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Bidding Quiz Standard American bidding is assumed unless otherwise stated.

Hand A Hand B With Hand A partner opens 1♦ and you bid 1♥. Partner rebids

1NT, what do you bid?

♠ 10 ♠ QJ943

♥ AKJ10987 ♥ A10873 With Hand B partner opens 1♣ and RHO bids a weak 2♦.

♦ A52 ♦ Q what do you bid?

♣ Q4 ♣ 105

5-5 top down Board 13 from Friday 5^th

Dealer: ♠ 87 Table A

North ♥ 6 West North East(B) South

Both vul ♦ A96542 - pass pass pass

♣ KQ87 1♣ 2♦ 2♥ (1) 3♦

3♥ (2) 4♦ 4♥ all pass

♠ AK65 N ♠ QJ943

♥ 952 W E ♥ A10873 Table B

♦ K S ♦ Q West North East(B) South

♣ AJ962 ♣ 105 1♣ 2♦ 2♠ (1) 3♦

♠ 102 4♠ all pass

♥ KQJ4

♦ J10873

♣ 43

Table A: (1) What did you bid with this East hand B in this week’s quiz? This 2♥ bid must be wrong. Some may consider a negative double, but I play that as promising only one (4-card) major in this sequence. I prefer the action taken at table B.

(2) There is no way that E-W can find the ♠ fit now. A 3♠ bid would promise a big hand and so West has little choice but to support ♥’s of which partner presumably has 5+.

Table B: (1) This is the ‘obvious’ bid – you have to stretch after a pre-emptive overcall - see Paul Quodomine’s previous articles on ‘borrowing a king’ in these situations. So with 5-5, bid the ♠’s with the intention of bidding ♥’s later.

And what happened? 4♠= four times, 5♠-1, 4♠-2 and 4♥-2 twice. The bottom line:

- Bid the higher ranking suit when holding two touching 5-carders.

Manufacture a forcing bid? Board 22 from Wednesday 3^rd

Dealer: ♠ 10 Table A

East ♥ AKJ10987 West North(A) East South

E-W vul ♦ A52 - - pass 1♦

♣ Q4 pass 1♥ pass 1NT

pass 4♥ (1) all pass

♠ KJ82 N ♠ Q7543

♥ 63 W E ♥ 5 Table B

♦ QJ98 S ♦ 73 West North(A) East South

♣ K96 ♣ 108753 - - pass 1♦

♠ A96 pass 1♥ pass 1NT

♥ Q42 pass 3NT (1) pass

♦ K1064

♣ AJ2

Table A: (1) What did you bid with this North hand A in this week’s quiz? This was the most popular choice.

Table B: (1) This North took a typical ‘pairs’ view and bid NoTrumps rather than ♥’s in answer to question A. It is rather dangerous because if the ♥’s do not run and if partner has only one stop in the black suit led then the contract is in danger.

And what happened? 6♥= twice, 4♥+2 seven times, 4♥+1 and 3NT+3

The bottom line:

- I think that the best bid at (1) is a (forcing) lie. There are various options according to partnership understandings, including 2♠, 3♠, 2♣ and 3♣. If North tries one of these bids then South will doubtless support ♥’s and North can then either bid 3NT with a bit more confidence or else investigate the ♥ slam.

- 3♥ at (1) would be nice if it is forcing – but it is invitational

Dave’s Column Here is Dave’s first input on the play of the hand.

Dealer: ♠ K7

North ♥ K94 West North East South

both vul ♦ 9432 - pass pass 1NT

♣ KJ96 pass 3NT all pass

N ♠ J964 You are East. Partner leads the ♣3 (4^th best)

W E ♥ AQ3 and declarer wins with the ♣A and lets the ♥J

S ♦ QJ108 ride to your ♥Q. What do you lead?

♣ 74

Dave’s Column answer Board 13 from Wednesday 27^th

Dealer: ♠ K7 Book bidding

North ♥ K94 West North East South

both vul ♦ 9432 - pass pass 1NT

♣ KJ96 pass 3NT all pass

♠ 10853 N ♠ J964 You are East. Partner leads the ♣3 (4^th best)

♥ 85 W E ♥ AQ3 and declarer wins with the ♣A and lets the ♥J

♦ A7 S ♦ QJ108 ride to your ♥Q. What do you lead?

♣ 108532 ♣ 74

♠ AQ2

♥ J10762

♦ K65

♣ AQ

When the board was first played, East shifted to the ♦Q, winning, and next led the ♦J. South pondered and decided that since East, a passed hand, had shown the ♥Q and might have the ♥A and the ♠J, he was not likely to have ♦AQJ. So South ducked again. West had to win the ♦A and East won the ♥A but declarer made the rest for his contract.

Either West or East could have beaten the contract; easiest is if East leads the ♦8, forcing partner to play the ♦A – thus forcing him to make the correct play.

And what happened at the Pattaya bridge club? 4♥= twice, 3NT= twice, and numerous contracts of 4♥ and 3NT going one or two down.

Dave’s 2^nd Column Here is Dave’s second problem on the play of the hand.

West East West North East South

♠ 52 ♠ A8 - - 1NT pass

♥ Q74 ♥ KJ3 3NT all pass

♦ KQ42 ♦ AJ76

♣ A1074 ♣ KJ98

You are East, declarer in 3NT and win the opening ♠3 lead with the ♠A. You can see that you will not have time to establish your ♥ tricks and so need 4 ♣ tricks. So you try to find out more about the hand by running the ♦’s, upon which South discards three ♥’s. How do you play the ♣’s?

Dave’s 2^nd Column answer Board 26 from Wednesday 27^th

Dealer: ♠ QJ1074 Book Bidding

East ♥ A82 West North East South

Both vul ♦ 9853 - - 1NT pass

♣ 5 3NT all pass

♠ 52 N ♠ A8

♥ Q74 W E ♥ KJ3 You are East and win the opening lead of ♠3.

♦ KQ42 S ♦ AJ76 You can see that you will not have time to

♣ A1074 ♣KJ98 establish your ♥ tricks and so need 4 ♣ tricks.

♠ K963 So you try to find out more about the hand by

♥ 10965 running the ♦’s, upon which South discards three

♦ 10 ♥’s. How do you play the ♣’s?

♣ Q632

What do you know about South’s hand?

How many ♠’s has South implied? He led the ♠3 and you can see the ♠2 and so he probably has four ♠’s. And he has shown just one ♦.

With a 5 card suit and a 4 card suit South would normally lead the longer. Therefore assume that he has no suit longer than ♠’s and so is precisely 4414. So the rest is easy, cash the ♣K and run the ♣J with confidence.

And what happened at the Pattaya bridge club? 3NT+2 three times, 3NT+1 twice, 3NT= twice, 3NT-1 three times and 3NT-2.

Bidding Quiz Answers

Hand A: 4♥ is the value bid, but how about bidding a black suit? You have the values to be sure that 4♥ makes, but 6♥ may be on and there may be just as many tricks in NoTrumps as in ♥’s. So manufacture a non-existent suit (a forcing bid) and see if partner can support ♥’s. 3♥ would be a nice simple bid if it was forcing – but it is just invitational.

Hand B: 2♠, with the intention of bidding ♥’s later if necessary.

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