| E/All | | | ♠ | 7 | | | ♥ | K 10
| | | ♦ | K Q J 9 8
| | | ♣ | A Q 10 6 4
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What is your bid if your right hand opponent opens 1♣, 1♦, 1♥, 1♠ or 1NT respectively? |
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Bidding systems are based upon high card points (HCP). We use HCP to evaluate the strength of our hands.
However, more is needed to make a useful evaluation of a hand. This category helps you practice hand evaluation beyond counting HCP. | West | North | East | South |
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| 1♥ | 1NT | pass | ?? |
| W/All | | | | South 1 | South 2 | South 3 | | ♠ | 6 4 | ♠ | A 4 | ♠ | Q 3 2 | | ♥ | 10 9 7 | ♥ | 7 | ♥ | J 5 3 | | ♦ | 8 4 | ♦ | K 10 8 7 6 | ♦ | 6 5 4 3 | | ♣ | A K 10 9 8 7 | ♣ | J 10 9 8 6 | ♣ | K Q 4 |
What should South 1, 2 and 3 bid? |
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Solution
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Why does he do that?** (3) |
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In 'Why does he do that?' we focus on the bidding and/or play of an experienced, good player.
At some moment we ask why he did what he did. | N/All | | | ♠ | 7 6 4
| | | ♥ | A 3
| | | ♦ | A 8 7 6 4
| | | ♣ | K J 7
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| West | North | East | South |
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| — | 3♣ | pass | 3NT! | | pass | pass | pass | |
South's 3NT bid looks rather odd, since he doesn't have a spade guard and only 12 HCP. After all, North's pre-emptive opening suggests fewer than 10 HCP, so NS and EW probably have about the same point strength, perhaps even EW have more points!
Why did South do that? |
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Solution
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Why does he do that?** (2) |
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In 'Why does he do that?' we focus on the bidding and/or play of an experienced, good player.
At some moment, we ask why he did what he did. | | ♠ | K 2 | | | | ♥ | A 10 5 3
| | ♦ | J 7 6 | | ♣ | Q 10 4 2 | | | |  | ♠ | 8 4 3 | | | | ♥ | K 9 7 6 | | | | ♦ | A 8 5 2 | | | | ♣ | 8 7 |
| West | North | East | South |
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| — | — | — | 1NT | | pass | 2♣ | pass | 2♦ | | pass | 3NT | pass | pass | | pass | | | |
West leads the ♠Q. Declarer takes his time to plan his play and then orders dummy to play the ♠2. From his hand he follows suit with the ♠5. West continues with the ♠J, dummy's ♠K winning the trick.
Next, declarer plays the ♦6 from dummy. East immediately goes up with the ♦A.
Doesn't he know the rule 'second hand low'? In other words: shouldn't East try to catch an honour card from NS with his ace, so that it costs the opponent to force out that ace?
So why did East hop up with the ♦A? |
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Solution
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| E/All | | | ♠ | A 5
| | | ♥ | A Q J 8 4 3
| | | ♦ | K J 4
| | | ♣ | A 8
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This is your South hand.
What is your bid if East, your right hand opponent, opens 1♠, 2♠ (weak), 2♠ (strong), 3♠ or 4♠ respectively? |
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This is your South hand: N/EW
| | | ♠ | A J 10 8 5
| | | ♥ | J 8 7
| | | ♦ | 6 5
| | | ♣ | A 8 4
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Partner North opens 1♦.
What is your bid if East, your right hand opponent, overcalls 1♥, 1♠, 1NT or 2♣ respectively? |
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