Review Question Answers – 1NT5CS

The questions from 1-No Trump 5-Card Suit Responses Opening Bid are shown with answers and a short explanation.

Review Questions

Some questions may have more than one correct answer.

           
North/South Hands
    North
♠ A, 7, 3     
♥ A, 8, 4, 5, 3
♦ 4
♣A, 10, 6, 3		     South
♠ Q, 9, 4
♥ K, 10
♦ A, Q, J, 10, 9
♣ K, 9, 4

Answer the following questions related to the partnership above using 5-Card Suit responses.

1. What does South open and why?

1 ♣1 ♦1 NT2 NT

South has 15 HCP and 16 points and a balanced hand containing no voids, no singletons and 1 doubleton. with 15 HCP, the hand is in the range of 15-17 HCP, so bid 1 No Trump.

 

2. How will North respond and why?

2 ♣2 ♥2 NT3 NT

North has 12 HCP and 14 points and 5-card ♥ suit. With a biddable suit and 12 HCP, bid 2 ♥.

 

3. How should South respond to North and why?

3 ♦3 ♥2 NT3 NT

South only has 2 ♥. Without support for North’s suit and only 15 HCP which doesn’t guarantee 25 HCP, bid 2 NT.

 

4. How does North respond to South’s bid and why?

Pass 3 ♣3 ♥3 NT

North gets no support in ♥ from South. With 12 HCP and a combined total of at least 27 HCP, there are enough points for a game bid. North should bid 3 NT.

 

           
North/South Hands
    North
♠ A, 7, 3     
♥ Q, 8, 4, 5, 3
♦ 4
♣Q, 10, 6, 3		     South
♠ Q, 9, 4
♥ K, 10
♦ A, Q, J, 10, 9
♣ K, 9, 4

Answer the following questions related to the partnership above using 5-Card Suit responses.

5. What does South open and why?

1 ♣1 ♦1 NT2 NT

South has 15 HCP and 16 points and a balanced hand containing no voids, no singletons and 1 doubleton. with 15 HCP, the hand is in the range of 15-17 HCP, so bid 1 No Trump.

 

6. How will North respond and why?

2 ♣2 ♥2 NT3 NT

North has 8 HCP and 10 points and 5-card ♥ suit. With a biddable suit and 8 HCP, bid 2 ♥.

 

7. How should South respond to North and why?

3 ♦3 ♥2 NT3 NT

South only has 2 ♥. Without support for North’s suit and only 15 HCP which doesn’t guarantee 25 HCP, bid 2 NT.

 

8. How does North respond to South’s bid and why?

Pass 3 ♣3 ♥3 NT

North gets no support in ♥ from South. With 8 HCP and not enough HCP for a game bid, North should pass.

 

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