You have to evaluate the strength of your hand by Bobby Wolff

No matter if the opponents get in your way or not, you have to evaluate the strength of your hand to see if you want to play game or not.

What about these five hands?

See how you fare!

Question 1

Your Hand
♠ K 8 4 2
♥ 3
♦ 9 8
♣ A Q 8 7 5 4

Q: 1 - What is your call as South?

South	West	North	East
Pass	1♦	1♥	2♦
?

A: Double: Whether a passed or unpassed hand, you should double for takeout. Plan to correct a two-heart rebid to three clubs, on the assumption that you likely have a better spot to play than that suit. While defending on this hand might conceivably be right, it seems better to try to compete for the part-score. Your planned auction should show this approximate hand pattern.

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Question 2

Your Hand
♠ A 7 2
♥ 5 3
♦ A K 7 3
♣ K 8 6 3

Q: 2 - What do you bid next as South?

South	West	North	East
1♦	Pass	1♥	1♠
Pass	2♠	Double	Pass
?

A: 3♣: When the opponents have bid and raised a suit, almost all initial doubles are for takeout; this sequence is no exception. Bid three clubs and let your partner take it from there. If he has game-going values, he can act again and let you head for no-trump.

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Question 3

Your Hand
♠ 10 6 2
♥ K 5 4
♦ A 9 7 4 3
♣ J 7

Q: 3 - What do you bid next as South?

South	West	North	East
-	Pass	1♥	Pass
2♥	Pass	3♦	Pass
?

A: 4♦: You have more than enough to accept the invitation to game, but here your diamonds are good enough to look for slam in diamonds, if that is what partner has in mind. Bid four diamonds to let partner decide whether to go on past game. If he signs off, respect his decision.

Your result so far:

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Question 4

Your Hand
♠ K Q
♥ A Q J
♦ A 10 8 7
♣ A Q 10 9

Q: 4 - What do you bid next as South?

South	West	North	East
-	-	Pass	1♣
Double	Pass	1♦	Pass
?

A: 2NT: You do not have enough to drive to game -- if your partner has a Yarborough, you have remarkably few tricks. But this hand is too good for a simple rebid of one no-trump after doubling, which suggests about 18 to 20 HCP, so you should bid two no-trump. If your partner passes, you may be in the wrong part-score, but it is the best way to get to your most likely game.

Your result so far:

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Question 5

Your Hand
♠ A K J
♥ A 5 3
♦ 10 9 5
♣ 7 6 5 4

Q: 5 - What do you answer as South?

South	West	North	East
-	Pass	1♦	Pass
?

A: 2NT: I prefer to play two no-trump as invitational, not forcing, here, but you can make an argument that you should bid two no-trump with this hand either way! More to the point, what other call can you make that shows this hand? A two-club call does not really describe it at all.

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