BRIDGE HAND
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London Teams of Four Championship
Semi-Final 2 Young Vs Hill - March 31st 2003
Try these 2 Bidding Problems
Board 19 E/W Vulnerable Dealer South
South |
South | West | North | East |
Pass | 3§ | Dble | 5¨ |
??? |
Your options are 5 hearts, double or a conservative
pass. What do you think? Would your bid be different if East had bid 5 clubs instead of 5 diamonds? |
What actually happened at the table. .
But you might like to see the next hand first
How about this one?
Board 21 N/S Vulnerable
South |
North | East | South | West |
2¨* | Pass | 2NT* | 4NT* |
Pass | 5§ | ??? |
Vulnerable against not, you expect to open
your version of a 21/22 NT bid when partner
surprises you wiith a multi two diamonds
showing a weak 2 in either major (other strong
options are unlikely!) Your 2NT then asks partner to specify the suit and the quality of his hand when, unfortunately, left hand opponent chips in with a two suited 4NT overcall (said to be 'probably' minors). Partner passes and right hand opponent bids 5 clubs. How do you proceed? Your options are double, 5 hearts, 6 hearts, 5 diamonds or 6 clubs. (Have you agreed that partner should convert if you bid hearts in this type of situation when he has spades?!) |