| + | West |
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9 8 7 |
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K 8 7 5 |
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6 4 2 |
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A 5 2 |
| + | East |
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A J 4 2 |
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10 9 4 |
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Q J 5 3 |
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Q 4 |
| + | South |
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10 6 3 |
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A Q 3 |
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10 8 |
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J 10 9 8 6 |
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Bridge Deal
from the deal bank
You:
North
Dealer:
North
Vulnerability: N-S
Source:
R. Christmas 21
For use by: Elementary
Click on "q1" below to see question 1, and on "A1" to see the answer.
- Question
1
What should North bid, as opener, and why, with his balanced hand ?
- Question
1
What should North bid, as opener, and why, with his balanced hand ?
Answer
He should bid his best suit, Diamonds, not NT. With 15-19 points, his plan should be to bid NT on his rebid, to show his exact HCP point count, which in NT is very important.
- Question
2
South responds 1NT. If South's Clubs and Spades were the other way round, what should he then bid ?
- Question
2
South responds 1NT. If South's Clubs and Spades were the other way round, what should he then bid ?
Answer
Well, South responds 1NT because he is too weak to bid his 5 card Club suit at the 2-level. If Clubs and Spades had been the other way around, he could bid Spades at the one level.
- Question
3
How does North now tell South that he has a balanced hand ?
- Question
3
How does North now tell South that he has a balanced hand ?
Answer
Either by bidding 2NT, or more likely by passing South's 1NT bid. When he hears his partner has 6-9 points, and not necessarily balanced, game is only going to be worth the risk if his 6-9 point partner has the max. 9 points. And there's only a 1 in 4 chance of that gamble coming off. And even then, there is possible exposure in Hearts. Too risky, especially as vulnerable. Although it might be worth a risk at rubber or teams, in duplicate bridge you'll be at the bottom of the results table 75% of the time....
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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Has the lead given you an extra trick by promoting the Queen? Is that a danger of leading away from an isolated King, even in a 4-card suit? Would it be wise to now lead to the Jack of Hearts, and hope West holds back his King?
G
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