One hand, six questions. Play with Jérôme and Léo Rombaut!
Nowadays, everyone wants to open 1NT even when they have a five-card major. What was forbidden yesterday has become fashionable today. But beware of abuse!
E/W Vul. As South, you hold:
- How do you open that hand?
- Your partner opens 3♥. What do you say?
- You open 1♠, your partner responds 1NT, what is your second bid?
- Your RHO opens 1♣, you overcall 1♠, your LHO passes and partner cue-bids 2♣. East passes and it’s your turn.
- You open 1♠ and your partner answers 2♥. What do you say? And try to already think about your third bid.
- You are declarer in 4 Spades, after the simple 1♠-4♠.
West leads the Queen of Clubs, his partner wins with the Ace and plays back the Diamond 8, which you take with the Ace. How do you continue?
The solutions
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(North hand in Question 6)
Hi PeterTand,
You are right, sorry for this mistake. The article is updated.
Regards,
Jonathan – Team Funbridge
Trying to upgrade my overall play.
20 points here. But we all get lucky!