West	North	East	South	1. N deals	A 8 6		TT=8	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
	Pass	1	Pass	None vul	K 10 8		1. S	5	2	A	10
1	Pass	2	Pass		Q J 6		2. N	J!	A	2	3
3 !	AP				J 10 9 7		3. E	3!	6	Q	K
				9 3 2		Q 10	4. N	8	Q	K	3
10 11	11 11	12 13	7 8	A Q 7 4 2		5 3	5. S	J	9	6	2
				A 10		K 9 8 7 5 2	6. E	5!	9	A	8
				8 4 3		A K 6	7. W	2	10	7	J
Bidding	Rebid by responder				K J 7 5 4		8. E	K!	3	10	6
	Follow up minor raise				J 9 6		9. E	5	4	A	J
Play	Combine chances				4 3		10. W	7!	Q	6	4
	Set up dummy’s suit				Q 5 2			Claim the rest
Defense	Lead thru declarer			3 East		Made 3 +110

West	North	East	South	2. E deals	5 2		TT=9	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
		Pass	1	N-S vul	A 10 9 7 4		1. W	3	2	A	9
Pass	1	Pass	2		K 10 2		2. E	7	Q	K	5
Pass	2 !	Pass	2 NT		A Q 4		3. W	4	4	8	J
Pass	3 NT	AP		K 6 4 3		A 10 8 7	4. S	2	6	A	3
				J 6 3		K 8 5	5. N	4	8	J	7
4 5	13 15	10 11	13 14	9 8 7 6		Q J 5 3	6. S	K	6	Q	3
				7 6		8 3	7. S	10	7	7	5
					Q J 9		8. S	9	8	9	10
					Q 2		9. S	5	9	10	?
Bidding	Strength-showing bid				A 4			East is squeezed
	Opener’s third bid				K J 10 9 5 2
Play	Automatic squeeze			3 NT South		Made 5 +660

West	North	East	South	3. S deals	A Q 6 4 2		TT=4	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
			1	E-W vul	9 8 7 2		1. E	Q	4!	3	2
Pass	1	Pass	1 NT		8 6 2		2. E	10	A!	K	7
Pass	2 !	AP			2		3. S	J	K!	A	7
				K 5		10 9 8 7	4. N	Q	8	3	5
10 12	6 8	11 11	13 13	K 3		Q J 10	5. N	2	9	5	4
				Q 9 7 4		A J 5	6. S	A	5	2	6
				Q 10 8 5 4		K 7 6	7. S	3	8	8	7
Bidding	Rebid by responder				J 3		8. N	4	10	6	4
	Opener’s third bid				A 6 5 4		9. S	9	10	9	K
Play	Trump management				K 10 3		10. N	6	J	J	7
	Crossruff				A J 9 3		11. E	5	K!	9	2
Defense	When to cover honor			2 North		Made 3 +140		Lose the rest

West	North	East	South	4. W deals	3		TT=9	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
1	Pass	1	Pass	Both vul	A Q 10 5		1. N	3	A	Q	2
2	Pass	3 !	Pass		8 3 2		2. E	3!	6	A	4
4	Pass	5	AP		Q J 9 7 4		3. W	K	7	8	10
				4 2		A K 8 6 5	4. W	2	9	Q!	9
12 14	9 11	12 14	7 10	8 6		7 4	5. E	5	7	9	2
				A J 10 9 4		K Q 6 5	6. W	5	J	K!	7
				A K 5 2		8 3	7. E	6	2	A	3
Bidding	Rebid by responder				Q J 10 9 7		8. W	J	8	4	3
	Follow up minor raise				K J 9 3 2			Lose 2 tricks
Play	Read enemy lead				7
	Communication/entries				10 6
Defense	Try for a ruff			5 West		Made 5 +600

Practice 3D05 Main

Rebids by Responder II

Top by Richard Pavlicek

West	North	East	South	1. N deals	3		TT=6	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
	1	Pass	1	None vul	A K 7 5 3		1. E	J	2	6	A
Pass	2	Pass	2 !		A K J 3		2. N	3!	5	A	6
Pass	Pass	Pass			9 6 2		3. S	2!	10	3	4
				Q 10 6		K 8 5 4	4. N	A	4	2	5
8 8	15 17	10 11	7 9	Q 9 8 6		J 10	5. N	K	9	8	6
				7 6 5		Q 10 9 4	6. N	3	10	4	7
				K J 8		A 10 5	7. S	7	Q	5	8
Bidding	Simple preference bid				A J 9 7 2			Win the high trump
	Opener’s third bid				4 2
Play	Shun finesse				8 2
	Crossruff				Q 7 4 3
Defense	Leading trumps			2 North		Made 2 +110

