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Bidding Review I

by Richard Pavlicek

West

Pass NORTH
1
4 East
Pass
All Pass South
2 NT! Board 1 Q J 7 6 5 3
A K 9
2
Q 10 7 Trick
1 E
2 S
3 E
4 S
5 W
6 N
7 N Lead
10
2!
9
8
7
Q
10 2nd
K
9
A
K
A
10
J 3rd
7
J
4
3
4
2
K 4th
2
A
7
4
2
5
A W L
1 0
1 1
2 1
2 2
3 2
4 2
4 3
K 9
7 6
Q 7 6 5 4
A 5 4 3 Table A 10 4
J 10 5 4
10 9 8
J 9 8
Bidding

Play

Defense Resp to 1 of a suit
Choose best game
Draw trumps early
Lead toward honor
Attitude signal 8 2
Q 8 3 2
A K J 3
K 6 2
4 North 8 top tricks Claim the rest made 4 +420

West

1 NT! North

Pass EAST
1
Pass South
Pass
Pass Board 2 9 5 2
Q J 10 8
J 9 8
A Q 10 Trick
1 N
2 E
3 N
4 E
5 W
6 W
7 W
8 W Lead
Q
2
10
6
A
5
4
4 2nd
K
7
A
10
J
2
5
9 3rd
2
3!
6
K
3
6
3
A! 4th
4
8
5
9
Q
8
6
10 W L
1 0
1 1
2 1
3 1
4 1
5 1
6 1
7 1
4
7 5 4
A K 5 4 3
J 8 7 2 Table A Q 7 6 3
A K 3
6 2
5 4 3
Bidding

Play
Resp to 1 of a suit
Rebid after 1 NT resp
Duck to retain entry
Shun finesse K J 10 8
9 6 2
Q 10 7
K 9 6
1 NT West 5 top tricks Lose the rest made 1 -90

West

Pass
All Pass North

2 NT East

Pass SOUTH
1 NT
3 NT! Board 3 8 3
Q 8 5
A 10 6 3
K 5 4 3 Trick
1 W
2 W
3 E
4 S
5 S
6 E
7 N Lead
Q
6
2
K!
2
J
A 2nd
3
8
A
4
8
3
7 3rd
9!
K
5
3
10!
4
5 4th
4!
7!
5
7
J
Q
Q W L
0 1
0 2
1 2
2 2
2 3
3 3
4 3
Q J 10 6 5
7 6 4
Q 8 4
10 6 Table K 9 2
J 10 9 2
J 7
Q J 9 7
Bidding

Play

Defense Response to 1 NT
Rebid by NT bidder
Holdup play
Avoidance finesse
Attitude signal A 7 4
A K 3
K 9 5 2
A 8 2
3 NT South 8 top tricks Cash 5 more winners made 3 +400

WEST
1
3 ! North
Pass
Pass East
1
4 South
Pass
All Pass Board 4 K 8 6 5
6 5 3 2
A 9
Q J 9 Trick
1 S
2 W
3 E
4 W
5 E
6 W
7 E
8 W
9 E Lead
J
2!
3
3!
5
7
7
Q
8 2nd
A!
9
6
5
10
8
K
K
5 3rd
6
A
7
9
8
10
K
J
A 4th
2
4
J
4
Q
9
9
10
A W L
1 0
2 0
3 0
4 0
5 0
6 0
7 0
8 0
9 0
A Q 7 3
A K 8 7
Q 8 7 4
2 Table 2
Q J 10 9
6 3 2
A 8 7 5 3
Bidding

Play
Resp to 1 of a suit
Rebid by opener
Shun finesse
Crossruff J 10 9 4
4
K J 10 5
K 10 6 4
4 East 6 top tricks Win the high trump made 4 -620

