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 "Happy New Year!" by Marti Ronemus

How did this happen? How did it suddenly become 2018? Where were we when it happened?

And those New Year's resolutions... lose weight, exercise more. Never mind those. Let's focus on ones that matter. Bidding better. Defending as if we didn't owe the declarer money. Declaring without looking to heaven for tricks.

And we at Vu-Bridge are with you all the way. Let's get our year started!

Question 1

  Your Hand
♠ 4
♥ A J 9 7 6 5 2
♦ K 9 5
♣ Q 7 		 
Q: 1 - South:
SouthWestNorthEast
1♥p1♠p
2♥p2 No-trumpp
?


 Your choice:
A: 3♥: We limited our hand when we bid 2♥. Pard knows we have a minimum hand, and with his 2 No-trump, shows he has 10-12 pts. Can we pass? Yes. Should we? Not with this distribution. We will likely be a Crummy Dummy. Let's correct to Hearts.

Your result so far:
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Question 2

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


 Your choice:
A: Double: Some partners would not be pleased with this answer, because they are POINT counters. Thank goodness that's not OUR Pard! This hand has eight tricks in it, for heaven's sake!

Let's continue this bidding and see where it goes.

Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 3

  Your Hand
♠ A K Q J 8 7
♥ K Q J
♦ 8 7 5
♣ 4 		 
Q: 3 - South:
SouthWestNorthEast
---1♦
DblPass1♥2♣
?


 Your choice:
A: 3♠: Pard's Heart bid makes our hand even nicer, don't you think? True, he hasn't shown much in the way of points, but... we've still got eight tricks in our hand! We paid to play. If you only bid 2♠, give yourself some credit.

Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 4

  Your Hand
♠ Q 2
♥ 5 4 3
♦ A J 9 2
♣ K J 10 4 		 
Q: 4 - South:
SouthWestNorthEast
-1♦pp
?


 Your choice:
A: Pass: This is tough. We're tempted, but let's think it through. Pard is probably short in Diamonds, but he didn't double. Normally the person who's short in the opponent's suit has the ability to bid SOMETHING. He didn't overcall. We suspect he's very weak. That suggests West has one of those huge hands, and is just dying to bid again. We'd rather let him play at the one level.

Compare this to our next hand.

Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 5

  Your Hand
♠ Q 9 8
♥ A 9 7 5
♦ 3 2
♣ K J 6 5 		 
Q: 5 - South:
SouthWestNorthEast
-1♦pp
?


 Your choice:
A: Double. Huh uh. We aren't gonna pass this time. Our shortness in Diamonds suggests that Pard has some length and is maybe waiting for us to reopen with a Double so he can Trap-Pass. Since East didn't bid, we know he's weak, and we think this is a great time to hear what Pard has to say. We've got the right shape and points for a double.

And now, 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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