West	North	East	South	2. E deals	K 10 8 3		TT=8	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
		1	Pass	N-S vul	K 10		1. S	4	2	K	A
1	Pass	2	Pass		J 10 9		2. E	3!	2	Q	K
3 !	AP				K Q 9 3		3. N	J!	K!	5	3
				9 6 2		A 7	4. E	4	5	A	10
11 11	12 13	11 13	6 8	A Q 8 7		4 3	5. W	7	3	4	6
				A 7 4 3		K 6 2	6. E	2	8	A	9
				J 8		A 10 7 6 5 4	7. W	8	8	5	9
Bidding	Resp to 1 of a suit				Q J 5 4		8. E	7	J	6	10
	Rebid by responder				J 9 6 5 2		9. S	Q	4	10	6
Play	Delay drawing trumps				Q 8 5		10. S	Q	9	3	6
	Trump endplay				2		11. E	7!	2	J	K
Defense	Attack dummy’s entry			3 East		Made 3 +110	12. N	9	10!	5	8

West	North	East	South	3. S deals	J 6		TT=7	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
			Pass	E-W vul	10 5		1. N	K	4	3	A
1	Pass	1	Pass		K Q J 8 2		2. W	3	6	A	7
1 NT	Pass	2 1	Pass		A 10 8 2		3. E	2	9	A	5
2	Pass	4	AP	5 3		A K 8 4 2	4. W	5	J	K	9
				A Q 4 3		K J 6 2	5. E	2	10	Q!	2
13 14	11 12	11 13	5 5	A 9 7 5		4	6. W	3	10	J	7
				K 5 3		7 6 4	7. E	4	Q	4	2
					Q 10 9 7		8. W	5	8	6	6
					9 8 7		9. E	K	8	7	8
Bidding	Opener’s third bid				10 6 3		10. E	8	10	3	10
Play	Set up dummy’s suit				Q J 9			Lose the rest
	Avert overruff			4 West		Made 4 +620

West	North	East	South	4. W deals	K Q 4 3		TT=9	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
Pass	1	Pass	1	Both vul	7 4 3		1. W	3	2	K	4
Pass	1	Pass	2 1		A 7 2		2. E	9	J	Q	A
Pass	2	Pass	4		K J 4		3. N	3	10	A	2
AP				J 9 7 5		10 8 6	4. S	A!	5	3	6
				Q 2		K J 10	5. S	2	7	Q	8
5 5	13 13	9 9	13 14	Q 10 8 3		K 9 6	6. N	K	10	5	9
				8 7 2		Q 10 9 6	7. N	7!	6	5	8
					A 2		8. S	9	Q	4	J
Bidding	Opener’s third bid				A 9 8 6 5		9. W	8	4!	6	A
Play	Elimination technique				J 5 4		10. S	6!	2	7	K
	Pursue extra chance				A 5 3			East is endplayed
Defense	Choose lead at suit			4 South		Made 4 +620

Practice 3D09 Main

Rebids by Responder III

Top by Richard Pavlicek

West	North	East	South	1. N deals	Q 10 9 5		TT=8	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
	Pass	1	Pass	None vul	K 9 5		1. S	5	2!	K	3
1	Pass	1	Pass		K 7 6		2. N	5	2	6	8
3 !	Pass	4	Pass		7 5 4		3. W	A	6	10	4
4	Pass	4	Pass	2		A J 7 4	4. W	Q	7	2	8
6	AP			A J 10 4 3		6 2	5. W	A	5	6	7
				A Q 2		10 3	6. W	3	9	3	8
14 16	8 8	12 15	6 8	Q J 9 8		A K 10 3 2	7. E	A	3	2	5
					K 8 6 3			Crossruff the rest
Bidding	Rebid by responder				Q 8 7
	Control-showing bid				J 9 8 5 4
Play	Play to trick one				6
	Crossruff			6 East		Made 6 +920

