Advancing Partner's Balancing Double by Matthias Huberschwiller

In this quiz, your partner will have balanced with a take-out double of your right-hand opponent's opening, and you will have to respond.

Will you get everything right?

Good luck!

Question 1

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

Q: 1 - What do you bid as South?

South	West	North	East
-	-	-	1♦
Pass	Pass	Double	Pass
?

A: 1♥ - You have to bid, even with 0 points. Bid your longest suit at the lowest level.

Your result so far:

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Question 2

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

Q: 2 - What do you bid as South?

South	West	North	East
-	-	-	1♦
Pass	Pass	Double	Pass
?

A: 1♠ - Over a normal take-out double, you would jump with as few as 8 points.

However, a balancing take-out double could be made with as few as 8 points, so you need opening values to jump. Your 1♠ bid shows 0-11 points.

Your result so far:

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Question 3

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

Q: 3 - What do you bid as South?

South	West	North	East
-	-	-	1♣
Pass	Pass	Double	Pass
?

A: 2♥ - By jumping, you are showing opening values and four Hearts.

With five Hearts and opening values, you would have overcalled on the first round of bidding.

Your result so far:

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Question 4

Your Hand
♠ 9 6 2
♥ 8 3
♦ K Q 5
♣ A Q 10 8 5

Q: 4 - What do you bid as South?

South	West	North	East
-	-	-	1♣
Pass	Pass	Double	Pass
?

A: Pass - This is a perfect hand for a pass of the balancing double. You will take a heavy penalty if they play 1♣X.

Your result so far:

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Question 5

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

Q: 5 - What do you bid as South?

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

A: 2♠ - Your partner has doubled and then bid Spades. He has made a strong-hand double, but in the balancing seat, the strong-hand double starts at 14 points.

If your partner has a maximum hand, a game is still possible, so you need to support Spades at the two-level.

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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