Exercise 2L17 Main

Opening 2 NT and 3 NT Auctions

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
A Q 6 3
K 2
A K J
A 9 6 2 Table J 10 7 2
8 5
Q 10 8 3
K 8 3

Pass Pass

Pass Pass

2. N-S vul
A J 2
K J 5
A K 2
A Q 9 7 Table 10 9 7 3
A 10 7 2
J 9 7 4
2

Pass Pass

Pass Pass

3. E-W vul
A Q 8 4
K Q 9 2
K 4
A K 2 Table K 10 7 2
4 3
Q 9 7 6 5
4 3

Pass Pass

Pass Pass

Pass

4. Both vul
K Q 9
A 3
A K 7 6 2
A J 3 Table 3
Q 10 9 8 6 2
9 4
10 9 7 6

Pass Pass

Quit
Top Opening 2 NT and 3 NT Auctions

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

Pass Pass

Pass

6. N-S vul
A J 8 4
Q 8 4
A Q J
A K 4 Table K 7 2
J 10 9 5 2
K 9 8 4
2

Pass Pass

Pass

7. E-W vul
K Q 9 4
K Q 5
A Q J 2
A 4 Table 6 2
A 8 6
K 4 3
Q J 7 5 2

Pass Pass

Pass Pass

Pass

8. Both vul
A Q 8 3
K Q 9
A K 2
K 10 3 Table 5
J 8 2
Q J 9 4
Q 9 7 4 2

Pass Pass

Quit
Top Opening 2 NT and 3 NT Auctions

9. None vul
A 8
K Q J 4
A K J 2
A K Q Table K 7 6 2
A 2
6 5 3
9 6 5 4

Pass Pass

Pass Pass

Pass

10. N-S vul
A K
A K J 6
K Q 8
A J 9 3 Table 9 8 7 6 4 2
4 3
10 9 3
10 4

Pass Pass

11. E-W vul
A K Q 2
A K 2
K Q 4
A 9 8 Table 9 7 3
J 10 9 8 4
A J 7 5
2

Pass Pass

Pass Pass

Pass

12. Both vul
A K 3
A J
A K Q 2
A 8 4 3 Table Q 7 6 2
10 7 6 4 3
J 3
7 6

Pass

Quit
Top Opening 2 NT and 3 NT Auctions

1.	None vul
A Q 6 3 K 2 A K J A 9 6 2		J 10 7 2 8 5 Q 10 8 3 K 8 3

2.	N-S vul
A J 2 K J 5 A K 2 A Q 9 7		10 9 7 3 A 10 7 2 J 9 7 4 2

3.	E-W vul
A Q 8 4 K Q 9 2 K 4 A K 2		K 10 7 2 4 3 Q 9 7 6 5 4 3

4.	Both vul
K Q 9 A 3 A K 7 6 2 A J 3		3 Q 10 9 8 6 2 9 4 10 9 7 6

5.	None vul
K 2 A K J 7 Q J 9 7 A K J		A J 9 7 5 4 3 10 3 9 8 4 2

6.	N-S vul
A J 8 4 Q 8 4 A Q J A K 4		K 7 2 J 10 9 5 2 K 9 8 4 2

8.	Both vul
A Q 8 3 K Q 9 A K 2 K 10 3		5 J 8 2 Q J 9 4 Q 9 7 4 2

9.	None vul
A 8 K Q J 4 A K J 2 A K Q		K 7 6 2 A 2 6 5 3 9 6 5 4

10.	N-S vul
A K A K J 6 K Q 8 A J 9 3		9 8 7 6 4 2 4 3 10 9 3 10 4

11.	E-W vul
A K Q 2 A K 2 K Q 4 A 9 8		9 7 3 J 10 9 8 4 A J 7 5 2

12.	Both vul
A K 3 A J A K Q 2 A 8 4 3		Q 7 6 2 10 7 6 4 3 J 3 7 6