QT N E S W Contract: ?? by ?? ♠ Vulnerability: ?? 1♥ P 2♦ P AQ974 ♥ 964 ♦ Opening Lead: ?? 3♣ P 3NT … AQT ♣ Losers: ?♠ ?♥ ?♦ ?♣ K9852 764 ♠ ♠ 62 KT53 ♥ ♥ Finding the 3NT game 9 Q5 J32 ♦ ♦ by bidding stoppers up 6543 KJ2 the line. ♣ ♣ AJ3 ♠ J8 ♥ AKT87 ♦ 987 ♣ A Two Over One Game Force hand. Q63 N E S W Contract: 3♥ by ♠ P P 1♥ P 8 Vulnerability: ?? ♥ A632 1NT# P 3♥ P ♦ Opening Lead: ♠A . . . JT943 ♣ Losers: 2♠ 1♥ 0♦ 1♣ Responder’s hand, AKT J7542 North, gets a lot worse ♠ ♠ with a strong, 42 A943 ♥ ♥ A good pass by North, with little 6-plus Heart suit rebid T9874 J5 ♦ ♦ to help South, even as strong by South, so he bails K85 62 ♣ ♣ as she is in Hearts. out. A Jump Rebid isn’t forcing, and this 98 ♠ hand illustrates why KQJT76 not. ♥ KQ ♦ AQ7 ♣ A 1NT Forcing hand.
9 ♠ QT ♥ AQ974 ♦ 964 ♣ AQT ♠ K9852 ♠ 764 ♥ 62 ♥ KT53 ♦ Q5 ♦ J32 ♣ 6543 ♣ KJ2 ♠ AJ3 ♥ J8 ♦ AKT87 ♣ 987 N E S W 1♥ P 2♦ P 3♣ P 3NT … Finding the 3NT game by bidding stoppers up the line. A Two Over One Game Force hand. Contract: ?? by ?? Vulnerability: ?? Opening Lead: ?? Losers: ?♠ ?♥ ?♦ ?♣ ♠ Q63 ♥ 8 ♦ A632 ♣ JT943 ♠ AKT ♠ J7542 ♥ 42 ♥ A943 ♦ T9874 ♦ J5 ♣ K85 ♣ 62 ♠ 98 ♥ KQJT76 ♦ KQ ♣ AQ7 N E S W P P 1♥ P 1NT# P 3♥ P . . . Responder’s hand, North, gets a lot worse with a strong, 6-plus Heart suit rebid by South, so he bails out. A Jump Rebid isn’t forcing, and this hand illustrates why not. A 1NT Forcing hand. Contract: 3♥ by Vulnerability: ?? Opening Lead: ♠A Losers: 2♠ 1♥ 0♦ 1♣ A good pass by North, with little to help South, even as strong as she is in Hearts.