Main Practice 3F01 by Richard Pavlicek

Bidding After a Raise

West

Pass
Pass
AP North
1
3
3 East
Pass
Pass
Pass South
2
3 !
4 Board 1
None Vul 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 by North 9 top tricks Win the rest made 4 +420

West

3
3 NT North

Pass
AP East
1
3 ! South
Pass
Pass Board 2
N-S Vul 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 by West 7 top tricks Win 1 more trick made 3 -400

West

Pass
Pass
Pass North

2
3
5 East

Pass
Pass
AP South
1
2
3 ! Board 3
E-W Vul 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 by 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
AP Board 4
Both Vul 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 by East 8 top tricks Win the last trick made 6 -1370

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