Should You Bid Stayman? by Matthias Huberschwiller

In this quiz, your partner will have opened 1NT, and you will have to decide whether to bid Stayman, or something else.

Good luck!

Question 1

Your Hand
♠ A 6 5 2
♥ 8 3
♦ K Q 8 5
♣ Q 6 4

Q: 1 - What do you bid as South?

South	West	North	East
-	-	1 NT	Pass
?

A: 2♣ - Start with Stayman. If your partner bids 2♠, you will bid 4♠. Otherwise, you will bid 3 NT.

Your result so far:

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Question 2

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

Q: 2 - What do you bid as South?

South	West	North	East
-	-	1 NT	Pass
?

A: Pass - If you were to bid 2♣ and your partner responded 2♠, what would you do?

Your result so far:

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Question 3

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

Q: 3 - What do you bid as South?

South	West	North	East
-	-	1 NT	Pass
?

A: 2♣ - With 5/4 in the majors, start with Stayman.

Your result so far:

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Question 4

Your Hand
♠ K 8
♥ A K Q 6
♦ K 10 9 8
♣ A 3 2

Q: 4 - What do you bid as South?

South	West	North	East
-	-	1 NT	Pass
?

A: 2♣ - Even with a slam hand, start with Stayman. If you find a Heart fit, you might even have a grand slam to bid.

Your result so far:

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Question 5

Your Hand
♠ Q 8 5 2
♥ J 9 6
♦ A 8 4
♣ K 6 5

Q: 5 - What do you bid as South?

South	West	North	East
-	-	1 NT	Pass
?

A: 3 NT - Don't bid Stayman with a 4-3-3-3 hand. Bid 3 NT directly. You wouldn't have any ruffs to take in 4♠, and your partner has a balanced hand too.

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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