Hands from Thursday Night: Jan 12, 2023

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Hand 1

	North ♠2 ♥8762 ♦KT874 ♣J63
West ♠K7 ♥KQ3 ♦Q9 ♣KT9752		East ♠JT954 ♥JT95 ♦6 ♣Q84
	South ♠AQ863 ♥A4 ♦AJ532 ♣A

Hand 2

	North ♠K5 ♥KT7 ♦J54 ♣QT864
West ♠Q842 ♥J862 ♦AK ♣K32		East ♠AJ ♥A943 ♦QT987 ♣AJ
	South ♠T9763 ♥Q5 ♦632 ♣975

Hand 3

	North ♠T ♥AQ86 ♦852 ♣J7654
East ♠AJ84 ♥KJ97 ♦K7 ♣Q32		West ♠Q975 ♥T2 ♦AQJ93 ♣K8
	South ♠K632 ♥543 ♦T64 ♣AT9

Hand 4

	North ♠86 ♥73 ♦AQJT9 ♣Q632
West ♠ ♥AQ62 ♦K65 ♣JT8754		East ♠AK75432 ♥K85 ♦42 ♣K
	South ♠QJT9 ♥JT94 ♦873 ♣A9

Hand 5

	North ♠K82 ♥A2 ♦KT7642 ♣K7
West ♠73 ♥J976 ♦J9 ♣AJT83		East ♠QJT654 ♥K5 ♦8 ♣Q652
	South ♠A9 ♥QT843 ♦AQ53 ♣94

Hand 6

	North ♠8543 ♥AT63 ♦AKJ ♣AJ
West ♠AK2 ♥9852 ♦87 ♣T932		East ♠QT97 ♥K ♦QT63 ♣7654
	South ♠J6 ♥QJ74 ♦9542 ♣KQ8

Hand 7

	North ♠KJ ♥K9864 ♦A8653 ♣9
East ♠QT63 ♥7 ♦JT7 ♣KQJ87		West ♠2 ♥QJT2 ♦K42 ♣T6542
	South ♠A98754 ♥A53 ♦Q9 ♣A3

Hand 8

	North ♠AKT7 ♥AQ43 ♦Q54 ♣76
West ♠J8652 ♥2 ♦AT762 ♣T2		East ♠ ♥KJ987 ♦93 ♣AKQJ93
	South ♠Q943 ♥T65 ♦KJ8 ♣854

Hand 9

	North ♠7 ♥A432 ♦K92 ♣86542
West ♠AK654 ♥J86 ♦T8 ♣JT3		East ♠JT32 ♥KQ75 ♦765 ♣A9
	South ♠Q98 ♥T9 ♦AQJ43 ♣KQ7

Hand 10

	North ♠K62 ♥AK742 ♦AKJT ♣8
West ♠JT98 ♥J93 ♦Q8 ♣KJT2		East ♠Q53 ♥ ♦765432 ♣Q974
	South ♠A74 ♥QT865 ♦9 ♣A653

Hand 11

	North ♠J73 ♥AKJ652 ♦4 ♣A83
East ♠8 ♥Q974 ♦653 ♣KT764		West ♠AKT9654 ♥T ♦AQT9 ♣9
	South ♠Q2 ♥83 ♦KJ872 ♣QJ52

Hand 12

	North ♠4 ♥K9653 ♦A8 ♣J9732
West ♠A8653 ♥8 ♦9643 ♣KQT		East ♠2 ♥AJ742 ♦J752 ♣654
	South ♠KQJT97 ♥QT ♦KQT ♣A8

Hands from Thursday Night: Jan 5, 2023

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Hand 1

	North ♠AQ7 ♥KT74 ♦K983 ♣T3
West ♠852 ♥Q9 ♦Q762 ♣J865		East ♠K9643 ♥AJ65 ♦4 ♣Q94
	South ♠JT ♥832 ♦AJT5 ♣AK72

Hand 2

	North ♠ ♥QJT753 ♦87 ♣AKT94
West ♠KQ84 ♥K982 ♦T62 ♣Q7		East ♠AT97632 ♥64 ♦K94 ♣J
	South ♠J5 ♥A ♦AQJ53 ♣86532

Hand 3

	North ♠A ♥QT653 ♦KQ4 ♣T842
East ♠T8542 ♥2 ♦87 ♣KQJ95		West ♠KQJ7 ♥AK9 ♦AJT9 ♣A6
	South ♠963 ♥J874 ♦6532 ♣73

