| Deal 13 | ♠ ♥ ♦ ♣ | 
 The bidding has been as shown. It is your bid. What do you say? | |||||||||||||||||
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| ♠ A K 8 5 3 ♥ K Q 10 7 4 ♦ 5 ♣ A 3 | 
| Deal 13 | ♠ ♥ ♦ ♣ | 
 The bidding has been as shown. It is your bid. What do you say? With 18 points and 5-5 Major suits you are up in the high-level Michaels category. You bid 2♦ and partner responds 2♥. What do you bid next? | |||||||||||||||||
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| ♠ A K 8 5 3 ♥ K Q 10 7 4 ♦ 5 ♣ A 3 | 
| Deal 13 | ♠ 7 6 2 ♥ J 9 5 ♦ Q J 8 ♣ 7 5 4 2 | 
 The bidding has been as shown. It is your bid. What do you say? With 18 points and 5-5 Major suits you are up in the high-level Michaels category. You bid 2♦ and partner responds 2♥. What do you bid next? Yes, you have a high-level Michaels hand but don't get carried away. Remember that you forced partner to bid. Any bid at all by you at this point will show 17+ points, so you just raise to 3♥. Partner has a weak hand and passes. Deal 14 | |||||||||||||||||
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| ♠ A K 8 5 3 ♥ K Q 10 7 4 ♦ 5 ♣ A 3 |