Practice 3F01 Main

Bidding After a Raise

by Richard Pavlicek

West

Pass
Pass
All Pass NORTH
1
3
3 East
Pass
Pass
Pass South
2
3 !
4 Board 1 A Q J 5 3
4 3
A 6 2
Q 10 3 Trick
1 E
2 E
3 W
4 N Lead
A!
Q
J
3! 2nd
2
7
3
2 3rd
9!
K
10
J 4th
3
4
8
K W L
0 1
0 2
1 2
1 3
8 2
K J 9 6 5
9 7 5 3
K 7 Table 10 9 7 6
A Q 10
J 10 4
9 6 2
Bidding

Play
Defense
Rebid after 2-over-1
Choose best game
Keep trump control
Choose lead at suit
Overtaking play

K 4
8 7 2
K Q 8
A J 8 5 4
4 North 9 top tricks Win the rest made 4 +420

West

3
3 NT North

Pass
All Pass EAST
1
3 ! South
Pass
Pass Board 2 A 10 8 2
J 10 6 2
8 5
K 6 3 Trick
1 N
2 W
3 E
4 W
5 N
6 W
7 E
8 E
9 E Lead
2
3!
9
4
J
2
K
Q
J 2nd
3
2?
4
A
4
8
4
9
5 3rd
Q
K
10!
7
5
A
3
7
Q 4th
A
6
5
5
K
7
3
8
6 W L
1 0
2 0
3 0
3 1
4 1
5 1
6 1
7 1
8 1
4 3
A K 7
Q 10 6 3 2
Q J 10 Table K Q 7
4 3
A K J 9
9 8 7 2
Bidding

Play

Defense Resp to 1 of a suit
Strength-showing bid
Play for best chance
Communication/entries
Choose lead at notrump

J 9 6 5
Q 9 8 5
7 4
A 5 4
3 NT West 7 top tricks Win 1 more trick made 3 -400

West

Pass
Pass
Pass North

2
3
5 East

Pass
Pass
All Pass SOUTH
1
2
3 ! Board 3 9 8 2
7
A J 6 5
Q 10 9 7 3 Trick
1 W
2 S
3 E
4 S
5 N
6 S
7 S
8 N Lead
2
2
Q
3
Q
A
2
10 2nd
5
6
A
7
A
3
4
4 3rd
10
7!
3
A
4
7
6
4! 4th
K
J
2
8
5
5
6
K W L
1 0
1 1
2 1
3 1
4 1
5 1
6 1
6 2
5 3
K 10 8 4 3
7 2
K 8 6 5 Table Q J 10 7
Q J 6 5
10 8
A J 4
Bidding

Play

Defense Follow up minor raise
Ace-showing bid
Combine chances
Loser-on-loser play
Leading trumps

A K 6 4
A 9 2
K Q 9 4 3
2
5 South 8 top tricks Win the rest made 5 +400

WEST
1
3
3 !
5 North
Pass
Pass
Dbl
Pass East
2
3
4 NT
6 South
Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass Board 4 K Q 10 2
J 9 8 7
J 8 4 3
3 Trick
1 S
2 W
3 W
4 S
5 E
6 E
7 W
8 E
9 E
10 W
11 E
12 W Lead
4
K
2!
3
A
5
3!
A
6
4
7
10 2nd
A
3
9
8
J
6
8
5
9
J
10
J 3rd
10
2
Q
Q
4
K
7
2
9
8
Q
Q 4th
7
6
A
5
2
7
5
3
4
6
8
J W L
1 0
2 0
2 1
3 1
4 1
5 1
6 1
7 1
8 1
9 1
10 1
11 1
A 9 8
K 10 4 3 2
2
K Q 9 4 Table 7
Q 5
A Q 7 6
A 10 8 7 5 2
Bidding

Play
Defense
Follow up minor raise
Ace-showing bid
Set up dummy’s suit
Lead based on double
Count signal

