Deal 3 |
♠ ♥ ♦ ♣ |
The bidding has gone as shown. Decide what you would say, then click on BID above. |
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♠ A 5 ♥ K Q 9 8 2 ♦ 10 9 6 ♣ A 6 3 |
Deal 3 |
♠ ♥ ♦ ♣ |
With 14 points you will insist on game, but you aren't strong enough to jump shift. So you bid 1♥. Partner rebids 1♠. What do you bid now? |
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♠ A 5 ♥ K Q 9 8 2 ♦ 10 9 6 ♣ A 6 3 |
Deal 3 |
♠ ♥ ♦ ♣ |
With 14 points you will insist on game, but you aren't strong enough to jump shift. So you bid 1♥. Partner rebids 1♠. What do you bid now? Partner shows nothing extra. All you know now is that he doesn't have 4 ♥s. You know you want to be in game, but you aren't sure which game. If partner has 3 ♥s then 4♥ would be good. If not though, 3NT would be good if he has a ♦ stopper. The way to find out what he has is with Fourth Suit Forcing. So you bid 2♦. Partner answers with 2NT. What do you bid now? |
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♠ A 5 ♥ K Q 9 8 2 ♦ 10 9 6 ♣ A 6 3 |
Deal 3 |
♠ K Q 9 2 ♥ 10 6 ♦ A J 5 ♣ K 9 5 4 |
With 14 points you will insist on game, but you aren't strong enough to jump shift. So you bid 1♥. Partner rebids 1♠. What do you bid now? Partner shows nothing extra. All you know now is that he doesn't have 4 ♥s. You know you want to be in game, but you aren't sure which game. If partner has 3 ♥s then 4♥ would be good. If not though, 3NT would be good if he has a ♦ stopper. The way to find out what he has is with Fourth Suit Forcing. So you bid 2♦. Partner answers with 2NT. What do you bid now? Partner does not have 3 ♥s, but he does have ♦s stopped. So you bid 3NT. Deal 4 |
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♠ A 5 ♥ K Q 9 8 2 ♦ 10 9 6 ♣ A 6 3 |