[karlson]

1. x
2. 4s
3. p
4. x
5. p
6. x
7. 5d
8. x
9. 4s
10. p
11. x
12. 4s
13. p
14. 4s
15. 4s
16. x
17. 4s
18. x
19. x
20. 4s
21. 4s
22. 4s
23. x

[eilidh]

Interesting quiz, thanks

1.  DOUBLE
2.  DOUBLE
3.  Pass
4.  4s
5.  DOUBLE
6.  DOUBLE
7.  Pass
8.  DOUBLE
9.  4S
10. 4S
11. DOUBLE
12. 4s
13. 4s
14. PASS
15. 4S
16. 4NT
17  PASS
18. DOUBLE
19. DOUBLE
20. 4S
21. DOUBLE
22. DOUBLE
23. DOUBLE

[gordontd]

PhilKing, on 2015-March-07, 08:05, said:

OK, so those pesky opponents have dared to open the bidding and raise to game. Well, are you going to bid, or are you too scared of going for a number?

All hands are from top-level play.If the hand has an L after it, the opening was limited, which means the raise might not be preemptive.

1. ♠AQT73♥43♦K7♣KQJ2, amber. L.
2. ♠KQT75♥54♦AKT2♣K5, white.
3. ♠AQJ943♥4♦973♣T94, amber.
4. ♠KT652♥-♦AK642♣A94, amber.
5. ♠Q76♥Q63♦AK84♣AK4, red.
6. ♠A875♥6♦AKJ74♣K94, white. L.
7. ♠653♥QJ3♦AKJT976♣-, white.
8. ♠AK74♥AT♦JT5♣AK84, amber. L.
9. ♠AK953♥K8♦82♣AKT8, red.
10. ♠AKJ973♥2♦T742♣J4, red.
11. ♠A53♥T♦AJT953♣A87, white.
12. ♠K87432♥-♦A4♣T7643, white. L.
13. ♠AK864♥Q72♦A72♣43, white. L.
14. ♠AQJ72♥Q♦T2♣86543, white.
15. ♠KQ9874♥8♦J6♣AK75, amber. L.
16. ♠KT9♥-♦Q9754♣AK764, white.
17 ♠AQJ9542♥T3♦T98♣2, amber.
18. ♠AJ943♥42♦AKJ6♣Q4, red.
19. ♠KQ74♥4♦63♣AKT976, green. L.
20. ♠AK943♥K2♦JT9842♣-, red. L.
21. ♠KT743♥J♦QT♣AQJ84, red.
22. ♠AK732♥Q♦75♣AKT98, red.
23. ♠AT72♥2♦KQ6♣KQT63, red.

Good luck!

4S
4S
4S
X
P
X
5D
X
X
4S
X
4S
P
4S
4S
X
4S
4S
X
4S
4S
4S
X

[Poky]

01) 4S
02) 4S
03) Pass
04) Dbl
05) Pass
06) Dbl
07) 5D
08) Dbl
09) Dbl
10) 4S
11) Pass
12) 4S
13) Pass
14) Pass
15) 4S
16) Pass
17) 4S
18) Pass
19) Dbl
20) 4S
21) Dbl
22) 4S
23) Dbl

[gszes]

1.pass 2.pass 3.4s 4.x 5.x 6.x 7.5d 8.x 9.4s 10.4s 11.x 12.4s 13.4s 14.4s 15.4s 16.p 17.4s 18.x 19.pass 20.4s 21.pass 22.x 23.pass

[Hanoi5]

1. 4♠
2. 4♠
3. 4♠
4. X
5. X
6. X
7. 5♦
8. X
9. 4♠
10. 4♠
11. X
12. Pass
13. 4♠
14. Pass
15. 4♠
16. 4NT
17 4♠
18. X
19. Pass
20. X
21. X
22. X
23. X

[Jinksy]

1. 4♠
2. 4♠
3. 4♠
4. 4♠*
5. P
6. X
7. 5♦
8. X
9. 4♠
10. 4♠
11. P*
12. 4♠
13. P
14. 4♠
15. 4♠
16. 4N (though I wonder if there's a case for 4S on hands like this, planning to rebid 4N after an X? Is there a reasonable hope of P passing with 4-card support? I don't much mind playing in a 3-3 undoubled - I think they're odds on to be making their contract)
17. 4♠
18. P
19. Going to venture 4♠, planning to rebid 5♣ if I'm Xed
20. 4♠
21. 4♠
22. 4♠
23. X

* (ETA - Having read the other responses, I now feel like I should have Xed on these two, but I'll let my original bids stand to keep things more interesting)

(I'm tempted to ignore this thread for a week or two, then give myself the same quiz again and see how much my answers change. Doubt I'll be able to resist looking at the results long enough, though)

[Jinksy]

Gordon, could you number your responses? I'd like to compare, but it's giving me too much of a headache in their current format.

