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 Placing the Contract -- Ho Ho Ho by Marti Ronemus

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As we battle our way though our quiz today, I want to remind you that the bidding may not end until someone has limited their hand.

Question 1

  Your Hand
♠ 9
♥ A K 4 3 2
♦ J 9 8
♣ A K 9 2 		 
Q: 1 - South:
SouthWestNorthEast
1♥p1♠P
2♣P2♥P
?


 Your choice:
A: Pass: This one is fairly simple. We do the math. We, BTW, do NOT like the shortness in Pard's first-bid suit. Pard has between 6-9 pts., and only two Hearts. (If he had three, he would have supported immediately with a minimum hand.) We add our points to those shown when Pard limited his hand with his 2♥ bid, and Pass.

Your result so far:
Open Question

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Question 2

  Your Hand
♠ K 9
♥ A Q 4 3 2
♦ A J
♣ K 9 7 2 		 
Q: 2 - South:
SouthWestNorthEast
1♥p1♠P
2♣P2♥P
?


 Your choice:
A: 2 No-trump: Same bidding, and we know Pard has 6-9 pts and only two Hearts, just like before. This time, though, we've got an invitational hand of 17-ish points. We CARE if Pard has 6 or 9 pts. When we bid 2 No-trump, we aren't saying, "We don't like your suit," we're saying, "I have 16-18 points, and want you to pass if you're at the bottom of your bid, or go to game with 8-9."

Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 3

  Your Hand
♠ A J 2
♥ A Q 4 3 2
♦ 3
♣ A 9 7 3 		 
Q: 3 - South:
SouthWestNorthEast
1♥p1♠P
2♣P2♥P
?


 Your choice:
A: 2♠: This time, we've got a support for Pard's Spades. By telling him, he'll know we still have hope to go to game. It's his problem now!

Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 4

  Your Hand
♠ K 9
♥ K J 10 4 3 2
♦ A 8 7
♣ J 2 		 
Q: 4 - South:
SouthWestNorthEast
1♥p2♣p
2♥p2 No-trumpp
?


 Your choice:
A: Pass: Pard's rebid of 2 No-trump limits his hand to not one single cent more than 12. We've got a very minimum hand. Pard knows we've got six Hearts and doesn't care. We are glad we're fully insured because we're passing this one.

Your result so far:
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Question 5

  Your Hand
♠ A 2
♥ A J 9 8 7 6 2
♦ K 7 2
♣ K 		 
Q: 5 - South:
SouthWestNorthEast
1♥p2♣p
2♥p2 No-trumpp
?


 Your choice:
A: 4♥: This is a tough one. We could have bid 3♥ on our second bid and wouldn't been faulted, but we aren't crazy about the singleton ♣K, even though Pard bid the suit. We choose to underbid, and glory be, we get another chance when Pard bids 2 No-trump. His bid is invitational, and we're going to accept. We are, however, going to accept in Hearts. We've got too much shape to risk a No-trump contract.

And now, on to our hand.

Your result so far:
Open Question

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