Sometimes mostly annoying by Bobby Wolff

When the opponents get into the bidding, this is sometimes mostly annoying, but sometimes it may also help you because it gives you more options to describe your shape and strength.

What about these five examples?

See how you fare!

Question 1

Your Hand
♠ 5 4 3
♥ 9 7 4
♦ K Q 10 7 6
♣ A 3

Q: 1 - What is your call as South?

South	West	North	East
-	-	1NT	Pass
3NT	Double	Pass	Pass
?

A: 4♦: The double by West typically asks East to try to lead his partner's major and is based on a good suit. Do you want to risk playing three no-trump doubled under those circumstances? I'm a coward; I'd run to four diamonds and apologize if that is wrong.

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Question 2

Your Hand
♠ K 4 3
♥ A 7 6
♦ A J 9 8 3
♣ 10 6

Q: 2 - What do you bid as South?

South	West	North	East
-	-	1♣	1♠
2♦	Pass	2♠	Pass
?

A: 2NT: In a normal competitive two-over-one auction, a call of two no-trump here would not be forcing. Today, though, your partner's bid of two spades shows extras and sets up a game-force, so there is no need for you to take up space by jumping to game. Simply bid two no-trump and let your partner do something more extravagant if he has extras. Otherwise, you will play three no-trump.

Your result so far:

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Question 3

Your Hand
♠ Q 8 2
♥ K J 4
♦ 5 4 3
♣ A Q J 10

Q: 3 - What is your call as South?

South	West	North	East
1♣	Pass	1♠	Double
?

A: Answer 4): Some people play a redouble here as a good hand, short in spades; others treat it as a support redouble, guaranteeing precisely three spades, with a raise promising four trumps. I'm on the fence on this issue, so I won't urge you to go one way or the other, but you should be aware of the options.

Your result so far:

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Question 4

Your Hand
♠ A J 6
♥ Q 6 2
♦ Q 10 9 8 2
♣ 9 6

Q: 4 - What do you bid as South?

South	West	North	East
-	Pass	2♥	Double
?

A: 3♥: A simple raise to three hearts takes away a useful level of bidding from the opponents. Yes, you could bid three diamonds as a lead director with heart fit (whether a passed or unpassed hand), but your suit isn't really good enough for that. Make the diamond queen the king, and you might get away with making that call.

Your result so far:

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Question 5

Your Hand
♠ A 2
♥ J 10 9 3
♦ 9 8 5 3
♣ A 10 5

Q: 5 - What is your call as South?

South	West	North	East
-	1♣	1♠	2♣
?

A: Double: A double here by you is for takeout. Yes, you might have more shape or even more values than this for the call, but in any form of scoring, you want to get back into the auction when the opponents have found a fit at a low level. You hope that if your partner bids, he will have either a sixth spade or a second suit. If not, a 4-3 fit should play just fine.

Your result so far:

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