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WN E S

Pass

Pass Pass 1NT Pass

2® Pass 2´ Pass

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3´. The five-four spade fit

combined with the two doubletons is worth a

couple of points and so makes the hand worth

inviting game. Partner can choose whether to pass

or go on to 4´.

WN E S

1´ Pass

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1NT. Hands with nine high card

points are borderline two-level

change-of-suit responses. If you play a non-jump

2NT rebid by opener as forcing, you need a good

nine to make a two-level response. Here, while the

diamonds are nice, the singleton in partner's suit

and terrible spot cards elsewhere make the hand a

poor nine not a good nine.

WN E S

1™

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2t. Most of the time when you

have a two-suited hand you do

best to show both suits (here with

an unusual 2NT) because this makes it easier for

partner to judge a competitive auction. This time,

with all your strength in one suit, you simply

show it.

WNES

3t Dble

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4t. You have too few top cards to

expect to make 5t and too many

defensive values to want to bid 5t as a sacrifice.

Since you know that North is going to bid after

South's take-out double, you bid as high as you are

willing to go before the opponents have located

their fit.

WNES

1´ Pass 2´ Pass

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4´. If you value the hand using

the Losing Trick Count, you will

count the diamond suit as more

than two losers but the heart suit as not a full loser.

Valuing the hand as worth five losers, it is worth

potting game. If you make a trial bid, this may help

the opponents with the opening lead or subsequent

defence.

WNES

1™ 1´ Pass

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2™. This cue bid of opener's suit

says nothing about your holding

in the suit. It merely indicates

that you have three-card support for partner's

overcalled suit and that you are too strong for a

simple raise. r

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Hand 1

´ A 9 6 4 2

™ J 8 6 3

t A 2

® 6 2

Hand 2

´ K

™ 7 3 2

t K J 9 8 4

® Q 5 3 2

Hand 3

´ 6 5 2

™ -

t A K Q 8 3

® 10 9 6 5 2

Hand 4

´ K 10 6 4 3

™ Q J 3

t A Q 7 6

® Q

Hand 5

´ A Q 9 8 3

™ A Q

t Q 7 5 2

® A 5

Hand 6

´ Q J 5

™ J

t 7 6 4 3 2

® A K J 6