| + | West |
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J 4 2 |
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8 4 |
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Q J 8 5 |
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Q 10 9 4 |
| + | North |
|
10 9 8 3 |
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A 3 |
|
K 10 3 |
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K 8 6 3 |
| East |
|
K Q 5 |
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K J 10 7 5 2 |
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A 9 |
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J 5 |
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Bridge Deal
from the deal bank
You:
East
Dealer:
South
Vulnerability: E-W
Source:
R. Christmas 23
For use by: Elementary
Click on "q1" below to see question 1, and on "A1" to see the answer.
- Question
1
East is obviously going to open with Hearts. What possible rebids could he have ?
- Question
1
East is obviously going to open with Hearts. What possible rebids could he have ?
Answer
None other than to repeat his suit. He is so long and strong in hearts that he is only likely to repeat them.
- Question
2
With only 6 points, should West pass ? Why should West NOT tell his partner about his longest suits ?
- Question
2
With only 6 points, should West pass ? Why should West NOT tell his partner about his longest suits ?
Answer
After the opening bid of 1 Heart, West would need to go to the 2-level to mention either of his minor suits. But with only 6 points, he is too weak to change suit at the 2 level. You need about 10 HCP really. Also, he is too short to support Hearts, and he cannot switch to Spades with only 3 of them. The only bid left is 1NT, which he should bid just in case his partner is on maximum 19 HCP..... we wouldn't want to miss a game.
- Question
3
Why doesn't East leave it in 1NT, knowing that game is not on ?
- Question
3
Why doesn't East leave it in 1NT, knowing that game is not on ?
Answer
His partner might only have 6 points, AND the chances are that there are holes everywhere even with a maximum 9 points from partner. 1NT is likely to go down seriously. In any case, his plan was always to rebid Hearts. So that's what East should do, knowing that West will leave it at that after a lowest raise to 2 from East.
Other people's bidding
To examine how other people might have bid, look inside box #1 in the right-hand column (>>>), by clicking on the pink "+ button".
The card play
To see a suggested Opening Lead, look inside box #3 on the right (>>>).
Then make a plan! Think for a bit about how you'd play this contract.
Planning questions
If box #4 is there for this deal (>>>), see how others might have planned the play...
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