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 Balancing the Bidding

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


West North East South    
1 Pass Pass ?   K J x     Q J x     x x x     A 10 x x
 
 
What do you bid now?         Pass         1NT         2         3         Double


































 




- Nope -





































 






- Correct! -
You'll be happy with any suit partner bids






































 




- Not Today -





































 




- Try Again -





































 




- No Way -





































 Bid a Bridge Hand




West North East South    
1 Pass Pass ?   K J x     x x x     Q J x     A 10 x x
 
 
What do you bid now?         Pass         1NT         2         3         Double


































 




- Nope -





































 






- Correct! -
stoppers in their suit and good balance






































 




- Try Again -





































 




- Not Today -





































 




- No Way -





































 Bid a Bridge Hand




West North East South    
1 Pass Pass ?   K x x     x x x     Q J x     A J 10 x x
 
 
What do you bid now?         Pass         1NT         2         3         Double


































 




- Not Today -





































 




- Try Again -





































 




- Nope -





































 






- Correct! -
2C is also good but 1NT shows points, balance and stoppers too.






































 




- No Way -





































 Bid a Bridge Hand




West North East South    
1 Pass Pass ?   A x x     K Q x     Q J x     A 10 x x
 
 
What do you bid now?         Pass         1NT         2         3         Double


































 




- Not Today -





































 




- Try Again -





































 




- Nope -





































 




- No Way -





































 





- Correct! -
Too much for 1NT. Double and then bid NT






































 Bid a Bridge Hand

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

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

















 
Index from our Suit Bids Flashcards. See where you need more help.

Welcome 1   P
 1   P
 1   2
  		1   3
  		Game
Bids
1   2
  		1   2
  		1   3
  		1   2
2   2		 1   1
2   2		 1   1N
 
1   4
  		1   1N
  		1   2N
  		1   3N
  		1   1
1N         		1   1
3N        
1   1
2N         		1   2
2N         		1   2
3N         		1   2
3         		1   2
2N         		1   2
3        
1   2
4         		1   1
1   2N		 1   1
1   3N		 1   2
2         		1   1
2         		1   1
2        
Reverses 1   1
1         		1   2
2         		1   1NT
2          		 1   1NT
2          		 This
Index!


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