It’s Your Call

CAMPIONATI ASSOLUTI SQUADRE Miste

Salsomaggiore 30 May – 2 June 2015

June 1, 2015

This is a Bidding Test published in the second Italian Mixed teams Championship Bulletin. You will be able to compare your answer with some of the best italian and french players:

MP, E/W Vulnerable. You are Sur with:

 A  A 5 4  A 8 6  K Q 7 6 4 2

The bidding:

West	North	East	South
			1
2	4	4	?

After thinking your answer. Below you can find some of the best players from Italy and France answers:

These are the experts answers:

		4NT, because we are going to play in hearts, if I dont hear a Cue Bid, I pass over 5.
		6. I dont expect to find beautiful hearts and the A, with that I would play 7 (my partner would have said 3 over the 2). I do not want to give too much information, because I fear a diamond lead and do not want to make life easier to my opponents.
		6.  If my partner have many cute hearts he must not have another thing: I hope they do not lead a diamond!
		4NT, followed by 5, to show slam interest. I dont want to play 6 if my partner has this kind of hand: xxx  KQJxxxx  xx x. If my partner says 5 I can bid 6 hoping he has a single diamond …I know that my partner cant have:KQxxxxx and the A, too much for 4.
		4NT declarative, which may contain different  kind of hands (strong heart fit, 6-4 minors, very strong one color hand).
		4NT: as an attempt to slam, can be a one color strong hand or a hand with fit; next round I would say 5  showing my hand and if my partner has extra values (eg singleton diamond) he should say 6.
		4NT…Not ace asking for me, but asking for useful cards. If he answers 5, I pass. If he says 5 or 5 I bid the slam.

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