Pawleys Island Bridge Club

 
You and your partner are playing Standard American 2/1 with the usual conventions. Select your answer to the following ten questions to see how you do. The winner(s) will be announced in the next newsletter and highlighted on the web. Don't forget to submit your name and email address! When you have completed the quiz simply enter your name and email address and then select the submit button.

1.  You hold: ♠Q98 ♥AK ♦AJT3 ♣Q952. What is your response after partner bids 4♠.

 

 

NorthEastSouthWest
1♠Pass2♦Pass
2NTPass3♠Pass
4♠Pass? 

 

 Pass

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 4NT

One panelist bids 4NT while the other four pass. Responder's hand is "soft" in values and since opener made no move after the 3♠ bid the other four panelist pass.

5♦
5♥

 

2.   You hold: ♠T952 ♥T97 ♦5 ♣K9872. What is your response after partner opens the bidding 2♣ and rebids 2♥ over your 2♦ response?

 

 

NorthEastSouthWest
2♣Pass2♦Pass
2♥Pass? 

 

3♥

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 4♥

All agree with the 4♥ bid, the original 2♦ bid is about as minimal as possible when playing 2♥ as a negative. The jump to 4♥ is fast arrival alerting opener to the nature of your hand.

Pass
4♦

 

 

3.   You hold: ♠T95 ♥KT92 ♦K72 ♣Q98. What is your response after partner opens the bidding 1NT?

 

 

NorthEastSouthWest
Pass1NTPass?

 

 

2NT

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 2♣

We have a split decision here, this hand will probably play a trick less in either a heart contract or notrump due to the 4-3-3-3 shape. Passing is probably right but the decision is close.

 Pass
3NT

 

 

4.   You hold: ♠AKT9 ♥J ♦K9652 ♣AQ7. What is your response after partner opens the bidding 1♠ and your RHO preempts 4♥ to which you bid 4NT as 1430 Roman Key Card Blackwood. Your side is  vulnerable and the opponents are not.

 

 

NorthEastSouthWest
1♠4♥4NT5♥
PassPass? 

 

 

 Double

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 6♠Partner's pass indicates one keycard (DOPI) you are off one keycard and whatever points partner holds should be working as the 4♥ overcall actually helps with the assessment. The 5♥ contract will certainly be set three tricks but four is problematic. Another possible assessment is that the hand has 5 losers and together with partner's promised 7, twelve tricks should be available.
7♠
Pass

 

 

5.   You hold: ♠AKJ ♥9 ♦AKT83 ♣K754. What is your response after partner opens the bidding 1♠, rebids 2♠and bids spades again?

 

 

NorthEastSouthWest
1♠Pass2♦Pass
2♠Pass3♣Pass
3♠Pass? 

 

 

4♠

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4♦All agree that 4NT RKC is the correct action. Partner's bidding certainly is not encouraging but he has shown a six-card suit somewhat negating the possible missing queen. Should partner show both missing keycards and affirm the missing queen six is certain and seven is in play.
 4NT
3NT

 

 

6.   You hold: ♠K93 ♥K962 ♦7 ♣AT983. Partner opens 1♥ in third seat, how do you respond?

 

 

NorthEastSouthWest
PassPass1♥Pass
?   

 

 

 3♥

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4♥Four votes for the 2♦ bid that is Reverse Two Way Drury showing a limit raise with four-card support. One panelist voted for the 3♥ bid but with Drury available 3♥ should be preemptive in nature.
 2♦
4♦

 

 

7.   You hold: ♠KJT532 ♥9 ♦972 ♣K52. What is your response after after partner opens a weak 2♥?

 

 

NorthEastSouthWest
Pass2♥Pass?

 

 

2♠

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2NTAll agree that pass is the only sensible bid as 2♠ would be a forcing bid and things will quickly get out of control. A new suit in response to a weak two bid by an unpassed hand is forcing.
 Pass
3♠

 

 

8.   Your hold: ♠A ♥73 ♦KQJ982 ♣KQJ8. What is your response after partner opens the bidding 1♣ and rebids 1♠?

 

 

NorthEastSouthWest
1♣Pass1♦Pass
1♠Pass? 

 

 

3♦

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 2♥Four votes for the use of 2♥ as "Fourth Suit Forcing" with the intention of rebidding diamonds over partner's anticipated 2NT rebid. Using FSF in this manner shows a hand with interest in a slam in diamonds. There was one vote for the bid of 3♣ but that would not be forcing and partner could pass in most partnerships.
 3♣
4♦

 

 

9.   Your hold: ♠962 ♥AJ ♦KQ7 ♣AT852. Your RHO opens the bidding with 2♠ what is your call?

 

 

NorthEastSouthWest
Pass2♠? 

 What is your rebid?

 

 

 Pass

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DoubleFour panelist pass with this hand while one opts to overcall 3♣. Double is out of the question without heart support and the hand is too weak for a notrump overcall and there is no spade stopper. A 3♣ overcall would be appropriate with a better suit but overcalling with this suit could lead to a bid minus.
2NT
 3♣

 

 

10.  You hold: ♠Q972 ♥K752 ♦Q72 ♣86. What is your response after LHO opens 1♣, partner doubles and RHO  raises to opener to 2♣?

 

 

NorthEastSouthWest
1♣Double2♣?

 

 

 3♣

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 DoubleThis is the only question that had three answers from the panelist. One vote for 3♣ which should show a stronger hand than this, two votes for double which should be responsive showing a 3-3-4-3 or 3-3-5-2 hand. The 2♠ is best as it does not overstate the values of the hand and if the opponents contest to 3♣ the advancer can bid 3♥ which will allow partner to either pass or correct to 3♠. This is an exception to reponder bidding 4-4 in the majors up the line. 
2♥
 2♠