P1 holds the Call and P2 has passed. You are P3, holding: I, IV, K
, Q, C, J, K
, Q, C, 10
.
Do you pass, or name a higher contract?
Reveal answer
Answer
Bid No-Trump. You hold two Kings with their Queens, seven face cards in two long suits, and only two Taroks, and that is the hand No-Trump asks for. In No-Trump the Taroks have no trump power, so nobody can trump your Kings and Queens, and only two of your ten cards are Taroks. You can name five winners before you speak: K, Q, C, K, Q. The Forehand may still say “I hold” and take No-Trump for themselves. In this game only the Forehand has that right. Bid anyway: if you pass, you are out of the bidding for the rest of the hand and can no longer play the No-Trump your hand matches. If the Forehand does hold, the same Kings and Queens win tricks for the Defenders in that No-Trump.
, Q, C, K, Q. The Forehand may still say “I hold” and take No-Trump for themselves. In this game only the Forehand has that right. Bid anyway: if you pass, you are out of the bidding for the rest of the hand and can no longer play the No-Trump your hand matches. If the Forehand does hold, the same Kings and Queens win tricks for the Defenders in that No-Trump.