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DEAL 3

These Practice pages can be utilized in several ways.

The recommended method is for two partners to be in vocal contact, each looking at the page in a different computer - perhaps one with a laptop. Using this method one partner would start by clicking on NORTH, the other on SOUTH.

Somewhat less satisfactorily, the partners can use a single computer, and alternate looking at the display, again one as NORTH, the other as SOUTH.

As a last resort, one person can click back and forth between screens.

Start by clicking one of the buttons; when the bidding is complete click the BIDDING button to check the "recommended" bidding.
     
 
 NORTH
 
 West is the Dealer and he opens 1♦.
 Bid this hand with your partner.
 Neither opponent bids again.
     
 
 SOUTH
 
 West is the Dealer and he opens 1♦.
 Bid this hand with your partner.
 Neither opponent bids again.
     
 
WESTNORTHEASTSOUTH
1♥1♠pass3♠
passpasspass


This time NORTH has just 10 points, nowhere near an opening hand. Still, when WEST opens 1♥ NORTH should Overcall 1♠. This shows a good ♠ suit and somewhere between 9 and 16 points.

SOUTH has 13 points. If NORTH had actually OPENED 1♠, SOUTH would insist on game. But NORTH didn't Open, she just Overcalled. So SOUTH must be more cautious. He jumps to 3♠ and NORTH shows her minimum type hand by passing.
 
NORTH
♠ A K J 7 4
♥ 8 7
♦ 9 7 6
♣ J 5 4

SOUTH
♠ Q 9 6 2
♥ 10 5 2
♦ A K
♣ K 8 6 2