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 "Not So Secret" 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. Since we can't have our own protection staff, we need to sharpen our bidding. Ready?


Question 1

  Your Hand
♠ J 4 3
♥ 4 3
♦ A K 8 4
♣ Q 7 5 3 		 
Q: 1 - South?
SouthWestNorthEast
--1♥Pass
1 No-trumpPass3♥Pass
?


 Your choice:
A: 4♥: Pard's showing 16-18 pts with a six-card suit. It's a given we're going to game. Some would have chosen a two-level response with this hand rather than 1 No-trump, so we're delighted to have a chance to bid again. A case can also be made for bidding 3 No-trump as our rebid, but Pard has shown what might be a VERY distributional hand. If you voted for 4♥, you're safe.

Your result so far:
Open Question

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Question 2

  Your Hand
♠ 9 5
♥ A K Q 7
♦ J 10
♣ J 10 9 3 2 		 
Q: 2 - South?:
SouthWestNorthEast
Pass1♦Pass1♠
?


 Your choice:
A: Double: Since we are already a passed hand, Pard will know we have no more than 11 pts. This is our only chance to show we hold at least four cards in the other two suits. Were we to overcall them, we would be promising five. This way we get a two-for-one bid.

Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 3

  Your Hand
♠ 8 4 3
♥ A 8 7 6
♦ 8
♣ A 9 8 7 6 		 
Q: 3 - South?
SouthWestNorthEast
--1♦Pass
1♥Pass2♥Pass
?


 Your choice:
A: Pass: With distribution points we've maybe got enough to squeeze out a 3♥ bid, but we have nothing extra. Let's just quietly pass.

Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 4

  Your Hand
♠ Q 8
♥ A K 7 4 3
♦ 9 4
♣ K Q 5 4 		 
Q: 4 - South?
SouthWestNorthEast
1♥Pass1♠2♦
?


 Your choice:
A: Pass: In this instance, our pass is super-descriptive and guaranteed to keep us safe. Pard will know we have a Spade doubleton (or less) and nothing else to really say. Some would bid 3♣, but we don't think the hand is strong enough. Let's tell Pard our story and leave it to him.

Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 5

  Your Hand
♠ A J 10 9 3 2
♥ 8 4
♦ 3 2
♣ A J 10 		 
Q: 5 -
SouthWestNorthEast
--1♥Pass
1♠2♦Pass3♦
?


 Your choice:
A: 3♠: We're now the Pard from last hand. Pard opened the bidding and we've got 10 HCP plus a six-card suit. We need to bid one more time. Let's show our six-card suit and 10-12 pts.

Okay. Now that we're safe, let's play a hand.

Your result so far:
Open Question

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