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 Should You Open? by Matthias Huberschwiller

In this quiz, you will have the chance to open the bidding.

If you choose to act, what will your opening bid be?

Good luck!

Question 1

  Your Hand
♠ A J 10 3
♥ 8 6 5
♦ A Q 10
♣ J 7 5 		 
Q: 1 - What do you bid as South?
SouthWestNorthEast
?--


 Your choice:
A: 1♣ - Nowadays, everybody opens with 12 points, especially with two aces and two tens.

With 3-3 in the minors, you should open 1♣.

Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 2

  Your Hand
♠ A Q 8 7 6 2
♥ K J 10 8
♦ 4
♣ 5 2 		 
Q: 2 - What do you bid as South?
SouthWestNorthEast
?--


 Your choice:
A: 1♠ - You are too strong for a pre-emptive opening, which would also not be recommended with a four-card major on the side.

Even though you have only 10 points, open 1♠ with your nice 6/4.

Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 3

  Your Hand
♠ K J 7 6 2
♥ A K Q 3 2
♦ 4
♣ J 5 		 
Q: 3 - What do you bid as South?
SouthWestNorthEast
?--


 Your choice:
A: 1♠ - With a 5-5 two-suiter, open the highest-ranked suit.

Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 4

  Your Hand
♠ A K Q 6 5
♥ 5 4 3
♦ 4 3
♣ 8 5 2 		 
Q: 4 - What do you bid as South?
SouthWestNorthEast
--PassPass
?


 Your choice:
A: 1♠ - In third seat non-vulnerable, you can open with a lighter hand, starting at 8 points when you have a good five-card suit.

Here, you must open 1♠, to put your partner onto a good lead or maybe even compete the partscore.

Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 5

  Your Hand
♠ 5
♥ J 3 2
♦ A J 6 5 4
♣ K Q 5 3 		 
Q: 5 - What do you bid as South?
SouthWestNorthEast
-PassPassPass
?


 Your choice:
A: Pass - In fourth seat, don't open when you have a minimum hand with short holdings in the majors. The opponents would just make a partscore in Spades or Hearts. Let it go.

Your result so far:
Open Question

Play this Hand

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

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