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 "Losing Weight" After RHO Preempts by Marti Ronemus

It seems our obsession with weight loss really took off in the late 1800s. Those early advertisements are worth looking at.

How about "Fatoff?" It advertised "no dieting, no dosing, external use only!" And the fat would melt off. Sadly, it was 10 percent soap and 90 percent water.

Then there was "Dr. Walter's Famous Rubber Garments", with their patented medicated coating. He had one for every conceivable problem area, including a truly terrifying facial mask. Could this have been the inspiration for Spanx?

Another popular item was "Dr. Lawton's Fat Reducer," a suction cup device. It was backed up with a full money-back guarantee if the customer didn't see results in exactly 11 days.

And then there were the truly dangerous. "Silph Reducing Chewing Gum" contained a laxative and poisonous pokeroot as its secret ingredients. "Dr. Graham's Neutroid Tablets" would reduce weight alright... they contained 50 percent iodol, a distinctly deadly compound that caused emaciation, with death as a side effect.

Today's challenge is bidding over the opponent's Preempt. Preempts are designed to hurt, and they do. They are like Godzilla going through Tokyo, eating everything in his way. Our choices are Pass (yeah, right), double for Take-Out, or naming a new suit. Let's give it a try.

Question 1

  Your Hand
 9 4
 3 2
 A K J 9 5 4
 K Q 8
 
Q: 1 - South?
SouthWestNorthEast
---2
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 Your choice:
A: 3: We are promising a Darn Good Suit in a nice opening hand. We've got shape and with the opening bidder being weak, chances are Pard has a little for us.

Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 2

  Your Hand
 3
 K Q 9 4
 K Q 8 4
 A J 7 6
 
Q: 2 - South?:
SouthWestNorthEast
---2
?


 Your choice:
A: Double: This is what a Take-out over a preempt looks like. This hand has it all... a singleton which gives us 3 dummy points in addition to our 15 High Card Points. We don't mind shoving Pard to the three-level. He's gonna love us for bidding.

Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 3

  Your Hand
 9 3 2
 K 9 4
 K Q 8
 K J 7 6
 
Q: 3 - South?:
SouthWestNorthEast
---2
?


 Your choice:
A: Pass: Sigh. No shape, no points. RATS, The good news is we might cause some trouble on defense.

Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 4

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


 Your choice:
A: 2 No-trump: Bidding over a preempt, 2 No-trump is the same as if we had opened 1 No-trump and we are guaranteeing Heart stoppers. Pard will love us for it.

Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 5

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


 Your choice:
A: Pass: They are vulnerable. We are their worst nightmare and they don't know it yet. If we are VERY lucky, Pard will double and we will be able to pass. If WE were to double, it would be for Take-out, not penalty. If PARD doubles, we can convert it to penalty by passing. Life is good. For us.

Ready for our hand?

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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