One Dozen Bidding Problems from Reno

1. Favorable, IMPs, short matches, you hold

    A AQJx AKJ10x KQJ

   You deal and the bidding begins

   You	Pard
   2	2
   3	4
   4	4
   ?

   2 was semiautomatic; 3 over 3 would have been a second negative.

   Would you have bid this way? What now?

2. Both vulnerable, IMPs, short matches, you hold

    KQx Kxx QJx QJxx

   a) Do you open?
   b) what now?

   YOU	LHO	CHO	RHO
   1	1	2	Pass
   ?

3. Unfavorable, IMPs, short matches, you hold

    Q42 A7 10542 Q652

   Partner opens a 15-17 NT. What's your plan?

4. Favorable, IMPs, long match, you hold

    AK9xx Qxx x QJ9x

   Pard	You
   1	1
   2NT (17-18) ?

   What's your plan?

5. No one vul, IMPs, long match, you hold

    AJ10xxx Q 6xxx Jx

   LHO	CHO	RHO	YOU
   1	1	Pass	1 (constructive but not 100% forcing)
   Pass	3	Pass	?

6. Unfavorable, IMPs, long match, you hold

    A10x Qxx Kxx Kxxx

   LHO	CHO	RHO	YOU
   3	3	Pass	?

7. Both vul, IMPs, long match, you hold

    x KJ KJxx QJxxxx

   Partner opens 1. What's your plan?

8. No one vul, IMPs, long match, you hold

    x xxx 10xxx KJxxx

   CHO	RHO	YOU	LHO
   1	2	Pass	Pass
   3	Pass	?

9. Favorable, Matchpoints, you hold

    J8765 9 J64 AKQ3

   You	Partner
   1	1NT (semi-forcing)
   ?

10. Favorable, Matchpoints, you hold

     1095432 A43 Q AJ6

    You	Partner
    Pass	1
    1	2NT (18-19)
    ?

11. Unfavorable, Matchpoints, you hold

     97653 Q82 AJ9 A4

    Partner opens a 15-17 1NT. What's your plan?

12. No one vulnerable, IMPs, long match, you hold

     QJx AKJ KQJ10 A9x

    Partner deals and opens 1NT (10-12). What's your plan?