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 Competitive auction by Bobby Wolff

When you find yourself in a competitive auction it is often more difficult to tell your partner what you have.

How will you do in these five examples?


Question 1

  Your Hand
♠ K 9 4
♥ A J 7 6 5
♦ A 8
♣ A 6 5 		 
Q: 1 - How do you open this hand as South?
SouthWestNorthEast
?


 Your choice:
A: 1NT: One of the aspects of the modern game that bears repeating is that when you hold a 16-count and approximately balanced shape, as here, it is hard to find a way to describe the hand unless you open one no-trump. It is not perfect, but it is better than opening one heart and guessing how to upgrade or downgrade the hand at your next turn.


Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 2

  Your Hand
♠ A 6 5
♥ K J 10 5
♦ A 2
♣ J 10 4 3 		 
Q: 2 - What do you bid next as South?
SouthWestNorthEast
--1♦Double
RedoublePassPass1♠
?


 Your choice:
A: Pass: It is important to understand that your redouble sets up a forcing pass for your side through two diamonds -- and possibly higher, depending upon partnership agreement. At this moment, you have no idea what the best spot for your side is, so why make the decision? Pass and let partner develop his hand appropriately.


Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 3

  Your Hand
♠ Q 4 3
♥ A 5 3
♦ K Q 10 9 8
♣ Q 9 		 
Q: 3 - What do you bid next as South?
SouthWestNorthEast
--1♠Pass
2♦2♥PassPass
?


 Your choice:
A: 3♠: Even if you do not play two-over-one game-forcing, you should be safe jumping to three spades, knowing that partner will play this as forcing. For the record, double here would be penalties, a three-heart call would ask for a heart stopper for no-trump.


Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 4

  Your Hand
♠ A Q 10 9 6 5
♥ 8 6 4
♦ A 9
♣ K J 		 
Q: 4 - What do you bid next as South?
SouthWestNorthEast
--1♣1♦
1♠2♦PassPass
?


 Your choice:
A: 3♦: A simple jump to three spades would merely invite game -- the same hand with a small diamond instead of the ace. Since you are too strong for that action, you should cue-bid three diamonds, planning to rebid three spades over three hearts. If you doubled two diamonds, it would be for takeout, but the cue-bid is clearer.


Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 5

  Your Hand
♠ 6 3 2
♥ 8 6 2
♦ Q 9 7 5
♣ J 7 6 		 
Q: 5 - What do you bid next as South?
SouthWestNorthEast
--2♣Pass
2♦2♠PassPass
?


 Your choice:
A: 3♦: This is a forcing auction, and you have no reason not to bid your four-card suit. A double by you would now be takeout and might work if partner wanted to play for penalties, but would not be a good idea if your partner played you for four hearts.


Your result so far:
Open Question

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