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Limit Raises by Paul Bowyer

This quiz is all about hands where you raise your partner's suit or he raises yours. A raise of a suit is a limit bid - it tells partner that you can support his suit and it tells partner how strong you are. As such, partner is free to do what he likes - he can Pass or he can bid as he sees fit. This quiz shows you both sides of the coin - in the first five questions you are the "raiser", in the second five questions you have been raised. Essentially, it's all a question of judgment.

Question 1

South
♠ Q 4 2
♥ A K 7 3
♦ Q 7 6 4
♣ 8 6

Q: 1 -

South	West	North	East
		1♥	Pass
?

Partner has opened the bidding - what do you respond?

A: 3♥. Just about dead centre for the bid. Partner can please himself whether he advances to 4♥ or whether he lets the bidding die in 3♥. If partner has a minimum opener then he will Pass 3♥, with anything more than a minimum he will advance to game.

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Question 2

South
♠ 10 7 6 3
♥ J 6 5 2
♦ A 6
♣ J 10 3

Q: 2 -

South	West	North	East
		1♥	Pass
?

Partner has opened the bidding - what do you respond?

A: 2♥. With 6 points you must keep the bidding open and you do have four-card Heart support. It is possible that North holds a very strong hand in context and may have enough to try for game. If he has only a minimum opening bid he will Pass your response of 2♥. Quite wrong to respond 1♠.

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Question 3

South
♠ A K Q 5
♥ J 6 5 2
♦ 10 6
♣ J 10 3

Q: 3 -

South	West	North	East
		1♥	Pass
?

Partner has opened the bidding - what do you respond?

A: 3♥. The four-card trump support is very important and should be shown in preference to your Spades, robust though they may be. The hand is too strong to bid a mere 2♥. The decision of whether to advance to game lies now with North as you have made a limit bid.

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Question 4

South
♠ J 10 6
♥ J 9 6 3
♦ 2
♣ A K 8 5 3

Q: 4 -

South	West	North	East
		1♥	Pass
?

Partner has opened the bidding - what do you respond?

A: 3♥. This isn’t difficult but there are many players who would (wrongly!) choose to bid 2♣. With 9 points and a useful side-suit singleton the hand is too good for 2♥. Again, it is now partner’s decision of how high to bid. With a weak opening bid North may choose to Pass 3♥.

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Question 5

South
♠ J 9 7 5 3 2
♥ A J 7 5
♦
♣ 10 9 4

Q: 5 -

South	West	North	East
		1♠	Pass
?

Partner has opened the bidding - what do you respond?

A: 4♠. No daisy-picking on this one. Yes, there are only 6 points but we have a side-suit void and six lovely trumps. Those two features make up for anything missing in the points department. It is usually worth bidding game when you hold six-card trump support. In fact, it's often right to leap to game with five-card support.

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Question 6

South
♠ A Q 9 5 3
♥ J 9 6
♦ A Q 9
♣ 10 4

Q: 6 -

South	West	North	East
1♠	Pass	2♠	Pass
?

Here you have opened the bidding and partner has raised your suit. What should you call next?

A: Pass. With a bit of luck and a following wind you might make eight tricks in 2♠. Certainly you cannot expect to make more. The point count may help here – you have 13 points and partner has 6–9 (give or take). You have no compensating features (singletons, voids) so let the bidding die in a part-score.

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Question 7

South
♠ A J 9 8 5
♥ K 10 3
♦ A K Q J
♣ J

Q: 7 -

South	West	North	East
1♠	Pass	2♠	Pass
?

Here you have opened the bidding and partner has raised your suit. What should you call next?

A: 4♠. You have a fine hand of 19 points with partner having Spade support and around 6–9 points. Together you must have game values (a minimum of 25 points between you). What else can you do but take a pot at 4♠? Bidding Diamonds is a waste of time - how can that help?

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Question 8

South
♠ A Q 5
♥ 10 8 7 6 3
♦ A K J 5
♣ J

Q: 8 -

South	West	North	East
1♥	Pass	3♥	Pass
?

Here you have opened the bidding and partner has raised your suit. What should you call next?

A: 4♥. Don’t be put off by the poor quality of your trump suit. You have enough values in the outside suits to bid game. You have 15 points and partner has said that he has about 10–12 so you have at least 25 points between you. That’s enough for a shot at 4♥.

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Question 9

South
♠ Q 8
♥ A Q J 9 5
♦ K 9 7
♣ 7 6 2

Q: 9 -

South	West	North	East
1♥	Pass	3♥	Pass
?

Here you have opened the bidding and partner has raised your suit. What should you call next?

A: Pass. Quickly. This is a minimum opening bid which may struggle to make even nine tricks. No chance of 4♥. Again, the point count may help you here. You have 12 points and partner has 10–12. There are no extra values (singletons, voids, long side-suits - that sort of feature) so a part-score is the spot. Don't be at all surprised if you get a minus score on this deal.

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Question 10

South
♠ A K 7 6 3
♥ A 5
♦ A J 7 6
♣ J 4

Q: 10 -

South	West	North	East
1♠	Pass	2♠	Pass
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Here you have opened the bidding and partner has raised your suit. What should you call next?

A: 3♦. Bidding a new suit is a trial bid. You are making a try for game. You are not strong enough to advance to 4♠ all by yourself but game is not out of the question. You have 17 points, partner has about 6–9 points. So together you might have as many as 26 points and be able to make 4♠. Pass the buck back to North – his choices are to sign-off in 3♠ or to advance to 4♠. It is his choice now and you will abide by his decision.

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