BRIDGE

Q. As South you hold:
x J 8 3 u Q 9 5 v K 4 w Q 8 7 4 2
The bidding has proceeded:
NORTHEASTSOUTHWEST
2w*Pass2v**Pass
2xPass?
* artificial game force
** waiting bid
What do you bid now?
Q. Both vulnerable, you hold:
x K Q 7 6 u 9 v A J 7 6 3 w 10 9 2
Partner opens the bidding with one spade. What do you respond?
Q. Neither vulnerable, as South you hold:
x A J 6 u A K 9 8 5 2 v 7 6 2 w 5
The bidding has proceeded:
SOUTHWESTNORTHEAST
1uPass2uPass
?
What action do you take?
Q. Both vulnerable, as South you hold:
x 9 5 u K 8 7 3 v K 7 6 2 w Q 7 3
The bidding has proceeded:
NORTHEASTSOUTHWEST
1uPass2uPass
3wPass?
What do you bid now?
Q. As South, vulnerable, you hold:
x K Q 7 6 u A J 7 6 2 v 7 w A Q 5
The bidding has proceeded:
NORTHEASTSOUTHWEST
1x2w?
What do you bid now?
Q. Both vulnerable, as South you hold:
x 7 u K Q 9 5 v A 10 6 3 w A Q 6 5
The bidding has proceeded:
NORTHEASTSOUTHWEST
1xDbl?
What action do you take?
Look for answers Monday.
XThis column is written by Tannah Hirsch and Omar Sharif. For information about Charles Goren's newsletter for bridge players, call (800) 788-1225 or write Goren Bridge Letter, P.O. Box 4410, Chicago, Ill. 60680.
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