Practice 3E01 by Richard Pavlicek

Opener’s Third Bid (1)


Arrange a deck of cards and play out each deal as shown.

1. 4 S by South

None Vul
S 9 8 2
H K 4 2
D A 10 7 4
C A Q 2
S Q 10
H J 8 7 3
D Q 8 6 3
C 10 8 3		[W - E]S J 7 6
H A 10 9
D K J 5 2
C J 9 6
Lead: H 3S A K 5 4 3
H Q 6 5
D 9
C K 7 5 4

West

Pass
Pass
Pass		North
1 D
1 NT
2 S
Pass		East
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass		South
1 S
2 C
4 S

Top Tricks:8
Trick
1. W
2. S
3. S
4. S
5. N
6. S
7. N
8. S
9. N
10. S
11. S		Lead
H 3
S A
S K
D 9!
D 4
C 4
D 7
C 5
D 10!
C K
C 7		2nd
2
10
Q
3
K
3
5
8
J
10
H 7		3rd
9!
2
8
A
S 3
Q
S 4
A
S 5
2
H 4		4th
Q
7
6
2
6
6
8
9
Q
J
S J
Lose 1 more trick — Made 5 — N-S +450

Bidding:Rebid by responder
Opener’s third bid
Play:Trump management
Dummy reversal
Defense:Third-hand play

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2. 4 H by East

N-S Vul
S J 10 6 5 4
H Q 6
D 7 6 3
C K 8 6
S A Q 8 7 2
H 8 5
D 8 2
C A J 3 2		[W - E]S K
H A J 9 4 3 2
D K Q J 9
C 10 5
Lead: C 4S 9 3
H K 10 7
D A 10 5 4
C Q 9 7 4

West

1 S
2 NT
4 H		North

Pass
Pass
Pass		East
1 H
2 D
3 H
Pass		South
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass

Top Tricks:8
Trick
1. S
2. W
3. W
4. W
5. S
6. E
7. E
8. W
9. E		Lead
C 4
S A!
S Q
D 2
C 7
D Q
D 9!
H 5
H 3		2nd
A!
4
5
3
2
4
5
6
10		3rd
6
K
C 10
K
K
8
H 8
A!
S 2		4th
5
3
9
A
H 2
6
7
7
Q
Concede high trump — Made 4 — E-W +420

Bidding:Rebid by opener
Opener’s third bid
Play:Obtain early discard
Ruff in short hand

Return to Main

3. 2 NT by West

E-W Vul
S K 10 8 2
H 9 6
D K Q 8 7 5
C J 9
S 3
H A 5 3
D A 6 4 3 2
C K Q 8 3		[W - E]S A J 7 6 4
H Q 8 7 2
D 9
C A 5 4
Lead: H 9S Q 9 5
H K J 10 4
D J 10
C 10 7 6 2

West

1 D
2 C
2 NT		North

Pass
Pass
Pass		East

1 S
2 H
Pass		South
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass

Top Tricks:6
Trick
1. N
2. W
3. S
4. S
5. W
6. S
7. E
8. W
9. N
10. N
11. E
12. E		Lead
H 9
H 3!
D J
D 10
H 5
H 4
C 4
D 4
D K
S 8
C A
C 5		2nd
Q!
6
2!
A!
S 2
D 3
2
Q
S 7
A
6
7		3rd
K
7
5
7
2
D 8
K
S 6
S 9
Q
3
8!		4th
A
10
9
S 4
J
8
9
S 5
6
3
J
S 10
Win the last trick — Made 2 — E-W +120

Bidding:Rebid by responder
Opener’s third bid
Play:Watch spot cards
Restricted choice
Defense:Choose lead (NT)

Return to Main

4. 3 NT by North

Both Vul
S Q
H A 9 6 5 2
D A 10 8
C A K 5 3
S A J 6 4
H Q 7
D Q J 9 7
C 8 6 2		[W - E]S 7 5 2
H K J 8 3
D 6 5
C J 10 9 7
Lead: C JS K 10 9 8 3
H 10 4
D K 4 3 2
C Q 4

West
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass		North
1 H
2 C
2 NT
Pass		East
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass		South
1 S
2 H
3 NT

Top Tricks:6
Trick
1. E
2. N
3. W
4. S
5. W		Lead
C J
S Q
C 8
S 10
C 6		2nd
4!
2
3
J
A		3rd
2
K!
7
H 2
9		4th
K
A
Q
5
H 4
Win 6 more tricks — Made 3 — N-S +600

Bidding:Simple preference bid
Opener’s third bid
Play:Communication/entries
Overtaking play
Defense:Choose lead (NT)

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