Aug 31, 2015 | What would Patty do?
West Pass Pass All pass North 1[heart] 3[heart] East Pass Pass South 1[diamond] 3[diamond] 4[heart] The question was ‘What should North bid after South’s jump to 3[diamond]?’ Even though your hearts are poor, you do have...
Aug 15, 2015 | What would Patty do?
North 1[diamond] ? South 1[heart] I opened 1[diamond], my partner bid 1[heart] and my RHO passed. I hold: [spade]4 [heart]AQ7 [diamond]AQJ93 [club]KJ73 What should I bid? Should I raise hearts? Bid 2[club]. This hand has the potential to be a fabulous...
Aug 13, 2015 | What would Patty do?
North 2[heart] South ? Everyone is Vulnerable. My partner opened 2[heart] and my RHO passed. I hold: [spade]74 [heart]K9743 [diamond]Q9653 [club]3 What should I bid? Bid 4[heart]. This is a hand that you need to bid quickly to a high level. The...
Aug 12, 2015 | What would Patty do?
West Pass Pass Pass Pass North 1[heart] 2[club] 4N 6N East Pass Pass Pass All pass South 1[diamond] 1[spade] 2[diamond] 5[club] I get a lot of questions asking ‘What should I bid?’, most of those questions involve figuring out how to...
Aug 11, 2015 | What would Patty do?
West Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass All pass North 1[spade] 2[heart] 3[diamond] 4[spade] 5[heart] East Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass South 1[diamond] 2[club] 3[club] 4[club] 4N 6[diamond] New players will find this hand very difficult…..because you...
Aug 9, 2015 | What would Patty do?
North 1[club] East ? You are in the Overcall position and your Right Hand Opponent (RHO) opens 1[club]. What should you bid? Pass. In the direct seat (the position directly after the opening bidder), I would always pass. You only have one choice other...
Aug 8, 2015 | What would Patty do?
North 1[diamond] 2[spade] 4[club] 4NT 6[spade] South 1[heart] 3[spade] 4[heart] 5[diamond] 1[diamond] opening bid seems clear to me. Yes, you have 20 HCPs, but you have a distributional hand and need to think about describing your shape as well as your...
Aug 7, 2015 | What would Patty do?
North 1[spade] ? South 1NT Another tough hand….don’t you guys ever just deal a regular hand! I would bid 4[spade]. Sure, you might go down. Partner might hold a void in spades. South might have all of their HCPs in clubs. However, you don’t need much to make a...
Aug 6, 2015 | What would Patty do?
North 1[diamond] ? South 1[spade] You open 1[diamond] and Responder bids 1[spade], natural, showing 4+ spades and 6+ HCPs. What next? Generally your first instinct is to rebid you’re your diamonds which is not a good idea. On these hands you want to start bidding out...
Aug 5, 2015 | What would Patty do?
North 1[club] East ? You are in the Overcall position and your Right Hand Opponent (RHO) opens 1[club]. What should you bid? I told several people about this hand….they couldn’t believe it! You have two choices 1[spade] or 2[club], Michaels, showing 5+/5+...
