Bidding practice
The most widely-played natural bidding system in North America. 5-card majors, strong 1NT (15-17), strong 2C, weak twos, Stayman, and Jacoby transfers.
South is the dealer. No one has bid yet. What is South’s opening call?
South
♠
10 9 8 6
♥
A 5 2
♦
K 10 7 6
♣
A 7
HCP: 11
Shape: 4-3-4-2
Balanced: yes
Planning
Trumping a losing card in dummy is a free extra trump trick