J 6 5 4 3
A 6
K 10 9 5
J 6
6 East 8 top tricks Win the last trick made 6 -1370

Practice 3F05 Main

Top Bidding After a Raise

Bidding After a Raise II

West

Pass
Pass
All Pass NORTH
1
2
3 ! East
Pass
Pass
Pass South
1
3
4 Board 1 A 4
K J 10 9 7
4 3
A K 7 2 Trick
1 E
2 E
3 W
4 N
5 N
6 S
7 N Lead
A!
8
7
J
9
3
K 2nd
2
5
7
3
4
2
8 3rd
J
K
9
2!
A
A
5 4th
3
4
6
5
6
6
3 W L
0 1
0 2
1 2
2 2
3 2
4 2
5 2
Q 9 7 2
6 5
K J 10 7
5 4 3 Table 10 8 6
Q 8 4 3
A Q 9 8
10 6
Bidding

Play

Defense Follow up minor raise
Choose best game
Trump management
Finessing technique
Choose lead at suit

K J 5 3
A 2
6 5 2
Q J 9 8
4 North 10 top tricks Lose 1 trump trick made 4 +420

West

2
3 NT! North

Pass
All Pass EAST
1
3 South
Pass
Pass Board 2 Q J 10 7
10 9 7 2
J 10 8 5
10 Trick
1 N
2 S
3 S
4 N
5 N
6 W
7 E
8 E
9 W
10 W
11 E Lead
Q
A
6
J?
10
2
A
4
Q
3
A 2nd
4
3
9
3!
4
10
7
9
5
8
? 3rd
K
7
10
6
3
Q
5
K
4
K 4th
2
5
8
2!
A
6
2
7
6
9 W L
0 1
0 2
0 3
0 4
1 4
2 4
3 4
4 4
5 4
6 4
9 3 2
A K 5
Q 3 2
K 8 5 2 Table 8 5 4
8 4
A K 7 4
A Q 4 3
Bidding

Play
Resp to 1 of a suit
Follow up minor raise
West does not look for
stoppers with 4-3-3-3
Combine chances
Double squeeze

A K 6
Q J 6 3
9 6
J 9 7 6
3 NT West 8 top tricks South is squeezed made 3 -400

West

Pass
All Pass North

2 East

Pass SOUTH
1
4 ! Board 3 K 3 2
7 5
K 9 8 6 3
9 8 4 Trick
1 W
2 S
3 S
4 N
5 E
6 S
7 W
8 N
9 S
10 S
11 N Lead
Q
A!
2
6
A
2!
10
8
A
4
9 2nd
2
4
J
10
4
8
K
Q
Q
K
10 3rd
8
3
K
5!
2
5
3
6
7
3
10 4th
A
5
7
7
4
3
5
6
6
9
J W L
1 0
2 0
3 0
3 1
4 1
4 2
5 2
6 2
7 2
8 2
8 3
Q J 10
K Q 8
J 4
K J 7 6 2 Table 8
J 9 6 3
Q 10 7 5
A Q 10 3
Bidding

Play
Follow up major raise
South revalues to 19 pts
Set up dummy’s suit
Loser-on-loser play

A 9 7 6 5 4
A 10 4 2
A 2
5
4 South 8 top tricks Win the rest made 4 +420

WEST
1
2
3 !
4 North
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass East
1
2
3 NT
6 South
Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass Board 4 J 9 8 5
A Q 8 6
9 8 7
10 2 Trick
1 S
2 E
3 N
4 E
5 W
6 E
7 W
8 E Lead
5
2!
8
3
2
4
3
A 2nd
2
5
K!
J
5
K
8
5 3rd
7
10
9
J
A
Q
K
4 4th
10
Q
3
6
6
8
10
9 W L
1 0
1 1
2 1
3 1
4 1
5 1
6 1
7 1
4 3 2
10
Q J 3 2
A K Q 6 4 Table A K 7
7 4 3 2
A K 10 6 4
3
Bidding

Play

Defense Strength-showing bid
Ace-showing bid
Ruff in short hand
Trump management
Choose lead vs slam

