Hand of the Week #125 (Solution) ♦
N E S W 2NT P 3♣* P 3♥ P 3NT P 4♠ P P P Analysing
N E S W 2NT P 3♣* P 3♥ P 3NT P 4♠ P P P Analysing
N E S W 2NT P 3♣* P 3♥ P 3NT P 4♠ P P P North
N E S W 3♠ X P 3NT P P P It looks as if the success
N E S W 3♠ X P 3NT P P P West starts the bidding with a
N E S W 1♣ P 1♥ P 3♣ P 4NT P 5♥ P 6♣ P P P
N E S W 1♣ P 1♥ P 3♣ P 4NT P 5♥ P 6♣ P P P
N E S W 1NT 2♣* P 2♦* P 2♥ P 4♥ P P P As
N E S W 1NT 2♣* P 2♦* P 2♥ P 4♥ P P P East
N E S W 1♣ P 1♦ P 1♥ P 4♥ P P P A quick loser
N E S W 1♣ P 1♦ P 1♥ P 4♥ P P P North starts off
N E S W 3♥ 4♦ 4♥ P P P There looks to be two different ways
N E S W 3♥ 4♦ 4♥ P P P West starts the bidding with 3♥ and
N E S W 1♦ 1♠ 2♦ 3♠ P P P Looking at our own hand (West)
N E S W 1♦ 1♠ 2♦ 3♠ P P P South opens 1♦, West overcalls with
Bidding and card play analysis of all four hands
N E S W 1♥ P 2NT* P 3♣* P 3♦* P 3♠* P 4♣ P 4NT P 5♦
N E S W 1♥ P 2NT* P 3♣* P 3♦* P 3♠* P 4♣ P 4NT P 5♦
N E S W 3♦ P P P Your instinct in a horrible misfit like this hand
N E S W 3♦ P P P North opens a pre-emptive bid of 3♦... and that
Bidding and card play analysis of all four hands
N E S W 1♥ P 2NT* P 3♣* P 3♦* P 3♠* P 4♥ P 4NT P 5♠
N E S W 1♥ P 2NT* P 3♣* P 3♦* P 3♠* P 4♥ P 4NT P 5♠
N E S W 2♦ 2♠ 3♦ 4♠ P P P Setting up our own hand as
N E S W 2♦ 2♠ 3♦ 4♠ P P P South starts off the bidding by
Bidding and card play analysis of all four hands, playing the American bidding system Standard American Yellow Card or
N E S W 1♥ 2NT* 3♥ P 4♥ P P P In this hand we have
N E S W 1♥ 2NT* 3♥ P 4♥ P P P East starts off the bidding
N E S W 1♦ 1♥ 1♠ 2♥ 2♠ P 4♠ P P P Looking at our
N E S W 1♦ 1♥ 1♠ 2♥ 2♠ P 4♠ P P P North starts off
N E S W 1♦ P 2♠ P 2NT* P 3♦* P 4♠ P P P Looking