Lesson 13 - REVIEW

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The bonus points for a Game contract when not vulnerable are . . . . . . . points

The bonus points for a Game contract when vulnerable are . . . . . . . points

The bonus points for a Small Slam contract when not vulnerable are . . . . . . . points

The bonus points for a Small Slam contract when vulnerable are . . . . . . . points

Penalty points for each down trick when not vulnerable are . . . . . . . . points

Penalty points for each down trick when vulnerable are . . . . . . . . points

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BR 13.2 - The Penalty Double

Fill in the correct penalty points on the following table.

Down tricks	Not Doubled	Doubled Not Vulnerable	Doubled Vulnerable
1 Down	. . . . . .	. . . . . .	. . . . . .
2 Down	. . . . . .	. . . . . .	. . . . . .
3 Down	. . . . . .	. . . . . .	. . . . . .

Calculate the correct score for the following contracts (not vulnerable): 2C DBL and made = . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .; 2S DBL and made = . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Each overtricks scores additional bonus points : not vulnerable . . . . . . . . pts, vulnerable . . . . . . pts.

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BR 13.3 - Valuation of very unbalanced hands

For 7+ card suited hands with 6-10 HCPs count . . . . . . . instead of . . . . . . . .

How many tricks do you count in Hand 2 below ? . . . . . . . tricks

How many tricks do you count in Hand 3 below ? . . . . . . . tricks

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BR 13.4 - Preemptive Openings : The Rule of 2 and 3

When the Opponents have the upper hand in terms of card strengthThe Rule of 2 and 3 says :

Bid . . . . . . more than the tricks you hold in your hand when vulnerable.
Bid . . . . . . more than the tricks you hold in your hand when not vulnerable

Using this rule with Hand 3 below you would make a pre-emptive opening bid of :

. . . . . . . - if your side is vulnerable (. . . tricks + . . . = . . . .), and
. . . . . . . - if your side is not vulnerable (. . . tricks + . . . = . . . .)

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BR 13.5 - Responses to Preemptive Opening bids

When your Partner makes a pre-emptive opening bid (of . . . , . . . . or . . . . in a suit) the first thing you must realise is that he is making a . . . . . . . . bid. This means that you may . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Partner specifies his hands very precisely in the . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . he will make, rather than in . . . . . . . .

You too should now valuate your hand not in . . . . . . . . but in . . . . . . . . . . . .
First :

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . from the bid he made when vulnerable,
or
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . from the bid he made when not vulnerable
Then add to this your own . . . . . . . . . . . as shown on the Table below, and bid accordingly.

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Example 1
Your Partner opened the bidding with 3H.
You hold Hand 4 below.

Your response :

Not vulnerable - Partner promises . . . . . . . tricks
You hold . . . . . . quick tricks
Together you hold therefore . . . . + . . . . = . . . . tricks > > > You respond with . . . . . . .
Vulnerable - Partner promises . . . . . . . tricks
You hold . . . . . . quick tricks
Together you hold therefore . . . . + . . . . = . . . . tricks > > > You respond with . . . . . . .

Answer

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Example 2
Your Partner opened the bidding with 4S.
You hold Hand 5 below.

Your response :

Not vulnerable - Partner promises . . . . . . . tricks
You hold . . . . . . quick tricks
Together you hold therefore . . . . + . . . . = . . . . tricks > > > You respond with . . . . . . .
Vulnerable - Partner promises . . . . . . . tricks
You hold . . . . . . quick tricks
Together you hold therefore . . . . + . . . . = . . . . tricks > > > You respond with . . . . . . .

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Example 3
Your Partner opened the bidding with 3H.
You hold Hand 6 below.

Your response :

Not vulnerable - Partner promises . . . . . . . tricks
You hold . . . . . . quick tricks
Together you hold therefore . . . . + . . . . = . . . . tricks > > > You respond with . . . . . . .
Vulnerable - Partner promises . . . . . . . tricks
You hold . . . . . . quick tricks
Together you hold therefore . . . . + . . . . = . . . . tricks > > > You respond with . . . . . . .

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