BRIDGE LESSONS - INTERMEDIATENYU Bridge and Spades Club

PRACTICE SCENARIOS FOR LESSON 13Conventions for Competitive

Auctions

Practice Scenario 1

Partner opens 1D and opponent doubles. What do you bid? Your hand:

S: xxxx H: x D: Kx C: KQxxxx

Answer to Scenario 1

If opponent hadn’t doubled, you would have bid 1S here to show your 4-card major. However, this is probably not a contract which you want to play if your RHO is strong in spades (which he should be since he doubled)

Thus, 2C is probably the better call here, showing 6-9 points and long clubs

Practice Scenario 2

Partner opens 1D and opponent doubles. What do you bid? Your hand:

S: KJTxxx H: x D: xxx C: Jxx

Answer to Scenario 2

Bid 2S (weak jumpshift) showing 4-6 points and 6+ spades

If you had a few more points, it would’ve been better to bid 1S instead or maybe redouble

Practice Scenario 3

Partner opens 1S and opponent doubles. What do you bid? Your hand:

S: AJxx H: xxx D: xx C: xxxx

Answer to Scenario 3

Bid 3S as a pre-emptive raise

Practice Scenario 4

Partner opens 1D and opponent doubles. What do you bid? Your hand:

S: xxx H: xx D: Axx C: Qxxxx

Answer to Scenario 4

Pass. If opponent had passed, you would’ve been obliged to bid 1NT. Here, however, you have the option to pass, so take it!

Practice Scenario 5

Opponent opens 1D. What do you bid? Your hand:

S: x H: KQxxx D: Kx C: KQJTx

Answer to Scenario 5

Bid 2NT as the unusual 2NT

Practice Scenario 6

Opponent opens 1D. What do you bid? Your hand:

S: Jxxxx H: AJTx D: Axx C: A

Answer to Scenario 6

Bid 1S. All your alternatives are flawed 1NT would show 15-17 points You are too weak to takeout double with only 2

out of the other 3 suits Michael’s cuebid requires 5-5

Practice Scenario 7

Opponent opens 1H. What do you bid? Your hand:

S: QTxxx H: xx D: KJxxx C: x

Answer to Scenario 7

Pass. You have the right distribution for Michael’s but not enough points. If partner bids one of your suits, you can happily support him.

Practice Scenario 8

Opponent opens 1S. What do you bid? Your hand:

S: KQ H: A D: xxxxx C: Qxxxx

Answer to Scenario 8

Pass. You have the right distribution and points for Unusual 2NT. However, almost none of your points are in your two long suits. Your hand looks better for defense than offense.

Practice Scenario 9

Opponent opens 1S. What do you bid? Your hand:

S: - H: x D: AKQxxx C: AKJxxx

Answer to Scenario 9

Bid the Unusual 2NT. Whichever minor partner bids, raise it to slam.

Practice Scenario 10

Opponent opens 1D. What do you bid? Your hand:

S: KQxxx H: A D: xx C: Axxxx

Answer to Scenario 10

Bid 1S. You would love to have a two-suited bid available, but there is none. 1S is your best option here.

Practice Scenario 11

Opponent opens 1S. What do you bid? Your hand:

S: - H: AKQJTx D: xx C: Qxxxx

Answer to Scenario 11

Bid 2H. You may be tempted to bid Michael’s here. However, your heart suit is much stronger and longer than your club suit. Also, it is a major. You are probably better off showing your heart suit.