[JoeFortune]

Disclaimer: This is the opinion of an intermediate, junior player.

1. ♠AQT73♥43♦K7♣KQJ2, amber. L.
4♠
2. ♠KQT75♥54♦AKT2♣K5, white.
4♠
3. ♠AQJ943♥4♦973♣T94, amber.
Pass
4. ♠KT652♥-♦AK642♣A94, amber.
X
5. ♠Q76♥Q63♦AK84♣AK4, red.
X
6. ♠A875♥6♦AKJ74♣K94, white. L.
X
7. ♠653♥QJ3♦AKJT976♣-, white.
5♦
8. ♠AK74♥AT♦JT5♣AK84, amber. L.
X
9. ♠AK953♥K8♦82♣AKT8, red.
4♠
10. ♠AKJ973♥2♦T742♣J4, red.
Pass
11. ♠A53♥T♦AJT953♣A87, white.
Pass
12. ♠K87432♥-♦A4♣T7643, white. L.
Pass
13. ♠AK864♥Q72♦A72♣43, white. L.
Pass
14. ♠AQJ72♥Q♦T2♣86543, white.
Pass
15. ♠KQ9874♥8♦J6♣AK75, amber. L.
4♠
16. ♠KT9♥-♦Q9754♣AK764, white.
Pass
17 ♠AQJ9542♥T3♦T98♣2, amber.
4♠
18. ♠AJ943♥42♦AKJ6♣Q4, red.
Pass
19. ♠KQ74♥4♦63♣AKT976, green. L.
5♣
20. ♠AK943♥K2♦JT9842♣-, red. L.
4♠
21. ♠KT743♥J♦QT♣AQJ84, red.
Pass
22. ♠AK732♥Q♦75♣AKT98, red.
4♠
23. ♠AT72♥2♦KQ6♣KQT63, red.
Pass

[kuhchung]

I just want to respond "too hard" to a lot of these

[PhantomSac]

PhilKing, on 2015-March-07, 08:05, said:

OK, so those pesky opponents have dared to open the bidding and raise to game. Well, are you going to bid, or are you too scared of going for a number?

All hands are from top-level play.If the hand has an L after it, the opening was limited, which means the raise might not be preemptive.

1. ♠AQT73♥43♦K7♣KQJ2, amber. L.
2. ♠KQT75♥54♦AKT2♣K5, white.
3. ♠AQJ943♥4♦973♣T94, amber.
4. ♠KT652♥-♦AK642♣A94, amber.
5. ♠Q76♥Q63♦AK84♣AK4, red.
6. ♠A875♥6♦AKJ74♣K94, white. L.
7. ♠653♥QJ3♦AKJT976♣-, white.
8. ♠AK74♥AT♦JT5♣AK84, amber. L.
9. ♠AK953♥K8♦82♣AKT8, red.
10. ♠AKJ973♥2♦T742♣J4, red.
11. ♠A53♥T♦AJT953♣A87, white.
12. ♠K87432♥-♦A4♣T7643, white. L.
13. ♠AK864♥Q72♦A72♣43, white. L.
14. ♠AQJ72♥Q♦T2♣86543, white.
15. ♠KQ9874♥8♦J6♣AK75, amber. L.
16. ♠KT9♥-♦Q9754♣AK764, white.
17 ♠AQJ9542♥T3♦T98♣2, amber.
18. ♠AJ943♥42♦AKJ6♣Q4, red.
19. ♠KQ74♥4♦63♣AKT976, green. L.
20. ♠AK943♥K2♦JT9842♣-, red. L.
21. ♠KT743♥J♦QT♣AQJ84, red.
22. ♠AK732♥Q♦75♣AKT98, red.
23. ♠AT72♥2♦KQ6♣KQT63, red.

Good luck!

1) 4S
2) 4S
3) P
4) X
5) P
6) X
7) 5D
8) X
9) 4S
10) 4S
11) X
12) 4S
13) P
14) P
15) 4S
16) X
17) 4S
18) P
19) P
20) 4S
21) 4S
22) 4S
23) X

Edited answer 14 I thought white was w/r lol.

