BRIDGE

Q. East-West vulnerable, as South you hold:
x A 2 u Q 10 2 v J 10 8 5 4 2 w 9 6
The bidding has proceeded:
NORTH EAST SOUTH WEST
1x 2u ?
What do you bid now?
Q. As South, vulnerable, you hold:
x J 9 6 4 2 u K Q 9 5 v A 10 4 3 w Void
The bidding has proceeded:
NORTH EAST SOUTH WEST
1x 2u ?
What do you bid now?
Q. Both vulnerable, as South you hold:
x A 4 u A 6 5 2 v A Q J 8 7 w A 6
The bidding has proceeded:
SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST
1v Pass 1u Pass
?
What do you bid now?
Q. Both vulnerable, as South you hold:
x K Q 6 5 4 2 u J 6 v K 10 4 w K 2
The bidding has proceeded:
SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST
1x Pass 2u Pass
2x Pass 3v Pass
?
What do you bid now?
Q. Both vulnerable, as South you hold:
x 5 u K J 9 5 2 v J 9 6 4 w Q J 10
The bidding has proceeded:
NORTH EAST SOUTH WEST
1x Pass 1NT Pass
3x Pass ?
What do you bid now?
Q. Vulnerable, you hold:
x A Q u Q J 6 v K J 8 7 5 2 w K 7
What is your opening bid?
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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