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 "Not So Secret" Bidding over Pre-empts by Marti Ronemus

Today we reveal some of the "secrets" of the Secret Service. Firstly, did you know that the day he was assassinated, President Lincoln approved the formation of the Secret Service? Talk about a day late and a dollar short.

Some precautions they routinely take: All food is prepared under the eye of Naval stewards who travel with them. When the President stays in a hotel, they have an elevator repairman on stand-by. If the Prez wants pizza, it is delivered to an address near the White House so no one knows who it's for. And if you ever write to threaten the President? Use a pencil. The Secret Service has many many thousands of inks in their data base and can track where your pen came from!

And now WE need some protection. Our last quiz dealt with responding to pre-empts. But what should we do when the opponents open the bidding with a pre-empt. Should we take action? We don't want to allow them to steal from us.

What are our choices? We can overcall with a nice hand and a Darn Good Suit of our own. We can make a Take-Out Double showing an opening hand with ability to play in any suit Pard chooses. Or we can Pass, which is definitely door number three.
Let's give it a try.

Question 1

  Your Hand
 A Q 8 7 6 5
 A 4
 8
 K 5 4 3
 
Q: 1 - South?
SouthWestNorthEast
---2
?


 Your choice:
A: 2: We don't need any protection from that pre-empt with THIS hand! We've got a clear winner for our trump suit, and a nice hand.

Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 2

  Your Hand
 K Q 8 5
 A J 9 4
 
 K J 5 4 3
 
Q: 2 - South?
SouthWestNorthEast
---2
?


 Your choice:
A: Double: This is perfect for a Take-Out Double. Shortness in Their suit, four cards in each unbid major and tolerance for Clubs. This is what it looks like.

Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 3

  Your Hand
 9 8 3
 K 7 3
 A Q 8 4
 K 9 4
 
Q: 3 - South?
SouthWestNorthEast
---2
?


 Your choice:
A: Pass: Sigh. We're outgunned. Nowhere to go, nothing to say. But maybe Pard can enter the auction.

Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 4

  Your Hand
 K J 9 5 4
 A 8 4
 Q J 10 8
 J 8
 
Q: 4 - South?
SouthWestNorthEast
---2
?


 Your choice:
A: Pass: We are East's worst nightmare, behind him with all his missing trumps. We're kind of hoping Pard doesn't bid either, unless he doubles, which we will pass.

Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 5

  Your Hand
 A J 10
 K J 9 4
 A 8 4
 K 10 5
 
Q: 5 - South:
SouthWestNorthEast
---2
?


 Your choice:
A: 2 No-trump: You would have opened this 1 No-trump, right? You've got stoppers in the opponent's suit, right? Bidding 2 No-trump over a two-level pre-empt says, "I would have opened 1 No-trump and I have Their suit stopped." Nifty, no?

And now, will we need protection for our hand? TBA.

Your result so far:
Open Question

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

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