What are the features of your hand? by Bobby Wolff

A: 2♠: When the opponents intervene and you can see the possibility that they will raise their suit, it is a good idea to support your partner, assuming you have the option to do so. Here, I prefer to cue-bid two spades to show a club raise rather than bidding diamonds. The latter would be natural and forcing, but would not promise support.

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A: 1NT: There is a simple choice between bidding one spade and one no-trump here. In favor of bidding the four-card major is that you might miss the fit if you don't. Against it is that when partner responds one diamond, he probably does not have a major suit unless he has enough values to bid again over one no-trump. I would prefer to have real clubs before introducing spades in this auction.

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A: 3♦: You are going to have to guess whether to play part-score or game -- and which game to head for. My instincts tell me hearts must play better than no-trump, so I would transfer to hearts and play game, either using a Texas transfer or transferring and raising to game, depending on what methods are available.

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A: 3♦: It may be a little bit of a push, but you are just about worth a jump to three diamonds. You have high offense, and it is easy to imagine coming to nine tricks in no-trump or 11 in a minor if partner has any extras in shape or high cards. Make the diamond king the queen, and two diamonds would certainly be enough.

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A: 2NT: It is tempting to force to game, but you don't know which game you want to play. However, if you invite game in spades or no-trump, you are somewhat misrepresenting your assets. I suspect the least lie is to raise to two no-trump to show a balanced 18-count. This may lead to your missing a spade contract, but it still looks sensible enough. My second choice might be to invent a force to three clubs.

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