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Weekly Quiz Answers

Q. As South, vulnerable, you hold:

xK Q 10 4 u7 vA K Q 6 3 wK 8 4

The bidding has proceeded:

SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST

1v 1u Dbl* Pass

?

*Negative, for takeout

What do you bid now?

A. The bidding could hardly have developed better for you. Partner’s negative double has at least four spades and a good hand, and slam is in the air. Make a jump splinter of three hearts showing a singleton in the bid suit and a good spade suit, and await developments.

Q. Neither vulnerable, as South, you hold:

x9 5 uQ 4 2 vA Q 9 4 2 wA 9 3

The bidding has proceeded:

NORTH EAST SOUTH WEST

1x Pass 2v Pass

2u Pass 2NT Pass

3v Pass ?

What action do you take?

A. You were headed for three no trump, but partner has shown a three-suited hand with a singleton club. Three no trump is no longer appealing and, since we want to be in game, five diamonds seems the logical alternative.

Q. Both vulnerable, as South, you hold:

xA 9 7 6 uK 8 vA K J 7 4 w9 3

The bidding has proceeded:

SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST

1v Pass 1x Pass

?

What do you bid now?

A. Invite partner to bid game with a reasonable hand by making an invitational jump raise to three spades.

Q. Both vulnerable, as South, you hold:

xA K J 7 3 uJ 7 v8 7 wK Q 6 5

The bidding has proceeded:

NORTH EAST SOUTH WEST

1u Pass 1x Pass

2NT Pass ?

What do you bid now?

A. Partner should have some 17-18 points so you are borderline for proceeding to slam. However, your jack of hearts could be worth its weight in gold, so we would take our chances with six no trump.

Q. Both vulnerable, as South, you hold:

x9 6 uK Q J 9 5 2 vA 9 5 w8 4

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

A. With only 10 points in high cards, a two-level overcall is definitely risky. However, the quality of your long suit is such that we would venture two hearts. Don’t let the opponents have the right of way unchallenged.

Q. Both vulnerable, as South, you hold:

x9 8 5 uJ 9 8 6 2 vA 8 wK J 6

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

A. Overcalling with such a poor suit invites disaster. There are so many holdings where the opponents buy the hand and, should partner lead a heart, he might be presenting them with a trick they could not make otherwise. Pass.

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