Exercise 5R41 Main

Understanding Cue-Bids

by Richard Pavlicek

For each bid in an opponent’s bid suit, describe its meaning from the following:
C = Control-showing, G = General force, N = Natural

1. West
1 North
2 East
3

What is 3 ?

2. West
1 NT North
2 East
3

What is 3 ?

3. West
1
2 North
1
Pass East
Dbl
2 South
Pass

What is 2 ?

4. West
1
3 North
2
Pass East
3
3 South
Pass

What is 3 ?

5. West
1
Pass North
1
Pass East
Pass
2 South
1 NT

What is 2 ?

6. West
1
3 North
1
Pass East
2
3 South
Pass

What is 3 ?

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7. West
1 NT North
2 ¹ East
3
1. Landy (both majors)

What is 3 ?

8. West
1
2 North
1 East
1 South
Pass

What is 2 ?

9. West
1
3 North
2 East
Dbl South
Pass

What is 3 ?

10. West
1
4 North
2 East
3 South
Pass

What is 4 ?

11. West

2 North
1 East
1 South
Pass

What is 2 ?

12. West

2 North
1 East
Dbl South
Pass

What is 2 ?

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13. West
North
2 East
3

What is 3 ?

14. West

Pass North
1
2 East
Dbl
2 South
1

What is 2 ?

15. West

Dbl North
1
Pass East
Pass
2 South
Pass

What is 2 ?

16. West

3 North
1
Pass East
1
4 South
Pass

What is 4 ?

17. West

3 North
1
Pass East
Dbl
3 South
2

What is 3 ?

18. West

Pass North
1
1 NT East
Pass
2 South
1

What is 2 ?

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19. West

Pass North
1
Pass East
1
2 South
1 NT

What is 2 ?

20. West

3 North
2 East
2 South
Pass

What is 3 ?

21. West

3 North
1 NT East
Pass South
2

What is 3 ?

22. West

2 North
1 East
Pass South
1

What is 2 ?

23. West

4 North
3 East
3 South
3

What is 4 ?

24. West

3 North
2 East
3 South
Pass

What is 3 ?

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