Answers to weekly quiz

Answers to weekly quiz

Q. East-West vulnerable, as South you hold:

xA 10 7 5 uK Q 10 8 5 4 v8 5 w7

After three passes to you, what action do you take?

A. Here, you hold two good major suits and should be able to outbid the opponents. Open one heart — you could make game opposite the right hand.

Q. As South, vulnerable, you hold:

xQ 7 uA K Q 9 6 2 vK 9 wA 10 7

The bidding has proceeded:

SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST

1u Pass 2u 3v

3NT 4v Dbl Pass

?

What action do you take?

A. We think that three no trump was a fair shot, but partner might be expecting a more balanced hand, perhaps with better diamonds. While we like to respect partner’s penalty doubles, we feel that here discretion is certainly the better part of valor. Bid four hearts.

Q. Both vulnerable, as South you hold:

xVoid uJ 10 7 6 5 2 vK Q 8 3 wJ 9 2

The bidding has proceeded:

EAST SOUTH WEST NORTH

Pass Pass 4x Dbl

Pass ?

What action do you take?

A. Do you play that partner’s double of four spades is for takeout or penalties? If the latter, he probably has a no-trump type of hand. But regardless of how you play the double, we would not leave it in. Bid five hearts.

Q. As South, vulnerable, you hold:

x9 5 u9 6 3 vK J 9 4 3 w10 8 2

The bidding has proceeded:

NORTH EAST SOUTH WEST

1x 2v ?

What action do you take?

A. Pass. If partner re-opens with a double, by all means convert it to penalties by passing.

Q. East-West vulnerable, you hold:

xK Q J 8 7 3 2 u9 6 4 v6 w8 3

Your right-hand opponent opens the bidding with one heart. What action do you take?

A. Jump to three spades.

Q. Both vulnerable, as South you hold:

xJ 9 3 u9 5 vA K 10 7 6 wJ 6 5

The bidding has proceeded:

WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH

1w 1x Pass ?

What do you bid?

A. You have a pretty good fit for partner. Tell him that by raising to two spades.

2009 Tribune Media Services