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 Balance Bidding Bridge Lesson

Your mission, is to figure out the next bid for each hand given.
You are always the South player for the purpose of this exercise.



East South West North    
1 Pass 1NT Pass    
Pass ?       x     A J x x     K Q 10 x     Q J x x
 
 
What do you bid now?         Pass         2         2         2         Double






































 




- Nope -





































 






- Correct! -
Partner will bid Spades if you Double






































 




- Not Today -





































 




- Try Again -





































 




- No Way -





































 Bid a Bridge Hand




East South West North    
1 Pass 1NT Pass    
Pass ?       K 10 x     K x     J 10 x x     A J 10 x
 
 
What do you bid now?         Pass         2         2         2         Double






































 




- Nope -





































 






- Correct! -
You like any suit partner will bid






































 




- Try Again -





































 




- Not Today -





































 




- No Way -





































 Bid a Bridge Hand




East South West North    
1 Pass 2 Pass    
Pass ?       A J 10 x x     x x x     K 10 x     J x
 
 
What do you bid now?         Pass         2         2         2         Double






































 




- Not Today -





































 




- Try Again -





































 




- Nope -





































 






- Correct! -
They stopped at 2 so your side has 20 pts too.






































 




- No Way -





































 Bid a Bridge Hand




East South West North    
1 Pass 2 Pass    
Pass ?       A 9 x x     A x x x     A x x     Q 10
 
 
What do you bid now?         Pass         2         2         2         Double






































 




- Not Today -





































 




- Try Again -





































 




- Nope -





































 




- No Way -





































 





- Correct! -
Best way to find a fit with partner






































 Bid a Bridge Hand

Here are all 4 hands together for you to compare at once. You are South.

East South West North    
1 Pass 1NT Pass    
Pass ?        
  Pass     1)   x     A J x x     K Q 10 x     Q J x x
  Double     2)   K 10 x     K x     J 10 x x     A J 10 x
 
 
East South West North    
1 Pass 2 Pass    
Pass ?        
  2     3)   A J 10 x x     x x x     K 10 x     J x
  Double     4)   A 9 x x     A x x x     A x x     Q 10
 
Next


















 

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