Exercise 2V29 Main


Halloween Goblins


 by Richard Pavlicek

Trick or treat! Stop carving your pumpkin and look at the bidding of these hands.
It seems that a goblin has crept into each auction. Can you find it?

1. E-W vul
S 6
H Q 10 6 4
D A K J 8 2
C Q 9 4
Table S A K 10 2
H J 9 7 3
D 4
C 6 5 3 2

1 D
2 D
Pass
Pass
1 S
Pass
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. None vul
S 4 3
H A K 10 9 6
D A K 5 2
C 4 3
Table S A Q 8 7 2
H Q J 7
D 4 3
C 9 7 2

1 H
2 D
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
1 S
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 Halloween Goblins

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

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

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 K 8 2
H A K Q 7 6 5 4
D 3
C 3 2
Table S A Q 9 7 5 3
H J
D 5 4 2
C A K 8

3 H
Pass
Pass
Pass
4 HPass

What was the worst call made? 

What is the proper call instead of the above? 

What is the best final contract? 

Quit

Top Halloween Goblins

5. E-W vul
S 3
H A K 9 4
D K J 10 8
C Q 10 9 8
Table S A K 9 8 6 2
H 10 2
D Q 9 3
C K 4

1 D
2 C
4 H
Pass
Pass
Pass
1 S
3 S
5 D
Pass
Pass
AP

What was the worst call made? 

What is the proper call instead of the above? 

What is the best final contract? 

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

1 S
4 NT
6 S
Pass
Pass
Pass
3 S
5 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? 

Quit

Top Halloween Goblins

© 2014 Richard Pavlicek