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By Arlene Port
| You are South, IMPS, N/S Vulnerable. Here is your hand:
* - Forcing What do you bid? |
BONUS: You are South, N/S Vulnerable. Here is your hand:
What do you lead?
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Ernie Retetagos: PASS. I have what I said and
have nothing more to say.
BONUS: Lead a small diamond. A club could be their
9th trick. If partner has heart cards they are placed favorably for declarer. So
I'll play partner for diamonds.
Barb & Ken Bergman: We'd bid 3H. 10 9 is
certainly decent support and we are at the top of our bid. It would be tempting
to jump to 4, but partner might assume more than 2 card support. We figure
taking a free call over the double would show our hand.
BONUS: We'd lead the 9 of spades. Partner doesn't
have much, but rates to have spades. A spade to partner's queen and club switch
by partner might set the contract. Hopefully, partner has the 10 of clubs.
Dream on.
PJ Prabhu: 2S. May as well show values in
spades when I can, especially since I have a good hand. It may help partner bid
game in NT. I cannot have a spade suit
BONUS Club Queen. I make the standard lead. No
imagination, no heroics.
Roni Gitchel PASS- I like honor and one or three
small to raise partner, but do not mind my opponents want to defend. I am not
sure where my partner is heading.
BONUS - I lead the Q of clubs
Brian Ellis: 2S. I think this should show a
card and heart tolerance, as well as a decent weak 2D call. Both P and 3D are
needlessy pessimistic.
BONUS: I lead C queen. On a bad day I am giving
declarer his ninth trick. If not and partner is getting in, we should be beating
this contract. I would do this at both match points and imps. Declarer may have
a lot of tricks if we do not start clubs.
Bill Holt: Assuming the double is for
Takeout, I Re-Double. This should show a good hand
and tolerance for Hearts. If partner wants to bid 3NT in the knowledge he faces
a maximal weak 2d bid it's fine with me, I have a decent suit and an entry.
BONUS: I lead the QC. South could be some as 2623
and I will need partner to contribute some length tricks if we are going to beat
this. So I will play for perhaps 4 clubs and the Ace of Spades. Declarer
probably has the King of Clubs but partner is not getting in this week or this
month to start them through. I am attacking now
Herb Sachs:.2S Partner asked me for a bid and
I like my hand.
BONUS: I lead the Queen of Clubs.
Jim Bossert 2S. what's the problem?
BONUS: I’ll try a diamond. unless they have nine
tricks in the red suits i can still switch to clubs if declarer leads spades.
Richard Katz: 3S I have a good hand on this
action. Therefore, I bid three spades, all purpose. Spade card, some heart
support, diamonds OK now do what you do.
BONUS: Club Queen, get our suit going.
Florine Walters: Two Spades. Will pass three
Diamonds, three hearts, and three N.T. I do have outside values, with some heart
support--let partner make the decision.
BONUS: In answer to your second question,
I lead the Club 5. We probably have no chance of
setting 3 NT unless partner has a heart stopper. If declarer goes after
diamonds, i.e. AKQxx opposite a singleton, I will be endplayed. If I lead the
club Q, when I get in will not know who has the Club 10, and if partner holds it
third and I try of cash Clubs, I could set up the 9 if declarer holds K9xx
Trudy Cohn: 3D. By bidding 3D, I show a
better hand. I could have passed to show weakness.
BONUS: Ace of Spades. It’s clear from the bidding
that partner has spades.
Jim Bachelder: Pass I have more than what I
could have had (e.g a stiff heart). I have a trick in diamonds, I have an ace, a
ruffing value and two minor heart honors; what's the problem? I'm certainly not
running. If RHO hadn't doubled, I'd have probably rased to 3H.
BONUS: Ace of Spades Dummy's spade call may be
values and not a suit. Declarer bid notrump after hearing the spade bid and
clearly has the king of clubs. Between my hand and the opponents, about 36 hcps
are accounted for. This is the hand I'm playing for: LHO: QTx, X, AKQJXX, XXX
and RHO: XXX, AKQJXX, XX, KX AND PARTNER: KJXXX, XXX, X, XXXX
Bruce Keidan Answer to bidding problem:
Pass. This hand is the reason they put all those
green cards at the front of the bidding box.
BONUS: I lead the 8 of diamonds. If they run off 9
tricks in the red suits and pard has the king of clubs, it will only hurt for a
little while. PS -- What's the bonus in case holds a red suit entry and T9x of
clubs?
Reanette Frobouck I think on the first hand,
redouble is correct. It shows
values and some ability to defend.
BONUS: On the second hand I would lead
a diamond, trying not to give up anything. The Ace of spades could be
right to take the entry out of the dummy but that seems a little esoteric
Asim Ulke: I PASS. I have no reason to bid
again. With one more H and one less C, I would have bid 2S.
BONUS: I lead the S ace and probably continue with
the S9. C lead may give e the declarer his 9th trick without establishing 5
tricks for defense.
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