See my updates for each hand below
Here are four hands from Sunday. 1st hand is from board 11:
You are South as dealer and pick up this hand with only 4 points, but it has 11 cards in the majors!
You pass, hoping that partner has something.
The bidding goes:
How do you plan to advance your side of the auction from here?
Harry’s recommendation: your diamond void is a nice feature. Plan on bidding your majors in natural order, meaning the longer suit (hearts) first. A four point hand suddenly looks like a game force.
2nd hand is from board 16:
As dealer (vul. vs nonvul.) you pick up the following hand:
You and partner are playing preemptive weak twos in the 5-10 HCP range. What is your call?
Harry’s recommendation: It looks overly optimistic to think your spade suit is going to provide the necessary 4 tricks vulnerable. Pass!
3rd hand is from board 22:
Your right-hand opponent deals and opens the bidding one heart. What is your call holding?
Harry’s recommendation: Overcall one Spade. This hand is too good to pass, and your three little hearts make it more likely that partner will have a fit for you in spades. (HT: Mike Lawrence)
4th hand is from board 24:
As dealer you open the bidding one heart (none vul.) holding:
After two passes, right-hand opponent overcalls two clubs. You know your partner has fewer than six points. What do you say next to describe your huge hand?
Harry’s recommendation: Two alternatives here. With some of my partners I would cue bid three clubs. With others (who prefer to “bid where you live”) I would jump to three hearts to describe my big hand.