Q 10 6
K J 9 5
5
J 9 8 7 5
6 East 10 top tricks Win the rest made 6 -1370

Practice 3F09 Main

Top Bidding After a Raise

Bidding After a Raise III

West

Pass
Pass NORTH
1
3
3 NT East
Pass
Pass
All Pass South
2
3 ! Board 1 A Q 8 7 6
3 2
Q 10 4
K J 3 Trick
1 E
2 W
3 E
4 N
5 S
6 S
7 N
8 W
9 N Lead
6
10
9
2!
K
6
3!
3
4 2nd
2
J
5
4
9
6
8
A!
5 3rd
A
Q
7
J
10!
Q
10
J
7 4th
3
4
K
5!
2
3
A
2
5 W L
0 1
0 2
1 2
2 2
3 2
4 2
4 3
5 3
6 3
10 9 5 3
A 9 7 6 5
9
A 10 7 Table K J
Q 8 4
J 5 3 2
Q 9 8 6
Bidding

Play

Defense Strength-showing bid
Choose best game
Finessing technique
Unblocking play
Holdup play

4 2
K J 10
A K 8 7 6
5 4 2
3 NT North 4 top tricks Cash 3 more winners made 3 +400

West

1
4 ! North

Pass
All Pass EAST
1
2 South
Pass
Pass Board 2 K 8 6
J
K 10 8 6 2
K J 7 6 Trick
1 N
2 S
3 W
4 E
5 W
6 E
7 E
8 W Lead
6
7
3
Q
10
A!
5
Q! 2nd
4
4
6
A
J
8
9
10 3rd
J
2
Q
5
A
4
6
2 4th
3
5
2
8
3
7
J
K W L
0 1
1 1
2 1
3 1
4 1
5 1
6 1
6 2
A 4 3 2
Q 10 7 6 5 4
3
4 3 Table J 10 5
A 9 8 2
Q 5 4
A Q 5
Bidding
Play

Defense Follow up major raise
Elimination technique
Ruff/discard endplay
Finesse against dummy

Q 9 7
K 3
A J 9 7
10 9 8 2
4 West 7 top tricks S endplayed (lose 1) made 4 -420

West

Pass
Pass
Pass North

3
3
5 East

Pass
Pass
All Pass SOUTH
1
3 !
4 Board 3 A Q
J 4
J 5 4
A J 10 9 8 7 Trick
1 W
2 W
3 E
4 S
5 N
6 S
7 N
8 N
9 N
10 N Lead
A!
3
9
2
7
5
8
9
A
10! 2nd
4
J
A
4
2
2
5
2
8
8 3rd
9
Q
7
J
K
Q
3
5
Q
3! 4th
7
10
4
6
6
4
8
6
3
? W L
0 1
0 2
1 2
2 2
3 2
4 2
5 2
6 2
7 2
0 0
K 6 3 2
A 8 6 3
Q 10 7 6
4 Table 10 9 8 4
K Q 9 5 2
9 8 2
6
Bidding

Play
Defense Strength-showing bid
Choose best game
Crisscross squeeze
Choose lead at suit

J 7 5
10 7
A K 3
K Q 5 3 2
5 South 9 top tricks West is squeezed made 5 +400

WEST
1
3
3 !
5 North
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass East
2
3
4 NT
6 South
Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass Board 4 K 7 6
K 10 9 8 6
9 7 6 3
9 Trick
1 S
2 W
3 E
4 W
5 E
6 W
7 E
8 E Lead
2
2!
4
7
J
8
Q
Q 2nd
A!
3
8
9
Q
6
10
3 3rd
10
A
6
J
K
A
2
3 4th
7
5
6
5
7
2
9
K W L
1 0
2 0
3 0
4 0
5 0
6 0
7 0
7 1
A 9 2
A J 5 4 3
2
K 8 7 6 Table J 10
Q 7
A K J 4
A Q J 4 3
Bidding

Play

Defense Strength-showing bid
Ace-showing bid
Read enemy lead
Ruff in short hand
Choose lead vs slam

