Bidding Game Opposite a Two-suiter by Matthias Huberschwiller

In this quiz, your partner, the opener, have shown a two-suited hand, and you have game-going values.

Will you find the right bids?

Good luck.

Question 1

Your Hand
♠ A Q 6 2
♥ 8 3
♦ J 5 2
♣ A K 7 4

Q: 1 - What do you bid as South?

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

A: 3 NT - When you know the contract you want to play, bid it.

Your result so far:

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Question 2

Your Hand
♠ A Q 6 2
♥ J 8 2
♦ 5 2
♣ K Q 6 2

Q: 2 - What do you bid as South?

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

A: 4♥ - Bid the Heart game. Your partner will know you have points, since you bid Spades before going to game.

Your result so far:

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Question 3

Your Hand
♠ A K J 10 9 8
♥ 8
♦ 4 2
♣ A 6 3 2

Q: 3 - What do you bid as South?

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

A: 4♠ - Your Spades are good enough to play there, even opposite of void. Bid the Spade game.

Your result so far:

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Question 4

Your Hand
♠ A J 6 5 3
♥ A
♦ K Q J 10 9
♣ 9 6

Q: 4 - What do you bid as South?

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

A: 3♦ - Jumping to the fourth suit is natural, and shows a 5-5 two-suiter with game-going values. Your partner will place the contract.

Your result so far:

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Question 5

Your Hand
♠ A 5 4 3 2
♥ Q 6
♦ A Q J
♣ 8 5 2

Q: 5 - What do you bid as South?

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

A: 3♣ - You have the strength for game, but you don't know which game. Spades, No-Trump, and even Hearts or Diamonds are all possible.

When you bid the fourth suit, it's artificial, showing game-going values and no natural bid to make. It's called Fourth-suit forcing.

We will check out further bidding in the next quiz.

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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