The bidding is at least as important as the play by Bobby Wolff

A: Pass: I'm as much in favor of light opening bids as the next man (though maybe it depends a little on just who my neighbor is), but this is emphatically NOT a one-diamond opening bid. I hate opening bad suits in subminimum hands, and here my kings are in my short suits and I'm directing my partner to lead my worst suit. Not for me, thanks; I'll pass and bide my time.


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A: 3♦: Your hand is a little too good to sign off in three hearts but maybe not quite good enough to bid game here. The best way to suggest your diamond values, and help for partner is to bid three diamonds now. That will pass the final decision to your partner.


Your result so far:

A: Pass: Did you feel compelled to bid by doubling or by bidding one diamond because you had enough points for an opening bid? That is understandable, but when fixed, stay fixed -- for the time being. If the opponents come to a stop in spades, you can balance with a double; otherwise, stay silent, and don't make a bad situation worse. Overcalls should be five-card suits or much better four-carders than this.


Your result so far:

A: Double: Forcing to game with a call of three diamonds or a jump to four clubs seems an overbid, while raising to three clubs is a clear underbid -- though not absurd, given your lack of aces. All that is left is a double, which is card-showing, not penalties, in the hope that the next round of the auction will clarify for you what to do next.

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A: 3♦: When opener jump shifts, he should know where he is going -- whether it is to raise partner, bid no-trump, or repeat one of his suits. Do not get in his way; give preference to his first suit with no clear-cut second action, as here. By supporting to three diamonds, you give him the maximum room to tell you why he forced to game. A three-spade rebid should really be six, or a better five-carder.


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