Q 8 5 4 3
2
Q 10 8 5
10 5 2
6 East 9 top tricks Win the rest made 6 -1370

Practice 3F13 Main

Top Bidding After a Raise

Bidding After a Raise IV

West

2 NORTH
Pass
Pass East
1
3 ! South
Pass
All Pass Board 1 J 10
10 6
A K 9 3
10 9 8 5 2 Trick
1 S
2 E
3 N
4 W
5 E
6 W
7 E
8 E Lead
Q
3!
5?
2
2
3
K
4 2nd
4
6
3
J
5
10
8
9 3rd
2
7
J
A
Q
A
2
8 4th
K
10
A
Q
6
7
3
8 W L
1 0
1 1
2 1
3 1
4 1
5 1
6 1
7 1
8 7 2
Q 3
J 8 4 2
A 7 6 4 Table A 9 5 4 3
A K 4 2
7 6
K 3
Bidding

Play

Defense Follow up major raise
If East bids 3 it is
more apt to aid defense
Keep trump control
Ducking play
Choose lead at suit

K Q 6
J 9 8 7 5
Q 10 5
Q J
3 East 8 top tricks Win 2 more tricks made 3 -140

West

Pass
Pass
Pass North

3
3 !
5 EAST
Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass South
1
3
4 Board 2 A 6 5
K 10
K J 10 8 6 3
9 7 Trick
1 W
2 E
3 W
4 N
5 S
6 N
7 N
8 S
9 N
10 N Lead
3
4
Q
3
2
J
6
4
K
8 2nd
7
J
A
5
8
3
6
3
7
8 3rd
A
K
8
A
K
7
Q
10!
5
9 4th
5
9
2
4
2
10
7
2
6
9 W L
0 1
0 2
1 2
2 2
3 2
4 2
5 2
6 2
7 2
8 2
Q J 9 7
J 9 6 3
4
K 10 8 3 Table K 10 8 3
8 7 2
5
A Q 6 4 2
Bidding

Play
Defense Follow up minor raise
Strength-showing bid
Finessing technique
Choose lead at suit

4 2
A Q 5 4
A Q 9 7 2
J 5
5 South 10 top tricks Win the rest made 5 +600

West

Pass
Pass
Pass North

1
3
6 East

Pass
Pass
All Pass SOUTH
1
2
4 ! Board 3 A Q J 9 4
2
A 8 4
A 8 7 3 Trick
1 E
2 N
3 S
4 N
5 S
6 N
7 N
8 S
9 N
10 S Lead
Q
2!
3
4
6
A
4
8
Q
10 2nd
4
5
9
6
10
5
7
K
9
5 3rd
5
A!
J
7
A
3
8
9
K!
3 4th
A
4
7
2
J
2
6
2
3
J W L
1 0
2 0
3 0
4 0
5 0
6 0
7 0
8 0
9 0
10 0
5 3 2
K 10 9 4
Q 10 9 6 2
5 Table 6
J 7 5
K J 7 5
Q J 10 9 2
Bidding

Play
Follow up major raise
Slam decision
Set up dummy’s suit
Use trumps as entries

K 10 8 7
A Q 8 6 3
3
K 6 4
6 North 9 top tricks Lose the last trick made 6 +980

WEST
1
2
4 North
Pass
Pass
All Pass East
2
3 ! South
Pass
Pass Board 4 Q J 9 4
J 9 8 5
8 6
K J 4 Trick
1 N
2 S
3 E
4 W
5 E
6 W
7 E
8 W
9 W
10 W Lead
Q
2!
3
5
10
6
7!
A
Q
J 2nd
7
4!
2
4
6
9
4
5
9
J 3rd
K!
8
K
3
A
7
Q
3
7
10 4th
3
K
6
2
4
10
8
6
2
5 W L
0 1
1 1
2 1
3 1
4 1
5 1
6 1
7 1
8 1
8 2
8 6 5 3
A Q 10 4
K Q J 9
A Table 7
K 7 3
A 10 7 3
10 9 8 7 3
Bidding

