Exercise 2V69 Main


Overcall Funny Farm


 by Richard Pavlicek

An argument occurred after each of these auctions and you have been called as the referee.

Can you sort out the troubles of West and East? If not, the raving lunatics may never shut up!

Whose fault was it for reaching the wrong contract?

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


Pass
1 D
Pass
2 HPass

Worst call made Enter calls like this: P X R 1H 2C 3N 4S 6D

Proper call instead 

Best contract 

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


3 C
4 C
1 H
Pass
Pass
2 C
3 S
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass

Worst call made 

Proper call instead 

Best contract 

Quit

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


2 S
3 H
1 S
Pass
Pass
2 D
3 D
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass

Worst call made 

Proper call instead 

Best contract 

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


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

Worst call made 

Proper call instead 

Best contract 

Quit

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


1 H
Pass
1 C
Pass
Pass
1 D
4 H
Pass
Pass

Worst call made 

Proper call instead 

Best contract 

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


2 C
3 NT
1 D
Pass
Pass
1 NT
3 C
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass

Worst call made 

Proper call instead 

Best contract 

Quit

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© 2014 Richard Pavlicek