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 Describe his hand a little more by Bobby Wolff

Have you already shown all about your hand?

If not, how can you best do it?

Or should you ask partner to describe his hand a little more? See how you fare!

Question 1

  Your Hand
♠ A K 6 4
♥ K Q 7 4
♦ A K 8
♣ Q 8 		 
Q: 1 - What do you bid next as South?
SouthWestNorthEast
2NTPass3♣Pass
3♥Pass3NTPass
?


 Your choice:
A: 4♦: Partner has shown four spades and no great slam interest. It seems obvious to bid four spades, but might you risk four diamonds as implicitly agreeing spades and a promising diamond control? It depends on how smart you think your partner is! Maybe a call of four spades can avoid disaster if what is obvious to you isn't so crystal-clear to him.

Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 2

  Your Hand
♠ K Q
♥ Q
♦ A 10 7 6 5
♣ K J 9 6 5 		 
Q: 2 - What do you bid next as South?
SouthWestNorthEast
1♦Pass1♥Pass
2♣Pass2♥Pass
?


 Your choice:
A: Pass: Your partner has produced a natural and non-forcing sequence, knowing nine of your 10 minor-suit cards. You have at most a queen above average and no reason to assume your partner bid inaccurately when he told you he wanted to play a heart part-score. Pass gratefully and let him try to make his contract.

Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 3

  Your Hand
♠ 8 2
♥ A 10 9 7 5
♦ A 7 2
♣ A K 7 		 
Q: 3 - What do you bid next as South?
SouthWestNorthEast
--1♣Pass
1♥Pass3♥Pass
?


 Your choice:
A: 4♣: Life is too short to worry about reaching slam off two cashing spade tricks (what does partner have if that were so?). Your hand is not ideal for Blackwood, though -- you want partner to do the asking, since you have such an easy hand to show. I would cue-bid four clubs and hope partner can take control. Over a four-heart signoff, I would bid five diamonds.

Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 4

  Your Hand
♠ J 6 5
♥ K 5 4
♦ A Q J 10 4
♣ Q 10 		 
Q: 4 - What do you bid next as South?
SouthWestNorthEast
1♦DoublePass1♥
PassPassDoublePass
?


 Your choice:
A: 2♦: North's double should be for takeout, not penalty. (Your heart length alone should argue for that, even if you don't have any firm agreements here.) I wouldn't want to introduce a spade suit this weak, so I'd repeat the diamonds. After all, 100 honors should count for something.

Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 5

  Your Hand
♠ K J
♥ 5 3
♦ J 10 8 3
♣ Q J 10 7 4 		 
Q: 5 - What do you bid next as South?
SouthWestNorthEast
-1♥DoublePass
2♣PassPass2♥
?


 Your choice:
A: 2NT: You have a good hand for the auction so far. So, you must compete again, and the fact that you bid only two clubs the first time out and didn't try for game means that (assuming partner is on the same wavelength) it should be safe to bid two no-trump now. This shows clubs and diamonds -- presumably equal or better clubs -- and lets partner off the hook if he has doubled on an off-shape hand.

Your result so far:
Open Question

Play this Hand

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

Play this Hand

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

Play this Hand

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

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