Play
Defense
Follow up minor raise
Choose best game
Seven-card trump fit
Overtaking play
Shift to trumps

A K 10 2
6 2
5 4 2
Q 6 5 2
4 West 8 top tricks Lose 1 more trick made 4 -620

Practice 3F17 Main

Top Bidding After a Raise

Bidding After a Raise V

West

Pass
Pass NORTH
Pass
2
4 East
Pass
Pass
All Pass South
1
3 ! Board 1 K J 2
10 4 2
A 7 6 5 4
5 4 Trick
1 W
2 S
3 E
4 E
5 E
6 S
7 S
8 N
9 S
10 N Lead
K
2
10
A
Q
A
3
5
6
6 2nd
4
10
7
3
K
5
K
9
10
Q 3rd
3
4!
2
5
6
2
A
Q!
J
7 4th
A
J
5
2
4
3
8
8
4
7 W L
1 0
1 1
1 2
1 3
2 3
3 3
4 3
5 3
6 3
7 3
10 5
9 7 6 5
K 10
K Q J 8 2 Table 4 3
A Q J
Q J 9 8
10 9 6 3
Bidding

Play
Resp to 1 of a suit
Follow up major raise
Set up dummy’s suit
Ducking play

A Q 9 8 7 6
K 8 3
3 2
A 7
4 South 8 top tricks Win the rest made 4 +420

West

2 North

Pass EAST
1
3 NT! South
Pass
All Pass Board 2 J 10 9 8 2
Q 5 2
K 4
K J 8 Trick
1 S
2 N
3 E
4 W
5 S
6 E
7 W Lead
5
J
3
3
Q!
Q
10 2nd
8
A
2
2
6
6
5 3rd
K
5
10
7
2
A
8 4th
J!
3
4
K
K
8
6 W L
0 1
1 1
2 1
2 2
3 2
4 2
5 2
7 6 3
10 4 3
A 10 8
Q 10 7 4 Table A K
A J 9 8 7
Q J 3
A 5 2
Bidding

Play

Defense Follow up major raise
Choose best game
Unblocking play
Finessing technique
Return proper card

Q 5 4
K 6
9 7 6 5 2
9 6 3
3 NT East 5 top tricks Cash 4 more winners made 3 -400

West

Pass
Pass North

1
Pass! East

Pass
Pass SOUTH
Pass
3 Board 3 K J 3
A 8 5
J 8 7 4
K 8 3 Trick
1 E
2 W
3 S
4 W
5 N
6 N
7 S
8 N
9 S Lead
2
10!
K
8
J
3!
4
8
2 2nd
3
J
A
K
10
5
6
9
5 3rd
K
Q
4
2
3
6
A
9
8! 4th
5
A
5
4
2
6
7
10
9 W L
0 1
1 1
1 2
2 2
3 2
4 2
5 2
6 2
6 3
10 9 8 6
K J 10 6
A 2
Q 7 5 Table Q 7 5 2
Q 9 7 2
10 5
A 10 9
Bidding

Play
Defense Passed hand response
Follow up minor raise
Elimination technique
Choose lead at suit

A 4
4 3
K Q 9 6 3
J 6 4 2
3 North 7 top tricks E endplayed (lose 1) made 3 +110

WEST
1
3 !
5 North
Pass
Pass
All Pass East
3
4 South
Pass
Pass Board 4 Q 7 5 4
A Q 9 5
10 9 4 3
5 Trick
1 N
2 N
3 S
4 E
5 E
6 E
7 E Lead
A
5
2
Q
J
9
5 2nd
7
8
3
8
2
6
2 3rd
J
K
5
4
6
7
J! 4th
3
4
K
9
4
Q
3 W L
0 1
0 2
1 2
2 2
3 2
4 2
5 2
A 10 8
4 3
K J
A 10 7 6 4 3 Table K 9 3
8 7
A 7 6 5
K Q J 9
Bidding

Play
Defense Follow up minor raise
Strength-showing bid
Play for best chance
Choose lead at suit

