Responding With a Strong Hand by Matthias Huberschwiller

In this quiz, your partner will have opened and you will have game-going values.

Will you go quickly or slowly?

Good luck!

Question 1

Your Hand
♠ A 6 5 4 3
♥ A K J 10 7
♦ 7
♣ Q 3

Q: 1 - What do you bid as South?

South	West	North	East
-	-	1♦	Pass
?

A: 1♠ - With 5-5 in the majors, bid the Spades first. You would also bid 1♠ if you were weak.

Your result so far:

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Question 2

Your Hand
♠ A 5 3
♥ A K 10 4
♦ 5
♣ K Q 8 7 5

Q: 2 - What do you bid as South?

South	West	North	East
-	-	1♦	Pass
?

A: 2♣ - With 5/4 shape and game-going values, always start with the five-card suit.

With fewer points, you would prefer to bid 1♥.

Your result so far:

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Question 3

Your Hand
♠ K Q 3
♥ A 5 4
♦ 8 7 4
♣ A J 3 2

Q: 3 - What do you bid as South?

South	West	North	East
-	-	1♦	Pass
?

A: 3 NT - You have a balanced hand with all the suits stopped. You can bid 3 NT directly.

Your result so far:

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Question 4

Your Hand
♠ K J 3
♥ 6 5 2
♦ A K 3
♣ K 4 3 2

Q: 4 - What do you bid as South?

South	West	North	East
-	-	1♣	Pass
?

A: 1♦ - 3 NT would be a real gamble without a Heart stopper.

Bid 1♦, even with three cards, to find out more about your partner's hand. 3♣ would not be forcing.

Your result so far:

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Question 5

Your Hand
♠ J 4
♥ K Q 4 2
♦ A J 8 3
♣ K 5 4

Q: 5 - What do you bid as South?

South	West	North	East
-	-	1♠	Pass
?

A: 2♦ - You might have a Heart fit, but bidding 2♥ would show five of them.

With 4-4 shape, bid your lowest suit, Diamonds.

Your result so far:

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

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