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North opens 2NT. What do you respond?
♥ A Q 10 9 4 3
♦ -
♣ 8 7 4
| Deal 21 |
♠ ♥ ♦ ♣ |
North opens 2NT. What do you respond? |
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♠ K Q 4 2 ♥ A Q 10 9 4 3 ♦ - ♣ 8 7 4 |
| Deal 21 |
♠ ♥ ♦ ♣ |
North opens 2NT. What do you respond? Wow! Start thinking slam, but first things first. Find the suit by starting with Stayman. You bid 3♣ and partner replies 3♠. What do you say next? |
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♠ K Q 4 2 ♥ A Q 10 9 4 3 ♦ - ♣ 8 7 4 |
| Deal 21 |
♠ A J 8 5 ♥ K J ♦ A K 8 ♣ K J 9 6 |
North opens 2NT. What do you respond? Wow! Start thinking slam, but first things first. Find the suit by starting with Stayman. You bid 3♣ and partner replies 3♠. What do you say next? Your hand revalues to 16 points now that you know there's a ♠ fit. So certainly you want to be in slam as long as there are not two quick ♣ losers. At this point you might try something like a 4♦ cue bid, hoping partner will read that as a slam try in ♠s, but denying the ♣ control. But that seems awfully easy to be misunderstood. We suggest an immediate 6♠. Good thing it's being played by North, right? Deal 22 |
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♠ K Q 4 2 ♥ A Q 10 9 4 3 ♦ - ♣ 8 7 4 |