West	North	East	South	2. E deals	8 6 4		TT=5	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
		Pass	1	N-S vul	A 9 8 5 2		1. E	7	3	Q	K
Pass	1	Pass	2		K 8		2. N	4!	2	A	7
Pass	3 !	Pass	3		K J 4		3. S	2	4	8!	5
Pass	3 NT	AP		Q 9 7 3		J 10 2	4. N	K	7	3	6
				K J 6		Q 10 3	5. N	6	10	K	3
10 10	11 12	7 9	12 14	Q 6 4		7 5	6. S	A	Q	2	6
				Q 9 2		A 10 8 7 6		Cash 4 more winners
					A K 5
					7 4
Bidding	Rebid by responder				A J 10 9 3 2
	Strength-showing bid				5 3
Play	Avoidance finesse			3 NT North		Made 4 +630

West	North	East	South	3. S deals	A 9 6 5 4		TT=6	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
			1	E-W vul	9 2		1. W	J	Q	K	A
Pass	1	Pass	2		Q 8 5 4		2. S	3!	6	2	8
Pass	2 !	AP			7 2		3. E	J!	A	6	2
				K 10 8		Q J 7 3	4. S	2!	8	A	3
10 10	6 8	9 9	15 17	Q 8 7 6		J 10	5. N	4	7	3	10
				J 10 9		K 7 2	6. S	A	J	7	9
				K J 6		Q 10 9 8	7. S	4	K	9	10
Bidding	Simple preference bid				2		8. N	5	J	4	K
	Don’t revalue after pref				A K 5 4 3			Win the high trump
Play	Ruff in short hand				A 6 3
	Crossruff				A 5 4 3
Defense	Shift to trumps			2 South		Made 2 +110

West	North	East	South	4. W deals	Q 9 3		TT=5	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
1	Pass	1	Pass	Both vul	8 7		1. N	10	4	A	2
1	Pass	2 1	Pass		Q 10 9 8 3		2. S	6	J	Q	5
3 NT	AP				Q 8 7		3. N	9	7	4	K
				A K J 6		8 2	4. W	3	8	Q	K
15 17	6 7	11 12	8 9	3		A Q J 6 5	5. S	5	A	3	2
				K J 2		7 5 4	6. W	3	7	9!	J
				K 10 5 4 3		A 9 2	7. S	7	K	9	8
					10 7 5 4		8. W	4	8	A	6
					K 10 9 4 2		9. E	A	2	6	7
Bidding	Opener’s third bid				A 6		10. E	J	4	J	3
Play	Avoidance finesse				J 6		11. E	2	9	K	Q
	Avoidance finesse			3 NT West		Made 3 +600		Claim the rest

Practice 3D13 Main

Rebids by Responder IV

Top by Richard Pavlicek

West	North	East	South	1. N deals	A Q 10 7		TT=6	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
	Pass	1	Pass	None vul	J 8 3		1. S	J	3	4	A
1	Pass	2	Pass		8 6 4		2. E	2!	10	7	3
2 !	AP				K 8 6		3. S	10	5	6	Q
				K 8 6 2		3	4. E	A	5	9	8
6 8	10 10	14 16	10 11	9 7		A K 6 4 2	5. E	K	Q	2	J
				K 9 7 5 3		A Q 2		Win 5 more tricks
				4 2		J 9 7 5
					J 9 5 4
					Q 10 5
Bidding	Rebid by opener				J 10
	Simple preference bid				A Q 10 3
Play	Duck to keep control			2 East		Made 3 +140

West	North	East	South	2. E deals	A K 3		TT=8	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
		Pass	1	N-S vul	Q 10 7		1. E	4	2	A	7
Pass	1	Pass	1		K 7 6 5 4 3		2. W	6	10	J	3
Pass	2 NT!	Pass	3 NT		Q		3. E	K	9	5	Q
AP				Q 8 7		10 6 2	4. E	8	4	2	3
				A 6 5		K J 8 4	5. E	J!	8!	2	K
8 8	14 14	5 5	13 14	Q 9 2		J 10	6. N	Q	5	8	3
				6 4 3 2		10 9 7 5	7. N	4	10	A	9
					J 9 5 4		8. S	K	4	5	7
					9 3 2		9. S	A	6	6	9
Bidding	Rebid by opener				A 8		10. S	J	?
	Rebid by responder				A K J 8			West is squeezed
Play	Positional squeeze			3 NT North		Made 3 +600

