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 Bridge Balancing Bidding Lesson

Your mission, is to figure out the next bid for each hand given.
You are always South in this exercise.



West North East South    
1 Pass Pass ?   x x     J 9 x x     Q x     K Q x x x
 
 
What do you bid now?         Pass         1NT         2         3         Double


































 




- Nope -





































 






- Correct! -
8 pts but weak suit






































 




- Not Today -





































 




- Try Again -





































 




- No Way -





































 Bid a Bridge Hand




West North East South    
1 Pass Pass ?   K x     x x     10 x x     A J 10 x x x
 
 
What do you bid now?         Pass         1NT         2         3         Double


































 




- Nope -





































 






- Correct! -
8 pts and a good suit






































 




- Try Again -





































 




- Not Today -





































 




- No Way -





































 Bid a Bridge Hand




West North East South    
1 Pass Pass ?   K Q x     x x x     x     A K J x x x
 
 
What do you bid now?         Pass         1NT         2         3         Double


































 




- Not Today -





































 




- Try Again -





































 




- Nope -





































 






- Correct! -
13-16 pts and a good 6 card suit






































 




- No Way -





































 Bid a Bridge Hand




West North East South    
1 Pass Pass ?   Q J x     x x     A J x     A K J x x
 
 
What do you bid now?         Pass         1NT         2         3         Double


































 




- Not Today -





































 




- Try Again -





































 




- Nope -





































 




- No Way -





































 





- Correct! -
Good points but only 5 Clubs. Double and then bid Clubs.






































 Bid a Bridge Hand

Here are all 4 hands together for you to compare at once. You are South.

West North East South    
1 Pass Pass ?    
 
  Pass 1)   x x     J 9 x x     Q x     K Q x x x
  2 2)   K x     x x     10 x x     A J 10 x x x
  3 3)   K Q x     x x x     x     A K J x x x
  Double 4)   Q J x     x x     A J x     A K J x x
 
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