The Extra Card by Matthias Huberschwiller

In this quiz, the bidding sequence will be over, but you will have 14 cards!

You will need to use the information from the bidding to find which one is the extra card.

Good luck!

Question 1

Your Hand
♠ K J 6 3
♥ A K 5 2
♦ A 6
♣ K Q J 7

Q: 1 - Which one is the extra card in South's hand?

South	West	North	East
1 NT	Pass	3 NT	Pass
Pass	Pass

A: The Ace of Hearts - You have 21 points and should have a maximum of 17 for a 1 NT opening. Therefore, the extra card is an Ace.

It cannot be the ♦A. You would have opened 1♣ with a singleton in Diamonds. The extra card is the ♥A.

Your result so far:

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Question 2

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

Q: 2 - Which one is the extra card in South's hand?

South	West	North	East
-	-	-	1♣
Double	Pass	2♥	Pass
4♥	Pass	Pass	Pass

A: A small Spade - When your partner bid 2♥, showing 8-10 points, your 16 points was the minimum needed to bid a game. Therefore, the extra card must be a small one.

You wouldn't have made a take-out double with five Spades, but rather bid 1♠. Therefore, the extra card is a small Spade.

Your result so far:

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Question 3

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

Q: 3 - Which one is the extra card in South's hand?

South	West	North	East
1♥	Pass	1♠	Pass
3♣	Pass	3♦	Pass
3 NT	Pass	Pass	Pass

A: A small Club - You jumped in his second suit, showing a strong hand, so the extra card cannot be a high honor, like the ♠A. You would be too weak.

It can't be a Heart, since you needed five Hearts to open 1♥, and it can't be a Diamond. With only Q J, you would not have a Diamond stopper, and would not therefore have bid 3NT after Fourth-suit forcing.

The extra card is a small Club. You don't need to be 5-5 to jump in your second suit.

Your result so far:

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Question 4

Your Hand
♠ 8 6 5 2
♥ K J 5
♦ K 4
♣ 9 7 4 3 2

Q: 4 - Which one is the extra card in South's hand?

South	West	North	East
-	-	1♥	Pass
Pass	Pass

A: The King of Hearts - With seven points, you would have responded to your partner's opening bid. The extra card is one of the Kings.

With four points and a singleton Diamond, you would have bid 2♥, since this would make six supporting points. Therefore, the extra card must be the ♥K.

Your result so far:

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Question 5

Your Hand
♠ Q 7 3
♥ A K J 5 2
♦ A 5 3 2
♣ 8 4

Q: 5 - Which one is the extra card in South's hand?

South	West	North	East
-	-	-	1♦
1♥	Pass	2♦	Pass
2♥	Pass	Pass	Pass

A: The Ace of Diamonds - After North's cue-bid, you bid only 2♥, which shows a minimum hand for an overcall, and therefore, weaker than opening values. Even without the ♠Q, you would still have opening values, so the extra card must be a King or an Ace.

You have shown a 5-card Heart suit. Therefore, the extra card is the ♦A.

Your result so far:

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