Responding to an Opening With a Weak Hand by Matthias Huberschwiller

In this quiz, your partner will have opened the bidding.

Will you respond? And if so, what will you bid?

Good luck!

Question 1

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

Q: 1 - What do you bid as South?

South	West	North	East
-	-	1♦	Pass
?

A: Pass - You have only 4 points and a 4-3-3-3 hand. You can indeed pass.

Your result so far:

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Question 2

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

Q: 2 - What do you bid as South?

South	West	North	East
-	-	1♠	Pass
?

A: 2♠ - You have 4 points again, but with a four-card Spade fit and a doubleton. You have to support the Spades.

Your result so far:

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Question 3

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

Q: 3 - What do you bid as South?

South	West	North	East
-	-	1♣	Pass
?

A: 1♥ - With only 7 points and such awful Diamonds, forget about them and bid your four-card major first.

Your result so far:

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Question 4

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

Q: 4 - What do you bid as South?

South	West	North	East
-	-	1♠	Pass
?

A: 1 NT - You cannot pass with 6 points, but you cannot bid 2♥ either; that would show at least 10 points.

With fewer points, you have to bid 1 NT, which does not guarantee a balanced hand at all.

Your result so far:

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Question 5

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

Q: 5 - What do you bid as South?

South	West	North	East
-	-	1♦	Pass
?

A: 1♥ - Don't hide a four-card major, even with such a weak suit.

Your result so far:

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