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Bidding Quiz Standard American (short ♣) bidding is assumed unless otherwise stated.
Hand A Hand B With Hand A partner opens 1♣ and RHO doubles,
what do you do?
♠ 743 ♠ K973
♥ 84 ♥ A64 (a) What do you open with Hand B in 1st or 2nd seat?
♦ 10984 ♦ Q106 (b) What do you open with Hand B in 3rd seat?
♣ AQJ5 ♣ K74 (c) What do you open with Hand B in 4th seat?
Hand C Hand D With Hand C partner opens 1♠ and you bid 2♦. Partner rebids
2♥, what do you do?
♠ 73 ♠ A9
♥ Q ♥ Q103 With Hand D it’s both vul and partner opens 2♠/3♠ in 2nd seat
♦ AQJ92 ♦ K1084 (a) What do you bid if partner opened 3♠?
♣ J9874 ♣ AKQ6 (b) What do you bid if partner opened 2♠?
Bidding Sequence Quiz
E 1♣ dbl 1♦ 1♥
1♠ pass 3♦ is 3♦ forcing?
F 1♠ dbl 2♥ is 2♥ forcing?
G 1♠ 1NT 2♥ is 2♥ forcing?
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Stay low with mis-fits Board 17 from Friday 19th
Dealer: ♠ AQ1094 Table A
North ♥ K1064 West North East South(C)
Love all ♦ 85 - 1♠ pass 2♦
♣ K2 pass 2♥ pass 3♣ (1)
pass 3NT all pass
♠ 865 N ♠ KJ2
♥ AJ95 W E ♥ 8732 Table B
♦ K103 S ♦ 764 West North East South(C)
♣ Q103 ♣ A65 - 1♠ pass 2♦
♠ 73 pass 2♥ pass 2♠ (1)
♥ Q all pass
♦ AQJ92
♣ J9874
Table A: (1) What did you bid with this South hand C in this week’s quiz? I have no idea if this South
meant the bid as 4th suit forcing or natural, but either way I don’t like it.
Table B: (1) This is what the majority chose in answer to question C and I totally agree. It’s a misfit
and this South hand has nowhere near the values to force to game with 3♣. 2NT is an
alternative I guess but I prefer to play in the 5-2 fit with a misfit.
And what happened? 2♠ is a very reasonable spot and goes -1. 3NT is not a reasonable spot and
goes -3. At the club 2♠ made or made +1 and 3NT (bid twice) went just -1 and -2 because West did
not realize that he had to hold up the first time a ♦ was finessed.
The bottom lines:
Play Quiz Board 4 from Friday 19th
You are playing in 5♠ with these cards. You play the ♠K and East plays the ♠J which you win with the ♠A.
You then play a ♠ from the South hand and West follows. Assuming that you can get no inferences from the bidding,
(a) do you play for the drop or do you play West for an initial ♠Qxx?
(b) Is it a close decision or not?
North South
♠ K7653 ♠ A1098
♥ 6 ♥ 73
♦ 106 ♦ AJ72
♣ AK942 ♣ 1053
Restricted Choice or 8-ever 9-never?
Links column > General Bridge Topics > Eight ever – nine never or restricted choice?
3NT or 4♥/♠ opposite a ♥/♠ pre-empt Board 26 from Friday 19th
Dealer: ♠ A9
East ♥ Q103 West North(D) East South
Both vul ♦ K1084 - - pass 3♠ (1)
♣ AKQ6 pass 3NT all pass
♠ 75 N ♠ K3
♥ A8654 W E ♥ J9
♦ Q63 S ♦ A975
♣ J83 ♣ 107542
♠ QJ108642
♥ K72
♦ J2
♣ 9
(1) Some chose to open 2♠ and others 3♠ with this hand. My choice would be 3♠.
(2) What did you bid with this North hand D(a) in this week’s quiz? It is usually best to play in partner’s
major when he has pre-empted and I would certainly bid 4♠. And my choice if partner had opened 2♠
would also be 4♠ rather than 3NT.
And what happened? Just one pair reached 4♠, making for a clear top. The other four pairs all played
in the hopeless 3NT going one down (apart from one declarer who made it due to poor defence,
presumably covering the ♥Q with the ♥A).
The bottom lines:
When partner pre-empts in a major and you have values for game, it is virtually always best to play in his suit rather than 3NT.
Dave’s Column
North South Bidding
♠ KJ104 ♠ AQ9872 West North East South
♥ 7 ♥ 965 - 1♣ pass 1♠
♦ A96 ♦ 872 2♥ 2♠ 4♥ 4♠
♣ A9852 ♣ 3 pass pass dbl all pass
You are South, declarer in 4♠ doubled, with a great dummy. West leads the ♥K and switches to the ♦Q
won by Dummy’s ♦A. You can afford one round of trumps. Both follow, should you draw another round
of trumps and claim ten tricks or is there room to explore for an overtrick?
