Examples of Bidding by a Passed Hand

In each of the hands below your partner opens a major in either 3rd or 4th seat.
Decide on the best bid you can make and when you have your answer, click on the Discussion link.

1.
South West North East
P P 1 P
?

                                                   3
                                                   9 5
                                                   K J 9 7 4
                                                   Q J T 6 2
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2.
South West North East
P P 1 P
?

                                                   6 4
                                                   J T 6 5
                                                   A Q J 7 4
                                                   Q 7
Discussion





3.
South West North East
P P 1 P
?

                                                   J T 8
                                                   A J T
                                                   A 4
                                                   9 8 5 4 3
Discussion





4.
South West North East
P P 1 P
?

                                                   J 5 4 3
                                                   A Q 6 2
                                                   8 7
                                                   9 8 3
Discussion





5.
South West North East
P P 1 P
?

                                                   T
                                                   K Q T 7
                                                   K J 8 7
                                                   T 8 7 5
Discussion





6.
South West North East
P P P 1
P ?

                                                   Q T 8
                                                   J 6 5 4 2
                                                   9
                                                   T 9 7 5
Discussion





7.
South West North East
P P 1 P
1 P 1NT P
?

                                                   K J T 5 3
                                                  
                                                   K J 8 7 3
                                                   6 4 2
Discussion





8.
South West North East
P P 1 P
?

                                                   A 4 2
                                                   9 8 6 5
                                                   J
                                                   K T 8 5
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The Other Side of the Table

In the following examples your partner is a passed hand and you have opened in 3rd seat.
This is the auction.   Now what?

1.
South West North East
P P 1 P
2NT P ?

                                                   A T
                                                   K J T 8 4
                                                   K J T 4
                                                   Q 9
Discussion





2.
South West North East
P P 1 P
3 P ?

                                                   A 5
                                                   A Q 8 5 4
                                                   K Q
                                                   T 8 4 2
Discussion





3.
South West North East
P P 1 P
2 P 2 P
3 P ?

                                                   A Q T 8 6 3
                                                   K
                                                   Q 7 4
                                                   Q 9 2
Discussion





4.
South West North East
P P 1 P
2 P ?

                                                   Q T 8 7 3
                                                   5
                                                   K J 8 4
                                                   A J 3
Discussion





5.
South West North East
P P 1 P
2 P ?

                                                   A Q J T 8
                                                   5 3
                                                   K J 8
                                                   K J T
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