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 Should You Pre-empt? by Matthias Huberschwiller

In this quiz, you might want to open with a pre-emptive bid.

Will you do the right thing?

Good luck!

Question 1

  Your Hand
♠ A Q 10 8 5 3 2
♥ 7
♦ 8 6
♣ Q 9 6 		 
Q: 1 - What do you bid as South?
SouthWestNorthEast
?--


 Your choice:
A: 3♠ - This is the perfect hand for a 3-level opener; a nice 7-card suit and a weak hand (up to 10 points).

Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 2

  Your Hand
♠ Q 6
♥ 10 8 6 5 3 2
♦ K Q 8
♣ J 5 		 
Q: 2 - What do you bid as South?
SouthWestNorthEast
?--


 Your choice:
A: Pass - You should not pre-empt with a suit this weak.

Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 3

  Your Hand
♠ Q 9 6 2
♥ A J 9 8 7 6
♦ 8
♣ 3 2 		 
Q: 3 - What do you bid as South?
SouthWestNorthEast
?--


 Your choice:
A: Pass - Don't pre-empt with a 4-card major suit outside; you could miss a Spade fit if you open 2♥ here.

Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 4

  Your Hand
♠ A Q J 9 8 5
♥ 7
♦ 6 5
♣ Q 9 6 3 		 
Q: 4 - What do you bid as South?
SouthWestNorthEast
?--


 Your choice:
A: 2♠ - An outside 4-card minor is not a problem for a pre-emptive opening. You might even open at the 3-level if you want to be more aggressive.

Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 5

  Your Hand
♠ K 8 6 3
♥ A Q 9 8 5 2
♦ 9
♣ 8 4 		 
Q: 5 - What do you bid as South?
SouthWestNorthEast
--PassPass
?


 Your choice:
A: 2♥ - In third seat, you can pre-empt with an outside 4-card major. Your partner is a passed hand, so you won't make game anyway.

Your result so far:
Open Question

Play this Hand

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

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