Bid with Barry by Barry Rigal

In any non-competitive sequence responder at his first turn can always create a forcing bid by naming a new suit as opposed to raising partner or bidding no-trump. Life gets more complex at the second turn. When opener has limited his hand responder will generally either bid game or pass; if not, he can suggest a sign off with a minimum action, or invite by bidding no-trump or repeating (or raising) a suit. Or he can force to game by bidding the fourth suit or perhaps jumping.

Question 1

Your Hand
♠ 10 5 4 2
♥ Q 10 9 7 2
♦ K 8 5
♣ 2

Q: 1 - As South, what do you bid?

South	West	North	East
		1 No-trump	p
?

A: Bid 2♣, Stayman, intending to bid two hearts over a two diamond response. This shows a weak hand with both majors and should ensure you play a sensible partscore – one no-trump might easily be off the whole club suit.

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Question 2

Your Hand
♠ K 6 4
♥ Q 7 5 2
♦ J 10 6
♣ A 6 2

Q: 2 - As South, what do you bid?

South	West	North	East
-	-	1♦	p
1♥	p	3♣	p
?

A: 3♦: Bid three diamonds. Your primary responsibility in response to a jump-shift is to give support. Here you have excellent diamond support, so show partner and wait to see what he does next.

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Question 3

Your Hand
♠ 9 5 4 2
♥ A
♦ K Q 10 6 5
♣ J 6 3

Q: 3 - As South, what do you bid?

South	West	North	East
-	-	1♥	p
1♠	p	2♥	p
?

A: Pass. Yes you have a ten-count, but no fit, and partner has shown no extras. Even two hearts may not be safe!

Your result so far:

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Question 4

Your Hand
♠ K 9 7 2
♥ K 8
♦ Q 7 5 2
♣ Q 7 6

Q: 4 - As South, what do you bid?

South	West	North	East
-	-	1♥	p
1♠	p	2♣	p
?

A: 2♥: Bid two hearts. Inviting with two no-trump would be rather forward, if not totally unreasonable. However this hand is really only worth preference to two hearts – the odds are some of your queens and jacks will not pull their full weight today.

Your result so far:

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Question 5

Your Hand
♠ J 2
♥ A K J 4 2
♦ 10 9 5
♣ K 10 9

Q: 5 - How do you bid on with the South hand?

South	West	North	East
-	-	1♣	p
1♥	p	1♠	p
?

A: 2♦:Bid two diamonds, as fourth suit, forcing. You are keen to find either heart support or a diamond stop in partner’s hand, and fourth suit will elicit that information by getting partner to describe his hand further.

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