Deal 5	♠   ♥   ♦   ♣		WEST   NORTH   EAST   SOUTH  BID        You dealt this hand. Decide what you would bid, then click on BID above.
	♠ -- ♥ A K Q J 8 6 4 3 ♦ A 5 ♣ Q J 4

 

Deal 5	♠   ♥   ♦   ♣		WEST   NORTH   EAST   SOUTH 2♣ pass 2♦ pass  BID      You dealt this hand. Decide what you would bid, then click on BID above. You only have 20 points, but you have 9 playing tricks. You have two choices, open 4♥ or open 2♣. Usually 4♥ would show a slightly weaker hand than this, so you bid 2♣. Partner responds 2♦. What do you bid next?
	♠ -- ♥ A K Q J 8 6 4 3 ♦ A 5 ♣ Q J 4

 

Deal 5	♠   ♥   ♦   ♣		WEST   NORTH   EAST   SOUTH 2♣ pass 2♦ pass 2♥ pass 2NT pass  BID    You dealt this hand. Decide what you would bid, then click on BID above. You only have 20 points, but you have 9 playing tricks. You have two choices, open 4♥ or open 2♣. Usually 4♥ would show a slightly weaker hand than this, so you bid 2♣. Partner responds 2♦. What do you bid next? Of course you bid your 8-card suit. But no jumping, just bid 2♥. Partner now says 2NT. What do you bid next?
	♠ -- ♥ A K Q J 8 6 4 3 ♦ A 5 ♣ Q J 4

 

Deal 5	♠ K 8 7 3 ♥ 9 2 ♦ J 8 7 4 2 ♣ 10 3		WEST   NORTH   EAST   SOUTH 2♣ pass 2♦ pass 2♥ pass 2NT pass 4♥ pass pass pass You dealt this hand. Decide what you would bid, then click on BID above. You only have 20 points, but you have 9 playing tricks. You have two choices, open 4♥ or open 2♣. Usually 4♥ would show a slightly weaker hand than this, so you bid 2♣. Partner responds 2♦. What do you bid next? Of course you bid your 8-card suit. But no jumping, just bid 2♥. Partner now says 2NT. What do you bid next? Partner has between 3 and 7 points. Somewhere in those points might be the one trick you need, but you don't have any scientific way of finding out. So just bid 4♥ and hope. (There it is, the ♣10.)  Deal 6
	♠ -- ♥ A K Q J 8 6 4 3 ♦ A 5 ♣ Q J 4