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| WEST | NORTH | EAST | SOUTH |
| 1NT | pass | BID | |
North opens 1NT.
What do you respond?
♥ K J 9 8 6 3
♦ 10 8
♣ 8 6 5
| Deal 1 |
♠ ♥ ♦ ♣ |
North opens 1NT. What do you respond? |
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♠ 9 4 ♥ K J 9 8 6 3 ♦ 10 8 ♣ 8 6 5 |
| Deal 1 |
♠ ♥ ♦ ♣ |
With 6 ♥s of your own you can be sure that your side has at least an 8-card ♥ fit. So playing ♥s will be better than playing notrump. You bid 2♦, transferring partner to ♥s. Partner says 2♥. What do you bid now? |
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♠ 9 4 ♥ K J 9 8 6 3 ♦ 10 8 ♣ 8 6 5 |
| Deal 1 |
♠ A K 5 3 ♥ Q 10 ♦ Q 6 5 ♣ A 7 4 2 |
Of course you pass. You only have 6 points so there is no chance for game. You just wanted to reach the best partscore and figured 2♥ would be safer than 1NT. As you can see from partner's hand you made the right call. Played in ♥s your hand will produce five tricks. At notrump your hand will win only one trick if the defenders hold up their ♥A just one time. Deal 2 |
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♠ 9 4 ♥ K J 9 8 6 3 ♦ 10 8 ♣ 8 6 5 |