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 "God Bless You!" Respond to major by Marti Ronemus

Ahhh-CHOO! The sound of a sneeze is oh so prevalent during January, isn't it? BUT!! Wait till you hear this!

The common sneeze takes less than 2/3 of a second. During that minute speck of time, over 5000 droplets of... oh well, never mind what ... are projected at up to 100 MPH. They can reach a distance of 30 feet and are suspended in the air up to 10 minutes!

For heaven's sake, cover your face! A sneeze is a menace.

And to answer another of life's burning questions, we can't keep our eyes open when we sneeze because eye muscles are part of the sneeze action.

And now, with hankies at hand, we tackle some of life's burning bidding questions. Today we look at initial responses to Pard's major opening.



Question 1

  Your Hand
♠ J 9 8
♥ Q 8 2
♦ J 4 3 2
♣ K 4 2 		 
Q: 1 - South:
SouthWestNorthEast
--1♠Pass
?


 Your choice:
A: 2♠: We have a wretched, minimum hand. We've got our Golden Spade fit, so let's make the most discouraging bid we can (other than Pass). We've limited our hand, and now it's up to Pard.

Your result so far:
Open Question

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Question 2

  Your Hand
♠ J 9 8 7
♥ Q 8 2
♦ J 4 3
♣ K 4 2 		 
Q: 2 - South:
SouthWestNorthEast
--1♥Pass
?


 Your choice:
A: 2♥: Yes, we've got four Spades, but should we mention them? No. We have a minimum hand and remember the Wonderbra Rule? With a minimum hand, support with support. We've got an eight-card Heart fit and that's where we belong. We need to limit our hand asap. 1♠ would not be limiting and it would be forcing.

Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 3

  Your Hand
♠ J 9 8 7
♥ Q 8
♦ J 4 3
♣ K 8 4 2 		 
Q: 3 - South:
SouthWestNorthEast
--1♥Pass
?


 Your choice:
A: 1♠: This time, we can't support Pard, so we will mention our Spades. Some might bid 1 No-trump with this hand, and that wouldn't be incorrect, but we like 1♠ a little better.

Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 4

  Your Hand
♠ J 9 8
♥ Q 8
♦ J 7 4 3
♣ K 8 4 2 		 
Q: 4 - South:
SouthWestNorthEast
--1♥Pass
?


 Your choice:
A: 1 No-trump: With no help for Pard's suit, and no other exciting options, let's show our shape and points with a simple 1 No-trump bid.

Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 5

  Your Hand
♠ 9 8
♥ Q J 8
♦ J 7 6
♣ A K 8 7 6 		 
Q: 5 - South:
SouthWestNorthEast
--1♠Pass
?


 Your choice:
A: 2♣: We're delighted to have the cash to purchase the two-level. We could bid No-trump, but let's find out a little more about Pard's hand before we close out the auction. Our bid is forcing and unlimited.

And now, before we catch a cold, let's go play our hand.

Your result so far:
Open Question

Play this Hand

Now that you've bid five hands, let's see how your play goes.

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