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| 1♥ | 1♠ | pass | BID |
The bidding has been as shown. It is your bid. What do you say?
♥ 5 3
♦ K Q J 10 4
♣ A J 6
| Deal 19 |
♠ ♥ ♦ ♣ |
The bidding has been as shown. It is your bid. What do you say? |
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♠ J 7 3 ♥ 5 3 ♦ K Q J 10 4 ♣ A J 6 |
| Deal 19 |
♠ K Q 10 9 4 ♥ A 8 6 ♦ 9 5 ♣ K 10 4 |
The bidding has been as shown. It is your bid. What do you say? It is the sign of a novice to support responder's 1-level response with only 3 of the suit. Very often he will have responded in a 4-card suit and you end up playing in a 7-card fit. But that is not the case here. If partner had only 4 ♠s he would not have bid the suit, he would have made a Negative Double. Since his ♠ bid promises 5 it is quite correct for you to support with only 3. So you raise to 2♠ and partner bids the game. Deal 20 |
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♠ J 7 3 ♥ 5 3 ♦ K Q J 10 4 ♣ A J 6 |