The Missing Card by Matthias Huberschwiller

In this quiz, the auction will have already finished.

However, you will only have 12 cards in your hand! Everything has been mixed up, and you can see four cards on the floor! Three are from another set of cards, and one is your missing card. Can you find the card that is missing, using the bidding sequence?

Good luck!

Question 1

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

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

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

A: The 5 of Clubs - The missing card has to be a Club, since you would not have opened 1 NT with a singleton. You already have 17 points, so you can't have more. The missing card can only be a small Club.

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Question 2

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

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

South	West	North	East
-	-	1♥	Pass
2♣	Pass	2♦	Pass
3 NT	Pass	Pass	Pass

A: The 5 of Spades - To be able to bid 3 NT facing your partner's two-suiter, you need a stopper in the fourth suit. The doubleton ♠Q J are not enough. Therefore, the missing card has to be the ♠5, so that you have a stopper.

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Question 3

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

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

South	West	North	East
-	-	1♥	Pass
4♦	Pass	4♥	Pass
Pass	Pass

A: The Ace of Hearts - You must choose between the four Aces! Your 4♦ bid was a Splinter, showing a singleton in Diamonds, game-going values, and at least a four-card Heart fit.

Therefore, with only three Hearts in your hand, the missing card has to be the ♥A.

Your result so far:

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Question 4

Your Hand
♠ A 8 6 2
♥ K Q 5 3
♦ 9 6
♣ K 5

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

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

A: The 8 of Clubs - You can't have a five-card major when you make a take-out double, therefore the missing card can't be in the majors. You should be short in the opponent's suit, usually with at least three cards in the unbid suits (with tolerance for the minors).

You passed your partner's 2♥ bid, therefore the missing card is the ♣8 (with 15 or 16 points, you would have bid 3♥ or 4♥).

Your result so far:

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Question 5

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

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

South	West	North	East
-	-	-	1♣
Double	Pass	1♥	Pass
1♠	Pass	Pass	Pass

A: The 6 of Spades - To make a take-out double and then bid again, you need to have at least 18 points. You already have them, so that's not a decisive factor. You bid Spades on the second round, and you need five of them to do that (just as you would for an overcall, except that you are showing five Spades and at least 18 points here).

The missing card is the ♠6.

Your result so far:

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