West	North	East	South	3. S deals	A Q 7 4 2		TT=8	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
			1	E-W vul	10 3		1. W	K	2!	7	4
Pass	1	Pass	2		A 2		2. W	Q	3	A	5
Pass	3 !	AP			7 6 5 3		3. E	4	K!	2	10
				8 5 3		J 10 9 6	4. S	K	3	2	J
11 11	10 12	6 7	13 13	Q J 2		A 4	5. S	6	J	3	2!
				K Q 10 8		9 7 6 3	6. W	8	A	3	5
				K 9 8		J 10 2	7. N	A	6	4	5
Bidding	Rebid by responder				K		8. N	Q	9	J	8
	Follow up major raise				K 9 8 7 6 5		9. N	5	10	Q	K
Play	Holdup play				J 5 4			Claim the rest
	Shun finesse				A Q 4
Defense	Shift to trumps			3 South		Made 3 +140

West	North	East	South	4. W deals	J 10 9 8		TT=5	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
1	Pass	1	Pass	Both vul	Q 10 8 6 5		1. N	6	4	A	3
2	Pass	2 !	Pass		9 5 4 2		2. S	2	K	5	7
2 NT	Pass	3 NT	AP		—		3. W	A	2	9!	5
				Q 3		A K 5 4 2	4. W	3	8	K	6
13 14	3 6	13 14	11 13	K 3		7 4	5. E	8	10	J	4
				8 7 3		K Q J	6. W	Q	9	A!	7
				A K J 7 4 3		9 8 2	7. E	2	6	7	5
					7 6			Cash 3 more winners
Bidding	Strength-showing bid				A J 9 2
	Opener’s third bid				A 10 6
Play	Unblocking play				Q 10 6 5
	Finessing technique			3 NT West		Made 3 +600

Practice 3D17 Main

Rebids by Responder V

Top by Richard Pavlicek

West	North	East	South	1. N deals	A 8 7 4		TT=9	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
	1	Pass	1	None vul	10 4		1. W	2	A	J	4
Pass	1	Pass	3 !		A 7 6		2. N	10	J?	K	2
Pass	4	AP			A J 10 9		3. S	A	Q	4	7
				K 10 6		J 9 3	4. S	K	4	A!	2
9 9	13 15	6 6	12 12	Q 2		J 9 7	5. N	J	3	5!	Q
				Q 8 3 2		K J 10	6. W	3	6	K	9
				Q 8 5 4		7 6 3 2	7. E	10	3	8	7
					Q 5 2		8. S	5	5	4	9
Bidding	Rebid by responder				A K 8 6 5 3			Claim the rest
	Opener’s third bid				9 5 4
Play	Overtaking play				K
	Loser-on-loser play			4 South		Made 4 +420

West	North	East	South	2. E deals	J 10		TT=8	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
		1	Pass	N-S vul	J 7 2		1. N	J	3!	4	A
1	Pass	2	Pass		Q J 9 8		2. W	3!	2	K	A
3 !	Pass	3	Pass		J 9 7 4		3. S	5	A	9	3
4	AP			A 7 6 5 2		K 9 3	4. W	2	10	K	8
				3		K 10 8 5 4	5. E	4	6!	5	7
8 11	6 6	15 17	11 13	A 10 2		3	6. W	5	4	A	2
				10 8 6 5		A K Q 3	7. E	5	9	6	J
Bidding	Rebid by responder				Q 8 4		8. W	6!	7	K	4
	Opener’s third bid				A Q 9 6		9. E	8	Q	7	8
Play	Set up dummy’s suit				K 7 6 5 4		10. W	8!	9	Q	Q
	Keep trump control				2			Lose 1 more trick
Defense	Count signal			4 West		Made 4 +420

West	North	East	South	3. S deals	A 9 7		TT=7	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
			1	E-W vul	A Q 6 5 2		1. E	2	5	K	9
Pass	1	Pass	1		4 2		2. W	4	10	6!	8
Pass	2 NT!	Pass	3 NT		Q 10 9		3. N	2	3	K	9
AP				J 3		Q 10 8 6	4. S	3!	J	2	6
				J 9 8 7		10 4 3	5. W	3	Q	A	J
8 8	12 13	6 8	14 14	Q J 8 7		10 6	6. E	7	2	3!	5
				K 4 3		A 7 6 2	7. E	10!	K	7	4
Bidding	Rebid by opener				K 5 4 2		8. S	A	8	7	6
	Rebid by responder				K			Lose the last trick
Play	Duck to retain entry				A K 9 5 3
Defense	Duck to retain entry				J 8 5
	Break up squeeze			3 NT North		Down 1 -50

