Beginner Exercise 1A17 by Richard Pavlicek

Opening One-Bids


Fill in your high-card points, total points, and call on each hand.

1.
S A Q 5
H K J 8 4
D A 8 3
C K 10 2		[W - E]

High-card points _____

Total points _____

Call as dealer _____

2.
S A K J 2
H 8 5 2
D A 3
C K Q J 3		[W - E]

High-card points _____

Total points _____

Call as dealer _____

3.
S K 8 4
H A 10 2
D A Q J 8 3
C Q 4		[W - E]

High-card points _____

Total points _____

Call as dealer _____

4.
S A K 6 4
H J 9 8 5 3
D A 10
C 4 3		[W - E]

High-card points _____

Total points _____

Call as dealer _____

5.
S A K 9 6 4
H 10 3
D —
C A 9 8 7 6 2		[W - E]

High-card points _____

Total points _____

Call as dealer _____

6.
S A Q 8 7 2
H A Q 9 7 3
D 2
C 4 3		[W - E]

High-card points _____

Total points _____

Call as dealer _____

7.
S A 8 4
H Q J 2
D K J 8 6 4
C 9 2		[W - E]

High-card points _____

Total points _____

Call as dealer _____

8.
S A J 10 4
H A Q 4 3
D K 9 5 2
C 3		[W - E]

High-card points _____

Total points _____

Call as dealer _____

9.
S A K Q 3
H 10 4 3
D 8 2
C A 9 5 4		[W - E]

High-card points _____

Total points _____

Call as dealer _____

10.
S K Q 7 3
H A K 4 2
D 9 3
C Q 10 2		[W - E]

High-card points _____

Total points _____

Call as dealer _____

11.
S 10 9 4
H A Q 8 3
D A K 3
C 9 7 2		[W - E]

High-card points _____

Total points _____

Call as dealer _____

12.
S A K 2
H A K 10 4
D Q 9 3
C K 9 3		[W - E]

High-card points _____

Total points _____

Call as dealer _____

Answers

1.17
17
1 NT

2.18
18
1 NT

3.16
16
1 NT

4.12
14
1 H

5.11
15
1 C

6.12
15
1 S

7.11
12
Pass

8.14
16
1 D

9.13
14
1 C

10.14
15
1 C

11.13
13
1 D

12.19
19
1 C

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