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Saturday, February 25, 2006


Q. Neither vulnerable, as South you hold:
x A K Q 10 9 8 u J 3 2 v Void w A J 10 4
Partner opens the bidding with one diamond. What do you bid now?
Q. Vulnerable, you hold:
x A 10 4 u K Q 10 7 6 5 4 v Void w 7 6 2
The bidding has proceeded:
NORTH EAST SOUTH WEST
1v Pass 1u Pass
3NT Pass ?
What do you bid now?
Q. As South, vulnerable, you hold:
x A Q J 6 4 2 u A J 8 v J 9 8 w A
Your right-hand opponent opens 1 diamond. What action do you take?
Q. Vulnerable, you hold:
x Q J 8 u 8 6 5 4 v 10 5 w Q J 8 6
Partner opens the bidding with one spade. What do you respond?
Q. Not vulnerable, as South you hold:
x A 5 3 u K 8 7 5 2 v K 9 7 w Q 6
The bidding has proceeded:
SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST
1u Pass 1x Pass
?
What do you bid now?
Q. Neither vulnerable, as South you hold:
x K Q 7 6 3 u A 9 5 v A Q J 7 4 w Void
The bidding has proceeded:
WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH
1w 1u Pass ?
What do you bid now?
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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