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DEAL 5

These Practice pages can be utilized in several ways.

The recommended method is for two partners to be in vocal contact, each looking at the page in a different computer - perhaps one with a laptop. Using this method one partner would start by clicking on NORTH, the other on SOUTH.

Somewhat less satisfactorily, the partners can use a single computer, and alternate looking at the display, again one as NORTH, the other as SOUTH.

As a last resort, one person can click back and forth between screens.

Start by clicking one of the buttons; when the bidding is complete click the BIDDING button to check the "recommended" bidding.
     
 
 NORTH
 
 West is the Dealer and he opens 1♠.
 Bid this hand with your partner.
 Neither opponent bids again.
     
 
 SOUTH
 
 West is the Dealer and he opens 1♠.
 Bid this hand with your partner.
 Neither opponent bids again.
     
 
WESTNORTHEASTSOUTH
1♠doublepass2♣
passpasspass


NORTH has 14 points, a doubleton in the opponent's ♠ suit and at least three cards in each of the other suits. This is a normal Takeout Double.

SOUTH has a really awful hand. He has just one point and his only 4-card suit is the one the opponents have already bid. He wants nothing more than to pass.

But he cannot pass. Partner's Double said "Bid your best suit.", so he bids 2♣.

Mercifully NORTH also passes.
 
NORTH
♠ 5 3
♥ A J 4 2
♦ K Q J
♣ K 7 4 2

SOUTH
♠ 7 6 4 2
♥ 7 6 3
♦ 8 6 4
♣ J 9 8