Tutorial hand for
Omar Sharif On Bridge
 50
 41
 40
 36
 34
 31
 28
 24
 22
 17
 16
 13
 2
 52
 46
 44
 39
 37
 30
 26
 20
 15
 11
 8
 5
 3
 49
 47
 45
 43
 42
 32
 29
 27
 23
 21
 18
 12
 4
 51
 48
 38
 35
 33
 25
 19
 14
 10
 9
 7
 6
 1
 0
 2
 2
 2
 2
 0
 0
 1
 4
 3
 13
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 1
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 7
 5
Answer:  1NT\n\nExplanation:  Like the first hand, West has a balanced hand in the 16-18 point range, so he should open 1NT. 

What should West bid?

 0


 15
Answer:  3NT\n\nExplanation:  From the previous bidding you should know that combined with West's hand, your team has from 26-28
points.  Considering you and West both have well-balanced hands, it is better to stay in NT then to 
venture bidding into a particular suit. 

What should East bid?

 0

 0

 0

-3
 
 7
 15
 15
-1
 1
 0
 52
 0
 52
 43
Answer:  5s\n\nExplanation:  North should lead the 5s because it is the fourth best card in his longest and strongest suit.

What should North lead?

 48

 50

 44

 41

 46

 42

 51

 1

 13
Answer:  Ac\n\nExplanation:  You should rise with the Ac and then play a spade next round.  Then West should take the next trick
with the As.  So when West plays his next club and loses to North's Kc, this would leave North/South with 
two more spade winners; thus spoiling the East/West team's chance of making their contract. 

What should South play?

 3

 4

 40

 52

 45

 14

 5

 12

 6

 2

 47

 7

 28

 30

 49

 33

 31

 15

 23

 25

 16

 20

 19

 22

 26

 18

 39

 27

 35

 34

 37

 29

 38

 36

 9

 17

 11

 32

 8

 21

 10

 24

 8
 5
 1
 1
 1
 1
The East/West team fails to make its contract.  The North/South team gets credit for 1 overtrick, which
receives a bonus score of 50 points.  Please note that the 50 points does not count towards the target of 100
points to make game. 

