Hand of the Week #235 (Solution) ♣
N E S W P 1♠ P 1NT P 2NT P P P Analysing our hands together,
N E S W P 1♠ P 1NT P 2NT P P P Analysing our hands together,
N E S W P 1♠ P 1NT P 2NT P P P South starts off the
N E S W 1NT X P* P XX* P P P When you first see the
N E S W 1NT X P* P XX* P P P East starts off the bidding
N E S W 1♥ P 1NT P 2♣ P 2♥ P P P We have an
N E S W 1♥ P 1NT P 2♣ P 2♥ P P P With East-West remaining
NESW 3♦PPP North appears to have hit our weakness with their opening lead, and it is almost certain that
N E S W 3♦ P P P West opens the bidding with a pre-emptive bid of
N E S W 1NT P P P Following the 'TEE' principle, we have: 1 top trick
N E S W 1NT P P P The most straight-forward auction that can exist leads to
N E S W P P P 2♣* P 2♦* P 3♦ P 3♥ P 3♠ P 4♦ P
N E S W P P P 2♣* P 2♦* P 3♦ P 3♥ P 3♠ P 4♦ P
N E S W 1♣ P 1♠ P 1NT P P P Looking at following the 'TEE'
N E S W 1♣ P 1♠ P 1NT P P P North has a strong balanced
N E S W P P 1♠ 2♦ 2♠ P 3♣* P 4♠ P P P Analysing
N E S W P P 1♠ 2♦ 2♠ P 3♣* P 4♠ P P P West
N E S W 1♥ P 4♥ P 4NT P 5♦ P 6♥ P P P If
N E S W 1♥ P 4♥ P 4NT P 5♦ P 6♥ P P P With
In this video lesson we learn about using Stayman to show a weak hand with 5:4 in the majors.
N E S W 1♠ P 1NT P 2♠ P P P Looking at this hand, it
N E S W 1♠ P 1NT P 2♠ P P P A rather 'quiet' auction sees
N E S W 2♥ X 4♥ P P P Given that we have managed to steal
N E S W 2♥ X 4♥ P P P North opens a weak 2 in hearts
N E S W 1♦ 1♥ 1♠ 3♥ P P P As mentioned before, given that we
N E S W 1♦ 1♥ 1♠ 3♥ P P P West starts the auction with a
N E S W 1♥ P 1♠ P 2♣ P 2NT P P P Usually, the best
N E S W 1♥ P 1♠ P 2♣ P 2NT P P P South starts off
N E S W 1♥ P 2♣ P 2♦ P 2♠* P 3♣ P 5♣ P P P
N E S W 1♥ P 2♣ P 2♦ P 2♠* P 3♣ P 5♣ P P P
N E S W 1♠ P P X 2♥ 3♣ 3♥ P P P As mentioned previously,