J 6 2
K J 10 6 2
Q 8 2
8 2
5 West 10 top tricks Win the rest made 5 -600

Practice 3F21 Main

Top Bidding After a Raise

Bidding After a Raise VI

West

Pass
All Pass NORTH
1
3 ! East
Pass
Pass South
2
4 Board 1 A K 9 6 5
K 8 6
5 2
A K 5 Trick
1 E
2 N
3 N
4 N
5 S
6 N
7 S
8 S
9 N Lead
6
A
K
2
3
5
A
4!
6 2nd
2
3
7
3
7
7
10
Q
Q 3rd
J
2
10
J
K
Q
5
5
8 4th
A
4
4
6
8
8
K
10
9 W L
1 0
2 0
3 0
4 0
5 0
6 0
7 0
8 0
8 1
4
Q J 10 5
10 8 6 4
Q J 9 7 Table Q 7 3
A 9 7
K 9 7 3
10 8 6
Bidding

Play Opening one-bid
Follow up major raise
Ruff/discard endplay

J 10 8 2
4 3 2
A Q J
4 3 2
4 North 7 top tricks E endplayed (lose 2) made 4 +420

West

2
3 NT! North

Pass
All Pass EAST
1
3 South
Pass
Pass Board 2 K 6 2
10 8 7 6 4
J 3
Q 8 5 Trick
1 N
2 W
3 E
4 N
5 W
6 S
7 W Lead
6
4!
3!
6
J
2
10 2nd
Q
3
10!
4
5
J!
Q 3rd
K
K
J
7
2
4
A 4th
A
2
K
A
K
5
3 W L
1 0
2 0
2 1
3 1
3 2
4 2
5 2
A J
A J 9
10 6 5 4
J 10 9 4 Table Q 5 4 3
Q
A K 8 7
A 7 6 2
Bidding

Play

Defense Rebid after 2-over-1
Follow up minor raise
Avoidance finesse
Finessing technique
Return partner’s suit

10 9 8 7
K 5 3 2
Q 9 2
K 3
3 NT West 6 top tricks Cash 4 more winners made 3 -400

West

2
All Pass North

2 East

Pass SOUTH
1
4 ! Board 3 Q 10 9
Q 4
A 9 8 6 4 3
5 3 Trick
1 W
2 W
3 W
4 S
5 N
6 S
7 N
8 S Lead
K
A
5?
7
3!
4
4
7 2nd
4
Q
9
5
Q
3
K
4 3rd
7
8
2
A
K
Q
6
10 4th
J
2!
A
10
J
3
5
2 W L
0 1
0 2
1 2
2 2
3 2
4 2
5 2
6 2
5
A K 9 6 5 3
J 5
A Q 6 4 Table 3 2
10 8 7 2
K Q 10
10 8 7 2
Bidding

Play
Cope with overcall
Follow up major raise
Transfer ruff
Set up dummy’s suit

A K J 8 7 6 4
J
7 2
K J 9
4 South 8 top tricks Win the rest made 5 +450

WEST
Pass
2 North
Pass
Pass East
1
3 NT! South
Pass
All Pass Board 4 Q 10 7 6
9 7
Q J 10
K 10 8 7 Trick
1 S
2 W
3 N
4 S
5 E
6 E
7 W
8 W
9 W
10 E Lead
4
3
9
J
K
5
8
7
2
A 2nd
10!
Q
Q
2
9
5
6
8
7
8 3rd
7
4!
A?
7
6
A
4
6
K
5 4th
5
2
2
K
10
J
9
3
3
Q! W L
1 0
1 1
1 2
2 2
3 2
4 2
5 2
6 2
7 2
8 2
5 2
10 2
A 8 7 6 3
Q 6 4 2 Table A K 9 4
K Q 6 5
K 5 4
A 3
Bidding

Play

Defense
Opening one-bid
Follow up minor raise
Play to trick one
Duck to retain entry
Return partner’s suit
Avoid endplay

J 8 3
A J 8 4 3
9 2
J 9 5
3 NT East 5 top tricks Win 1 more trick made 3 -600

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