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What should I bid? - Best enquiry for May 2009 The best submission for May came from Maura Rhodes. Hand: Dealer East, NS vulnerable, teams, North holds:
Comments: We play two over one, so a bid of 2 KJ86543 Sartaj's Reply: Maura, With 3 card support for partner's 5 card suit, the way to value a hand is HCP Note however that the singleton should be a small singleton.
I will usually also add another point to my hand if I hold the fourth trump in support for partner. By this sort of count, your hand is worth 10 plus 3 for the small singleton. There is no clear defect in the hand (like xxx of trumps only) which would warrant a downgrade. In fact the ten of hearts and QJ of clubs give the hand some solidity as they are both potential source of tricks. With my 13 points, I would comfortably recommend 2 The alternative approach is to bid 1 Cheers |