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 Should you bid or not? by Bobby Wolff

Should you bid or not with these five hands?

And if yes, what should it be?

See how you fare.

Question 1

  Your Hand
♠ A 10 7 5 3
♥ 8 6
♦ A 8 7
♣ K J 2 		 
Q: 1 - What do you bid next as South?
SouthWestNorthEast
--1♠Pass
2NTPass3♦Pass
?


 Your choice:
A: 3♠: In response to your Jacoby two-no-trump call, showing a game-forcing spade hand, partner's three-diamond call showed shortness. Your hand is worth cooperating in, but not initiating, a slam-try now. Your best bet is to bid three spades, to let partner sign off in game or cue-bid if appropriate. Incidentally, you might cue-bid four clubs with ace-queen-third of that suit, instead of your actual holding.


Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 2

  Your Hand
♠ 6 4
♥ Q 10 7 6 4 3
♦ A 6 2
♣ 8 5 		 
Q: 2 - What is your call as South?
SouthWestNorthEast
-1♣Double1♦
?


 Your choice:
A: 2♥: An expert panel might vote for heart bids at every level up to four; but I would settle for an invitational jump to two. There is no reason to drive to game, facing a balanced opener with three hearts, which I might easily buy. Of course, just because both opponents have bid doesn't mean we won't make game. But partner knows better than I what he has, and he can accept an invitation if he wants to.

Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 3

  Your Hand
♠ K 6
♥ Q 5 4 2
♦ K Q 9 8
♣ 9 5 2 		 
Q: 3 - What do you answer as South?
SouthWestNorthEast
-Pass1♦Double
?


 Your choice:
A: 1♥: This is the sort of hand where redoubling will leave you very awkwardly placed if the opponents up the ante in either black suit. Since raising diamonds initially might lose the heart suit altogether, you are much better advised to respond one heart and raise diamonds later. The initial response does not in any way limit your hand.

Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 4

  Your Hand
♠ Q J 9 7
♥ 10
♦ K 9 8 5 3 2
♣ 4 2 		 
Q: 4 - How do you open that hand as South?
SouthWestNorthEast
?


 Your choice:
A: Pass: While I could imagine opening this hand with a pre-empt in third seat non-vulnerable, I would never act in first seat (and feel even more strongly about a second in hand pre-empt). The combination of a weak six-carder and a strong four-card major makes bidding an anti-percentage action. Move the spade queen into the diamonds, and now you can discount the weak four-card major and act if you want.

Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 5

  Your Hand
♠ Q J 10 4 2
♥ 8 7 4
♦ 10
♣ K 8 6 5 		 
Q: 5 - What do you bid next as South?
SouthWestNorthEast
-Pass1♦Pass
1♠Pass2♥Pass
?


 Your choice:
A: 2♠: You may be tempted to pass, and even I might break partnership discipline to do that if slightly weaker. However, this auction is technically forcing. On this sequence, it is modern practice to play the call of two spades as natural but not promising or denying extra values, forcing for one round. So your plan would be to bid two spades, then pass any non-forcing continuation partner produces.

Your result so far:
Open Question

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