This week’s bridge news sheet No. 289 has just 4 articles. First of all, you hold ♠972 ♥85 ♦Q ♣K1097642 and partner opens 1♦ in first seat, what do you bid? If you play Weak Jump Shifts at the three level then 3♣ is the bid. For those of you who play Bergen Raises or Mini Splinters and only use the weak jump shift at the two level it will probably be best to bid 1NT and hope to rest in ♣’s at a sensible level. Next we have an interesting deal where no less than three of the four players bid recklessly with total disregard of the Law of Total Trumps. Finally there are the two usual Dave columns about play.
