or suits you hold, he can't afford to jump to 3 to show extra values. If you don't hold four spades, he needs to leave room for you to find his diamond stopper for 3NT. r West hands for the November Bidding Box Bid these hands with a partner. The East hands are on page 27. The N-S players are silent unless otherwise noted. Scores on page 29-31. Problem 1. North deals. None vul. 5 A J 8 7 6 5 2 K 6 8 4 3 Problem 5. North deals. None vul. J 10 7 2 Q 6 2 Q J 7 Q 5 3 Problem 2. East deals. N-S vul. South bids 1 if possible. J 8 7 10 8 2 K 9 6 A J 8 3 Problem 6. East deals. E-W vul. 8 3 A K Q 4 K 9 5 4 10 8 4 Problem 3. South deals. E-W vul. 6 5 A Q 4 A 6 K Q 10 8 6 3 Problem 7. South deals. N-S vul. South opens 1. North bids 2. K Q 8 2 K 3 K Q 5 2 Q 4 2 Problem 4. West deals. Both vul. K Q Q J 10 3 A K 10 8 4 2 5 Problem 8. West deals. Both vul. A K J 9 8 3 J 6 3 2 A 7 4 Houston Spring NABC March 12-22, 2009 Test Your Play Eddie Kantar 1. Dlr: South Vul: Both IMPs AQ84 K Q 10 9 8 AKQ 2 West North Make your reservations online at www.megahousing.com/acbl ACBL's Housing Bureau 877-350-2479 November 2008 East South 1 4NT (2) 5 (4) Pass 2NT (1) Pass Pass 5 (3) Pass Pass 6 (5) All Pass (1) Jacoby (game-forcing heart raise). (2) Roman Key Card Blackwood. (3) Two keys, no Q. (4) What exactly do you have in spades? (5) Nothing. West leads the Q. Hearts are not 4-0. Plan the play. 2. Dlr: South A64 Vul: Both A632 Matchpoints K 4 AK83 K5 K7 A8632 Q 10 6 5 The Hilton Americas 1600 Lamar Houston Texas 77010 $142 per night 10 3 2 AJ43 J73 AK8 West North East Pass Pass Pass Pass 1 2 3 6 Pass Pass Pass All Pass South 1 2 2NT 3NT West leads the 2. You play low from dummy and capture East's jack. At trick two you lead a low club to dummy, both following, so the outstanding trump is the 9. Plan the play. Solutions are on page 57. 55 ADVANCED PLAYERS A J 10 4 A K 7 A 10 J 8 4 2. Your cuebid showed good strength and asked for more information, but it didn't guarantee both majors. Since partner doesn't yet know which suithttp://www.megahousing.com/acbl