Advanced Practice 3F01 by Richard Pavlicek

Bidding After a Raise (1)

1. 4 by North

None Vul	A Q J 5 3 4 3 A 6 2 Q 10 3
8 2 K J 9 6 5 9 7 5 3 K 7		10 9 7 6 A Q 10 J 10 4 9 6 2
Lead: A	K 4 8 7 2 K Q 8 A J 8 5 4

West Pass Pass Pass

North 1 3 3 Pass

East Pass Pass Pass Pass

South 2 3 4

Top Tricks:

9

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

Win the rest — Made 4 — N-S +420

Bidding:	Rebid after 2-over-1
	Choose best game
Play:	Keep trump control
Defense:	Choose lead (suit)
	Overtaking play

2. 3 NT by West

N-S Vul	A 10 8 2 J 10 6 2 8 5 K 6 3
4 3 A K 7 Q 10 6 3 2 Q J 10		K Q 7 4 3 A K J 9 9 8 7 2
Lead: 2	J 9 6 5 Q 9 8 5 7 4 A 5 4

West 3 3 NT

North Pass Pass

East 1 3 Pass

South Pass Pass Pass

Top Tricks:

7

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

Win 1 more trick — Made 3 — E-W +400

Bidding:	Resp to 1 of a suit
	Strength-showing bid
Play:	Play for best chance
	Communication/entries
Defense:	Choose lead (NT)

3. 5 by South

E-W Vul	9 8 2 7 A J 6 5 Q 10 9 7 3
5 3 K 10 8 4 3 7 2 K 8 6 5		Q J 10 7 Q J 6 5 10 8 A J 4
Lead: 2	A K 6 4 A 9 2 K Q 9 4 3 2

West Pass Pass Pass Pass

North 2 3 5

East Pass Pass Pass

South 1 2 3 Pass

Top Tricks:

8

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

Win the rest — Made 5 — N-S +400

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

4. 6 by East

Both Vul	K Q 10 2 J 9 8 7 J 8 4 3 3
A 9 8 K 10 4 3 2 2 K Q 9 4		7 Q 5 A Q 7 6 A 10 8 7 5 2
Lead: 4	J 6 5 4 3 A 6 K 10 9 5 J 6

West 1 3 3 5 Pass

North Pass Pass Dbl Pass Pass

East 2 3 4 NT 6

South Pass Pass Pass Pass

Top Tricks:

8

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

Win the last trick — Made 6 — E-W +1370

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