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 Would you bid (on) with these hands? by Bobby Wolff

Would you bid (on) with these hands?

And if so, what would you say?

See how you fare in these five situations.

Question 1

  Your Hand
♠ A Q J 3
♥ 3 2
♦ 9 7
♣ A K 8 6 2 		 
Q: 1 - What do you bid next as South?
SouthWestNorthEast
1♣1♦DoublePass
?


 Your choice:
A: 2♠: This looks like an easy problem, but it may have hidden depths. A simple bid of one spade shows four spades (a three-card suit is possible, but unlikely), but is most consistent with a balanced 12-14, and this hand is surely too strong for that. I would bid two spades, intending to show some extras. Even a call of three spades is not absurd.

Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 2

  Your Hand
♠ 5
♥ J 10 4 3 2
♦ 10 8 6 4 2
♣ 7 4 		 
Q: 2 - What do you bid next as South?
SouthWestNorthEast
--2♣Pass
2♦Pass2NTPass
?


 Your choice:
A: Final contract 4♥: Your extra shape suggests you should play game here. You can make a good case for playing hearts rather than no-trump, since almost no matter what hand partner has, you might find 10 tricks in hearts easier than nine in no-trump. If you believe that, and I do, then transfer into four hearts by whatever method your partnership uses, rather than transferring to hearts and bidding three no-trump.


Your result so far:
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Question 3

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


 Your choice:
A: 1♦: I might not open this hand in first or second seat, but in third seat I would open one diamond and try to get my best suit into play. I see no reason to be ashamed of my values, and anytime I have spades, I always feel like I have to contribute my two cents' worth.

Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 4

  Your Hand
♠ A 10 9 4
♥ K 8 6 3
♦ J 2
♣ 7 5 3 		 
Q: 4 - What do you bid next as South?
SouthWestNorthEast
-1♣1♦Double
Pass1♥PassPass
?


 Your choice:
A: 1♠: It feels like you have too much to pass. While the opponents might have come to rest in a 4-3 fit, it sounds a little more likely that they have located an eight-card fit, so you have just enough to act, with a reasonable expectation of finding a fit of your own. I would bid one spade rather than one no-trump, since you might find you can take heart ruffs in dummy.

Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 5

  Your Hand
♠ K 9 6 2
♥ K 6
♦ J 10 9 7
♣ 7 4 3 		 
Q: 5 - What do you bid next as South?
SouthWestNorthEast
--1♦Pass
1♠2♣3♦Pass
?


 Your choice:
A: Pass: With no quick tricks on the side, how likely is your side to make three no-trump? Your partner really needs six solid diamonds plus an ace and a club stopper -- but with all that, your partner should have taken a shot at three no-trump himself! Your diamond support is useful, but is it enough to bid over an invitational call? I think not; I would pass.

Your result so far:
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