Deal 14 ♠  
 
 
♣  
 
 WEST  NORTH  EAST  SOUTH
1pass BID 
 
 

The bidding is shown. Decide what you would say, then click BID.
  ♠ A J 5
K 10 6
Q 9 8 6
♣ A 9 6
 

 
Deal 14 ♠ K 10 4
J 9 7
A K 8 2
♣ K 5 3
 
 WEST  NORTH  EAST  SOUTH
1pass2NT
pass3NTpasspass
pass

The bidding is shown. Decide what you would say, then click BID.

You have two very good choices, neither of which is really wrong. You could bid 2NT, showing 13-16 points, balanced, or you could bid 3, showing 13-16 points, good trump support.

What should decide you is the bidding priorities. You'd much rather try to play a 9-trick game than an 11-trick game. And at the same time you must trust your partner not to leave you hung out in Notrump with an unsuitable hand. (Can you believe I wrote Notrump and unsuitable in the same sentence?)

Anyway, you bid 2NT and partner raises to 3NT.


 Deal 15 
  ♠ A J 5
K 10 6
Q 9 8 6
♣ A 9 6