West	North	East	South	1. N deals	A Q J 5 3		TT=9	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
	1	Pass	2	None vul	4 3		1. E	A!	2	9!	3
Pass	3	Pass	3 !		A 6 2		2. E	Q	7	K	4
Pass	3	Pass	4		Q 10 3		3. W	J	3	10	8
AP				8 2		10 9 7 6	4. N	3!	2	J	K
				K J 9 6 5		A Q 10		Win the rest
7 9	13 14	7 8	13 14	9 7 5 3		J 10 4
				K 7		9 6 2
Bidding	Rebid after 2-over-1				K 4
	Choose best game				8 7 2
Play	Keep trump control				K Q 8
Defense	Choose lead at suit				A J 8 5 4
	Overtaking play			4 North		Made 4 +420

West	North	East	South	2. E deals	A 10 8 2		TT=7	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
		1	Pass	N-S vul	J 10 6 2		1. N	2	3	Q	A
3	Pass	3 !	Pass		8 5		2. W	3!	2?	K	6
3 NT	AP				K 6 3		3. E	9	4	10!	5
				4 3		K Q 7	4. W	4	A	7	5
12 13	8 9	13 14	7 8	A K 7		4 3	5. N	J	4	5	K
				Q 10 6 3 2		A K J 9	6. W	2	8	A	7
				Q J 10		9 8 7 2	7. E	K	4	3	3
Bidding	Resp to 1 of a suit				J 9 6 5		8. E	Q	9	7	8
	Strength-showing bid				Q 9 8 5		9. E	J	5	Q	6
Play	Play for best chance				7 4			Win 1 more trick
	Communication/entries				A 5 4
Defense	Choose lead at notrump			3 NT West		Made 3 +400

West	North	East	South	3. S deals	9 8 2		TT=8	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
			1	E-W vul	7		1. W	2	5	10	K
Pass	2	Pass	2		A J 6 5		2. S	2	6	7!	J
Pass	3	Pass	3 !		Q 10 9 7 3		3. E	Q	A	3	2
Pass	5	AP		5 3		Q J 10 7	4. S	3	7	A	8
				K 10 8 4 3		Q J 6 5	5. N	Q	A	4	5
6 8	7 9	11 12	16 18	7 2		10 8	6. S	A	3	7	5
				K 8 6 5		A J 4	7. S	2	4	6	6
Bidding	Follow up minor raise				A K 6 4		8. N	10	4	4!	K
	Ace-showing bid				A 9 2			Win the rest
Play	Combine chances				K Q 9 4 3
	Loser-on-loser play				2
Defense	Leading trumps			5 South		Made 5 +400

West	North	East	South	4. W deals	K Q 10 2		TT=8	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
1	Pass	2	Pass	Both vul	J 9 8 7		1. S	4	A	10	7
3	Pass	3	Pass		J 8 4 3		2. W	K	3	2	6
3 !	Dbl	4 NT	Pass		3		3. W	2!	9	Q	A
5	Pass	6	AP	A 9 8		7	4. S	3	8	Q	5
				K 10 4 3 2		Q 5	5. E	A	J	4	2
12 14	7 9	12 14	9 10	2		A Q 7 6	6. E	5	6	K	7
				K Q 9 4		A 10 8 7 5 2	7. W	3!	8	7	5
Bidding	Follow up minor raise				J 6 5 4 3		8. E	A	5	2	3
	Ace-showing bid				A 6		9. E	6	9	9	4
Play	Set up dummy’s suit				K 10 9 5		10. W	4	J	8	6
Defense	Lead based on double				J 6			Win the rest
	Count signal			6 East		Made 6 +1370

Practice 3F05 Main

Bidding After a Raise II

Top by Richard Pavlicek

West	North	East	South	1. N deals	A 4		TT=10	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
	1	Pass	1	None vul	K J 10 9 7		1. E	A!	2	J	3
Pass	2	Pass	3		4 3		2. E	8	5	K	4
Pass	3 !	Pass	4		A K 7 2		3. W	7	7	9	6
AP				Q 9 7 2		10 8 6	4. N	J	3	2!	5
				6 5		Q 8 4 3	5. N	9	4	A	6
6 7	15 17	8 9	11 12	K J 10 7		A Q 9 8	6. S	3	2	A	6
				5 4 3		10 6	7. N	K	8	5	3
Bidding	Follow up minor raise				K J 5 3			Lose 1 trump trick
	Choose best game				A 2
Play	Trump management				6 5 2
	Finessing technique				Q J 9 8
Defense	Choose lead at suit			4 North		Made 4 +420

West	North	East	South	2. E deals	Q J 10 7		TT=8	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
		1	Pass	N-S vul	10 9 7 2		1. N	Q	4	K	2
2	Pass	3	Pass		J 10 8 5		2. S	A	3	7	5
3 NT!	AP				10		3. S	6	9	10	8
				9 3 2		8 5 4	4. N	J?	3!	6	2!
12 12	4 7	13 14	11 12	A K 5		8 4	5. N	10	4	3	A
				Q 3 2		A K 7 4	6. W	2	10	Q	6
Bidding	Resp to 1 of a suit			K 8 5 2		A Q 4 3	7. E	A	7	5	2
	Follow up minor raise				A K 6		8. E	4	9	K	7
	West does not look for				Q J 6 3		9. W	Q	5	4	6
	stoppers with 4-3-3-3				9 6		10. W	3	8	K	9
Play	Combine chances				J 9 7 6		11. E	A	?
	Double squeeze			3 NT West		Made 3 +400		South is squeezed

