Exercise 1H17 Main


Higher Opening Bids


 by Richard Pavlicek

Fill in the missing calls for West and East.

Enter calls like this: P 1H 2C 3N 4S 6D

1. None vul
S A K 2
H A 5
D A K Q 4
C J 9 8 3
Table S Q 7
H 9 8 7 4 2
D 10 7 2
C 7 6 2

Pass
 
 

2. None vul
S A 5 4
H K Q 8 3
D A Q 9
C A K 2
Table S 10 8 2
H J 7 2
D K J 7 4 3
C 9 8

PassPass
 

3. None vul
S K Q 2
H K 2
D A Q 2
C A K 9 4 3
Table S J 10 9 4 3
H 4 3
D K J 8 5
C 7 2

PassPass
 
Pass

4. None vul
S K J 9
H A Q
D A Q J 7
C K Q 4 2
Table S 10 8 2
H K 9 7 4 2
D 9 4
C A 8 3

PassPass
 
Pass

Quit

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5. None vul
S A K 9 2
H K Q 3
D A K 4
C A 9 3
Table S 10 7 3
H 9 5 2
D 10 8 2
C K 7 6 2

PassPass
 
PassPass
 

6. None vul
S 4 3
H A K Q 9 6
D A K Q 3
C A 4
Table S 10 8 2
H J 8 3
D 10 2
C Q 8 7 5 2

PassPass
 
PassPass
 
Pass

7. None vul
S 3
H A K Q 9 8 7
D A K 4
C A J 9
Table S A Q J 6 4
H J 6 2
D 9 2
C 10 7 2

PassPass
 
PassPass
 
Pass

8. None vul
S K Q 3
H A Q 8
D A K Q
C Q J 10 8
Table S A 10 7
H K 9 6 2
D J 8 3
C 9 7 2

PassPass
 
Pass

Quit

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9. None vul
S A J 9
H K Q 3
D A K Q 7
C A K 8
Table S 10 7 3
H J 8 2
D 10 8 5 2
C 9 7 3

Pass
 
 

10. None vul
S 8
H J 7
D 10 7 3
C K Q J 9 8 7 4
Table S A Q 7 3
H Q 8 6 3
D K Q 8 2
C 2

Pass
 
 

11. None vul
S 2
H A Q J 10 8 6 4
D 9 8 2
C 4 3
Table S A K 8 3
H 9
D A K 7 5 4
C 9 8 2

PassPass
 

12. None vul
S A K J 8 7 6 4 3
H 3
D 8 2
C 10 2
Table S Q 2
H J 7 2
D 10 9 3
C A 9 7 5 3

Pass
 
 

Quit

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© 1998 Richard Pavlicek