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  What is the right call? by Bobby Wolff

What do you think is the right call with these five hands? And do you think your partner thinks the same?

Question 1

  Your Hand
♠ 9 8
♥ A 9 8
♦ 7 5 4
♣ J 8 7 5 4 		 
Q: 1 - What is your call as South?
SouthWestNorthEast
-1♦DoubleRedouble
?


 Your choice:
A: Pass: I would once have said bidding two clubs was obvious. I'm not so sure anymore, given how often players double on off-shape hands with both majors and short clubs. Since pass here is neutral, not an attempt to play, I will pass and let partner pick a suit. If he selects hearts, that is fine by me; if spades, I can remove to two clubs, implying no great confidence that this is our best spot.

Your result so far:
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Question 2

  Your Hand
♠ K J 6 2
♥ A
♦ K 10 8 4 2
♣ 9 5 4 		 
Q: 2 - What is your next call as South?
SouthWestNorthEast
---1♥
Double1♠DoublePass
?


 Your choice:
A: 2♠: This is a penalty double, not a responsive double. Clearly, West is playing a little joke with heart support, and the issue is whether to pass and bid spades later or raise spades at once. With so little defense against hearts and a good, if minimum, hand for spades, I think a raise to two spades ensures we get our message across in good time.


Your result so far:
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Question 3

  Your Hand
♠ 10 5
♥ A J 5 3
♦ K 7 4 3
♣ Q J 9 		 
Q: 3 - What do you bid next as South?
SouthWestNorthEast
-Pass1♣Pass
1♥Pass2♥Pass
?


 Your choice:
A: 3♦: A simple option would be to drive to four hearts, but that seems like a real overbid to me, since you may be short on both trumps and high cards. I'm not sure I like a call of two no-trump either, with this spade weakness. So what does that leave? Maybe a game-try of three diamonds. I'll accept partner's sign-off, and be happy if he chooses to bid three no-trump or four hearts.

Your result so far:
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Question 4

  Your Hand
♠ A 4
♥ Q 9 3
♦ 9 7 5 3 2
♣ A 8 5 		 
Q: 4 - What is your call as South?
SouthWestNorthEast
-Pass1♣1♦
?


 Your choice:
A: 1NT: This doesn't feel like a hand in which it is sensible to play for penalty. Your weak diamond spots may not keep declarer from scoring all his trumps in hand. But you have to bid, and even if you don't have a classical diamond control, you do have enough length in the suit to make the practical call of one no-trump. That gets your values across nicely to partner.

Your result so far:
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Question 5

  Your Hand
♠ A 7 6 2
♥ 6
♦ A J 6 3
♣ K 9 7 3 		 
Q: 5 - What do you bid next as South?
SouthWestNorthEast
1♦Pass1♥Pass
1♠Pass1NTPass
?


 Your choice:
A: 2♣: As someone who frequently espouses the virtues of fourth suit as an artificial rather than natural call, I'm pleased to tell you that on this occasion the fourth suit is natural and non-forcing. (For the record, though, if you had opened one club, using two diamonds here would be strong and artificial.) This is one of the good reasons for opening one diamond with this shape.


Your result so far:
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