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

 

Deal 1	♠   ♥   ♦   ♣		WEST   NORTH   EAST   SOUTH 1♦ pass 3♦ pass  BID      You dealt this hand. What do you bid? This would be a perfect hand to open 1NT - well, it would be if it held one more point. But with only 14 you open your 4-card Minor, 1♦. Partner responds 3♦. What do you say now?
	♠ Q 10 5 ♥ A J 9 ♦ J 8 7 3 ♣ A Q 5

 

Deal 8	♠ A J ♥ Q 7 3 ♦ K Q 10 6 2 ♣ 10 9 2		WEST   NORTH   EAST   SOUTH 1♦ pass 3♦ pass 3NT pass pass pass   You dealt this hand. What do you bid? This would be a perfect hand to open 1NT - well, it would be if it held one more point. But with only 14 you open your 4-card Minor, 1♦. Partner responds 3♦. What do you say now? Partner suggests that ♦s is your suit, and he may be right. But you would much rather play the less demanding Notrump game if he is willing. So you bid 3NT, knowing that if partner is really distributional he will take you back to ♦s. He doesn't, so you play 3NT.  Deal 9
	♠ Q 10 5 ♥ A J 9 ♦ J 8 7 3 ♣ A Q 5