: 2 No-trump: Again, a case can be made for more than one answer. Some would bid 3♣, a Jump Shift. Some would bid 2♣. We like 2 No-trump as it shows our point count and stoppers. Give yourself credit for other answers IF IF IF you and Pard agree!

Your result so far:

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Question 5

Your Hand
♠ A 10 3 2
♥ 9
♦ A K J 4 3 2
♣ A 9

Q: 5 - South:

South	West	North	East
1♦	p	1♥	p
?

A: 1♠: We could rebid our Diamonds. If we chose to do so, we would bid 3♦ because of distribution and high card points. But we're going to show our Spades. There's still a chance we may find a major-suit fit that way. Our bid of 1♠ could show a point range of anywhere between 12 and 18, so Pard will bid again.

And now, 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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