Tricky Questions (12)

You are South.

1.

8
KQJ653
T
K762

Dealer East all vul at match points.
East opens 1S. What do you bid?

2. Match Points Dealer N All Vul

Your hand:

J2
9742
8643
J85

The bidding has been:

SouthWestNorthEast
--14
Pass6PassPass
Pass

What would you lead and why?

3. Now for a double dummy problem

J2
9742
8643
J85
8
AKQJ653
T
K762
AK654
T8
AQ74
T4
QT973
KJ95
AQ93

You are WEST. South has opened 1S and you have made the excellent bid of 4H. Your lunatic partner then has bid 6H! North leads the jack of spades. Not difficult to see how you can make 6H now, but the double dummy problem is: What is the BEST defence and can you still make 6H and if so, how?