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♠A x x x ♥A J x ♦K x x x ♣x x.
Bid 4♠ with:
♠K Q J 10 x x x ♥A x ♦K x ♣x x.
Bid 3NT with:
♠K Q 10 x ♥x x ♦Q x x ♣A Q x x.
Bid 3♣ (fourth-suit forcing) with:
♠A K Q x x ♥A x ♦A x x x ♣x x.
After Opener Has Raised a 1M
response to 2M
Opener has shown a minimum with
(usually) 4-card support. Accordingly,
responder can pass, invite game, go to
game, or even investigate slam.

BIDDING BASICS QUIZ
What is responder's rebid after
1♥-1♠; 2♥ with:
1. ♠K J 7 6 3 ♥- ♦J 7 6 5 ♣Q 4 3 2
2. ♠A 10 3 2 ♥K 10 ♦K 9 5 4 3 ♣4 3
What is responder's rebid after
1♠-1NT; 2♠ with:
3. ♠- ♥A 3 2 ♦Q J 10 8 7 6 5 ♣4 3 2
4. ♠K 10 ♥Q J 8 7 ♦Q 10 7 6 ♣Q J 6
What is responder's rebid after
1♦-1♥; 2♣ with:
5. ♠A 6 5 4 ♥Q 7 6 5 4 ♦Q 3 2 ♣2
6. ♠K Q 8 ♥K 8 7 6 5 ♦K 2 ♣Q J 4
What is responder's rebid after
1♠-1NT; 2♥ with:
7. ♠A 5 ♥K Q 10 8 5 ♦9 8 3 2 ♣7 4
8. ♠Q 7 ♥Q 6 ♦A 10 7 6 5 ♣J 9 4 2
1. Pass. At least you don't have to play
it.
2. 3♥. Invitational.
3. 3♦. Yours are likely better than
partner's. This is "to play."
4. 2NT. Invitational.
5. 2♦. Don't go any deeper towards
trouble.
6. 3NT. Make sure to reach game.
7. 4♥. Too good for only an invitational 3♥.
8. 2♠. Go back to the known five-card
suit. And don't bid 2NT: It won't
play well, and it invites 3NT.

54 Bridge Bulletin April 2020

International Fund Game winners

An Iowa pair won the ACBL-wide International Fund Game held Dec. 16,
2019. Alice Gross and Scott Sorensen of Sioux City scored 75.41% playing
at Siouxland DBC. Gross is a Silver Life Master and Sorensen is a Sectional
Master with under 100 masterpoints who joined the ACBL last year.
With 378 tables of play, the game raised $2400.30 to support North American teams in international competition.
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Alice Gross - Scott Sorensen, Sioux City IA
Egda Delaney, Placitas NM; Athena Kelly, Albuquerque NM
John Bodish, St. Joseph MI; Cappy Gagnon, Notre Dame IN
John Chiles - Dennis Phillips, Raleigh NC
Robert McCosh - Neil O'Brian, Miramichi NB
Rita Prince - Eileen Williamson, Granbury TX
Thomas Teeters, Bloomington IL; Steve Wulfers, Normal IL
Joyce Birdoff - Ann Block, Westbury NY
Chanok Chalifoux, Sandwich MA; Anita Johnston, Buzzards Bay MA
Brad Meinhold, Florence MT; Ralph Stone, Missoula MT

Top scores by district
1 Robert McCosh - Neil O'Brian, Miramichi NB
3 Laine Maurer - Maria Zazzera, New Providence NJ
Griffith Smith - Katherine Smith, New Providence NJ
4 Jinan Bahia, Hummelstown PA; Lee Morrison, Camp Hill PA
5 Donna Steffan, East Amherst NY; Fred Yellen, Buffalo NY
7 John Chiles - Dennis Phillips, Raleigh NC
8 Thomas Teeters, Bloomington IL; Steve Wulfers, Normal IL
9 Rhoda Levine, Tamarac FL; Diane Stern, Weston FL
10 Ronald Berenger - Paul Freese, Metairie LA
11 Phyllis Allmacher, Powell OH; Karen Angelou, Gahanna OH
12 John Bodish, St. Joseph MI; Cappy Gagnon, Notre Dame IN
13 Tom Fogarty, Chicago IL; Mark Ginsburg, Buffalo Grove IL
14 Alice Gross - Scott Sorensen, Sioux City IA
16 Rita Prince - Eileen Williamson, Granbury TX
17 Egda Delaney, Placitas NM; Athena Kelly, Albuquerque NM
18 Brad Meinhold, Florence MT; Ralph Stone, Missoula MT
21 Mindy Kane - Wayne Vondera, Livermore CA
22 Joan Kaye, Corona Del Mar CA; Sally Murphy, Fountain Valley CA
23 Mori Taylor, Marina Del Rey CA; Katherine Weisberg, Los Angeles CA
24 Joyce Birdoff - Ann Block, Westbury NY
25 Chanok Chalifoux, Sandwich MA; Anita Johnston, Buzzards Bay MA

75.41%
70.25%
69.21%
69.01%
68.86%
67.71%
67.36%
67.30%
66.67%
66.61%
68.86%
59.26%
59.26%
59.38%
61.98%
69.01%
67.36%
65.00%
60.83%
61.80%
69.21%
63.22%
75.41%
67.71%
70.25%
66.61%
65.22%
65.38%
63.10%
67.30%
66.67%
April 2020

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