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Responses to Opening Bids

by Richard Pavlicek

Quiz 14

Assume your partner opens the bidding as shown, and the next player passes. Fill in your points (remember, do not count shortness in a suit bid by partner) and the response you would make.

Enter calls as: 1H 2C 3N 4S 6D P

1. 2
A Q J 6 4 Points
J 10 8 2 1
9 7 2

2. A K 5 2
Q J 8 5 Points
3 2 1
10 9 7

3. 9 7 2
J 2 Points
A K Q 8 2 1 NT
10 8 5

4. A Q 5 2
10 5 3 Points
K J 8 2 NT
Q J 4

5. A 9 8 5 4
4 2 Points
K J 8 2
Q J 10

6. J 8 7 2
A 10 Points
A K 9 6 3 1
9 2

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7. A 9 8 2
10 9 6 2 Points
— 1
A 8 5 3 2

8. 9
A K 9 7 Points
A K 10 4 2 3
8 3 2

9. A K 9 3
2 Points
10 4 1
A Q 9 8 5 3

10. Q 10 5
K 9 8 Points
Q 8 3 1
A K J 2

11. 2
9 Points
A K J 8 5 3 1
K Q 7 6 4

12. 2
J 9 2 Points
10 9 5 1 NT
Q 9 8 6 4 2

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