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West

Pass NORTH
1
2 ! East
Pass
All Pass South
1 Board 1 A J 9 4
8 7 6
A 3
A 7 6 4 Trick
1 W
2 S
3 N
4 W
5 N
6 S
7 N Lead
7
2!
4
5
6
5
7 2nd
4
8
9
9
Q
2
2 3rd
3
A
5
8
Q
A
K 4th
10
3
10
2
J
4
K W L
1 0
2 0
2 1
3 1
4 1
5 1
6 1
7 6 5
A J 3
K 7 2
K J 10 8 Table 8 3
K 9 5 2
Q 10 9 4
Q 9 3
Bidding

Play

Defense Resp to 1 of a suit
Rebid by opener
Ruffing with 4-4 fit
Communication/entries
Leading trumps K Q 10 2
Q 10 4
J 8 6 5
5 2
2 South 6 top tricks Win 2 more tricks made 2 +110

West

3 NT! North

Pass EAST
1 NT
Pass South
Pass
Pass Board 2 K Q 8 7 2
Q 9 8 7 4
5
10 2 Trick
1 S
2 S
3 E
4 W
5 W
6 E
7 W
8 W
9 W Lead
J!
10
2
K
4!
8
Q
4
6 2nd
3
4
6
4
2
9
10
8 3rd
8!
2
A
3
A
10
5
10 4th
5
A
5
7
3
7
J
6 W L
0 1
1 1
2 1
3 1
4 1
5 1
6 1
7 1
6 4 3
J 3 2
A K Q 10 4
6 4 Table A 5
K 10 5
8 3 2
A K Q 9 8
Bidding
Play

Defense
Response to 1 NT
Communication/entries
Finessing technique
Choose lead at notrump
Attitude signal J 10 9
A 6
J 9 7 6
J 7 5 3
3 NT East 7 top tricks Win 2 more tricks made 3 -400

West

Pass
Pass North

2
4 East

Pass
All Pass SOUTH
1
3 ! Board 3 6 3
A Q 10 9 3 2
10 9 8
A Q Trick
1 E
2 S
3 N
4 S
5 N
6 W
7 N
8 S
9 S
10 W
11 N Lead
2
4
2
6
6!
6
3
J
Q!
10
9 2nd
A!
2
7
2
8
A!
5
5
K
9
A 3rd
4
Q
K
10
Q
3
J
Q
8
J
J 4th
3
5
5
8
K
4
3
7
6
7
4 W L
1 0
2 0
3 0
4 0
4 1
5 1
6 1
7 1
7 2
8 2
8 3
K 10 9 5 4
—
K 4 3 2
10 6 5 2 Table 2
8 7 5
A 7 6 5
K J 8 7 3
Bidding

Play

Defense Resp to 1 of a suit
Rebid by opener
Avoid enemy ruff
Shun finesse
Try for a ruff A Q J 8 7
K J 6 4
Q J
9 4
4 North 8 top tricks Claim the rest made 4 +420

WEST
1
2 NT! North
Pass
Pass East
1
3 NT South
Pass
All Pass Board 4 Q 10 8 2
K J 6
9 8 2
6 5 3 Trick
1 N
2 E
3 W
4 E
5 W
6 E
7 W
8 W
9 W
10 W
11 E
12 E Lead
2
3
3
4
4
2
A
K
A
5
2!
5 2nd
J!
6
6
10
J
7
8
10
5
K
10 3rd
6
Q
10!
J
Q
J
4
5
8
A
4 4th
3
2
7
8
8
3
7
9
9
9
6 W L
1 0
2 0
3 0
4 0
5 0
6 0
7 0
8 0
9 0
10 0
11 0
A K 3
5 4 3
A Q J 7
A J 4 Table J 5 4
A Q 10 2
5 4 3
Q 8 2
Bidding

Play
Rebid by opener
Everything works!
Play to trick one
Finessing technique 9 7 6
9 8 7
K 10 6
K 10 9 7
3 NT West 5 top tricks Win the rest made 7 -720

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