This post has been edited by PhantomSac: 2015-March-09, 01:37

[WesleyC]

Awesome post - thanks Phil!

1. X
2. X
3. 4♠
4. 4♠
5. X
6. X
7. 5♦
8. X
9. X
10. P
11. X
12. 4♠
13. P
14. P
15. 4♠
16. X
17 P
18. X
19. X
20. P
21. X
22. 4S
23. X

[PhantomSac]

cherdano, on 2015-March-07, 14:28, said:

1. 4♠
2. 4♠
3. P
4. X
5. P
6. X
7. 5♦
8. X
9. 4♠
10. 4♠
11. X
12. 4♠
13. P
14. P
15. 4♠
16. X
17 4♠
18. P
19. 5♣
20. 4♠
21. 4♠
22. 4♠
23. X

Now going to read other answers.

Well, we would definitely be compatible partners lol.

[cherdano]

PhantomSac, on 2015-March-09, 01:35, said:

Well, we would definitely be compatible partners lol.

(You are assuming I am compatible with myself. Given that Philking thinks I might not agree with myself, that might not be a safe assumption.)

[helene_t]

What about writing a book called "know your partner's style" with problems like this? I think that it could be useful for partnerships if both took a number of such quizes and compared their answers. Not about finding out who makes the best guesses but about knowing how serious you have to take partner's bids.

[gwnn]

I'm not far (19/23 if I'm counting correctly) from PhantomSac either. I consider that a success, regardless of what Simon Cowell will think.

[AyunuS]

1. Pass
2. 4♠
3. Pass
4. X
5. X
6. X
7. 5♦
8. X
9. 4♠
10. 4♠
11. Pass
12. 4♠
13. Pass
14. Pass
15. 4♠
16. X
17. Pass
18. Pass
19. 5♣
20. 4♠
21. Pass
22. 4♠
23. X

[paulg]

• 4S
• 4S
• Pass
• Double
• Double
• Double
• Pass
• Double
• 4S
• Pass
• Double
• 4S
• Pass
• Pass
• 4S
• Double
• Pass
• Double
• 5C
• 4S
• Pass
• 4S
• Double

[rhm]

1. ♠AQT73♥43♦K7♣KQJ2, amber. L. --> 4♠
2. ♠KQT75♥54♦AKT2♣K5, white. --> 4♠
3. ♠AQJ943♥4♦973♣T94, amber. --> Pass
4. ♠KT652♥-♦AK642♣A94, amber. --> DBL
5. ♠Q76♥Q63♦AK84♣AK4, red. --> Pass
6. ♠A875♥6♦AKJ74♣K94, white. L. --> DBL
7. ♠653♥QJ3♦AKJT976♣-, white. --> 5♦
8. ♠AK74♥AT♦JT5♣AK84, amber. L. --> DBL
9. ♠AK953♥K8♦82♣AKT8, red. --> 4♠
10. ♠AKJ973♥2♦T742♣J4, red. --> Pass
11. ♠A53♥T♦AJT953♣A87, white. --> DBL
12. ♠K87432♥-♦A4♣T7643, white. L. --> 4♠
13. ♠AK864♥Q72♦A72♣43, white. L. --> Pass
14. ♠AQJ72♥Q♦T2♣86543, white. --> Pass
15. ♠KQ9874♥8♦J6♣AK75, amber. L. --> 4♠
16. ♠KT9♥-♦Q9754♣AK764, white. --> DBL
17 ♠AQJ9542♥T3♦T98♣2, amber. --> 4♠
18. ♠AJ943♥42♦AKJ6♣Q4, red.--> 4♠
19. ♠KQ74♥4♦63♣AKT976, green. L. --> Pass
20. ♠AK943♥K2♦JT9842♣-, red. L. --> 4♠
21. ♠KT743♥J♦QT♣AQJ84, red. --> Pass
22. ♠AK732♥Q♦75♣AKT98, red. --> 4♠
23. ♠AT72♥2♦KQ6♣KQT63, red.--> DBL

Rainer Herrmann

[KurtGodel]

1. P
2. 4♠
3. 4♠
4. X
5. P
6. X
7. 5♦
8. P
9. P
10. 4♠
11. 5♦
12. 4♠
13. P
14. 4♠
15. 4♠
16. 4NT
17. 4♠
18. P
19. 5♣
20. 4♠
21. 4♠
22. 4♠
23. X