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 When the opponents meddle with the bidding by Bobby Wolff

When the opponents meddle with the bidding, things can become aa little more complicated.

Test your knowledge in these five questions.



Question 1

  Your Hand
♠ A 8 6
♥ A 4 2
♦ A K 9 4 3
♣ 10 7 		 
Q: 1 - What should you bid as South?
SouthWestNorthEast
---1♣
?


 Your choice:
A: Double: You have a three-way choice. You could overcall one no-trump without a club stopper (on the basis that East hasn't really bid clubs yet); you could double for takeout without four cards in either major; or you could overcall one diamond and hope partner will introduce a major suit if that is your best strain for game or partscore. My vote goes to the double, with the overcall close behind.


Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 2

  Your Hand
♠ A J 7
♥ J 10 8 5
♦ A 6
♣ A 7 4 3 		 
Q: 2 - What do you bid next as South?
SouthWestNorthEast
1♣1♦DoublePass
1♥2♦DoublePass
?


 Your choice:
A: 3♥: Your partner's double of two diamonds suggests extras with no convenient call. Typically, he will be 4-4 in the majors and at least a limit raise in hearts. Since you have a maximum in high cards and decent shape, together with great controls, bid three hearts to suggest those extras.

Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 3

  Your Hand
♠ K 10 3
♥ 8
♦ K J 10 7 4 3
♣ A J 3 		 
Q: 3 - What do you bid next as South?
SouthWestNorthEast
---1♥
2♦2♥PassPass
?


 Your choice:
A: Double: You have the perfect shape and high-cards to double two hearts, although you are at the minimum end of the range. Double suggests short hearts and playability in both the unbid suits. Why rebid three diamonds when you have no guarantee of a fit? Ask partner what he has, rather than repeat your story.


Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 4

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


 Your choice:
A: 3♣: With no spade stopper, you cannot bid no-trump. Partner has asked you for a stopper rather than announcing that he has one himself. Therefore, you must support clubs instead. Be aware that although you have only two trumps, this holding is more than sufficient, given how strong your doubleton is. It provides far better support than three small trumps.

Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 5

  Your Hand
♠ K J 8
♥ K J 8 7 6 5
♦ J 3
♣ A K 		 
Q: 5 - What should you bid as South?
SouthWestNorthEast
---1♣
?


 Your choice:
A: 1♥: It is tempting to double and then bid hearts, and this plan will work fine if the opponents do not intervene and deprive you of the chance to describe your hand efficiently; but they may well do so. The hand is at the absolute top of the range for a one-heart overcall, but that would be my choice. Beef up the hearts by adding the 10, and you might double.

Your result so far:
Open Question

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