Answer: 2NT\n\nExplanation: With a balanced hand of 21-22 points you should open with 2NT. Note: that with a hand of 19-20 points
you would be too strong to open 1NT, but not strong enough to open 2NT. With that type of hand, you
would open with a suit bid at Level 1 planning later to jump to no trumps to show your strength.
What should South bid?
0
30
Answer: 6NT\n\nExplanation: With your 12 points and North's 21-22 points, your team has 33-34 points. With that many points, your
opponents can, at most, have one ace. You should stay in no trump because your hand has no defined
ruffing value. Simply bid what you think your side can make, which should be 6NT.
What should North bid?
0
0
Answer: Pass\n\nExplanation: There is no way to tell if your opponents carry an ace or have the King and Queen of a given suit, which
would make the prospects of carrying all 13 tricks questionable. You should respect North's last bid and
pass.
What should South bid?
0
-3
7
30
30
-1
0
0
52
0
52
22
18
Answer: 6d\n\nExplanation: You should let South win the trick with the
Ad, so that next round South has an opportunity to flush out the opponent's
Jh with his strong heart suit.
What should North play?
14
26
38
Answer: Ah, Kh, or Qh (we use Kh)\n\nExplanation: You should use one of your heart winners to try and flush out the Jh. If it does not work during this round, you should try
flushing out the Jh again next round since you still have more heart winners remaining.
What should South play?
27
29
28
39
33
30
34
40
46
50
47
3
7
9
Answer: Tc or Jc (we use Tc)\n\nExplanation: You should duck with the Tc or Jc allowing West to capture the trick with the Kc. West has nowhere to
go the next trick and control comes back to you. From here you should be able to play a winner the rest of
the way.
What should South play?
12
6
1
5
10
51
41
43
45
44
42
52
48
25
17
15
19
24
2
16
20
23
49
35
21
31
8
37
32
13
36
4
11
1
12
1
0
1
0
You succeed in making your contract of 6NT, which is worth 190 points and game. An additional 500 points is awarded for making a small slam.
