Page 88 - Learn Bridge Ver2_Neat

Hand 3 Dealer South
Example 3. Í A J Bidding -North South
Ì Q 8 7 - 1NT
Ë J 8 7 5 2NT Pass
Here after South opens 1NT
Ê K 7 3 2 11 points
and North thinks that game will be
on if opener is a maximum and so South
bids 2NT. Í 10 8 6 2
Ì A 9 6
Ë Q 10
With only 12 points (a
Ê A Q 10 4 12 points
minimum) South should pass.

Example 4. Hand 4 Dealer South
Í A J Bidding -North South
Now North holds the same Ì Q 8 7 - 1NT
Ë J 8 7 5 2NT 3NT
hand as example 3 but we have
Ê K 7 3 2 11 points Pass
given opener 14 points and so he
raises partner’s 2NT response to South
game. Í Q 8 6 2
Ì A 9 6
Ë Q 10
Ê A Q 10 4 14 points

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