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Mon 15^th 1^st Bill & Dave 60% 2^nd Lewis & Terry 57%

Wed 17^th 1^st Ivy & Wolfgang 66% 2^nd= Lewis&Terry / Lars&Jean 57%

Fri 19^th 1^st Lars & Tomas 58% 2^nd Lewis & Bill 57%

Bidding Quiz Standard American is assumed unless otherwise stated.

Hand A Hand B What do you open with Hand A?

♠ 974 ♠ 9742 With Hand B partner opens 1♥.

♥ 6 ♥ AK6 (a) What do you bid?

♦ AKQ8764 ♦ QJ7 (b) Suppose you choose 1♠ and partner rebids 1NT, what now?

♣ 32 ♣ J105

Hand C Hand D With Hand C you open 1♥ and : -

(a) LHO overcalls 1♠ and partner bids 4♥, what do you do?

♠ K9 ♠ 9842 (b) LHO overcalls 2♠ (weak) and partner bids 4♥, what do you do?

♥ KJ9876 ♥ 43

♦ AJ10 ♦ AK With hand D you open 1♣ and LHO doubles. Partner redoubles

♣ AJ ♣ KQ643 RHO bids 1♥, what do you do?

Bidding Sequence quiz There were loads of bidding mis-understandings this week

E 4♣ (a) What is a 4♣ opening?, and (b) What is a 4NT opening?

F 1♥ 1♠ 4♥ Is 4♥ weak or strong?

G 1♥ 2♠ 4♥ 2♠ is a weak jump overcall, is 4♥ weak or strong?

H 1♣ dbl pass 1♥ How strong is 1♥?

J 1♦ 1NT pass 2♦ What is 2♦?

K 2♥ pass pass 2NT

pass 3♥ What is 3♥?

L 1♥ pass 1♠ pass

2♦ Is 2♦ forcing?

M 1♥ pass 2♣ pass

2♦ Is 2♦ forcing?

N 1♥ pass 1♠ pass

2♦ pass 2NT How strong is 2NT?

P 1♣ dbl redbl 1♥

dbl What is dbl? is it showing ♠’s or penalties?

The Gambling 3NT Board 24 from Monday 15^th

The ‘gambling 3NT’ is not gambling at all! – you tell partner your hand pretty precisely and he should know what to do:

Dealer: ♠