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Weekly Quiz Answers

Q. Both vulnerable, as South, you hold:

x2 uA K J 4 vA Q 5 wA K 9 5 4

The bidding has proceeded:

SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST

1w Pass 1u Pass

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What do you bid now?

A. You would like to make a splinter bid to show your spade singleton and strong heart support, but a jump to two spades would be a jump shift, showing a second suit and a strong hand. To show your singleton, you must jump a level and use three spades as your splinter.

Q. Both vulnerable, as South, you hold:

xQ 7 6 4 3 uA 2 vJ 4 3 wA K 4

The bidding has proceeded:

NORTH EAST SOUTH WEST

1w Pass 1x Pass

2v Pass ?

What do you bid now?

A. Bid three clubs.

Q. Both vulnerable, as South, you hold:

xVoid uQ 8 5 4 vA J 9 7 wA K 8 4 3

The bidding has proceeded:

SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST

1w Pass 1u Pass

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What do you bid now?

A. Pretend you have a singleton spade and jump to three spades.

Q. Both vulnerable, as South, you hold:

xA Q 9 5 uA 10 8 6 v9 8 3 w7 3

The bidding has proceeded:

NORTH EAST SOUTH WEST

1v Pass 1u Pass

2u Pass ?

What action do you take?

A. If you were sure partner held four-card heart support for his raise, you are just worth a game try. However should partner hold only three-card support, even two hearts might not be in the cards. A vulnerable partial is too valuable to risk — pass.

Q. Both vulnerable, as South, you hold:

xA J 5 uA K 10 6 vJ 10 6 5 2 w7

The bidding has proceeded:

SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST

1v Pass 1x Pass

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What do you bid now?

A. The best you can do is raise to two spades and see what transpires.

Q. Both vulnerable, as South, you hold:

xK Q 6 uA K 10 8 vJ 10 7 6 2 w7

The bidding has proceeded:

SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST

1v Pass 1x 2w

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What action do you take?

A. Playing most standard methods place you at a disadvantage similar to the above, and you have to raise spades with three cards in the suit. However, ”support doubles” are gaining in popularity. You still raise with four-card support, but with three-card support, you double. Since you seldom want to double an overcall at the one- or two-level, you play that a double by you here promises three-card support and two spades guarantees four spades.

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