Hand 4

	North ♠653 ♥J974 ♦J6 ♣9862
West ♠A9 ♥A853 ♦752 ♣J754		East ♠742 ♥QT62 ♦AQ9 ♣QT3
	South ♠KQJT8 ♥K ♦KT843 ♣AK

Hand 5

	North ♠K543 ♥84 ♦94 ♣AQ963
West ♠A8 ♥JT7 ♦JT873 ♣852		East ♠96 ♥AQ952 ♦KQ62 ♣KJ
	South ♠QJT72 ♥K63 ♦A5 ♣T74

Hand 6

	North ♠AQT65 ♥T742 ♦T ♣J54
West ♠KJ ♥A3 ♦A753 ♣AT983		East ♠432 ♥KQ ♦KQ9862 ♣76
	South ♠987 ♥J9865 ♦J4 ♣KQ2

Hand 7

	North ♠AKJ5 ♥K7 ♦J76 ♣K982
East ♠T9872 ♥82 ♦32 ♣7654		West ♠3 ♥JT95 ♦KQ9854 ♣JT
	South ♠Q64 ♥AQ643 ♦AT ♣AQ3

Hand 8

	North ♠T96 ♥Q8 ♦T953 ♣AQT4
West ♠KQ32 ♥KJ75 ♦Q64 ♣J2		East ♠A5 ♥T642 ♦K872 ♣965
	South ♠J874 ♥A93 ♦AJ ♣K873

Hand 9

	North ♠K954 ♥AK8 ♦ ♣AT9765
West ♠AJ86 ♥J65 ♦QT953 ♣J		East ♠32 ♥Q732 ♦J742 ♣Q84
	South ♠QT7 ♥T94 ♦AK86 ♣K32

Hand 10

	North ♠875 ♥KJ3 ♦KQJT8 ♣J7
West ♠AJ62 ♥72 ♦A32 ♣AQ64		East ♠Q43 ♥9854 ♦6 ♣KT982
	South ♠KT9 ♥AQT6 ♦9754 ♣53

Hand 11

	North ♠5 ♥AQJT92 ♦J93 ♣QJ2
East ♠J4 ♥K653 ♦KQ72 ♣974		West ♠QT872 ♥7 ♦T5 ♣AT863
	South ♠AK963 ♥84 ♦A864 ♣K5

Hand 12

	North ♠K8432 ♥A2 ♦T54 ♣854
West ♠AQJ ♥JT7 ♦K9 ♣QJ632		East ♠T976 ♥84 ♦AJ863 ♣A7
	South ♠5 ♥KQ9653 ♦Q72 ♣KT9

Responder Shows a Fit for Opener's Major

So Partner opened the bidding 1 of a minor and you bid 1♥. Now Partner decides to bid 1♠. You have a fit. How do you show it?

First of all, what do you know about partner's hand?

You know that partner has at least 13 HCP and at least 4 cards in the ♠ suit. You also know that Partner does NOT have four ♥. They would have supported your ♥ suit first. But Partner could still have a VERY BIG hand. They could have as much as 18 or even a bad 19 HCP.

If you also have four ♠ tell Partner you have a fit.

Supporting Partner automatically limits your hand.

Since Partner could still have a big hand you want to keep the auction alive if you can. But 1♠ is NOT a forcing bid. A new suit by OPENER is not forcing. (A new suit by Responder is.) So you CAN "Pass" 1♠ but "Pass" only if you have a bad hand.

If you have an opening hand yourself you must bid game. Partner opened. You should have a game.

Raise Partner 1 level only if you are weak (6 to 10 points) and jump a level if you have a invitational hand (about 11 or 12 points).

Here are the responses and what they show. Remember YOU will be Dummy so YOU get to also count Dummy points.

Responder	Opener
	1♦
1♥	1♠
Pass	This says Partner I have a terrible hand and I want out of this auction. I should have ♠ tolerance though -- at least three. A bad 6 or 7 points is all I have.

Responder	Opener
	1♦
1♥	1♠
2♠	This says partner I have a weak hand -- about 10 points at the most.

Responder	Opener
	1♦
1♥	1♠
3♠	This says partner I have an invitational hand -- about 11 or 12 points.

