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Bidding Challenge - April 2008

Hand 1:  EW Game, Dealer East, Pairs

 

Hand 2: EW Game, Dealer West, IMPs

ª KJ9862
© Q54
¨
A8
§ A10

W
 

1ª

?

N
 

P

E

1§ 
  2
§  

S
P
P

 

ª KQ863
©
KQJ876
¨ -
§
KQ

 

W  

1©

4¨ 

?

N
P
P

E
1ª

4©

S
P
P

Hand 3: EW Game, Dealer South,IMPs   Hand 4: Game All, Dealer East, Pairs
ª 92
© AQ8
¨
Q10763
§
AQ3

W
 

1¨ 
 ?

 

N
 

1ª

E
 

X  
 

 

S
1§ 

P

  ª -
©
AQJ1064
¨
765
§
9752

W
 

1NT

?

 

N

 2§
 

 

E
1ª

3ª

 

S
P

4§

 

 

Hand 5: Game All, Dealer West, Pairs   Hand 6: Game All, Dealer North, IMPs
ª A8743
© 103
¨
Q62
§A87

W
 
P

1ª

?

 

N

P

P
 

 

E

1©

2§

S
P

P

  ª AJ86542
© 7
¨
K106
§
Q3

W
 

1ª

?

N
P
3
©

 

E
1§

4©

S
1©

P

 

Hand 7: EW Game, Dealer North, Pairs   Hand 8: Love All, Dealer West, Pairs
ª 4
©
QJ108642
¨
J73
§
93

W
 

?

N
P
 

E
1
ª
 

S
P

  

  ªKQ6
© 8
¨
AKJ76
§
8765

W
1¨ 
2§
?

N
P
P

E
 
1©
3ª

 

S
P

P

Ace of Clubs Bidding System

Basic System

Acol (bidding majors before minor generally with 4-4), weak no trump,
Weak 2-bids in ¨,© and ª (over 2¨, 2NT asks for feature; over 2©/ª, it asks for shortage)

Additional features include

Stayman and Transfers
Baron 2NT over 1§/¨; Jacoby 2NT over 1©/ª
1NT rebid=15-17; 2NT rebid=18-19 Checkback (2§) over 1NT rebid
Lebensohl; RKCB

In competition

Weak jump overcalls (intermediate in 4th seat)
Cue-bids show support, jump raises are pre-emptive
Michaels cue-bids, Unusual No Trumps
Doubles generally for take-out NOT penalty
Fit-showing jumps