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 "Fire Prevention Month" by Marti Ronemus

"Fire Prevention Month" holds a special place in my pantheon of observances, ever since the Great Caramel Debacle. I'm more vigilant than Smokey the Bear, and actually have several fire extinguishers around the house.

And in bridge, it's important to prevent fires also. What bids are too high? How close can you come to the edge of disaster? What does it take to make your partner spontaneously combust?

Monday we talked about reverses, and today we're going to explore responding to Pard's reverse. We almost hesitate to tackle this subject because there is a forest of choices. We're going to use the basic, Standard American approach.

We are responder. If we rebid our suit or take a simple cheap preference to opener's FIRST suit, our bids are non-forcing. Also, a bid of 2NT is not forcing.

BUT!! If we JUMP in our response suit or opener's first suit, it is forcing. Also forcing is a raise of opener's SECOND suit or a NEW suit, are all forcing.

Got that? Yeah, sure. Let's try it.

Question 1

  Your Hand
 A 10 8 4 3
 4 3
 J 9 4
 4 3 2
 
Q: 1 - South:
SouthWestNorthEast
--1Pass
1Pass2Pass
?


 Your choice:
A: 2: We would like to pass, but a reverse is forcing. We're going to make the smallest, least incendiary response we can by rebidding our suit.

Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 2

  Your Hand
 A 10 8 4
 4 3 2
 J 9 4
 4 3 2
 
Q: 2 - South:
SouthWestNorthEast
--1Pass
1Pass2Pass
?


 Your choice:
A: 3: We know Pard has five Diamonds, so we may as well return to Pard's first bid suit. This is NOT forcing. No fire here.

Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 3

  Your Hand
 K Q 9 7 5 4
 Q
 9 8 7
 K 9 2
 
Q: 3 - South:
SouthWestNorthEast
--1Pass
1Pass2Pass
?


 Your choice:
A: 3: This is a very nice hand opposite a reverse, and we need to tell Pard. We must JUMP in our suit to force the auction. A 2 bid wouldn't get this fire started.

Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 4

  Your Hand
 A 5 4 3 2
 K J 8 5
 3 2
 3 2
 
Q: 4 - South?
SouthWestNorthEast
--1Pass
1Pass2Pass
?


 Your choice:
A: 3: Raising Pard's second suit is throwing gasoline on the fire. Forcing! Also it describes nine cards in your hand. How exciting!

Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 5

  Your Hand
 Q 10 8 5
 5 4 2
 J 8
 K J 5 4
 
Q: 5 - South:
SouthWestNorthEast
--1Pass
1Pass2Pass
?


 Your choice:
A: 2 No-trump: Not forcing, nothing else to really say. We just put this fire out.

And now it's time for our hand. Ready to fan the flames?

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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