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+...
Aug 4, 2015 | What would Patty do?
North 1[club] 2[heart] 3[spade] 5[diamond] South 1[spade] 2[spade] 4NT 6[spade] I would open 1[club] with the North hand and after a 1[spade] bid by Responder, I will bid 2[heart] , a Reverse. The Reverse would show 5+ clubs, 4+ hearts and 17+ HCPs. As many...
Aug 3, 2015 | What would Patty do?
North 1[heart] ? South 2[club] You open 1[heart] and Responder bids 2[club], natural, showing 4+ clubs and 10+ HCPs. What next? How good is your hand? What are the pros and cons? The good news….You have eight hearts, a fit in your hand alone. You have two singletons...
Aug 2, 2015 | What would Patty do?
North 1[diamond] 2[heart] 3[diamond] 4[heart] South 1[spade] 2[spade] 3[heart] This hand got emailed in with a request of how the auction should have proceeded. These hands are always tough. I would not open the Strong 2[club] Bid because I think that I will have a...
Aug 1, 2015 | What would Patty do?
North 2[club] 3[diamond] 4[club] 5[club] 7NT South 2[diamond] 3NT 4[heart] 5[spade] This hand got emailed in with a request of how the auction should have proceeded. First thing….whoever had the 26 HCP hand… CONGRATULATIONS! I don’t think I’ve ever held 26 HCPs. I...