West	North	East	South	4. W deals	3		TT=9	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
1	Pass	1	Pass	Both vul	A Q 7 5		1. S	10	A!	2	5
1 NT	Pass	4 !	Pass		7 6 5		2. W	6	3	A	5
Pass	Pass				Q J 7 6 2		3. E	4	2	Q	5
				Q 10 6		A K J 9 7 4	4. W	10	5	7	8
13 14	9 11	12 13	6 8	K 8		3 2	5. W	3!	6?	8!	4
				A 9 4 2		J 3		Lose 3 tricks
				A 9 4 3		K 8 5
Bidding	Rebid by opener				8 5 2
	Rebid by responder				J 10 9 6 4
Play	Placing enemy cards				K Q 10 8
	Finessing technique				10
Defense	Trump length signal			4 East		Made 4 +620

Practice 3D21 Main

Rebids by Responder VI

Top by Richard Pavlicek

West	North	East	South	1. N deals	K 4 2		TT=3	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
	Pass	1	Pass	None vul	K 10 8		1. N	J	K	8	2
1	Pass	1	Pass		A 7 6 5		2. E	K	9	3	7
1 NT!	AP				J 10 9		3. E	J	2	Q!	A
				5 3		Q 10 7 6	4. N	10	A	3	4
8 10	11 11	13 13	8 9	A Q 5 4		6 3 2	5. E	2	7	A!	8
				Q 10 8 4 3		K J		Cash 3 more winners
Bidding	Rebid by opener			4 2		A K 6 5
	Rebid by responder				A J 9 8
Play	Overtaking play				J 9 7
	Go after sure trick				9 2
Defense	Count signal				Q 8 7 3
	Holdup play			1 NT West		Made 1 +90

West	North	East	South	2. E deals	10 9 4 3 2		TT=7	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
		Pass	1	N-S vul	J 9		1. W	2!	9	A	5
Pass	1	Pass	2		K 6		2. E	4	Q!	3	J
Pass	2 !	AP			K 10 9 4		3. S	K	6	2	4
				K Q 5		J 8 7 6	4. S	10	7	3	6
9 9	7 8	10 11	14 16	7 6 3 2		A 4	5. S	2	5	9!	J
				Q 10 9 7		8 5 4	6. E	7?	A	K!	4
Bidding	Rebid by opener			Q 5		A J 8 7	7. S	3	Q	K	A
	Simple preference bid				A		8. E	8	8	Q	9
Play	Play for best chance				K Q 10 8 5		9. S	6	7	10	7
	Finessing technique				A J 3 2			Cash 2 more winners
Defense	Protect dummy’s suit				6 3 2
	Avoid endplay			2 South		Made 2 +110

West	North	East	South	3. S deals	10 9 7		TT=6	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
			Pass	E-W vul	Q 5		1. S	2	10!	5	3
1	Pass	1	Pass		A Q 9 7		2. W	4	7	J	5
1	Pass	2 NT!	Pass		8 7 6 5		3. E	10!	5	2	Q
3 NT	AP			A K Q 4		J 3 2	4. N	6	Q	A	4
				J 4		A K 8 3 2	5. S	J	4	7	K
14 15	8 8	13 14	5 6	K J 6 4 2		10 3	6. E	3	8	J	A
				10 4		K Q 3	7. N	8	2	9	6
Bidding	Rebid by responder				8 6 5			Claim the rest
	Opener’s third bid				10 9 7 6
Play	Play to trick one				8 5
	Play for best chance				A J 9 2
Defense	Return partner’s suit			3 NT East		Made 3 +600

West	North	East	South	4. W deals	K 10 6 4		TT=6	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
Pass	1	Pass	1	Both vul	4 3		1. E	J	3	8	7
Pass	1	Pass	3 !		A 7		2. E	5	6	Q	A
Pass	4	AP			K Q 7 6 5		3. N	4	3	Q	5
				J 8 5		7 3	4. S	2!	3	K	J
11 12	12 14	7 8	10 12	J 10 8 7		K Q	5. N	6	7	A	8
				K Q 8 2		J 10 9 5 4	6. S	4	A	5	8
Bidding	Rebid by responder			A 3		J 10 9 8	7. W	J	3	Q	A
	Follow up major raise				A Q 9 2		8. S	2	J	K	4
Play	Establish side suit				A 9 6 5 2		9. N	Q	9	2	7
	Holdup play				6 3		10. N	6	10	9	2
Defense	Choose lead at suit				4 2			Lose 1 more trick
	Attitude signal			4 North		Made 4 +620

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