| + | West |
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Q J 9 7 |
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A 3 |
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A 10 6 3 |
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J 10 5 |
| + | North |
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6 4 |
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9 8 6 5 2 |
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9 8 |
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K Q 7 2 |
| + | South |
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A 10 8 5 |
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K 10 4 |
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J 7 2 |
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9 6 3 |
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Bridge Deal
from the deal bank
You:
East
Dealer:
East
Vulnerability: E-W
Source:
R. Christmas 26
For use by: Elementary
Click on "q1" below to see question 1, and on "A1" to see the answer.
- Question
1
How does East show a balanced hand with 15 HCPoints ?
- Question
1
How does East show a balanced hand with 15 HCPoints ?
Answer
In a two stage process: First bid your longest suit, and then rebid no trumps at the next available level on your second bid. Don't start with NT, because that would imply 12-14 points.
- Question
2
Seems you have an 8-card diamond match. With 12 points, how many diamonds should West bid ?
- Question
2
Seems you have an 8-card diamond match. With 12 points, how many diamonds should West bid ?
Answer
Try to avoid bidding diamonds, even with an 8-card match. It's much better to play in a Major or NT. Bid your 4-card Major, Spades. Even though you have opening points, bid at the lowest available level, 1S (so as to conserve your bidding space). No need to jump unless you are super strong (6 card suit, 16+ points). You can tell your partner about your strength later. You will get another chance to talk, since you are changing suit, i.e. it's a forcing bid.
- Question
3
East rebids 1NT as planned, revealing his balanced hand AND 15-16 HCP. What should West now bid ?
- Question
3
East rebids 1NT as planned, revealing his balanced hand AND 15-16 HCP. What should West now bid ?
Answer
West is now in the driving seat. He alone knows that there is enough power for game. His first bid only promised 6 points, but now he can reveal he has 10+ points by jumping to game, 3NT. If West had supported diamonds at the beginning, bidding 3 to show his exact strength, then East could still have reverted to 3NT knowing that the necessary 25 HCP point count was there. Another possible alternative for West would have been to bid 2NT on his first bid, to show balanced hand and 11-12 points. East would then know to raise to 3NT. (Note for more advanced players: 2NT cannot be bid in West's situation after a Major opening bid, if you are using the Jacoby 2NT convention, because it means something quite different).
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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