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N E S W 1NT P 2NT P P P When in a NT contract is it
N E S W 1NT P 2NT P P P A straight-forward bidding sequence sees North-South land
N E S W P 1♥ 1♠ 2♥ P 4♥ P P P On initial analysis this
N E S W P 1♥ 1♠ 2♥ P 4♥ P P P East passes, South opens
N E S W P P 1♥ P 1♠ P 1NT P P P The best plan
N E S W P P 1♥ P 1♠ P 1NT P P P North and East
N E S W P P P 1♥ P 3♥ P 4♥ P P P Analysing our
N E S W P P P 1♥ P 3♥ P 4♥ P P P A straight-forward
N E S W 2♣* P 2♦* P 2♥ P 3♥ P 4NT P 5♦ P 5NT P 6♦
N E S W 2♣* P 2♦* P 2♥ P 3♥ P 4NT P 5♦ P 5NT P 6♦
N E S W P 1♣ P 1♦ P 2♣ P 2NT P 3NT P P P
N E S W P 1♣ P 1♦ P 2♣ P 2NT P 3NT P P P
N E S W 2NT P 3♦* P 3♥ P 4♥ P P P Our potential losers
N E S W 2NT P 3♦* P 3♥ P 4♥ P P P North starts off
N E S W 1♣ P 1♠ P 3♠ P P P The heart lead has solved
N E S W 1♣ P 1♠ P 3♠ P P P West has an opening hand
N E S W 1♥ 1♠ 2♣ 2♠ 3♣ P P P Counting our potential losers in
N E S W 1♥ 1♠ 2♣ 2♠ 3♣ P P P South starts the bidding with
NESW 1♦P3♦P3♠P3NTPPP Initially this hand looks as if 9 tricks will be straight forward. We have 5 top diamonds (unless
N E S W 1♦ P 3♦ P 3♠ P 3NT P P P East opens 1♦,
N E S W P P 1NT P P P Looking at our top tricks we have
N E S W P P 1NT P P P The bidding is passed round to South
N E S W 3♠ X P 3NT P P P Counting our top tricks here, we
N E S W 3♠ X P 3NT P P P West starts the bidding with a
N E S W 2♠ X 3♠ P P P Looking at our losers in this trump
N E S W 2♠ X 3♠ P P P South opens a weak 2 in spades,
N E S W 1♠ P 2♦ P 3♠ P 4NT P 5♣ P 5♦ P 6♥ P 6♠
N E S W 1♠ P 2♦ P 3♠ P 4NT P 5♣ P 5♦ P 6♥ P 6♠
N E S W 1♠ P 1NT P 2♣ P P P Often when you end up
N E S W 1♠ P 1NT P 2♣ P P P This rather short auction sees