Responder	Opener
	1♦
1♥	1♠
4♠	This says partner I have an opening hand myself -- at least 13 points.

Check out the following post to remind you about Dummy points:
Distribution Points

Let's practice using some real hands. On the following hands Partner has opened 1♦. You responded 1♥. Partner bid 1♠. It is your turn to bid. What will you say?

Some words of warning. Partner opened the bidding 1♦. Be wary counting shortness in the ♦ suit. Partner might be counting values in that suit.

Also be wary about counting shortness with honours. Check out this post for more information:
Distribution - Counting Shortness with Honors

You are now on your own! Remember, Partner opened 1♦. You responded 1♥. Partner now responds 1♠. It is your turn to bid. How many points do you have? What will you bid and what are you telling Partner with that bid?

Hand 1

♠KT92
♥KQ63
♦86
♣972



Hand 2

♠AKQ9
♥QJT97
♦87
♣T9



Hand 3

♠AKJ2
♥9763
♦Q93
♣J5



Hand 4

♠KJ43
♥T983
♦Q63
♣Q3



Hand 5

♠K987
♥AQT8
♦Q985
♣7



Hand 6

♠JT62
♥QJT9
♦Q72
♣87



Hand 7

♠K875
♥AK98
♦QT7
♣98



Hand 8

♠KT76
♥T642
♦AK
♣863



Hand 9

♠Q987
♥AKJT4
♦Q3
♣T9



Hand 10

♠QJ83
♥AQ32
♦62
♣AT5



Hand 11

♠A976
♥JT75
♦KQT82
♣



Hand 12

♠AK84
♥AT93
♦QT3
♣J3



Hand 13

♠A873
♥K985
♦J872
♣5



Hand 14

♠A987
♥KJ74
♦T86
♣K3



Hand 15

♠J765
♥KQJ62
♦Q5
♣T7



Hand 16

♠J862
♥Q986
♦T6
♣AK6



Hand 17

♠J973
♥AT83
♦KQ63
♣Q



Hand 18

♠JT85
♥A987
♦T
♣Q764



Hand 19

♠K985
♥AQ63
♦QJ7
♣86



Hand 20

♠KQ93
♥Q853
♦Q4
♣643



Hand 21

♠KQT2
♥8642
♦542
♣KQ



Hand 22

♠JT42
♥Q742
♦J4
♣Q93



Hand 23

♠QJ72
♥QJT54
♦74
♣Q4



Hand 24

♠QJ73
♥KQT95
♦42
♣A2



Hand 25

♠AK87
♥AJT87
♦T5
♣53



Hand 26

♠AT85
♥KQ87
♦Q98
♣83



Hand 27

♠AQT9
♥KQ75
♦85
♣K95



Hand 28

♠Q42
♥QT752
♦5
♣Q542



Hand 29

♠K632
♥AJ84
♦Q94
♣Q2



Hand 30

♠KT85
♥A832
♦962
♣T5



Hand 31

♠KQJ8
♥T942
♦AT96
♣5



Hand 32

♠JT74
♥AQ972
♦K84
♣5



Hand 33

♠9652
♥AJ76
♦876
♣K9



Hand 34

♠AQ73
♥T984
♦QJ5
♣QJ



Hand 35

♠AJ52
♥9543
♦K5
♣543



Hand 36

♠KQ87
♥AQ97
♦K9
♣AK6



Hand 37

♠9653
♥7432
♦K9
♣A95



Hand 38

♠5432
♥K753
♦AJT7
♣T



Hand 39

♠KT87
♥A652
♦Q742
♣5



Hand 40

♠Q976
♥AK72
♦Q65
♣Q3



Hand 41

♠T987
♥A942
♦KQ8
♣J3



Hand 42

♠KT83
♥J542
♦84
♣KJT



Hand 43

♠AK52
♥K983
♦73
♣KJ5



Hand 44

♠JT84
♥K653
♦K93
♣J4



Hand 45

♠A972
♥QT42
♦Q872
♣8



Hand 46

♠7542
♥KQJ62
♦43
♣A6



Hand 47

♠K986
♥JT762
♦K9
♣T3



Hand 48

♠T972
♥K974
♦Q2
♣J83



Hand 49

♠K543
♥KQ93
♦KQT4
♣9



Hand 50

♠T952
♥K9862
♦83
♣AJ