Dave’s Column Answer Board 13 from Wednesday 17th Aug
Dealer: ♠ KJ104 Book Bidding
North ♥ 7 West North East South
both vul ♦ A96 - 1♣ pass 1♠
♣ A9852 2♥ 2♠ 4♥ 4♠
pass pass dbl all pass
♠ 6 N ♠ 53
♥ KQJ1042 W E ♥ A83
♦ QJ5 S ♦ K1043
♣ Q76 ♣ KJ104 West leads the ♥K and switches to the ♦Q won by
♠ AQ9872 Dummy’s ♦A. Declarer can afford one round of
♥ 965 trumps. Both follow, should Declarer draw
♦ 872 another round and claim ten tricks or is there
♣ 3 room to explore for an overtrick?
Dealer: ♠ K Declarer can easily make 4♠ doubled, but there is
North ♥ - an excellent chance for an overtrick if he goes about
both vul ♦ 96 it in the right way. South continues with a round
♣ 9 of trumps and then a ♣ to the ♣A at trick four,
ruffs a ♣ and leads a trump to dummy. Then a ♣
♠ - N ♠ - ruff, a ♥ ruff and a ♣ ruff follow. That leaves this
♥ QJ W E ♥ A position. As the ♣’s divide 4-3 there is a good ♣ in
♦ J5 S ♦ K104 dummy for a ♦ discard and it is reached by ruffing
♣ - ♣ - the last ♥.
♠ Q
♥ 9
♦ 87
♣-
Dave’s 2nd Column
Dealer: ♠ 109654 Book bidding
South ♥ 64 West North East South
N-S vul ♦ J10764 - - - pass
♣ 3 1♣ (1) pass 3♣ (1) 3♦
4♣ 5♦ pass pass
6♣ ? (2)
What should you bid with this North hand at (2)?
Dave’s 2nd Column Answer Board 15 from Wednesday 17th Aug
Dealer: ♠ 109654 Book bidding
South ♥ 64 West North East South
N-S vul ♦ J10764 - - - pass
♣ 3 1♣ (1) pass 3♣ (1) 3♦
4♣ 5♦ pass pass
♠ KJ N ♠ AQ3 6♣ ? (2)
♥ 987 W E ♥ QJ1032
♦ AK S ♦ -
♣ KQJ985 ♣ A10764 (1) artificial and strong in their system
♠ 872 (2) what should South bid now?
♥ AK5
♦ Q98532
♣ 2
In the final of the 2003 Bermuda Bowl, the USA E-W bid to 6♣ by East after South had opened 1♦
(because of the vulnerability). South doubled and North led a ♠ but West could not avoid two ♥ losers
and was one down for 200 to Italy.
At the other table after the bidding shown, the USA North bid 6♦over 6♣. East doubled and Italy
collected +1100 and +16 IMPs . North should pass 6♣ in answer to question (2) above. He has said
it all with 5♦ and should now leave the decision to partner. South would almost certainly double
(a Lightner Double, asking for an unusual lead, so in this auction not a ♥). A ♠ lead would lead to the
same +200 and a ♥ lead would lead to +500.
The bottom line:
Bidding Quiz Answers
Hand A: 2♣. I guess that 1♦ or 1NT are alternatives? But the one bid that is certainly ridiculous is redouble.
That bid generally shows a misfit for partner. I was not going to put this in the quiz as it’s so basic;
but apparently two non-beginners found the redouble with this North hand 15 from Wednesday 10th.
Hand B: (a) Pass. This 4333 hand, with nothing special in intermediates, is not worth an opening. The rule of 20
applies in 1st and 2nd seat and this hand is only 19 with no redeeming features. Those who opened this
South hand 14 from Wednesday regretted it, with pass-out getting a good score twice.
(b) 1♣. Anything goes in 3rd seat.
(c) 1♣. In 4th seat the rule of 15 is a good guide for marginal openers; where the ♠ suit is all important
in competitive auctions. Add the length of the ♠ suit to the HCPs and if it’s 15 or more then open.
This hand is 16 for the rule and clearly worth an opening in 4th seat.
Hand C: 2♠, give preference. It’s a misfit opposite a possibly minimal hand and 3♣ is an over-bid. 2NT is possible
but I prefer to play in a 5-2 fit when it’s a misfit.
Hand D: (a) 4♠. There may be no entry to dummy if you bid 3NT.
(b) 4♠. I believe that it’s exactly the same opposite a 2♠ opening. I Guess you could try 2NT
(Ogust or feature ask) but I don’t think that either will really help.
Bidding Sequence Quiz Answers
E 1♣ dbl 1♦ 1♥ 3♦ is invitational. If you want to set up a forcing sequence,
1♠ pass 3♦ bid 2♥.
F 1♠ dbl 2♥ 2♥ is a weakish passable bid. With a good hand, redouble.
G 1♠ 1NT 2♥ 2♥ is a weakish passable bid. With a good hand, double.