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 How do you evaluate your hand (II)? by Bobby Wolff

How do you evaluate your hand?

Do you think you have some extras?

How high do you want to bid?

And how should you best show your partner? See how you fare!

Question 1

  Your Hand
♠ 8 6 5 4 3
♥ 7 6 4 2
♦ J 2
♣ 3 2 		 
Q: 1 - What do you bid next as South?
SouthWestNorthEast
--2♣Pass
2♦Pass2NTPass
?


 Your choice:
A: 3♣: Your partner has shown 22-24 or so. Your choice is to let him stew in two no-trump, to transfer to spades or -- my choice -- to use Stayman and then show your major-suit pattern. You can do this if you use Smolen, which I recommend, by bidding three of your four-card major over a three-diamond response, showing 5-4 in the majors. This way, you transfer declarership if you locate a 5-3 fit.

Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 2

  Your Hand
♠ 9 7 6
♥ A 4 3 2
♦ A 6 2
♣ Q J 3 		 
Q: 2 - What do you bid next as South?
SouthWestNorthEast
--1♣Pass
1♥Pass1♠Pass
?


 Your choice:
A: 3♣: Some partnerships, including mine, play that this sequence guarantees real clubs (at least four). If so, the choice now is whether to invite game in clubs or no-trump since, despite its lack of intermediates, this hand has real potential game interest facing a minimum opener. The location of my club honors persuades me to bid three clubs, as clubs seems like a safer part-score if the auction ends here.

Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 3

  Your Hand
♠ K 7 6 4
♥ K J 10 9
♦ J 9 8
♣ K 4 		 
Q: 3 - What is your call as South?
SouthWestNorthEast
---1♥
Pass1♠DoublePass
?


 Your choice:
A: 2NT: Your major-suit honors appear to be working overtime here. RHO is relatively unlikely to have three spades (as he did not make a support redouble), so you can at least make an invitation to game with a call of two no-trump. In fact, I'm torn between this and a bid of three no-trump, given that my minor-suit builders look so useful.

Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 4

  Your Hand
♠ 10 8 7 2
♥ K 10 9 7 3
♦ 10 7 5
♣ 4 		 
Q: 4 - What is your call as South?
SouthWestNorthEast
Pass1♦Double1♠
?


 Your choice:
A: Pass: There are two issues to consider here: First, is your hand worth a two-heart bid? Maybe, but you don't want your partner to get carried away; he might play you for considerably more if you act now. Second, will you get a chance to bid again if you pass? The answer is surely yes; the opponents are not likely to get beyond two diamonds before your next turn to call. So pass now and back in next time.

Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 5

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


 Your choice:
A: 5♥: Your partner's four-diamond call shows the red suits and invites you to the party over a possible four-spade call from your opponents. Lo and behold, you have precisely the right cards to move on to five hearts. True, you have no values to spare, but you can imagine that if partner has 10 cards in the red suits, you have more offense and less defense than he could reasonably expect.


Your result so far:
Open Question

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Now that you've bid five hands, let's see how your play goes.

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