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 You rather need to make the right evaluation of your hand by Frank Stewart

Most of today's questions are not about finding the one perfect answer.

You rather need to make the right evaluation of your hand and then decide how you best get to the contract you'd like to play.

If you choose the second best answer I suggest, you can award yourself the same points.

Question 1

  Your Hand
 A K 3
 K Q 10 6
 Q 9 7 5 3 2
 -
 
Q: 1 - What do you bid next as South?
SouthWestNorthEast
--1Pass
2Pass2Pass
?


 Your choice:
A: 3: If partner has little "waste" in clubs opposite your void -- Q J 9 7 6 4, A J, K 4, J 6 5 -- you can make a slam. So you might bid three hearts, then support the spades to let him judge your prospects. An option is to bid six spades. If partner has Q J 9 7 6 4, A 3, 8 4, A K 5, only a diamond opening lead will beat it.

Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 2

  Your Hand
 Q 4
 K J 10
 7 2
 A K J 8 6 3
 
Q: 2 - What do you bid next as South?
SouthWestNorthEast
--1Pass
2Pass2Pass
?


 Your choice:
A: 2: You could blast into 3NT, hoping for a friendly lead or spade help in dummy. (If partner holds A 3 2, Q 6, A K 8 6 5 3, 4 2, 3NT will be a better spot if you are declarer.) If you prefer a slow and careful approach, bid two hearts. If partner has 3 2, A 4 3, A K 8 6 5 3, Q 4, you need to find a route to five clubs.

Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 3

  Your Hand
 A 8 7 6 2
 A 3
 Q 5
 K 7 5 4
 
Q: 3 - What do you bid next as South?
SouthWestNorthEast
--1Pass
1Pass2Pass
2Pass3Pass
?


 Your choice:
A: 6: Partner seems to have six diamonds, four clubs and extra values. With 3, 4 2, A K 10 8 7 6, A J 3 2, he would have rebid two diamonds. Since you have perfect cards, bid six clubs or diamonds. Partner may hold 3, K 2, A K 10 8 7 6, A J 3 2.

Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 4

  Your Hand
 K Q
 5 3 2
 K 8 7 4 2
 A 5 2
 
Q: 4 - What is your opening call?
SouthWestNorthEast
?


 Your choice:
A: Pass: Many experts would consider this hand a mandatory opening bid with its fair defensive values, but a case exists for passing. The hand has no major-suit length or high spot cards, the long diamonds are ragged and the spade honors aren't carrying their weight. I would pass, but I would open a 12-point hand such as K Q 10 6 5, 5 3 2, K 8, A 5 2.

Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 5

  Your Hand
 A 7 6 4 2
 4 3 2
 J
 A K 6 3
 
Q: 5 - What do you bid next as South?
SouthWestNorthEast
--1Pass
1Pass3Pass
?


 Your choice:
A: 6: Partner will usually have six good hearts with 16 or so high-card points. You can evaluate in terms of points, but a better course is to visualize hands for partner and imagine how many tricks he will take. A minimum such as 3, A K J 9 6 5, A 10 6, Q J 2 will produce 12, hence I'd bid a direct six hearts, giving up on seven.

Your result so far:
Open Question

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