Hand of the Week #148 (Solution) ♥
N E S W 1♦ 2♦* P 4♥ P P P Looking at our losers on the dummy (the easier hand to establish given its distribution) we have: 1 definite and 1 potential spade, no hearts, 2 definite diamonds and no club. Straight off the bat we
Hand of the Week #148 ♥
N E S W 1♦ 2♦* P 4♥ P P P West starts the bidding with a 1♦ opening bid, with North bidding a cue bid of 2♦*. This North-South are playing a direct cue bid as a Michaels Cue Bid, so North is representing 5+/5+ in
Tutorial #34 ♣
Bidding and card play analysis of all four hands
Hand of the Week #147 (Solution) ♣
N E S W P 1♥ P 1♠ P 2♦ P 2♥ P P P If we take a simplistic view of this hand, it looks like we are going to win 5 hearts, 2 diamonds and 1 club, so there is our 8 tricks to make
Hand of the Week #147 ♣
N E S W P 1♥ P 1♠ P 2♦ P 2♥ P P P South passes as dealer and the bidding moves round to West who opens 1♥. East replies 1♠ and West rebids 2♦, representing their 5:4 shape. East puts West back to hearts as
Tutorial #33 ♥
Bidding and card play analysis of all four hands
Hand of the Week #146 (Solution) ♠
N E S W 1NT X 2♦* P 2♥ P P P Setting up dummy has more trumps than our hand so this is usually the easier hand to set up. Looking at the losers there we have: 1 spade, 1 heart, 2 potential diamonds and 2
Hand of the Week #146 ♠
N E S W 1NT X 2♦* P 2♥ P P P East opens the bidding with 1NT, South doubles for penalties showing around 16+ HCP (remember a double of NTs is always penalties) and West has to consider their options. This East-West pair are playing 'exit
Hand of the Week #145 (Solution) ♦
N E S W 1♠ P 3♠ P 4♠ P P P From a losers perspective we have: 1 potential trump, 1 heart, 1 diamond and no clubs (we can trump the 4th club on the table at our leisure). The diamond loser is a certainty and
Hand of the Week #145 ♦
N E S W 1♠ P 3♠ P 4♠ P P P North opens 1♠, East passes, South jump supports North to 3♠ which is 4+ card support and either a balanced hand with 10-12 HCP or an unbalanced hand with 8 losers. North's hand is unbalanced