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 "Don't Be So Smug" by Marti Ronemus

So we ordered a chicken sandwich instead of a hamburger and are feeling righteous. Well, don't. It may LOOK like a chicken breast, but get this: Many fast food places use "reconstructed" chicken, which is small pieces bound together with other ingredients (up to 16 of them!) that are cheaper. Soy. Salt. Sugar (no kidding!). The actual chicken content is between a low of 42% and a high of 80%. Those grill marks had us fooled, didn't they! So don't be so smug. We might as well have that greasy hamburger. At least we know what's in it... or do we?

Some bids are pretty sneaky too, as we'll see today.

Question 1

  Your Hand
♠ Q 4
♥ 9 8
♦ A K 9 2
♣ A 8 7 4 3 		 
Q: 1 - What should you bid holding the South hand?
SouthWestNorthEast
--1♠pass
2♣pass3♣pass
?


 Your choice:
A: 3♦: It's obvious we don't have a major suit fit. It's also obvious we have game. But where? Let's continue to try to find a No-trumps contract. We can't do it because of the lack of a Heart stopper. By bidding the Diamonds, Pard will know what we're up to. We named a new suit, he's forced to bid. With a Heart stopper, he'll bid No-trumps. Without one, he'll park the contract in Clubs. You can make sure you end up in game.

Your result so far:
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Question 2

  Your Hand
♠ A K 9 7 5 4
♥ Q 10 7 3
♦ 7
♣ K 4 		 
Q: 2 - As South, what should you bid?
SouthWestNorthEast
1♠pass1 No-trumppass
?


 Your choice:
A: 2♥: with 6-4 distribution, we bid 6-4-6. With 5-5, we bid higher, lower, lower. Also, remember that Pard's 1 No-trumps bid does NOT show a balanced hand. Who knows what lurks in dummy. 2♠ is way too unilateral. Bidding 2♥ at least gives Pard a chance to be involved. We can always rebid the Spades.

Your result so far:
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Question 3

  Your Hand
♠ A 6
♥ K J 4 3 2
♦ Q 5
♣ A 10 9 8 		 
Q: 3 - As South, what should you bid?
SouthWestNorthEast
1♥pass2♥pass
?


 Your choice:
A: Pass: While we are seriously tempted to bid 3♣ as a Help Suit Game Try, asking partner for help in Clubs, our hand isn't quite good enough. Even if Pard has help in Clubs, we don't have that great a chance of game opposite a partner with a minimum. We need an intermediate hand for HSGT. We'll live to fight another day.

Your result so far:
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Question 4

  Your Hand
♠ K 4
♥ A J 9 4 3
♦ Q 7 5 4
♣ A K 		 
Q: 4 - What should South bid?
SouthWestNorthEast
1♥pass2♥pass
?


 Your choice:
A: 3♦: This is the perfect time for Help Suit Game Try. We know Pard only has 6-9 pts., but what if he has the ♦K and maybe one other nice card, we should have a great shot at game. The HSGT says, "Yes, I know you only have maybe 6 pts., but I care where they are. If they are in Diamonds, put us in a Heart game. Otherwise, park the car at 3♥." GREAT bid!

Your result so far:
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Question 5

  Your Hand
♠ K Q 5 4
♥ A 10 6 3
♦ Q J
♣ 10 8 7 		 
Q: 5 - Ready for a tough one? How should South bid this hand?
SouthWestNorthEast
-1♣doublepass
2♣ *pass2♦pass
2♥pass2♠pass
?

* This is the strongest response to a Take Out Double, promising at least 11 pts. It is forcing until suit agreement is reached. The partnership bids four card suits up the line until a fit (hopefully) is found.

 Your choice:
A: 4♠: Our cuebid of 2♣ is the strongest bid we can make and is as forcing as a gun. Pard's 2♦ bid shows a four-card suit. No fit yet. We now show our Hearts. STILL no fit! North now shows a four-card Spade suit and thank heavens, we've got a fit. Now the question is how high should we go. We've got an opener opposite Partner's opener, so we're going to game. Let's not make partner guess.

Let's play our hand. The sooner we finish, the sooner we can get our chicken sandwich.

Your result so far:
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