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Answers 61
Three possible hands are given for South but only one is consistent with bidding. Which one? What should the other hands have bid? Neither side is vulnerable
| North | East | South | West | |||
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-- 1NT 2 ♠ |
-- Pass Pass |
1 ♠ 2 ♦ 3 ♥ |
Pass Pass |
| Hand a) |
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♠ K J 9 4 2 ♥ A K ♦ K J 10 3 ♣ Q 3 |
| Hand b) |
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♠ Q 7 5 3 2 ♥ A K Q ♦ K J 7 2 ♣ 2 |
| Hand c) |
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♠ A K J 7 2 ♥ K Q 3 ♦ K J 5 2 ♣ 2 |
(c) is correct.
- 1♠-then-2♦-then-3♥ is the “5-4-3” – five spades, four diamonds and three hearts. You are bidding on over partner’s weak bid with no assurance of a fit (partner’s 2♠ was a preference bid not support) so should have a good hand – at least 16 points. Hand B is therefore wrong – not strong enough and you should pass 2♠.
- Hand A is wrong because of the shape. Holding a 5422 shape, you should bid 2NT at your third turn, not 3♥.
- That leaves Hand C as the correct answer: indeed you have the perfect textbook hand for the sequence. If responder, with a blueprint of your hand, bids 3NT, you should pass. He should have eg ♠64, ♥A86, ♦Q84, ♣Q10976.
