Hand of the Week #140 ♥
N E S W P P 1♠ 2♣ P 3♣ P P P West and North both
Hand of the Week #139 (Solution) ♣
N E S W 1NT P 2♥* P 2♠ P P P The reason the ♣2 lead
Hand of the Week #139 ♣
N E S W 1NT P 2♥* P 2♠ P P P South starts the bidding with
Hand of the Week #138 (Solution) ♠
N E S W P 1♠ 2♥ P 3♥ P P P Analysing the losers in our
Hand of the Week #138 ♠
N E S W P 1♠ 2♥ P 3♥ P P P East starts the auction with
Protective Bidding ♦
When there has been two passes before you bid you find yourself in what's known as the 'protective seat'.
Hand of the Week #137 (Solution) ♦
NESWP1♥P4♥P4NTP5♣P6♥PPP Looking at our losers here and it becomes obvious where our problem lies. We have a potential of
Hand of the Week #137 ♦
N E S W P 1♥ P 4♥ P 4NT P 5♣ P 6♥ P P P
Hand of the Week #136 (Solution) ♥
N E S W P P 1♥ P 3♥ P 4♥ P P P Counting our losers
Hand of the Week #136 ♥
N E S W P P 1♥ P 3♥ P 4♥ P P P West starts off
Hand of the Week #135 (Solution) ♣
N E S W 2NT P 3NT P P P Firstly, we are glad to have avoided
Hand of the Week #135 ♣
N E S W 2NT P 3NT P P P South opens 2NT representing their 20-22 balanced
Hand of the Week #134 (Solution) ♠
NESW 1♥P2♠P4♠PPP Looking at our losers in hand, it appears this 4♠ contract is going to be easy, and
Hand of the Week #134 ♠
N E S W 1♥ P 2♠ P 4♠ P P P With North-South passing throughout the
Hand of the Week #133 (Solution) ♦
N E S W 1♥ X 4♥ P P P Analysing the losers in North's hand it
Hand of the Week #133 ♦
N E S W 1♥ X 4♥ P P P North opens the bidding with 1♥, East
Hand of the Week #132 (Solution) ♥
N E S W 2NT P 3♦* P 3♥ P 3NT P 4♥ P 4NT P 5♦* P 6♥
Hand of the Week #132 ♥
N E S W 2NT P 3♦* P 3♥ P 3NT P 4♥ P 4NT P 5♦* P 6♥
Hand of the Week #131 (Solution) ♣
N E S W P 1♥ P 2♥ P P P There doesn't appear to be much
Hand of the Week #131 ♣
N E S W P 1♥ P 2♥ P P P South starts the bidding with a
Hand of the Week #130 (Solution) ♠
N E S W 1♥ X 1♠ P 1NT P P P On the defence of the
Hand of the Week #130 ♠
N E S W 1♥ X 1♠ P 1NT P P P A fairly routine bidding sequence
Hand of the Week #129 (Solution) ♦
N E S W 1NT P 2♦* P 2♥ P 3NT P 4♥ P P P Given
Hand of the Week #129 ♦
N E S W 1NT P 2♦* P 2♥ P 3NT P 4♥ P P P North
Hand of the Week #128 (Solution) ♥
N E S W 1♠ 2♥ 2♠ 3♥ X P 4♠ P P P As mentioned before,
Hand of the Week #128 ♥
N E S W 1♠ 2♥ 2♠ 3♥ X P 4♠ P P P West opens 1♠,
Hand of the Week #127 (Solution) ♣
N E S W 1♠ P 2♦ P 3♠ P 4♠ P P P Analysing the losers
Hand of the Week #127 ♣
N E S W 1♠ P 2♦ P 3♠ P 4♠ P P P South starts off
Hand of the Week #126 (Solution) ♠
N E S W 1♠ P 2♣ P 2♦ P 2♥* P 2NT P 3♦ P 3♥* P 3♠*
Hand of the Week #126 ♠
N E S W 1♠ P 2♣ P 2♦ P 2♥* P 2NT P 3♦ P 3♥* P 3♠*