| + | West |
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8 7 6 |
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8 6 3 2 |
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Q 10 9 6 |
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A J |
| North |
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A 2 |
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K Q J 10 7 |
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5 3 2 |
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7 6 3 |
| + | South |
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Q J 10 4 |
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9 5 |
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A K 4 |
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10 9 4 2 |
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Bridge Deal
from the deal bank
You:
North
Dealer:
East
Vulnerability: none
Source:
HEX Jones 4814
For use by: Intermediate
Click on "q1" below to see question 1, and on "A1" to see the answer.
- Question
1
North, should you overcall East's 1NT, with only 5 cards? Don't the wise bridge Gods recommend 6 for a suit over 1NT? And you're in the pass-out seat….
- Question
1
North, should you overcall East's 1NT, with only 5 cards? Don't the wise bridge Gods recommend 6 for a suit over 1NT? And you're in the pass-out seat….
Answer
True, but the Gods have other things to say against a 1NT opening bid in the passout seat.
First, yes, your Hearts are only 5, but with 4 of the 5 honours, what a 5 they are. And you've got a guaranteed Spade entry to get back in after you lose one Heart honour. Plus, of course, you don't want your partner to lead Spades and destroy the entry for Hearts. You'd want him to lead Hearts.
And in the passout hand, you can "borrow a king", so with a bit of luck you might not even go down. And don't forget, one down is a better score than the enemy making 1NT.
So the overcall is a good lead signal against 1NT, and a wise sacrifice.
Other people's bidding
To examine how other people might have bid, look inside box #1 in the right-hand column (>>>), by clicking on the pink "+ button".
The card play
To see a suggested Opening Lead, look inside box #3 on the right (>>>).
Then make a plan! Think for a bit about how you'd play this contract.
Planning questions
If box #4 is there for this deal (>>>), see how others might have planned the play...
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