West	North	East	South	1. N deals	Q 8 4		TT=7	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
	Pass	1	Pass	None vul	10 8 4 3		1. S	J	2	6	A
3	Pass	4	Pass		Q 6		2. E	2	7	A	4
Pass	Pass				Q 9 8 7		3. W	J	8!	K	3
				A J 9 5		K 10 6 3 2	4. E	J	K!	A	3
12 13	6 6	14 15	8 10	A Q 9 2		J 5	5. W	7	Q	K	5
				7 2		A K 8 4	6. E	4	9	5	7!
				J 6 3		K 4	7. W	Q	4	5	6
					7		8. W	2	8	3	7
Bidding	Resp to 1 of a suit				K 7 6		9. E	8	10	9	Q!
	Follow up major raise				J 10 9 5 3		10. N	10	6	2	9
Defense	When to cover honor				A 10 5 2			Lose 2 more tricks
	Do not overruff			4 East		Made 4 +420

West	North	East	South	2. E deals	Q J 9		TT=6	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
		Pass	1 NT	N-S vul	6 5 4		1. W	2	4	K	A
Pass	2 NT	Pass	3 NT		J 7 6 5		2. S	A	8	5	10
Pass	Pass	Pass			A 6 5		3. S	2	9!	J	K
				10 6 5		K 4 3	4. E	3	Q	7	5
5 5	8 8	10 11	17 19	J 9 7 2		K 10 8 3	5. S	3	Q	6	2
				Q 9 8		K 10	6. W	J	6	8	4
				Q 9 3		J 8 7 2	7. W	9	5	10	2
					A 8 7 2		8. E	7	10	Q	A
Bidding	Response to 1 NT				A Q		9. N	Q	3!	7	5
	Rebid by NT bidder				A 4 3 2		10. N	6	8	K	3
Defense	Second-hand play				K 10 4		11. S	4	9	7	J
	When to cover honor			3 NT South		Down 1 -100		Lose 1 more trick

West	North	East	South	3. S deals	J 10 9 2		TT=9	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
			Pass	E-W vul	K 3		1. N	J	3	8	A
3	Pass	4	Pass		Q J 7 4		2. W	Q	3!	4	A
Pass	Pass				J 7 2		3. S	10	5	7	A
				A		Q 6 4 3	4. E	4	5!	7	2
9 12	8 9	13 13	10 12	Q J 10 9 8 7 2		6 5 4	5. W	6	4	K	2
				6 5		A K 3	6. E	6	7	8	9
				Q 10 8		A 5 3	7. W	J	K	5	4
					K 8 7 5		8. N	Q	3	8	9
Bidding	Choose weak opening				A		9. W	8	2	A	6
	Response to preempt				10 9 8 2		10. E	3	9!	10	J
Defense	Read suit layout				K 9 6 4			Lose 1 more trick
	Make declarer guess			4 West		Down 1 -100

West	North	East	South	4. W deals	Q 7 5		TT=5	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
Pass	1 NT	Pass	2	Both vul	K 4		1. E	10	2	8	K
Pass	2	Pass	3 NT		A 8 7 6		2. N	Q	K!	A	2
Pass	Pass	Pass			A Q J 4		3. S	10	K!	A	2
				4 2		K 9 8 6	4. N	5	6	10	4
8 9	16 17	6 7	10 12	Q J 8 7 3		10 9	5. S	J	2!	6	K
				Q 9 2		K 5 4	6. E	9	A	3	4
				K 7 3		9 8 6 2	7. S	10	Q	A	4
					A J 10 3		8. N	7	8	J	3
Bidding	Stayman convention				A 6 5 2		9. S	5	7	J	6
	Rebid by responder				J 10 3		10. N	Q	8	3	7
Defense	Choose lead at notrump				10 5			Lose the rest
	When to cover honor			3 NT North		Made 3 +600

Practice 2S05 Main

Second Hand Play II

Top by Richard Pavlicek

West	North	East	South	1. N deals	A J 5		TT=6	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
	1	Pass	1	None vul	A K 3		1. E	K	3	2!	5!
Pass	2 NT	Pass	3 NT		K 5 2		2. E	4!	2	J	K
Pass	Pass	Pass			A 9 8 7		3. N	K	3	4	7
				9 2		K Q 10 8 6	4. N	2	6	A	8
8 9	19 19	5 7	8 9	Q J 9 8		10 7 6 4	5. S	Q	4!	7	3
				Q 10 8 7		3	6. S	J	K!	A	6
Bidding	Opening one-bid			K 5 4		10 6 3	7. N	9	10	2	5
	Rebid by opener				7 4 3		8. E	10	5	Q!	A
Play	Holdup play				5 2		9. N	8	6	4	10!
	Finessing technique				A J 9 6 4			Win 1 more trick
Defense	Attitude signal				Q J 2
	When to cover honor			3 NT North		Down 1 -50

West	North	East	South	2. E deals	10 9 8 7		TT=6	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
		1	2	N-S vul	Q J 2		1. S	Q	4	2	A
3	Pass	4	Pass		9 5 2		2. E	Q	K!	A	10!
Pass	Pass				10 7 5		3. W	10	2!	4	K
				A J 6 2		Q 3	4. S	5	J	7	3
8 10	3 3	15 15	14 14	10 9 8 3		A 7 6 5 4	5. W	3	J	A	6
				4		A K 3	6. E	K	7	2	5
				K 9 6 3		Q 8 2	7. E	3	8	8	9
					K 5 4		8. W	6	8	5	4
Bidding	Cope with overcall				K		9. E	2	4!	K	5
	Limit raise				Q J 10 8 7 6			Lose 3 more tricks
Defense	When to cover honor				A J 4
	Honor signal			4 East		Down 1 -50

