Hand of the Week #189 (Solution) ♦
N E S W P 1NT P 2♦* P 2♥ P P P Given the length of
N E S W P 1NT P 2♦* P 2♥ P P P Given the length of
N E S W P 1NT P 2♦* P 2♥ P P P As dealer North passes,
N E S W 1♥ 1♠ 2♦ 2♠ P P X P 3♥ P P P Looking
N E S W 1♥ 1♠ 2♦ 2♠ P P X P 3♥ P P P West
N E S W 1♦ P 1♥ P 1♠ P 2♠ P P P Looking at your
N E S W 1♦ P 1♥ P 1♠ P 2♠ P P P South opens 1♦
N E S W 1♦ P 1♥ P 1NT P 3♥ P 4♦ P 4NT P 5♣ P 6♥
N E S W 1♦ P 1♥ P 1NT P 3♥ P 4♦ P 4NT P 5♣ P 6♥
N E S W 1NT P 2♣* P 2♠ P 4♠ P P P Looking at our
N E S W 1NT P 2♣* P 2♠ P 4♠ P P P North opens their
N E S W 1♣ 1♦ 1♠ 4♦ P P P There isn't much ruffing to be
N E S W 1♣ 1♦ 1♠ 4♦ P P P West opens 1♣, North overcalls 1♦
N E S W 1NT P 2♣* P 2♠ P 4NT P 5♥ P 6♠ P P P
N E S W 1NT P 2♣* P 2♠ P 4NT P 5♥ P 6♠ P P P
N E S W 1♥ 1♠ 3♥ P 4♥ P P P Looking at our losers in
N E S W 1♥ 1♠ 3♥ P 4♥ P P P East opens 1♥ to start
N E S W 1♠ P 1NT P 2♠ P P P Looking at our potential losers
N E S W 1♠ P 1NT P 2♠ P P P North opens 1♠ to start
N E S W 1NT P P P The opening lead is somewhat helpful as it gives
N E S W 1NT P P P A very straight-forward auction leaves West in a tricky
N E S W 1♦ P 1♥ P 1♠ P 3NT P P P Counting our top
N E S W 1♦ P 1♥ P 1♠ P 3NT P P P South opens 1♦
N E S W 1♦ P 1♠ P 2♣ P 2♦ P P P Looking at the
N E S W 1♦ P 1♠ P 2♣ P 2♦ P P P East opens their
N E S W 1♦ 1♥ 1♠ 4♥ P P P Looking at losers in hand we
N E S W 1♦ 1♥ 1♠ 4♥ P P P North opens 1♦, East overcalls 1♥,
N E S W 1♥ P 1♠ P 2♦ P 3♣* P 3♦ P 4♦ P 5♦ P 6♦
N E S W 1♥ P 1♠ P 2♦ P 3♣* P 3♦ P 4♦ P 5♦ P 6♦
N E S W 1♠ P 1NT P 2♠ P P P When playing in a misfit
N E S W 1♠ P 1NT P 2♠ P P P South starts off the bidding