Deal 13 ♠  
 
 
♣  
 
 WEST  NORTH  EAST  SOUTH
 BID 
 
 
 

You dealt this hand.
Decide what you would say, then click on BID above.
  ♠ A K J 8 3
K Q 7 6
9 8
♣ A K
 

 
Deal 13 ♠  
 
 
♣  
 
 WEST  NORTH  EAST  SOUTH
1♠
pass3♠pass BID 
 
 

You dealt this hand.
Decide what you would say, then click on BID above.


You aren't strong enough to open 2♣ so you bid 1♠.
Partner responds 3♠. What do you say?
  ♠ A K J 8 3
K Q 7 6
9 8
♣ A K
 

 
Deal 13 ♠  
 
 
♣  
 
 WEST  NORTH  EAST  SOUTH
1♠
pass3♠pass4♣
pass4pass BID 
 

You dealt this hand.
Decide what you would say, then click on BID above.

You aren't strong enough to open 2♣ so you bid 1♠.
Partner responds 3♠. What do you say?


Partner's limit-raise shows 11-12 points and you revalue your hand up to 22. So you are definitely in slam territory. You hope partner has 2 Aces but you cannot use Blackwood with that worthless doubleton in s. Instead you make a control-showing bid of 4♣.
Partner then bids 4. What do you bid next?
  ♠ A K J 8 3
K Q 7 6
9 8
♣ A K
 

 
Deal 13 ♠ Q 10 9 2
A J 4 3
Q 7
♣ Q 10 6
 
 WEST  NORTH  EAST  SOUTH
1♠
pass3♠pass4♣
pass4pass4♠
passpasspass

You dealt this hand.
Decide what you would say, then click on BID above.

You aren't strong enough to open 2♣ so you bid 1♠.
Partner responds 3♠. What do you say?

Partner's limit-raise shows 11-12 points and you revalue your hand up to 22. So you are definitely in slam territory. You hope partner has 2 Aces but you cannot use Blackwood with that worthless doubleton in s. Instead you make a control-showing bid of 4♣.
Partner then bids 4. What do you bid next?


The good news is that partner's control-showing bid says he has the A.
The bad news is that he bypassed s so he does not have the A.
Since you may have 2 quick losers in s you sign off at 4♠.

 Deal 14 
  ♠ A K J 8 3
K Q 7 6
9 8
♣ A K