Exercise 5R41 Main

Understanding Cue-Bids

by Richard Pavlicek

Describe the meaning of each bid in the suit an opponent bid from the following:
C = Control-showing, G = General force, N = Natural

1.
WEST North East South
1 2 3

What is 3 ?

2.
WEST North East South
1 NT 2 3

What is 3 ?

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

What is 2 ?

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

What is 3 ?

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

What is 2 ?

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

What is 3 ?

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

What is 3 ?

8.
WEST North East South
1
2 1 1 Pass

What is 2 ?

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9.
WEST North East South
1
3 2 Dbl Pass

What is 3 ?

10.
WEST North East South
1
4 2 3 Pass

What is 4 ?

11.
West NORTH East South

2 1 1 Pass

What is 2 ?

12.
West NORTH East South

2 1 Dbl Pass

What is 2 ?

13.
West NORTH East South
2 3

What is 3 ?

14.
West NORTH East South

Pass 1
2 Dbl
2 1

What is 2 ?

15.
West NORTH East South

Dbl 1
Pass Pass
2 Pass

What is 2 ?

16.
West NORTH East South

3 1
Pass 1
4 Pass

What is 4 ?

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17.
West NORTH East South

3 1
Pass Dbl
3 2

What is 3 ?

18.
West NORTH East South

Pass 1
1 NT Pass
2 1

What is 2 ?

19.
West NORTH East South

Pass 1
Pass 1
2 1 NT

What is 2 ?

20.
West NORTH East South

3 2 2 Pass

What is 3 ?

21.
West NORTH East South

3 1 NT Pass 2

What is 3 ?

22.
West NORTH East South

2 1 Pass 1

What is 2 ?

23.
West NORTH East South

4 3 3 3

What is 4 ?

24.
West NORTH East South

3 2 3 Pass

What is 3 ?

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