DEAL 15

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♠doublepass2♠
pass3pass4
passpasspass


NORTH has 15 points and all the requirements for a Takeout Double of 1♠.

With 14 points of his own, SOUTH knows his side needs to be in a game somewhere. He passes this information to NORTH with a cue-bid of 2♠.

NORTH gets the message and starts the hunt for a trump fit by bidding 3. That makes it easy for SOUTH - he bids 4.
 
NORTH
♠ 8 7
K Q 9 7
A K 8 3
♣ Q J 4

SOUTH
♠ A 8 3
J 10 5 3
Q 5
♣ A K 8 6