ANSWERS TO WEEKLY QUIZ

ANSWERS TO WEEKLY QUIZ
Q. Vulnerable, you hold:
K 10 5 Q J 4 6 Q 9 8 5 4 2
Partner opens the bidding with one no trump. What do you respond?
A. We think the hand is good enough to bid three no trump, regardless of whether your no-trump range is 15-17 or 16-18.
Q. Both vulnerable, as South you hold:
A Q 6 4 A K 10 6 4 Q 8 Q 6
The bidding has proceeded:
SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST
1 Pass 1NT Pass
?
What do you bid now?
A. Raise to two no trump.
Q. Both vulnerable, as South you hold:
6 K J 10 4 K Q J 9 3 Q 9 4
The bidding has proceeded:
EAST SOUTH WEST NORTH
1 Dbl Pass 2
Pass ?
What to you bid now?
A. When you made a takeout double, you bid almost every point you hold, so you have no option but to pass. To bid now would show a hand of at least 17-18 points and, quite likely, a six-card suit.
Q. As South, vulnerable, you hold:
A K 10 5 A J 6 5 2 Void 9 8 6 5
The bidding has proceeded:
SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST
1 Pass 1NT Pass
?
What action do you take?
A. Once upon a time, you would get both majors into the picture by opening one spade and rebidding two hearts. Now, you cannot pass or rebid your scrawny five-card major, and to bid two spades, a reverse, would show a far stronger hand. It is time to get your "powerful" minor into the auction -- bid two clubs!
Q. As South, vulnerable, you hold:
K 9 8 K Q 7 6 2 9 4 7 6 2
The bidding has proceeded:
WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH
3 Dbl Pass ?
What do you bid now?
A. The hand is too strong for a simple three hearts. Jump to four hearts.
Q. Both vulnerable, as South you hold:
K Q 6 9 8 5 4 K J 6 9 8 2
The bidding has proceeded:
EAST SOUTH WEST NORTH
1 Pass Pass 1NT
Pass ?
A. With only 9 points, you are as high as you want to be. Pass.
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