[bid_em_up]

1. Pass. I have enough values for 1N to make and two possible sources of tricks. If the opps have enough good hearts to make 1N a poor contract, I would expect LHO to balance. (I also will not be surprised to find partner holding a 5 card heart suit along with a doubleton spade).

2. 3S. With a partner I trust, 4H.

3. 3N.

4. Double.

[pclayton]

Don't think that 1 hand means anything. The value of this exercise is to see how others think, not whats the best result on these hands.

1. I made a typo in the 1st hand; you had Kxx of clubs instead of Qxx. Gripe if its enough to do something else. 2♠ over 2♥ isn't an option, for many this shows the invite to 2N with 4 spades, since we play 4 suit transfers.

I transferred and raised. Its possible I have a 6 bagger, but this hand sure wants to play in a suit and I didn't open a weak 2 at green, so a 5 bagger is pretty likely. I caught pard with: AKxx, Qxxx, Qx, Axx (should pard super accept with these quacks? Only if you have the agreement that 3♠ shows a minimum).

The other table played 2♠ after Stayman followed by 2♠.

Push if you pass, Win 6 if you press on.

2. We are vul at IMPs, so I will sacrifice a digit before I miss a vul game. There's no reason why pard can't have spade support, even 3, but there's no reason why he needs to either. Some sort of Gazzilli 2♣ to work out the BW death hand would be nice, but its not available. For the record, I bid 3♠.

Pard had: void, AQ98xxx, AQT, Kxx and corrects to 4♥. The other table passes with your cards, so lose 6 if you bid on, push if you pass.

3. Who knows what the random holds? My first inclination was double, but we aren't cashing a lot of spade and diamond tricks. 3N needs pard to have ♦KQ-6th or the ♥A / ♦K and a little fortune. Unfortunately pard was jokering in 2nd with: x, xxx, QT9xxx, QJx. I bid 3N of course and claimed -3 when the ♦K didn't drop. RHO was jokering a little himself with: AQJTxxx, Q, xx, xxx (but he doesn't know the difference).

Pass (!) = +100 (win 2)
Double = +200 (win 3.4)
3N = -150 (lose 4.3)

4. My pard had this hand and I sympathize with his pass. We gave away a meaningless overtrick and he rolled 6. Pard holds: Txxxx, xx, AJxxx, K. 5♠ is -1.

I gave this hand to a few players I respect later, and thought 5♠ was clear though. One way to look at it is if you take either my hand OR the west hand (Ax, QTxxxxx, x, xxx), you make either 10 or 11 tricks with 5♣ rolling both times. The other table bid 5♠, so you lose 11 if you pass and push if you bid 5♠.

I have no idea what he'll do over a double. I'm guessing I'll bid 5♦, and I might bid 6♠ over 5. Since I know the hand, I can't be objective, so figure its 50/50 I will. 6 gets doubled, so you are -300. So lose 6 half the time and push 1/2 the time, so lose 3 if you double.

Congrats to Flytoox, Roland and Mike who did the best.

[mike777]

I thought all of these hands were very good quiz hands, ty.
May we please have more, sir?

[ArcLight]

>1. Good opps; JTxxx, void, Kxxxx, Qxx. NV and pard opens a 15-17 NT. What is your plan?

Pard may have a 5 card heart suit (what is your style), and probably has 2 spades.
Transfer to Spades and pass.


>2. Good opps; Q98xxx, void Kxxx, Qxx. Vul; pard opens 1♥ and bids 3♥ over your 1♠ response. Now what?

3 Spades
Pard has 6 hearts, and they are mostlikely headed by 2/3 of the tope 3/4 honors.
However, they also should have 2 spades and 6-2 trump suits are superior to 6-0.
Your hand is WORTHLESS to pard unles Spades are trump. Pard will ahve winners for you.



>3. Randoms; Kx, KJxx, Axx, AKxx. White / Red; pard opens 2♦ in 2nd seat weak. RHO overcalls 3♠; you call?

How horrible is the 2D call? J x x x x? Thats down many in 3NT
I still take the risk and bid 3NT.



>4. Good opps; KQJxxx, AKx, xxx, x. White / Red. LHO opens 5♣, pass, pass to you

Pass - Preempts work. Take the sure points.

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EDIT -
I see I got a bad score, still think these are teh right actions