Exercise 5R41 Main


Understanding Cue-Bids


 by Richard Pavlicek

For each bid in an opponent’s bid suit, describe its meaning from:
C = Control-showing G = General force N = Natural

1. West
1 S
North
2 C
East
3 C

What is 3 C? 

2. West
1 NT
North
2 H
East
3 H

What is 3 H? 

3. West
1 C
2 C
North
1 H
Pass
East
Dbl
2 H
South
Pass

What is 2 H? 

4. West
1 C
3 D
North
2 H
Pass
East
3 C
3 H
South
Pass

What is 3 H? 

5. West
1 D
Pass
North
1 S
Pass
East
Pass
2 S
South
1 NT

What is 2 S? 

6. West
1 H
3 D
North
1 S
Pass
East
2 D
3 S
South
Pass

What is 3 S? 

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7. West
1 NT
North
2 C1
East
3 C

1. Landy (both majors)

What is 3 C? 

8. West
1 C
2 H
North
1 H
East
1 S
South
Pass

What is 2 H? 

9. West
1 D
3 C
North
2 C
East
Dbl
South
Pass

What is 3 C? 

10. West
1 H
4 D
North
2 D
East
3 H
South
Pass

What is 4 D? 

11. West

2 H
North
1 H
East
1 S
South
Pass

What is 2 H? 

12. West

2 S
North
1 S
East
Dbl
South
Pass

What is 2 S? 

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13. West
North
2 C
East
3 C

What is 3 C? 

14. West

Pass
North
1 C
2 C
East
Dbl
2 S
South
1 S

What is 2 S? 

15. West

Dbl
North
1 D
Pass
East
Pass
2 D
South
Pass

What is 2 D? 

16. West

3 H
North
1 C
Pass
East
1 S
4 C
South
Pass

What is 4 C? 

17. West

3 D
North
1 H
Pass
East
Dbl
3 H
South
2 H

What is 3 H? 

18. West

Pass
North
1 D
1 NT
East
Pass
2 D
South
1 S

What is 2 D? 

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19. West

Pass
North
1 C
Pass
East
1 S
2 C
South
1 NT

What is 2 C? 

20. West

3 D
North
2 D
East
2 S
South
Pass

What is 3 D? 

21. West

3 C
North
1 NT
East
Pass
South
2 C

What is 3 C? 

22. West

2 S
North
1 C
East
Pass
South
1 S

What is 2 S? 

23. West

4 D
North
3 D
East
3 H
South
3 S

What is 4 D? 

24. West

3 S
North
2 S
East
3 H
South
Pass

What is 3 S? 

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© 2012 Richard Pavlicek