West	North	East	South	3. S deals	10 9 3		TT=7	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
			Pass	E-W vul	J 10 9		1. N	J	Q	6	2
1 NT	Pass	3 NT	Pass		A K 8		2. E	5	2	Q	K
Pass	Pass				K 9 7 2		3. N	10	3	4	A
				A Q J		K 4 2	4. W	3	8!	9	10
17 17	11 11	11 11	1 2	A 7 2		K Q 3	5. S	5	7	9	K
				Q 7 4 3		J 9 6 5	6. E	6	5	4	A
				A 5 3		Q 10 8	7. N	10	2	6	J
Bidding	Opening one-bid				8 7 6 5		8. W	7	2	J	7
	Response to 1 NT				8 6 5 4		9. E	4	8	Q	3
Play	Finessing technique				10 2		10. W	A	9	K	4
Defense	Attitude signal				J 6 4		11. W	3	7!	Q!	6
	Second-hand play			3 NT West		Made 3 +600		Lose 1 more trick

West	North	East	South	4. W deals	K 3		TT=9	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
Pass	1	Pass	1	Both vul	10 4 3 2		1. W	Q	2	8	A
Pass	1 NT	Pass	4		A J 8 4		2. S	10	2!	K	Q
Pass	Pass	Pass			A 5 4		3. N	3	5!	4	9
				J 7 2		Q	4. S	A	7	3	6
9 9	12 13	10 10	9 13	Q J 9		K 8 7 6 5	5. S	10	K!	A	5
				K 6 3		Q 9 7 5	6. N	4	7	5	J
Bidding	Rebid by opener			Q 9 6 3		K 8 7	7. S	2	3	8	9
	Rebid by responder				A 10 9 8 6 5 4		8. E	K	6	J	10
Play	Combine chances				A		9. W	6	4	7!	8
	Finessing technique				10 2		10. S	J	3!	4	K
Defense	When to cover honor				J 10 2		11. E	Q	9	6	J
	Second-hand play			4 South		Down 1 -100		Lose 1 more trick

Practice 2S09 Main

Using the Count Signal

Top by Richard Pavlicek

West	North	East	South	1. N deals	Q J 9		TT=4	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
	1 NT	Pass	2 NT	None vul	10 5 3		1. E	Q	3	2	K
Pass	3 NT	Pass	Pass		A K 9 6		2. N	3	8!	K	7!
Pass					A K 9		3. S	Q	4	5	2
				A 10 4		8 6 5 3	4. S	9	A!	10	3
9 10	17 17	5 6	9 9	A 7 6 4		8 2	5. W	8	9	10	4
				8 2		Q J 10 7	6. E	7	5	6	A
				J 8 7 2		Q 10 3	7. N	Q	5	2	4!
					K 7 2		8. N	9	6	K	A
Bidding	Response to 1 NT				K Q J 9		9. W	2	K	3	4
	Rebid by NT bidder				5 4 3			Lose 2 more tricks
Defense	Count signal				6 5 4
	Duck to deny entry			3 NT North		Down 1 -50

West	North	East	South	2. E deals	10 8 7 5		TT=7	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
		1	Pass	N-S vul	A 10 5		1. N	9	3	5	K
1 NT	Pass	2	Pass		9 2		2. W	3	8	K	A!
2	AP				A Q 9 3		3. S	K!	5	9	2
				3		K Q J 4 2	4. S	4	6	Q	8
8 10	10 12	14 14	8 9	Q J 8 7 6 3		K	5. N	A	10	6	7
				K Q 4		A 6 3	6. N	3!	J	9!	J
				7 6 5		J 10 8 2		Lose 2 trump tricks
					A 9 6
Bidding	Resp to 1 of a suit				9 4 2
	Rebid after 1 NT resp				J 10 8 7 5
Defense	Count signal				K 4
	Uppercut			2 West		Down 1 -50

West	North	East	South	3. S deals	Q 7 2		TT=5	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
			2 NT	E-W vul	8 4 3		1. W	5	3	10	K
Pass	3 NT	Pass	Pass		10 3		2. S	K	5	4	2
Pass					Q J 10 6 4		3. S	3	7	10	A!
				10 8 3		K 9 6	4. E	J	2	6	4
3 3	5 6	10 10	22 23	Q 9 6 5		J 10 7	5. E	7	A	9	8
				J 7 6		Q 9 5 2	6. S	J!	3	2	6!
				9 7 5		A 8 2	7. S	4	8	Q	K
					A J 5 4		8. E	9	A	10	7
					A K 2		9. S	5	9	6	8
Bidding	Opening 2 NT & response				A K 8 4			Lose 2 more tricks
Defense	Count signal				K 3
	Win on proper round			3 NT South		Down 1 -50

West	North	East	South	4. W deals	Q 10 2		TT=6	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
Pass	Pass	1	Pass	Both vul	J 3		1. S	6	2	J	A
2	Pass	4	Pass		A 7 6 4		2. E	A	7	3	2
Pass	Pass				A 9 8 7		3. E	K	J	8	10
				9 8 3		A K 6 5 4	4. E	3	2	K	7!
7 7	11 11	19 20	3 3	9 4 2		A K 7	5. W	Q	A	5	8
				K Q J 9		5 3	6. N	Q	4	5	9
				J 3 2		K Q 5	7. N	3	K	8	4
					J 7		8. E	K	4	2	9!
Bidding	Resp to 1 of a suit				Q 10 8 6 5		9. E	Q	6	3	7!
	Follow up major raise				10 8 2		10. E	5	10	J	A
Defense	Count signal				10 6 4		11. N	8	6	10	9
	Duck to deny entry			4 East		Down 1 -100		Lose the last trick

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