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 Game auctions (3) by David Bird

In this quiz, we will see some complete auctions, involving one or more conventions.

Question 1

  Your Hand
♠ Q 10 6
♥ A 10 8
♦ 3 2
♣ A J 9 7 2 		 
Q: 1 - What response will you make?
SouthWestNorthEast
--1♥Pass
?


 Your choice:
A: 3♦. This hand is rather awkward unless you have some sort of convention available. Bergen Raises use 3♣ and 3♦ to show a raise of partner's suit. 3♦ is around game-try strength and 3♣ is just below that. With the lower-range, you would respond just 2♥ with only three-card support, so 3♣ should promise four-card support.

It is open for discussion whether 3♦ should be allowed with only three hearts. If 2♦ is not forcing to game in your system, you could start with that and support hearts on the next round.

Your result so far:
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Question 2

  Your Hand
♠ Q 10 6
♥ A 10 8
♦ 3 2
♣ A J 9 7 2 		 
Q: 2 - What will you do on the next round, after West's lead-directing double, showing diamonds?
SouthWestNorthEast
--1♥Pass
3♦Dble3♥Pass
?


 Your choice:
A: 4♥. Partner's 3♥ was a sign-off, not accepting your 3♦ Bergen game-try. At the table, in an international trial, South decided that her two low diamonds was a favorable feature after West's double. She advanced to game.

♠  J 7 5 4

♥  6 4

♦  A K Q 10 8 4

♣  6

♠  A 9 8

♥  K Q 7 5 3

♦  J 7 5

♣  Q 5

♠  Q 10 6

♥  A 10 8

♦  3 2

♣  A J 9 7 2

♠  K 3 2

♥  J 9 2

♦  9 6

♣  K 10 8 4 3

East led the ♦9 and West played her three top cards in the suit, declarer ruffing in the dummy when East discarded the ♠2. Declarer drew trumps in three rounds and advanced the ♣Q, covered with the king. How would you have continued?

Declarer decided to duck and East applied pressure by playing a second club. Declarer rose with dummy's ace and could no longer make the game. In effect, she was relying on a 3-3 club break by ducking. (If the ♣10 is doubleton, any line makes.)

Clubs were unlikely to break 3-3 when West had eight cards in the red suits to East's five. Declarer should have won the first round of clubs and tried to guess the spades.


Your result so far:
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Question 3

  Your Hand
♠ 10 5 4
♥ K Q 10 8 4
♦ A 10 8 4
♣ 9 		 
Q: 3 - Both sides are vulnerable. What will you do now on the South cards?
SouthWestNorthEast
-1♠2♥4♠
?


 Your choice:
A: 5♥. This is an example of a deal where you can tailor your own bidding with help from that of the opponents. There is every chance that East has five spades to match West's five spades. That leaves your partner with a void in the suit! You will have no losers in the majors and your partner's cards may help you in the minors. This was the deal:

♠  A K Q 7 3

♥ 

♦  7 6 2

♣  J 10 7 6 5

♠ 

♥  A 9 7 6 3 2

♦  Q J 9 3

♣  K Q 8

♠  10 5 4

♥  K Q 10 8 4

♦  A 10 8 4

♣  9

♠  J 9 8 6 2

♥  J 5

♦  K 5

♣  A 4 3 2

East doubled 5♥ and led a spade. There was no stopping an overtrick, with the ♦K onside, and N/S picked up 1050.


Your result so far:
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Question 4

  Your Hand
♠ Q 9
♥ A K Q 7 3
♦ Q 9 7 5
♣ K 10 		 
Q: 4 - You are vulnerable against not. What will you open?
SouthWestNorthEast
?--


 Your choice:
A: 1NT. With doubleton honors in both the black suits, Nevena Senior (a former world champion) opened 1NT in an international trial. This would be common practice on 5-3-3-2 shape. She adopted it here also, with 5-4-2-2 shape.

Your result so far:
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Question 5

  Your Hand
♠ J 10 7 6
♥ J 10 5
♦ 3 2
♣ A Q 9 3 		 
Q: 5 - What action will you take on these North cards, vulnerable against not?
SouthWestNorthEast
1NT2♠?


 Your choice:
A: 3NT. Your 8 HCP are not usually enough to bid game opposite 15-17 HCP. Here, though, your ♠J 10 7 6 are sitting over the spade bidder and will surely be worth more than 1 HCP. You have a 10 and a 9 outside as well. This was the deal:

♠  A

♥  9 6 4 2

♦  A 6 4

♣  J 7 5 4 2

♠  Q 9

♥  A K Q 7 3

♦  Q 9 7 5

♣  K 10

♠  J 10 7 6

♥  J 10 5

♦  3 2

♣  A Q 9 3

♠  K 8 5 4 3 2

♥  8

♦  K J 10 8

♣  8 6

The ♦J was led to the ace. Back came the ♦6, covered by the ♦7 and ♦8. What next?

Either declarer has the ♦Q 9 or West does. East misguessed by cashing the ♦K and the game was made. A spade switch was required instead.

At the other table, North played in 3♥, just made.


Your result so far:
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Question 6

  Your Hand
♠ J 8 7 6 4
♥ 10 6 5 4
♦ A
♣ K 7 3 		 
Q: 6 - What action will you take here?
SouthWestNorthEast
-1NTDble2♦
?


West's 1NT shows 12-14 points.

 Your choice:
A: Double. It is easily best to play South's double for take-out after this start to the auction. You may find a fit in a major, perhaps bidding game there.

♠  K 10 9

♥  A Q J 8 2

♦  Q 6

♣  10 8 2

♠  A Q 5 2

♥  K

♦  K J 8 2

♣  A Q 6 5

♠  J 8 7 6 4

♥  10 6 5 4

♦  A

♣  K 7 3

♠  3

♥  9 7 3

♦  10 9 7 5 4 3

♣  J 9 4

North was able to pass your take-out double and pick up 1100 for an excellent swing (against 4♠ bid and made at the other table).


Your result so far:
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