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Bidding Quiz

Hand A Hand B What do you open with Hand A?

♠ Q3 ♠ 94

♥ KJ3 ♥ Q9 With Hand B you open 1♣ and partner bids 1♠. You then reverse

♦ Q875 ♦ KQ82 into 2♦ and partner bids 2♠, what do you do now?

♣ KJ107 ♣ AKQ93

Hand C Hand D What do you open with Hand C?

♠ 1094 ♠ KJ64

♥ 42 ♥ 62 With Hand D it is favourable vulnerability. LHO opens 1♦ which

♦ Q ♦ KJ1094 partner doubles, what do you do?

♣ AKQJ942 ♣ 53

Bidding Sequence Quiz

E 1NT pass 2♣ pass (a) Is 2♥ weak, invitational or forcing?

2♦ pass 2♥ (b) How many ♥’s and how many ♠’s does the 2♣ bidder have?

F 1♠ pass 2♠ 3♣ The 3♣ bid is pretty much irrelevant; what is 4♥?

4♥

Failing to open a Gambling 3NT is a real gamble Board 26 from Friday 7^th

Dealer: ♠ Q82 Table A

South ♥ A873 West(C) North East