Menu Vu-Bridge | Play like a Champion!

 Slam Bidding 12 by David Bird

Again, we will study some whole slam auctions, from international play.

You will have the chance to make some of the bids yourself.

See if you can match the choice of the experts!

Question 1

  Your Hand
♠ A 9 7 4
♥ A 9 5 3 2
♦ A K 6 5
♣ 		  
Q: 1 - It is the semi-finals of the recent world championship. What will you bid next on Zia's hand?
SouthWestNorthEast
1♥Pass1♠Pass
?


 Your choice:
A: 4♣. You are worth going to the game level. 4♠ would not tell partner much about your hand. It is better to make a splinter bid of 4♣. This shows at most one club and the values for a 4♠ raise.

Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 2

  Your Hand
♠ A 9 7 4
♥ A 9 5 3 2
♦ A K 6 5
♣ 		  
Q: 2 - Over your splinter, partner bids Roman Keycard Blackwood. Your general method of responses is 1430, where 5♦ would show 3 (or 0) key cards. What will you bid next on Zia's cards?
SouthWestNorthEast
1♥Pass1♠Pass
4♣Pass4NTPass
?


 Your choice:
A: 6♦. You must arrange with your partner what response you should make when you hold a 'useful void' and a certain number of key-cards. Zia and David Gold play that 6♦ shows an odd number of key-cards and a useful void. A club void was not particularly useful for Gold, as it happens, and he signed off in 6♠. This was the deal:


♠  3 2

♥  K

♦  10 8 4 3 2

♣  9 8 5 4 3

♠  K J 6 5

♥  J 7

♦  Q J 9

♣  A K Q 10

♠  A 9 7 4

♥  A 9 5 3 2

♦  A K 6 5

♣ 

♠  Q 10 8

♥  Q 10 8 6 4

♦  7

♣  J 7 6 2

At the other table, the slam was missed: 1♥ - 2♣, 2♦ - 2NT - 3♠ - 3NT. North's 2♣ was forcing to game.


Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 3

  Your Hand
♠ 7 6 2
♥ A Q 2
♦ A K J 7 6 2
♣ 3 		 
Q: 3 - This deal comes from the women's world championship semi-finals.
SouthWestNorthEast
--1♠Pass
2♦Pass2♠Pass
?
You are playing 'two over one', so your 2♦ response is forcing to game. What will you bid next?

 Your choice:
A: 3♠. Sally Brock bid 3♠, taking advantage of the fact that the bidding was forcing to game.

Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 4

  Your Hand
♠ 7 6 2
♥ A Q 2
♦ A K J 7 6 2
♣ 3 		 
Q: 4 - Over your 3♠ rebid, partner bids 4♣. What does this mean? Spades are agreed as trumps, so 4♣ is a cue-bid (also known as a control bid). It shows a club control, usually the ace or king. What will you bid next?
SouthWestNorthEast
--1♠Pass
2♦Pass2♠Pass
3♠Pass4♣Pass
?


 Your choice:
A: 4♦. Partner is suggesting a slam and you are happy to cooperate. You cue-bid your cheapest control (diamonds instead of hearts). This was the deal:

♠  K Q 9 5

♥  9 4

♦  10 9 4

♣  10 5 4 2

♠  A J 10 8 4 3

♥  K J

♦  Q

♣  A J 9 8

♠  7 6 2

♥  A Q 2

♦  A K J 7 6 2

♣  3

♠ 

♥  10 8 7 6 5 3

♦  8 5 3

♣  K Q 7 6

Fiona Brown (North) cue-bid 4♥, and Brock bid RKCB, hearing of two key cards (5♥). She jumped to 6♠, which was an excellent slam. Well bid! The ♣K was led, and the 4-0 trump break made life difficult. The slam could be made, but declarer ended one down. Unlucky!


Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 5

  Your Hand
♠ K 6 5 4 2
♥ Q 7 4
♦ A Q 10
♣ K 6 		 
Q: 5 - This deal comes from a semi-final of the Seniors world championship. You are sitting East.
SouthWestNorthEast
--Pass1♠
Pass2NTPass3NT
Pass4♣Pass?


Partner's Jacoby 2NT is game-forcing with at least 4-card spade support. What will you bid next?

 Your choice:
A: 4♦. Your 3NT rebid has already shown a balanced hand with no particular high-card strength. Partner's 4♣ is a cue-bid showing a club control and suggesting a spade slam. He is unlimited, so you must show your diamond control now.

Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 6

  Your Hand
♠ K 6 5 4 2
♥ Q 7 4
♦ A Q 10
♣ K 6 		 
Q: 6 - Over your 4♦ cue-bid, partner bids 5♦. What does this mean? What will you bid next?
SouthWestNorthEast
--Pass1♠
Pass2NTPass3NT
Pass4♣Pass4♦
Pass5♦Pass?


 Your choice:
A: 5♠. Your partner's 5♦ is another cue-bid. You hold the ace, so presumably he has the king. What you also know is that he could NOT cue-bid in hearts. He has neither the ace nor the king of hearts, so the defenders have the two top cards there. You see how well cue-bids can work. When a suit is bypassed, you can tell that neither of you has a heart control. This was the deal:

♠  A Q 10 3

♥  J 2

♦  K J

♣  A Q J 7 2

♠ 

♥  A 10 6 3

♦  8 6 4 3

♣  9 8 5 4 3

♠  K 6 5 4 2

♥  Q 7 4

♦  A Q 10

♣  K 6

♠  K 6 5 4 2

♥  Q 7 4

♦  A Q 10

♣  K 6



Your result so far:
Open Question

Play this Hand

Now that you've bid five hands, let's see how your play goes.

Overall Results

Your results:   out of    Average: 

What next? You may enjoy playing our prepared hands series.
More informations on our website: www.VuBridge.com

Rate yourself:

0 - 40% We applaud your effort.
Review the subject and try again. You'll be surprised how much better you'll do.
We're here for you!!
41 - 50% Buy your mentor a cuppa and ask for clarification on the ones you got wrong.
No mentor? Make finding one a priority!
51 - 60% Nice improvement! One more review and you'll have this down solid!
61 - 80% What a good job! All that's left is some fine tuning
Over 80% Wow! It's time for you to become a mentor. Find someone who needs help and share your knowledge!
Return To Home

© 2014 - 2019 Vu-Bridge. All Rights Reserved.