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( S ) A K J 10 x Opener bids 1S. If he hears 2C, he bids 3NT. If he hears
2D or 2H, he bids
( H ) K x x 3D to show 5 spades and 17 to 19 points. If he hears 2S, he
bids 4S.
( D ) A K x
( C ) x x
( 18 pts )
( S ) A K Q x x Opener says 1S. If he hears 2C, he bids 2S. If he hears
2D, he must not bid
( H ) x x x 3D because this is an artificial bid showing 6 cards in spades
as well as
( D ) K x x x 17 to 19 points. Instead he says 2S. If he hears 2H, he
bids 3H, because he
( C ) x has 6 losers and responder is promising 5 hearts. If he hears
2S, he passes
( 12 pts ) though he is likely to make 3S.
( S ) x If the bidding goes 1C ( 1D ) 1H (1S ), responder has sufficient
points for
( H ) A K x x x game (10 points or more), less than 3 hearts and a stop
in spades. Responder's
( D ) x x second bid of 1S is game forcing. He hopes Opener also has a
stop in spades
( C ) A K J 10 x and that he will bid 3NT. Opener does not have a stop
in spades so he bids 2C
( 15 pts ) which says that his opening bid of 1C represents a decent club
suit.
( S ) A K J x x x The opening bid can be 1S or 2S. Let us assume that
Opener bids 1S. If he
( H ) A Q x x hears 2C or 2D, he bids 3H. If he hears 2H, he bids 4C asking
for aces with a
( D ) A x slam in view. If responder bids both minors, a slam is no-trumps
looks possible.
( C ) x
( 18 pts )
( S ) A K x x x This is one of those occasional hands where Opener bids
the short suit first.
( H ) A K J x He bids 1H. If he hears 2C or 2D, he knows that responder
has neither
( D ) x x 4 hearts or 4 spades. Opener bids 2S in a try for no-trumps.
If Opener hears
( C ) x x 2H, he passes. If he hears 3H, he goes to 4H. If he hears 1S,
he jumps to 3S.
( 15 pts )
( S ) x x This is the other type of hand where Opener bids the shorter
suit first.
( H ) x x Opener bids 1C. If he hears 1H or 1S, he bids 2D in a try for
no-trumps.
( D ) A K x x x If responder bids 1D, Opener bids 3D. If responder bids
2C, Opener passes.
( C ) A K J x With 5 clubs and 4 diamonds, Opener also opens the bidding
with 1C and
( 15 pts ) also bids 2D if responder bids IH or 1S.
( S ) K x x x This time we show responder's hand. The bidding has gone
1C ( 1H )
( H ) A K x x x 2C ( 2S ). Opener is forced to bid. If he says 3D, responder
says 3NT. If
( D ) K x Opener says 3C, he has 6 or more clubs and 7 or fewer losers.
Responder
( C ) x x has a club fit and 6 losers and so he bids 5C
( 13 pts )
( S ) A K x x x x This too is responder's hand. Opener has diamonds and
clubs and the bidding
( H ) K x has gone 1C ( 1 S ) 2D ( 2S ). If Opener has 3 spades, he will
bid 4S. If Opener
( D ) K x x says 3D, he has 5 or more diamonds and responder says 5D or
3NT. Responder
( C ) x x has 6 losers. If Opener says 3C, he has 5 or more clubs and
responder either
( 13 pts ) bids 3H to encourage Opener to go to 3NT or he bids 3S to show
his 6 spades
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