Nov 8, 2015 | What would Patty do?
North 1[spade] ? South 1 NT Bid 2[diamond] . Generally with a good, distributional hand you should choose to bid your second suit rather than rebid your first suit. You could certainly bid 3[spade] (showing 15+ to 18- HCPs and 6+ spades), but then you have...
Nov 8, 2015 | What would Patty do?
North 1[heart]2[diamond]3[heart]5[heart]6[club]All Pass South 2[club]3[diamond]4 N 5 N 7[diamond] This is a much more challenging hand if you don’t play 2/1 Game Force. Without 2/1 Game Forcing, after the bidding starts 1♥ – 2♣ – 2♦, South has a difficult bid....
Nov 8, 2015 | What would Patty do?
North 1[spade] ? South 1[diamond] 1 N Should I bid Two-Way Checkback and sign-off at 2 [diamond]? (this question could have been asked of a standard auction also….should I bid 2 [diamond] since I know partner has four diamonds) No,...
