98 N E S W ♠ Contract: 4♥ by North KQJT76 1♥ P 1NT# P Vulnerability: None ♥ KQ ♦ 3♥ P 4♥ . . . Opening Lead: ♠ Q AQ7 ♣ Losers: 2♠ 1♥ 0♦ 0♣ AKT3 QJ542 ♠ ♠ Responder’s hand, 2 A953 ♥ ♥ gets a lot better 1 With 3 virtually solid suits, J5 ♦ ♦ with a strong, it’s a laydown for 10 tricks by 853 62 ♣ ♣ 6-plus Heart suit North. 76 ♠ rebid by North, so he 84 goes on to game. If North had rebid 2♥, South ♥ A632 would have passed. ♦ KJT94 ♣ A 1NT Forcing hand. 743 N E S W Contract: 3♣ by East. ♠ 1♠ P 1NT# T832 Vulnerability: E/W ♥ A987 P 2♣ P 3♣ ♦ Opening Lead: ♦ K . . . A8 ♣ Losers: 0♠ 1♥ 2♦ 1♣ QT AKJ92 ♠ ♠ Usually, West would KJ76 Q5 ♥ ♥ rebid 2♠, denying 3 Making 3 Clubs, but making the T2 J5 ♦ ♦ same 9 tricks in Spade for plus Spade cards, but KJT62 Q754 ♣ ♣ 140 rather than 110 in Clubs. showing 2. In this case, she was so impressed With only two Spades, but both 2 with the great Club fit, 865 ♠ of them honors, and the 2nd she enthusiastically A94 ♥ suit fit in Clubs, West should raised East’s Clubs, KQ643 ♦ have bid 2♠ which is NOT a visualizing 3NT, but 93 raise: it’s a preference and ♣ East declined. denies 3 Spade cards. (N/S might balance in There’s no forcing bids after Diamonds on a 2♣ the 1NT#, so West must passout by West.) anticipate being passed out in Clubs. A 1NT Forcing auction.
1 ♠ 98 ♥ KQJT76 ♦ KQ ♣ AQ7 ♠ AKT3 ♠ QJ542 ♥ 2 ♥ A953 ♦ ♦ J5 ♣ 853 ♣ 62 ♠ 76 ♥ 84 ♦ A632 ♣ KJT94 N E S W 1♥ P 1NT# P 3♥ P 4♥ . . . Responder’s hand, gets a lot better with a strong, 6-plus Heart suit rebid by North, so he goes on to game. A 1NT Forcing hand. Contract: 4♥ by North Vulnerability: None Opening Lead: ♠ Q Losers: 2♠ 1♥ 0♦ 0♣ With 3 virtually solid suits, it’s a laydown for 10 tricks by North. If North had rebid 2♥, South would have passed. 2 ♠ 743 ♥ T832 ♦ A987 ♣ A8 ♠ QT ♠ AKJ92 ♥ KJ76 ♥ Q5 ♦ T2 ♦ J5 ♣ KJT62 ♣ Q754 ♠ 865 ♥ A94 ♦ KQ643 ♣ 93 N E S W 1♠ P 1NT# P 2♣ P 3♣ . . . Usually, West would rebid 2♠, denying 3 Spade cards, but showing 2. In this case, she was so impressed with the great Club fit, she enthusiastically raised East’s Clubs, visualizing 3NT, but East declined. (N/S might balance in Diamonds on a 2♣ passout by West.) A 1NT Forcing auction. Contract: 3♣ by East. Vulnerability: E/W Opening Lead: ♦ K Losers: 0♠ 1♥ 2♦ 1♣ Making 3 Clubs, but making the same 9 tricks in Spade for plus 140 rather than 110 in Clubs. With only two Spades, but both of them honors, and the 2nd suit fit in Clubs, West should have bid 2♠ which is NOT a raise: it’s a preference and denies 3 Spade cards. There’s no forcing bids after the 1NT#, so West must anticipate being passed out in Clubs.