Exercise 1N53 Main

Responses on Balanced Hands

by Richard Pavlicek

As South, enter your call at each turn.

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

West North East South 1. None vul

10 8 4
9 7 6
4 3
A Q 8 6 3
1 Pass

West North East South 2. N-S vul

A Q 4
9 7
Q 8 4
K 10 8 6 3
1 Pass

Pass 2 Pass

West North East South 3. E-W vul

A Q 4
K 9
9 6 5 2
A Q 7 6
1 Pass

Pass 3 NT Pass

West North East South 4. Both vul

K 10 8
A Q 4
Q 8 3
A K 8 3
1 Pass

Quit
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West North East South 5. None vul

K 3
K 9 7 4
4 3 2
Q 10 9 8
1 Pass

Pass 1 Pass

West North East South 6. N-S vul

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

Pass 2 Pass

West North East South 7. E-W vul

A 9 7 6
A J 3
Q 7 2
K 10 4
1 Pass

Pass 2 Pass

West North East South 8. Both vul

A K 8 4
Q 8 5 2
4 3
K 7 2
1 Pass

Pass 1 NT Pass

Quit
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West North East South 9. None vul

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

Pass 1 NT Pass

West North East South 10. N-S vul

8 2
Q 10 3
A Q 8 6 4
9 7 3
1 NT Pass

West North East South 11. E-W vul

9 2
A 9 2
K Q 8 2
A 8 5 2
1 NT Pass

West North East South 12. Both vul

K 8 4
Q 9 7 3
J 10 8
A 7 2
2 Pass

Pass 3 NT Pass

Quit
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