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 "It's So Easy" by Marti Ronemus

What was Linda Ronstadt thinking back in 1977 when her "It's So Easy" hit the top of the charts? Do you think she was a bridge player? Me neither.

BUT!! Bridge isn't as hard as we sometimes try to make it. Let's look at this little potpourri of questions to end September. We bet you'll be singing "It's So Easy" along with Linda.

Question 1

  Your Hand
♠ A Q 5 4
♥ 2
♦ K Q J 8 7 6
♣ K 9 		 
Q: 1 - South?
SouthWestNorthEast
---1♣
?


 Your choice:
A: 1♦: We probably have the best hand at the table, don't you think? We have two suits we want to tell Pard about, but we're going to start with the Diamonds, the longer suit. We'll get to show our points and Spades later.

Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 2

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


 Your choice:
A: 2♠: This is our classic two-level preempt -- we've got 5-9/10 High Card Points, a great six-card suit with some heft to it, no outside four-card major, and no void. It's so easy, no? We are, by the way, making what's called a "Weak Jump Overcall."

Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 3

  Your Hand
♠ A J 5 4
♥ K Q 8 4
♦ K 5 4 3
♣ 9 		 
Q: 3 - South:
SouthWestNorthEast
---Pass
?


 Your choice:
A: 1♦: Not to worry, we'll get to bid one of our other suits shortly, but if we were to open a major we would be promising five.

Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 4

  Your Hand
♠ A J 5 4
♥ K Q 8 4
♦ K 5 4 3
♣ 9 		 
Q: 4 - South:
SouthWestNorthEast
---1♣
?


 Your choice:
A: Double: The hand looks strangely familiar, doesn't it? This time though we get a three-for-one bid. Our Take-Out Double promises and opening-ish hand of our own, with hopefully four cards in unbid majors (at least 4-3) and tolerance for any suit. Sounds about right, don't you think?

Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 5

  Your Hand
♠ 8 4
♥ J 7 6 5 4
♦ 5 4 3 2
♣ 3 2 		 
Q: 5 - South:
SouthWestNorthEast
-1♦DblPass
?


 Your choice:
A: 1♥: This isn't easy, despite what Linda sings. We wish we could just head for the kitchen, but we must bid. Our 1♥ bid promises nothing except four-plus Hearts and no more than seven points.

Well, that ends our quiz questions for September. Ready for our last hand?

Your result so far:
Open Question

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