Deal 4	♠   ♥   ♦   ♣		WEST   NORTH   EAST   SOUTH  BID      You dealt this hand. What do you bid?
	♠ A 10 9 7 ♥ 7 5 ♦ A K ♣ A 10 8 3 2

 

Deal 4	♠   ♥   ♦   ♣		WEST   NORTH   EAST   SOUTH 1♣ pass 1♠ pass  BID    You dealt this hand. What do you bid? You have the right strength but the wrong distribution to open 1NT. So you bid 1♣. Partner responds 1♠. What do you say next?
	♠ A 10 9 7 ♥ 7 5 ♦ A K ♣ A 10 8 3 2

 

Deal 4	♠ K 7 6 5 4 ♥ A 8 6 ♦ 7 4 2 ♣ 9 5		WEST   NORTH   EAST   SOUTH 1♣ pass 1♠ pass 3♠ pass 4♠ all pass You dealt this hand. What do you bid? You have the right strength but the wrong distribution to open 1NT. So you bid 1♣. Partner responds 1♠. What do you say next? With partner's ♠ bid giving you a fit, your hand revalues to 18 points. If partner has only 6 or 7 points there is not enough for game, but if he has more than that then you should bid game. When you are in-between like this you just invite. So you jump to 3♠. This tells partner to bid game if he has more than the minimum for his bid. He has 9 revalued points, so he bids 4♠.  Deal 5
	♠ A 10 9 7 ♥ 7 5 ♦ A K ♣ A 10 8 3 2