BRIDGE

Q. As South, vulnerable, you hold:
x A J 7 6 2 u A J v A Q 7 w Q 8 4
The bidding has proceeded:
SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST
1x Pass 2w Pass
3NT Pass 4NT Pass
?
Playing a 15-17 range for a one-no-trump opening, what do you bid now?
Q. As South, vulnerable, you hold:
x 9 7 6 u 10 5 4 v A 7 3 w K J 6 3
The bidding has proceeded:
NORTH EAST SOUTH WEST
1x 2v ?
What action do you take?
Q. Vulnerable, as South you hold:
x J 3 u A J 6 v A K J 10 2 w A 10 3
The bidding has proceeded:
SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST
1v 1x 1NT Pass
?
What do you bid now?
Q. Both vulnerable, as South you hold:
x K 6 2 u A J 6 v A K 10 7 w Q 6 3
The bidding has proceeded:
SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST
1NT Pass Pass 2w
Pass Pass 2v Pass
?
What action do you take?
Q. As South, vulnerable, you hold:
x A Q 10 6 5 2 u Void v A J 6 w A K 9 4
The bidding has proceeded:
SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST
1x 2u Pass Pass
?
What action do you take?
Q. As South, vulnerable, you hold:
x J 8 6 4 u Q 9 4 3 v 8 w A J 7 5
The bidding has proceeded:
SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST
Pass Pass 1w 1v
?
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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