Quiz 4 Sample Hands
1. Opener's Hand:
S A 10
H K 8 5 2
D J 9 3
C K Q 10 4
1a. Opener Responder
1C 1D
1H 2H
?
>3S. Opener wants
to cue bid here in case responder is interested in slam. Opener can't bid 2S because that would
ask responder to name a help suit.<
1b. Opener Responder
1C 1D
1H 2H
3S 4C
?
>4H. Opener has
nothing further to say about this hand and has a minimum, so leave it up to
responder to decide what to do next.<
2. Opener's Hand:
S A 10
H K 8 5 2
D J
10
C A K Q 10 4
2a. Opener Responder
1C 1D
1H 2H
?
>3H. Opener can
get all the information needed with responder's next bid. 3H asks if responder has 2 of the top
three trumps. If yes, responder cue
bids an ace or bids 3NT with no outside aces. Thus, if responder bids 4D, opener can
then continue to bid to decide whether to play 6 or 7 in hearts or no trump.<
2b. Opener Responder
1C 1D
1H 2H
3H 3NT
?
>4H. There
probably are two losers in diamonds.<
3. Opener's Hand:
S A 10
H K 8 5 2
D Q
10
C A K Q 10 4
3a. Opener Responder
1C 1D
1H 2H
?
>2S. If responder
bids 3D with an ace, king, singleton, or void, slam would look good.<
3b. Opener Responder
1C 1D
1H 2H
2S 3C
?
>3S. Responder is
short in clubs, but it still looks good for slam if responder has something in
diamonds. When opener bids 3S, it
asks responder to continue cue bidding additional controls, hopefully in diamonds.<
4. Opener's Hand:
S 10
H K 8 5 2
D A K Q 3
C A J 6 3
Opener Responder
1C 1D
1H 2H
?
>2S. Opener wants
to find out if responder has help in clubs.<
5. Opener's Hand:
S Q 10
H K 8
D Q
10 9 2
C A K Q 10 4
5a. Opener Responder
1C 1D
2D 2H
?
>2NT<
5b. Opener Responder
1C 1D
2D 2H
2NT 4NT
?
>Responder should have a good 16 or 17 points to invite to
slam. Opener has a bad 16 points,
so pass.<
6. Opener's Hand:
S 10 8 5
H K 8 3
D Q 10 9
C A K 10 4
6a. Opener Responder
1C 1D
?
>1NT<