Goren Bridge

QUESTION 1:

Neither as South, you hold:

♠ 9532 ♥ K95 Q653 ♣ K9 Partner opens 2S and right-hand opponent doubles. What call would you make?

A: You cannot hope to buy it in 3S, and you don’t want to defend at the four level. Bid 4S.

Q: North-South vulnerable, South, you hold:

♠ 42 A 9 5 K J643

K98 EAST Pass Pass 1 Pass What call would you make?

A: In days gone by, a player would jump in his suit to show a maximum passed hand. Thankfully, those days are gone. Bid 2D.

Q: East-West vulnerable, as South, you hold:

Q 10 5

SOUTH

vulnerable, as 765

1 2NT* Dbl 3 Pass Pass Dbl ? *Both red suits, at least 5-5 What call would you make?

A run to 3H will also be doubled. Stand your ground in your longest combined suit. Pass.

Both vulnerable, as hold:

AQ 10 8 3

Q8

1 1

Pass ?

What call would you make?

A game try of 3D would warn partner that a holding of three low diamonds would be bad. You wouldn’t care about that. Bid 4S.

North-South vulnerable, as South, you hold:

A J 10 4 AK4 A97542 As dealer, what call would you make?

We have seen 5-4-3-1 hands that should open 1NT, as well as some 6-3-2-2 hands. With this hand, please, open 1C.

East-West vulnerable, you hold:

K J8 A J9 K854 K J 4 Partner opens 3H and right-hand opponent passes. What call would you make?

A: There are some days when a bid of 3NT will grab the brass ring, but we think this hand is missing too many aces to try that bid. Bid 4H. (Bob Jones welcomes readers’ responses sent in care of this newspaper or to Tribune Content Agency, LLC., 16650 Westgrove Dr., Suite 175, Addison, TX 75001. E-mail responses may be sent to tcaeditors@tribpub.com.)

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