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BIDDING BASICS QUIZ
What is responder's second bid after
2♣-2♥; 2♠ with:
1. ♠Q 7 6 ♥A Q 7 6 5 2 ♦K 2 ♣7 6
2. ♠5 ♥K Q 10 7 6 ♦K J 7 6 5 ♣K 2
What is responder's second bid after
2♣-2♦; 2NT with:
3. ♠Q J 8 7 ♥Q 10 6 5 ♦2 ♣7 6 5 2

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will pass, not knowing what to do."
Pass isn't available to Robinson, who
also bids 5♣. "I assume this auction is
forcing. I'm bidding 5♣ to give partner
a choice. What's forcing or not forcing
is not clear, and some might think this
auction is not forcing."
Poor Mel, such a pushover. "5♥.

What is responder's second bid after
2♣-2♦; 2♥ with:

Again they've pushed me. I don't think
this is a forcing pass situation, so partner is no doubt limited in high-card
points. But:
♠x ♥Q J x x x ♦Q x x x ♣A x x
gives us a good shot at 11 tricks. If not,
they may be able to take 10."
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4. ♠7 6 5 4 ♥4 ♦8 7 6 5 ♣5 4 3 2
5. ♠A J 6 5 2 ♥7 ♦7 6 5 4 ♣5 4 2
6. ♠K 6 5 ♥5 4 ♦J 10 7 6 ♣Q 7 6 5
7. ♠A 6 5 ♥A 7 6 ♦K Q 3 2 ♣4 3 2
8. ♠8 6 5 ♥Q 10 8 ♦J 7 6 5 2 ♣3 2
Answers
1. 3♠. Jumping to 4♠ would be
weaker. Blackwood and a small or
grand slam are likely on the horizon.
2. 3♦. Natural. No reason to do anything else.
3. 3♣. Stayman. Needing 8 HCP for
Stayman is associated with 1NT,
not here!
4. 3♣. Artificial prelude to showing
a bust (you have it). You can (and
will) pass if partner bids 3♥. Much
as you want to, you are not allowed
to pass 2♥.
5. 2♠. Natural, five-plus cards, game
forcing.
6. 2NT. Natural, game forcing (fewer
than three hearts).
7. 3♥. Stronger than 4♥. No hurry
for Blackwood. Set trumps and
have a good auction.
8. 4♥. Weak with three-plus card
support (less than 6-7 in support).

46 Bridge Bulletin September 2020

Christopher Donnelly, Belmont MA
Andrew Eastwood, Savannah GA
Jeff Fang, Rowland Heights CA
Steven Glaser, Salt Lake City UT
Andy Goodman, Carmel CA
Richard Higgins, Hot Springs Village AR
Ledon L. Hitch, Clearwater FL
Alex Hong, West Vancouver BC
Mary J, Hovda, Sandy OR
Jason Ji, Kendall Park NJ
Herbert Lerner, Washington DC
Robert Liu, Honolulu HI
Andrei Prodan, Mississauga ON
David C. Shepler, Knoxville TN
Langis Sirois, Ottawa ON
Kenneth Walter, The Woodlands TX
George Wang, El Monte CA
Ronald Butler, Cornwall PE
Howard Cohen, Oceanside NY
Barry Cohen, Berlin NJ
Duane P. Doc Coulter, Hastings NE
M. M. Dalfen, Windsor ON
H. Paul Davis, Cupertino CA
Ihsan Erdin, Ottawa ON
Steven C. Handley, Edmonds WA
Kun He, North Potomac MD
Alex Hudson, Morrisville NC
Stephen B. Kemic, Los Alamos NM
Layne Noble, Ottawa ON
Miodrag Novakovic, Pembroke, Bermuda
Alexander J. Ornstein, New York NY
Chao Qin, Shanghai, China
Doug Reynolds, Braeside ON

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Wojciech Szalecki, Madeira Beach FL
James T. Weeks, Palm Desert CA
M. Douglas Winship, Coral Gables FL
David Woods, Sarnia ON
Dayou Zhou, San Diego CA
Ricardo Cohen, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Greg Frank, Hot Springs Village AR
Terry Kee, San Rafael CA
Stephen McConnell, Evanston IL
Cheng-Hung Yeh, Diamond Bar CA
Edith Ferber, Waterloo ON
Robert M. Gaare, Kennesaw GA
Paul Gutterman, Eagan MN
Winston Huang, Los Altos CA
Daniel J. Jablonski, Stoneham MA
Kevin Kacmarynski, Monmouth OR
Scott Lewis, Murray KY
Gordon E. Maroney III, Smackover AR
Woodrow McHarg, Laredo TX
Phillip Mingola, Oklahoma City OK
Rae Murbach, Altadena CA
Rick Prouser, Portland OR
Phil Rabichow, Tarzana CA
Prahalad Rajkumar, Chennai, India
Terry Richardson, Austin TX
Al Roberts, Sun City Center FL
Shai Simonson, Sharon MA
Ellis Sokoloff, Fleetwood PA
John Steffan, Frisco CO
Kenneth Tatz, Highland Park IL
Ethan E. Wood, Dover MA
Herbert Zimmerman, Bluffton SC

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