Deal 12 ♠  
 
 
♣  
 
 WEST  NORTH  EAST  SOUTH
1♣pass BID 
 
 
 

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Decide what you would say, then click on BID above.
  ♠ K 10 9 8 3
2
A K 10 4
♣ A 7 3
 

 
Deal 12 ♠  
 
 
♣  
 
 WEST  NORTH  EAST  SOUTH
1♣pass1♠
pass4♠pass BID 
 
 

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With 15 points and a nice 5-card suit you respond 1♠.
Partner jumps to 4♠. What do you say?
  ♠ K 10 9 8 3
2
A K 10 4
♣ A 7 3
 

 
Deal 12 ♠  
 
 
♣  
 
 WEST  NORTH  EAST  SOUTH
1♣pass1♠
pass4♠pass4NT
pass5pass BID 
 

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With 14 points and a nice 5-card suit you respond 1♠.
Partner jumps to 4♠. What do you say?


Do NOT say "Partner bid a close-out bid so I'll pass." Partner's bid means he thinks you can make 4♠ even though he is only counting you for 6 points. Since you have 15+ now you want to go for more.
You bid 4NT and partner answers 5. What do you say next?
  ♠ K 10 9 8 3
2
A K 10 4
♣ A 7 3
 

 
Deal 12 ♠ A Q J 2
K Q J
J 6
♣ K Q J 8
 
 WEST  NORTH  EAST  SOUTH
1♣pass1♠
pass4♠pass4NT
pass5pass6♠
passpasspass

The bidding has gone as shown.
Decide what you would say, then click on BID above.

With 14 points and a nice 5-card suit you respond 1♠.
Partner jumps to 4♠. What do you say?

Do NOT say "Partner bid a close-out bid so I'll pass." Partner's bid means he thinks you can make 4♠ even though he is only counting you for 6 points. Since you have 15+ now you want to go for more.
You bid 4NT and partner answers 5. What do you say next?


Partner has 1 Ace so you can go no higher than 6. Although you can't tell for sure that slam will make, remember you used Blackwood just to be sure you weren't missing two Aces. You are not and you have enough points so you bid it. Although you can see that 6NT would have been a great contract you had to take the safer 6♠.

 Deal 13 
  ♠ K 10 9 8 3
2
A K 10 4
♣ A 7 3