| West |
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J 7 6 2 |
 |
A Q 9 2 |
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K Q 4 |
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9 7 |
| + | North |
|
A Q 4 |
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6 5 |
|
J 10 8 6 |
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Q J 10 3 |
| + | East |
|
K 10 5 3 |
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4 |
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A 7 3 2 |
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A 6 5 4 |
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Bridge Deal
from the deal bank
You:
West
Dealer:
South
Vulnerability: game all
Source:
Peng YongJi 41
For use by: Intermediate
Click on "q1" below to see question 1, and on "A1" to see the answer.
- Question
1
South opens 2 Hearts, a weak 2 opening. What should West bid, with opening points and good Hearts ?
- Question
1
South opens 2 Hearts, a weak 2 opening. What should West bid, with opening points and good Hearts ?
Answer
Pass. You don't have a long strong suit to bid.
And you can't double (either for penalty or for takeout). But if silly-you did double, your knowledgable partner would take you out of the double into her longest suit, and at the same time presume you had a singleton in Hearts.
(Are you the sort that likes to deceive your partner?).
- Question
2
After North passes, what should East bid ? (Have a peek at his cards)
- Question
2
After North passes, what should East bid ? (Have a peek at his cards)
Answer
With a singleton in enemy's suit you can double for take out with 10 points. You've got 11
- Question
3
Looks like two opening hands. So how should West, with his 12/13 point hand respond to the double for takeout ?
- Question
3
Looks like two opening hands. So how should West, with his 12/13 point hand respond to the double for takeout ?
Answer
This is a tricky one. Since you have the enemy suit, you can consider NT. But 3NT might be a bit of a stretch, considering that East might have as few as 10HCP. Partner might interpret 2NT as weak. And although you have 4 of them, your Spades are weak.
Since you wisely passed the the first time round, rather than doubling for all the wrong reasons, you can now "pass for penalties", converting the takeout double into a penalty bid, with a good chance of getting the vulnerable enemy down.
How wise you were to be patient, as well as sensible. And you didn't get your partner down...
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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