Do you want to be in game or not? by Frank Stewart

Looking at your hand and at the bidding so far, do you want to be in game or not?

If yes, should you bid it directly or invite?

See how you fare.

Question 1

Your Hand
♠ 7 4
♥ 9 6 3
♦ A K J 6 3
♣ J 7 3

Q: 1 - What do you bid next as South?

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

A: 3♦: Because your partner doubled before bidding a suit, he promises substantial extra strength: 17 or more points. Your hand was almost worth an invitational jump to two diamonds, hence you need to make an aggressive move now. Bid three diamonds.

Your result so far:

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Question 2

Your Hand
♠ 6
♥ K 10 6 5 3
♦ K J 10
♣ A K J 5

Q: 2 - What do you bid next as South?

South	West	North	East
1♥	Pass	1♠	Pass
2♣	Pass	2♥	Pass
?

A: Pass: Partner has six to nine points and only a doubleton heart. With that strength and three-card support, he would have raised directly to two hearts to set the trump suit. Pass. Since you have no fit and little extra high-card strength, your chances of making any game are poor.

Your result so far:

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Question 3

Your Hand
♠ A 6 5
♥ 7 4
♦ A 10 9 6 4 3
♣ 7 3

Q: 3 - What do you bid next as South?

South	West	North	East
-	-	1♥	Pass
1NT	Pass	2♣	Pass
2♦	Pass	3♦	Pass
?

A: 5♦: Your first two bids showed a weak hand, and partner would have passed with any minimum opening bid, even with help for diamonds. His raise to three diamonds suggests a good hand, and your ace of spades will be ideal opposite his shortness. Bid five diamonds or cue-bid three spades.

Your result so far:

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Question 4

Your Hand
♠ A K J 9 7
♥ A 7 5 2
♦ 9 4
♣ A 6

Q: 4 - You open one spade, and your partner responds 1NT. South in today's deal raised to 2NT. Do you agree with that action? If not, what would you bid instead?

South	West	North	East
1♠	Pass	1NT	Pass
?

A: 2♥: South's bid suggested 16 or 17 points but was an error nonetheless. The correct bid was two hearts to continue the search for a trump suit. North might have tried 2NT next, and South could raise. If North's pattern were 1-4-4-4, the actual bidding would have missed a heart fit.

Your result so far:

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Question 5

Your Hand
♠ Q 6 5
♥ 4 2
♦ K Q 7 4
♣ J 9 6 3

Q: 5 - What do you bid next as South?

South	West	North	East
-	-	1♠	Pass
2♠	Pass	3♦	Pass
?

A: 4♠: Partner's three diamonds is a try for game and asks you to look at your holding in his second suit. All your values except the jack of clubs are ideal. With a fit in two suits, you can make game with fewer points than usual. Bid four diamonds or four spades. Partner may hold A J 10 4 3, A J 3, A J 3 2, 2.

Your result so far:

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