Deal 2	♠   ♥   ♦   ♣		WEST   NORTH   EAST   SOUTH  BID      You dealt this hand. What do you bid?
	♠ A Q J 5 ♥ K J 4 ♦ K 10 5 3 ♣ 7 2

 

Deal 2	♠   ♥   ♦   ♣		WEST   NORTH   EAST   SOUTH 1♦ pass 1NT pass  BID    You dealt this hand. What do you bid? You are not strong enough to open 1NT, but too strong to pass. You bid 1♦. Partner responds 1NT. What do you say next?
	♠ A Q J 5 ♥ K J 4 ♦ K 10 5 3 ♣ 7 2

 

Deal 2	♠ 7 6 2 ♥ Q 9 6 ♦ J 9 2 ♣ A Q 9 6		WEST   NORTH   EAST   SOUTH 1♦ pass 1NT pass pass pass You dealt this hand. What do you bid? You are not strong enough to open 1NT, but too strong to pass. You bid 1♦. Partner responds 1NT. What do you say next? With that small doubleton in ♣s it is very tempting to rescue partner from 1NT by bidding 2♠. There are three good reasons why you don't. First, bidding 1♦ followed by 2♠ is a REVERSE, which shows a strong hand, perhaps 16-17 points or more. Second, and even more important, partner's 1NT bid DENIES a 4-card Major suit. And third, partner probably has something in ♣s since he has no 4-card Major and also didn't feel like supporting your ♦s. So you pass and hope for the best.  Deal 3
	♠ A Q J 5 ♥ K J 4 ♦ K 10 5 3 ♣ 7 2