Deal 17	♠   ♥   ♦   ♣		WEST   NORTH   EAST   SOUTH 2♣ pass  BID        The bidding has gone as shown. Decide what you would bid, then click on BID above.
	♠ 8 6 ♥ Q 7 5 2 ♦ A 9 8 6 4 ♣ 5 3

 

Deal 17	♠   ♥   ♦   ♣		WEST   NORTH   EAST   SOUTH 2♣ pass 2♦ pass 2♥ pass  BID      The bidding has gone as shown. Decide what you would bid, then click on BID above. Your 7 points isn't enough for a Positive response so you respond 2♦. Partner now bids 2♥. What is your bid?
	♠ 8 6 ♥ Q 7 5 2 ♦ A 9 8 6 4 ♣ 5 3

 

Deal 17	♠   ♥   ♦   ♣		WEST   NORTH   EAST   SOUTH 2♣ pass 2♦ pass 2♥ pass 3♥ pass 4♣ pass  BID    The bidding has gone as shown. Decide what you would bid, then click on BID above. Your 7 points isn't enough for a Positive response so you respond 2♦. Partner now bids 2♥. What is your bid? You let partner know of your good support by bidding 3♥, which is a stronger bid than 4♥ would be. Partner now bids 4♣. What do you say?
	♠ 8 6 ♥ Q 7 5 2 ♦ A 9 8 6 4 ♣ 5 3

 

Deal 17	♠ A K ♥ A K 10 8 6 ♦ 7 5 ♣ A K Q 6		WEST   NORTH   EAST   SOUTH 2♣ pass 2♦ pass 2♥ pass 3♥ pass 4♣ pass 4♦ pass 6♥ all pass The bidding has gone as shown. Decide what you would bid, then click on BID above. Your 7 points isn't enough for a Positive response so you respond 2♦. Partner now bids 2♥. What is your bid? You let partner know of your good support by bidding 3♥, which is a stronger bid than 4♥ would be. Partner now bids 4♣. What do you say? Partner is not introducing a new suit here, you have already agreed on ♥s. He is making a control-showing bid of the ♣A. He expects you to do the same if you can. Since you can show your Ace very conveniently below game level you bid 4♦. That was what he was hoping for, he bids 6♥.  Deal 18
	♠ 8 6 ♥ Q 7 5 2 ♦ A 9 8 6 4 ♣ 5 3