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Balance Bidding Bridge Lesson
Your mission, is to figure out the next bid for each hand given.
You are always the South player for the purpose of this exercise.
East
South
West
North
 
 
1
Pass
1NT
Pass
 
 
Pass
?
 
 
 
x    
A J x x    
K Q 10 x    
Q J x x
 
 
What do you bid now?        
Pass
       
2
       
2
       
2
       
Double
 
-
Nope
-
 
- Correct! -
Partner will bid Spades if you Double
 
-
Not Today
-
 
-
Try Again
-
 
-
No Way
-
 
Bid a Bridge Hand
East
South
West
North
 
 
1
Pass
1NT
Pass
 
 
Pass
?
 
 
 
K 10 x    
K x    
J 10 x x    
A J 10 x
 
 
What do you bid now?        
Pass
       
2
       
2
       
2
       
Double
 
-
Nope
-
 
- Correct! -
You like any suit partner will bid
 
-
Try Again
-
 
-
Not Today
-
 
-
No Way
-
 
Bid a Bridge Hand
East
South
West
North
 
 
1
Pass
2
Pass
 
 
Pass
?
 
 
 
A J 10 x x    
x x x    
K 10 x    
J x
 
 
What do you bid now?        
Pass
       
2
       
2
       
2
       
Double
 
-
Not Today
-
 
-
Try Again
-
 
-
Nope
-
 
- Correct! -
They stopped at 2 so your side has 20 pts too.
 
-
No Way
-
 
Bid a Bridge Hand
East
South
West
North
 
 
1
Pass
2
Pass
 
 
Pass
?
 
 
 
A 9 x x    
A x x x    
A x x    
Q 10
 
 
What do you bid now?        
Pass
       
2
       
2
       
2
       
Double
 
-
Not Today
-
 
-
Try Again
-
 
-
Nope
-
 
-
No Way
-
 
- Correct! -
Best way to find a fit with partner
 
Bid a Bridge Hand
Here are all 4 hands together for you to compare at once. You are South.
East
South
West
North
 
 
1
Pass
1NT
Pass
 
 
Pass
?
 
 
 
 
 
Pass
 
 
1)
 
x    
A J x x    
K Q 10 x    
Q J x x
 
Double
 
 
2)
 
K 10 x    
K x    
J 10 x x    
A J 10 x
 
 
East
South
West
North
 
 
1
Pass
2
Pass
 
 
Pass
?
 
 
 
 
 
2
 
 
3)
 
A J 10 x x    
x x x    
K 10 x    
J x
 
Double
 
 
4)
 
A 9 x x    
A x x x    
A x x    
Q 10
 
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