Exercise 2U29 Main


It’s Turkey Time!


 by Richard Pavlicek

With Thanksgiving drawing near, one begins to think about turkey — gobble, gobble!
On each auction below, East or West made a turkey call. Can you spot it?

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

1 D
2 D
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
1 H
3 NT
Pass
Pass

What was the worst call made? Enter calls like this: P 1H 2C 3N 4S 6D

What is the proper call instead of the above? 

What is the best final contract? 

2. E-W vul
S A K 8 4
H 9 7 2
D K Q
C A 10 4 3
Table S Q J 9 2
H 10 8 3
D A 9 2
C K 8 5

1 NT
2 S
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
2 C
4 S
Pass
Pass

What was the worst call made? 

What is the proper call instead of the above? 

What is the best final contract? 

Quit

Top It’s Turkey Time!

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

1 D
4 C
5 D
Pass
Pass
Pass
3 D
4 D
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass

What was the worst call made? 

What is the proper call instead of the above? 

What is the best final contract? 

4. Both vul
S 4 2
H 8 2
D A Q 4 3
C A K J 10 8
Table S K Q 8
H A 10 7 4 3
D 7 6 5
C Q 2

1 C
2 C
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
1 H
2 H
Pass
Pass

What was the worst call made? 

What is the proper call instead of the above? 

What is the best final contract? 

Quit

Top It’s Turkey Time!

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

1 H
3 H
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
1 S
3 S
Pass
Pass

What was the worst call made? 

What is the proper call instead of the above? 

What is the best final contract? 

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

1 C
1 S
2 NT
Pass
Pass
Pass
1 H
2 D
3 NT
Pass
Pass
AP

What was the worst call made? 

What is the proper call instead of the above? 

What is the best final contract? 

Quit

Top It’s Turkey Time!

© 2014 Richard Pavlicek