Exercise 1K53 Main

Raising the Stakes

by Richard Pavlicek

As South, enter your calls and point count on each hand.

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

West North East South 1. None vul

Q 9 8 6 4
A K 2
4 3
A K Q

Pass 2 Pass
Point count

West North East South 2. N-S vul

A 8 4
A K 8 6 4 2
2
Q 4 2

Pass 2 Pass
Point count

West North East South 3. E-W vul

A K Q 8 2
Q 4
K 9 6
J 8 2

Pass 2 Pass
Point count

West North East South 4. N-S vul

8
K 10 9 7 4
J 2
A 9 8 5 2
1 Pass

Pass 2 Pass
Point count

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West North East South 5. E-W vul

A 9 4
K 10 6 4
8 4 2
9 6 3
1 Pass

Pass 3 Pass
Point count

West North East South 6. Both vul

A K 8 2
10 8 2
4 3
J 10 9 2
1 Pass

Pass 3 Pass
Point count

West North East South 7. None vul

K Q 8 3
A J 2
10 9 3 2
K 4

Pass 3 Pass
Point count

West North East South 8. None vul

J 8 7
A K J 8
9 7 6
A J 2

Pass 2 Pass
Point count

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West North East South 9. Both vul

A 7 2
8
Q 9 8 7 6 3
K 8 4
1 Pass

Pass 2 Pass
Point count

West North East South 10. N-S vul

2
A 9 4
9 7 4 2
Q J 10 8 2
1 Pass

Pass 3 Pass
Point count

West North East South 11. E-W vul

8 4
9 4
K Q 9 7
J 8 6 4 2
1 Pass

Pass 3 Pass
Point count

West North East South 12. Both vul

A Q 4
8 2
K J 5
K 10 8 7 2
1 Pass

Pass 3 Pass
Point count

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