Exercise 3T81 by Richard Pavlicek

Diamond Dilemmas

On the following hands you have diamonds coming out your ears. Decide your opening bid. Assume you are the dealer and both sides are vulnerable.

1.
K 3
A K Q 9
J 6 5 3 2
3 2 [W - E]

What is your call? _____

2.
Q 10 4
K 2
A K Q J 8
6 5 4 [W - E]

What is your call? _____

3.
A Q
K Q 2
A Q 10 9 5 4
Q 2 [W - E]

What is your call? _____

4.
2
7 6 5
A Q J 10 8
Q 10 7 6 [W - E]

What is your call? _____

5.
2
4 2
Q J 10 9 8 7
A 10 8 7 [W - E]

What is your call? _____

6.
2
—
J 9 8 7 6 5
A Q J 8 7 6 [W - E]

What is your call? _____

7.
—
3 2
K Q J 10 8 7 6
Q J 10 4 [W - E]

What is your call? _____

8.
4 3
4 3
A K Q J 9 8 7
4 3 [W - E]

What is your call? _____

9.
A K 7 6
A 2
A K Q 10 9 8
2 [W - E]

What is your call? _____

10.
3
2
A K Q 10 9 8 7 6
K Q 10 [W - E]

What is your call? _____

11.
A Q 10 8 7 6
—
A Q 10 8 7 6 5
— [W - E]

What is your call? _____

12.
—
—
A K Q J 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2
2 [W - E]

What is your call? _____

Answers

2. 1 NT

3. 2 NT

4. 2

5. 3

6. Pass

7. 5

8. 1

9. 2

10. 4 NT

11. 1

12. 4