"Drop It Like It's Hot" Misfits by Marti Ronemus

Boy, there's nothing worse than half-way through the bidding, you realize you and Pard are hopelessly mis-matched and mis-fitted. Pharrell Williams even had a top hit about it in 2004. His advice is to Drop It Like It's Hot.

And that's what we're going to do. Let's see if we can stay out of trouble with these hands.

Question 1

Your Hand
♠
♥ J 9 8
♦ A 5 4
♣ A Q J 10 8 4 2

Q: 1 - South:

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

A: 3♣: What a mess, exactly what Pharrell was singing about. We've seen many occasions when partners arm wrestle over a misfit. If you have an independent suit (one where you don't care if Pard is void), you can bid a third time. We've got a seven-card suit and it's gorgeous. If we even had a singleton Spade, we would let Pard have the contract, as it's worth more money.

Your result so far:

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Question 2

Your Hand
♠ A Q 9 5 4 3
♥
♦ Q J 6 5
♣ K 9 8

Q: 2 - South:

South	West	North	East
1♠	Pass	2♥	Pass
2♠	Pass	3♥	Pass
?

A: Pass: Yes, yes, yes. You've got a void in Pard's suit. What a mess. Pard's got at least 10 points and a six- or seven-card Heart suit. For him to bid at the three-level, he should hold an independent suit. This can only get worse. Pass with a big sigh.

Your result so far:

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Question 3

Your Hand
♠ K Q 9 4 3
♥ A K J 9
♦ 5
♣ K 8 4

Q: 3 - South:

South	West	North	East
1♠	Pass	1 No-trump	Pass
2♥	Pass	3♣	Pass
?

A: Pass: Let's think this through. Pard limited his hand with his 1 No-trump. Now he's bidding 3♣? Doesn't this sound like he would be a Crummy Dummy if he doesn't get to declare? He must have a minimum hand with an independent suit. Drop it. It's a hot mess if you keep bidding.

Your result so far:

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Question 4

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

Q: 4 - South:

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

A: 2♠: Once again, we've got an independent suit. Did you notice that Pard reversed? His second-named suit is HIGHER ranked than his first, and it is a suit you by-passed. He has more Clubs than Diamonds, probably five-four. You cannot pass. We need to tell him (again) about the Spades. It's now his problem.

Your result so far:

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Question 5

Your Hand
♠ 2
♥ A 8 3
♦ A 10 4 3 2
♣ A J 9 5

Q: 5 - South:

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

A: Pass: Listen, we've got a minimum opener. Pard has shown a minimum hand. Just where do you think you're going? Better in a seven-card fit at the lowest possible level. Drop it!

And now we're going to play this hand to see if our decision is a good one.

Your result so far:

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