| + | West |
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A J 9 8 |
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A 6 3 |
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8 5 3 |
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10 5 4 |
| North |
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K Q 10 6 2 |
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K 10 9 2 |
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7 |
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9 8 2 |
| + | East |
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4 |
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J 8 7 |
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A J 10 9 6 2 |
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Q 7 3 |
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Bridge Deal
from the deal bank
You:
North
Dealer:
South
Vulnerability: E-W
Click on "q1" below to see question 1, and on "A1" to see the answer.
- Question
1
Your partner at South deals and opens 1C, so with your 8 points you reply with your longest suit, bidding 1S. The enemy are all too weak to bid, or they're asleep. Your partner re-bids 1NT. What should you now bid? pass, 2C, 2D, 2H, 2S, or 2NT?
- Question
1
Your partner at South deals and opens 1C, so with your 8 points you reply with your longest suit, bidding 1S. The enemy are all too weak to bid, or they're asleep. Your partner re-bids 1NT. What should you now bid? pass, 2C, 2D, 2H, 2S, or 2NT?
Answer
Well, partner's got a balanced hand with 15-17 HCP, and you've got 8 HCP at North, making 23-25 in total, plus a "shape" point in Spades. So game could be on, provided partner's not at minimum. A logical bid might be to invite to game with 2NT, but....
I just hope the singleton in diamonds is not going to be opposite a short suit in South's cards: on average she'll have 3.5 cards in this situation, let's hope it's not 2, but either way I fear there's too much exposure in diamonds for a NT contract.
And just look at those lovely long Spades. Maybe she might have 3 of them, which is arithmetically the most likely number. I wonder how I could tell her about them. Do I rebid them? But then that promises 6 doesn't it? I know: if bid 2 Hearts it will describe my hand perfectly - 5 and 4 shape.
- Question
2
Have a peep at South's hand. What should she now rebid? pass, 2NT, 3NT, or a suit?
- Question
2
Have a peep at South's hand. What should she now rebid? pass, 2NT, 3NT, or a suit?
Answer
Well, since she's on minimum, and being a sensible duplicate player, she'll avoid higher risks. But can we leave it in Hearts? North has only promised 4 of them, so no 8-card fit. Seems like No Trumps is a better option than a Major game try - as we've got cover in all 4 suits.
But should we got to 2 or try for a game with 3? Well, I'm on minimum, so let's leave it to partner to decide, since partner knows I have at least 15 HCP, but I don't know how strong she is.
- Question
3
Would the bids be different if, rather than using duplicate bridge scoring, you were playing either "teams" or rubber bridge with nothing below the line ?
- Question
3
Would the bids be different if, rather than using duplicate bridge scoring, you were playing either "teams" or rubber bridge with nothing below the line ?
Answer
Yes, possibly. There is a slight argument for North going straight to 3NT, given his 8 HCP plus a "shape point" in Spades. As long as his partner South has a stopper in the terrible diamonds, then 2 out of 3 times you'll be on 25+. And then you might get a game bonus, which scores better on riskier hands when you're not playing duplicate. Conversely, South might be argued to be weaker than her 15 HCP implies, having a 4333 shape, which I quite like to downgrade by a point.
Other people's bidding
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The card play
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Planning questions
If box #4 is there for this deal (>>>), see how others might have planned the play...
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