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 Check your hand evaluation by Frank Stewart

Check your hand evaluation in these five questions. Game? Slam?

What do you want to play and how should you bid to get there?



Question 1

  Your Hand
♠ A Q J 3 2
♥ J 9 5
♦ Q
♣ K 10 8 6 		 
Q: 1 - What do you bid next as South?
SouthWestNorthEast
1♠Pass2♥Pass
3♥Pass4♦Pass
?


 Your choice:
A: 4♥: Partner's four diamonds is an ace-showing cue bid to try for slam. Though your queen of diamonds may be a useful card, your trump support is only fair, and your overall values are minimum. Bid four hearts. If you went past game to cue-bid four spades, you would strongly suggest slam.

Your result so far:
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Question 2

  Your Hand
♠ A Q 7 2
♥ A Q 9 5
♦ 10 4
♣ A 7 3 		 
Q: 2 - What do you bid next as South?
SouthWestNorthEast
1NT Pass2♣Pass
2♥Pass2NTPass
?

2♣ = Stayman

 Your choice:
A: 4♠: Your partner has invited game while seeking a contract in a major suit. He didn't raise your hearts, hence he has spades. Since you have a sound 1NT opening bid with good spades, jump to four spades. You would bid three spades to sign off if your queen of spades were the jack.


Your result so far:
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Question 3

  Your Hand
♠ J 9 6 3
♥ K Q
♦ 8 6 5 3
♣ K Q 6 		 
Q: 3 - What do you bid next as South?
SouthWestNorthEast
--1♥Pass
1♠Pass2♣Pass
2NTPass3♣Pass
?


 Your choice:
A: 4♥: Your partner has minimum values with at least five cards in both hearts and clubs. He is trying to sign off below game. Nevertheless, you have four valuable honors. Bid four hearts. Partner will be a favorite for 10 tricks if he has no more than 4, A J 8 7 5, 7 4, A J 10 7 5.


Your result so far:
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Question 4

  Your Hand
♠ A Q 10 2
♥ K
♦ Q 8 6 4 3
♣ A 4 3 		 
Q: 4 - What do you bid next as South?
SouthWestNorthEast
--1♣Pass
1♦Pass1♥Pass
1♠Pass3♠Pass
?


 Your choice:
A: 4♣: Your partner appears to have 4-4-0-5 or 4-4-1-4 distribution. Even if his high-card values are minimum, you may have a slam: He may hold K J 6 5, A Q 5 4, None, K J 7 5 2. Your hand is worth at least one try for slam. Cue-bid four clubs to show your ace in that suit.

Your result so far:
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Question 5

  Your Hand
♠ K Q 5 4 2
♥ A Q 6
♦ K Q J 9
♣ 2 		 
Q: 5 - What do you bid next as South?
SouthWestNorthEast
1♠Pass2NT*Pass
?Pass

2NT= forcing raise (game forcing)

 Your choice:
A: 4NT: Partner has at least four-card support with opening values or more. Delicate cue-bidding is possible, but a practical course is to bid 4NT, Blackwood. If partner has two aces, bid six spades. If he has three, try 5NT. Then, if he shows a king, you can try seven spades; it will depend on a finesse at worst.


Your result so far:
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