100% right and 100% wrong answers by Bobby Wolff

Today's questions don't have only 100% right and 100% wrong answers.

Not that's often the case in real life and the most important is to find the best answer and to agree with partner about how to treat some hands.

What will you do?

Question 1

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

Q: 1 - What is your call as South?

South	West	North	East
-	-	Pass	1♣
?

A: 1NT: When the opponents open one club, you can often exploit the fact that they have not promised length in their suit by overcalling one no-trump with less in their suit than you normally would have for that action. While a one-diamond overcall is safer, this route gets you to major-suits when appropriate. "Too dangerous" is no excuse!

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Question 2

Your Hand
♠ A 4 3
♥ 7 3
♦ 8 6 4 3
♣ A Q J 8

Q: 2 - What do you bid as South?

South	West	North	East
Pass	1♠	Double	Pass
?

A: 2NT: This is an awkward hand: Facing short spades, you might easily make game in a minor, but not three no-trump. However, if you jump in one minor, you lose the other; and if you cue-bid, partner will expect you to have hearts. So maybe your best call is to bid two no-trump and hope partner will make a descriptive call with extras, not woodenly raise to three no-trump.

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Question 3

Your Hand
♠ K 10 8
♥ J 9 8 5
♦
♣ A K Q 6 4 2

Q: 3 - What do you bid next as South?

South	West	North	East
1♣	Pass	1♦	Pass
1♥	Pass	1NT	Pass
?

A: 3♣: This is a tricky bid. You have a minimum in terms of high cards, but a lot of tricks if your side has a club fit. I would gamble with an invitational call of three clubs, hoping partner can find another call if he has a maximum. (He could easily have up to 10 high-card points.) A bold call of three no-trump might also work!

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Question 4

Your Hand
♠ Q J 3
♥ 7 2
♦ J 6
♣ A Q J 9 5 3

Q: 4 - What do you rebid as South?

South	West	North	East
1♣	Pass	1♠	Pass
?

A: 2♠: One of the areas in which I may find myself at odds with my readers and other experts is that I believe, with hands like this, it is best to raise to two spades directly, not rebid clubs. Three trumps plus ruffing values constitutes enough support for my partner; and if we have a game, it rates to be in spades, not clubs.

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Question 5

Your Hand
♠ J 4 3
♥ A 9 6 4
♦ 9 8
♣ A 9 7 5

Q: 5 - What do you bid next as South?

South	West	North	East
-	Pass	1♠	Pass
2♠	Pass	3♥	Pass
?

A: 4♥: A simple raise to four hearts looks right here, given your weak spades, but a four-club call as a cue-bid agreeing one of partner's suits is not unreasonable. If partner is interested in slam, he can always ask for aces.

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