WHAT WOULD YOU BID?


1. YOU HAVE A 5-CARD HEART SUIT & A 5-CARD CLUB SUIT WITH 17 POINTS.
   MOST PEOPLE WOULD BEGIN BY OPENING 1H.
   LET'S SAY RESPONDER BIDS 1S.
   WHAT IS YOUR 2ND BID?

   MY SOLUTION: Open 1H then bid 3c. (ie, A THRESHOLD BID)

2. YOU HAVE A 5-CARD SPADE SUIT WITH 3-3-2 IN THE OTHER SUITS &  18 POINTS.
    HOW WOULD YOU OPEN IT?

   MY SOLUTION: Open 1S then bid 2NT. 

3. YOU HAVE 6 DIAMONDS & 5 HEARTS WITH 14 POINTS.
   HOW WOULD YOU OPEN IT?
   WHAT WOULD BE YOU 2ND BID?

   MY SOLUTION: Open 1H then double jump in diamonds.

4. YOU HAVE 5 SPADES, 4 DIAMONDS & 3 LOUSY CLUBS WITH 17 POINTS.
   AFTER OPENING 1S & PARTNER BIDDING 2H, WHAT WOULD BE YOUR NEXT BID?

   MY SOLUTION: Bid 3D if spades are good looking for NT. Otherwise bid 3S. 

5. YOU HAVE A 5-CARD HEART SUIT WITH 3-3-2 IN THE OTHER SUITS &  19 POINTS.
   HOW WOULD YOU OPEN IT? 

   MY SOLUTION: Open 2C.

6. PARTNER HAS OPENED 2NT.
   YOU HAVE 4 SPADES=xxxx, 1 HEART=x HONOR, 1 DIAMOND=x, & 7 CLUBS AKJTXXX.
   WHAT IS YOUR RESPONSE? 

   MY SOLUTION: Bid 3C STAYMAN. 

7. YOU HAVE        SPADES=AKQJ  HEARTS=AKQJT  DIAMONDS=Ax  CLUBS= Ax
   PARTNER HAS:    SPADES=xxxx  HEARTS=xxxx   DIAMONDS=xxx CLUBS=xx
   WHAT SHOULD BE YOUR CONTRACT?

   MY ANSWWER:  6S  

8. YOU HAVE:       SPADES=KQxx   HEARTS=K       DIAMONDS=AKxxxx   CLUBS=AKQ
   PARTNER HAS:    SPADES=Axxx   HEARTS=Axxxxx  DIAMONDS=x        CLUBS=JT9
   WHAT SHOULD BE YOUR CONTRACT?

   MY ANSWWER: 6C