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 Should you bid on or not? by Bobby Wolff

Should you bid on or not? And if you bid, what should you say?

Test yourself with today's quiz!



Question 1

  Your Hand
♠ K Q 4
♥ K 5
♦ J 9 7
♣ A 9 8 7 3 		 
Q: 1 - What do you bid next as South?
SouthWestNorthEast
--1♦1♠
2♣Pass3NTPass
?


 Your choice:
A: Pass: At your partner's previous turn, two no-trump would not have been forcing. But how much does your partner have in the way of extras? This is unclear in Standard American. I'd expect him to hold about a strong no-trump. With more, he would have cue-bid first. So it seems that you do not have enough extras to raise to four no-trump, quantitatively. Give me the diamond queen instead of the jack, and I would bid on.


Your result so far:
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Question 2

  Your Hand
♠ Q 7 5 3
♥ Q
♦ K 7 4
♣ A Q 6 5 2 		 
Q: 2 - What do you bid next as South?
SouthWestNorthEast
1♣Pass1♥Pass
1♠Pass2♦Pass
?


 Your choice:
A: 2NT: Your partner's call of two diamonds is the fourth suit, a forcing inquiry. It asks you to show support for your partner, rebid no-trump with a stopper in the fourth suit, or to show extra shape in either of your two long suits. Here, your diamond stopper is more than sufficient for a call of two no-trump. For the record, a bid of three no-trump would have shown 15-17.


Your result so far:
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Question 3

  Your Hand
♠ K 10 6
♥ 5 3
♦ K 4
♣ A K Q 9 6 3 		 
Q: 3 - What do you bid next as South?
SouthWestNorthEast
---1♥
2♣DoublePass2♦
?


 Your choice:
A: 3♣: Your hand looks as if it is worth a second call, since you might well find that your side can make nine tricks in clubs while your opponents could make eight tricks in whichever red suit they settle in. While a double here would be takeout, you should only make that call with four spades, or with better spades and worse clubs than this. A simple call of three clubs looks right.


Your result so far:
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Question 4

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


 Your choice:
A: Pass: When our side has bid hearts and theirs spades, it makes sense to me for your partner's call of four clubs to show hearts and clubs -- in order to help with the decision over the almost inevitable call of four spades. On this occasion, your clubs are good but your trumps feeble, and you have soft cards in the other two suits, thus no idea what to do. When you don't know what to do, pass and let partner decide.


Your result so far:
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Question 5

  Your Hand
♠ J 2
♥ 7 5 4
♦ K Q 4
♣ A 8 7 5 2 		 
Q: 5 - What do you bid next as South?
SouthWestNorthEast
--1♠Pass
1NTPass2♦Pass
?


 Your choice:
A: 2♠: Yes, you have nice-fitting cards in partner's suits, and yes, you have a little extra in high cards. But there is still no need to do more than bid two spades. With the best will in the world, your hand still adds up to a 10-count with doubleton trump support. Passing two diamonds or raising to three diamonds would be wrong -- don't ever raise the second suit with only three trumps if you can avoid it.


Your result so far:
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