4.                     Opener            Responder

                        1C                   1D

                        2C                   2H

                        3D                   3H

                        3S

4a.  How many hearts does responder have?   >6 hearts<

4b.  How many hearts does opener have?        >0 or 1<

4c.  Describe opener's spades?            >A, Ax, or Kx:  Opener doesn't have 3 spades

because opener didn't bid 2  spades.  Opener doesn't have 2 hearts because opener didn't

raise 3 hearts to 4 hearts.  The 3 spade bid shows a spade stopper.  Therefore with

1 or 2 spades, the stopper must either be an ace or king doubleton.<

     

5.                     Opener            Responder

                        1C                   1D

                        2C                   2S

                        3D

5a.  How many spades does responder have?  >5+ spades<

5b.  How many hearts does responder have?   >4 or fewer<

5c.  How many hearts does opener have?        >3 or fewer<

6.                     Opener            Responder

                        1C                   1D

                        2C                   2S

                        3H

6a.  What is opener's distribution?      >1-3-3-6:  3 hearts shows 3 hearts.  Because opener didn't bid 3 diamonds, opener has fewer than 4.  If opener only had 2 diamonds, opener would have 2 spades and would have bid 2NT over 2 spades.  Therefore, opener wants responder to place the contract in the best place.<

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