Place Contract"I Want to Hold Your Hand" by Marti Ronemus

Do you remember where you were when the Beatles made their first Ed Sullivan appearance back in 1963? We were all singing "I Want to Hold Your Hand," weren't we?

And now, decades later, we should still be singing that to our wonderful Pards when their rebid finishes describing their hands. We can't hold their bridge hand, but we can visualize it from their bids and know what to do.

Let's try that today.

Question 1

Your Hand
♠ K 9 8 2
♥ A J
♦ 8 7 4 3
♣ 9 4 3

Q: 1 - South:

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

A: Pass: Pard has shown 12-14 points with a six-card Heart suit. We do have wonderful trump support for him, but we ain't goin' nowhere.

Your result so far:

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Question 2

Your Hand
♠ Q 9 8 2
♥ A J
♦ A 7 4 3
♣ 9 4 3

Q: 2 - South:

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

A: 3♥: We've held Pard's hand... but this time, we need to invite to game. If he only has 12 points, he'll pass. But we've promised 10-12. If he's at the top of his bid, he'll take it to game. Otherwise, he'll pass.

Your result so far:

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Question 3

Your Hand
♠ K 9 8 2
♥ A J 4
♦ A
♣ 9 7 4 3 2

Q: 3 - South:

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

A: 4♥: We've got only 12 high card points, but a lovely shape. This deserves a game bid.

Your result so far:

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Question 4

Your Hand
♠ A K J 8 4 3
♥ 2
♦ K J 4
♣ K 10 9

Q: 4 - South:

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

A: 4♠: We've got the points for game and choose Spades. Why? Pard has shown a minimum hand, very distributional. Transportation might be a problem. AND!! We want the lead to come into our hand. We've held Pard's hand and know where we belong.

Your result so far:

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Question 5

Your Hand
♠ A K 10 8
♥ 10 2
♦ K J 8 4
♣ K J 9

Q: 5 - South:

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

A: 3 No-trump. Yes we've got an eight-card Heart fit, but here's something to think about. We have no ruffing value as dummy. Also we'd like the lead coming into our hand. And finally, more money for fewer tricks.

If you bid 4♥, you are not wrong, so give yourself credit.

And now, let's hold our Pard's hand and see if we can set a contract.

Your result so far:

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

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