West	North	East	South	3. S deals	K 3 2		TT=8	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
			1	E-W vul	7 5		1. W	Q	2	8	A
Pass	2	Pass	4 !		K 9 8 6 3		2. S	A!	4	3	5
Pass	Pass	Pass			9 8 4		3. S	2	J	K	7
				Q J 10		8	4. N	6	10	5!	7
13 13	6 7	9 11	12 16	K Q 8		J 9 6 3	5. E	A	4	2	4
				J 4		Q 10 7 5	6. S	2!	8	5	3
				K J 7 6 2		A Q 10 3	7. W	10	K	3	5
					A 9 7 6 5 4		8. N	8	Q	6	6
Bidding	Follow up major raise				A 10 4 2		9. S	A	Q	7	6
	South revalues to 19 pts				A 2		10. S	4	K	3	9
Play	Set up dummy’s suit				5		11. N	9	10	10	J
	Loser-on-loser play			4 South		Made 4 +420		Win the rest

West	North	East	South	4. W deals	J 9 8 5		TT=10	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
1	Pass	1	Pass	Both vul	A Q 8 6		1. S	5	2	7	10
2	Pass	2	Pass		9 8 7		2. E	2!	5	10	Q
3 !	Pass	3 NT	Pass		10 2		3. N	8	K!	9	3
4	Pass	6	AP	4 3 2		A K 7	4. E	3	J	J	6
				10		7 4 3 2	5. W	2	5	A	6
12 14	7 8	14 16	7 9	Q J 3 2		A K 10 6 4	6. E	4	K	Q	8
				A K Q 6 4		3	7. W	3	8	K	10
Bidding	Strength-showing bid				Q 10 6		8. E	A	5	4	9
	Ace-showing bid				K J 9 5			Win the rest
Play	Ruff in short hand				5
	Trump management				J 9 8 7 5
Defense	Choose lead vs slam			6 East		Made 6 +1370

Practice 3F09 Main

Bidding After a Raise III

Top by Richard Pavlicek

West	North	East	South	1. N deals	A Q 8 7 6		TT=4	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
	1	Pass	2	None vul	3 2		1. E	6	2	A	3
Pass	3	Pass	3 !		Q 10 4		2. W	10	J	Q	4
Pass	3 NT	AP			K J 3		3. E	9	5	7	K
				10 9 5 3		K J	4. N	2!	4	J	5!
8 11	12 13	9 9	11 12	A 9 7 6 5		Q 8 4	5. S	K	9	10!	2
				9		J 5 3 2	6. S	6	6	Q	3
				A 10 7		Q 9 8 6	7. N	3!	8	10	A
Bidding	Strength-showing bid				4 2		8. W	3	A!	J	2
	Choose best game				K J 10		9. N	4	5	7	5
Play	Finessing technique				A K 8 7 6			Cash 3 more winners
	Unblocking play				5 4 2
Defense	Holdup play			3 NT North		Made 3 +400

West	North	East	South	2. E deals	K 8 6		TT=7	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
		1	Pass	N-S vul	J		1. N	6	4	J	3
1	Pass	2	Pass		K 10 8 6 2		2. S	7	4	2	5
4 !	AP				K J 7 6		3. W	3	6	Q	2
				A 4 3 2		J 10 5	4. E	Q	A	5	8
6 9	11 12	13 13	10 11	Q 10 7 6 5 4		A 9 8 2	5. W	10	J	A	3
				3		Q 5 4	6. E	A!	8	4	7
				4 3		A Q 5	7. E	5	9	6	J
					Q 9 7		8. W	Q!	10	2	K
Bidding	Follow up major raise				K 3			S endplayed (lose 1)
Play	Elimination technique				A J 9 7
	Ruff/discard endplay				10 9 8 2
Defense	Finesse against dummy			4 West		Made 4 +420

West	North	East	South	3. S deals	A Q		TT=9	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
			1	E-W vul	J 4		1. W	A!	4	9	7
Pass	3	Pass	3 !		J 5 4		2. W	3	J	Q	10
Pass	3	Pass	4		A J 10 9 8 7		3. E	9	A	7	4
Pass	5	AP		K 6 3 2		10 9 8 4	4. S	2	4	J	6
				A 8 6 3		K Q 9 5 2	5. N	7	2	K	6
9 11	13 14	5 7	13 14	Q 10 7 6		9 8 2	6. S	5	2	Q	4
				4		6	7. N	8	5	3	8
					J 7 5		8. N	9	2	5	6
Bidding	Strength-showing bid				10 7		9. N	A	8	Q	3
	Choose best game				A K 3		10. N	10!	8	3!	?
Play	Crisscross squeeze				K Q 5 3 2			West is squeezed
Defense	Choose lead at suit			5 South		Made 5 +400

West	North	East	South	4. W deals	K 7 6		TT=9	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
1	Pass	2	Pass	Both vul	K 10 9 8 6		1. S	2	A!	10	7
3	Pass	3	Pass		9 7 6 3		2. W	2!	3	A	5
3 !	Pass	4 NT	Pass		9		3. E	4	8	6	6
5	Pass	6	AP	A 9 2		J 10	4. W	7	9	J	5
				A J 5 4 3		Q 7	5. E	J	Q	K	7
12 14	6 8	18 18	4 6	2		A K J 4	6. W	8	6	A	2
				K 8 7 6		A Q J 4 3	7. E	Q	10	2	9
Bidding	Strength-showing bid				Q 8 5 4 3		8. E	Q	3	3	K
	Ace-showing bid				2			Win the rest
Play	Read enemy lead				Q 10 8 5
	Ruff in short hand				10 5 2
Defense	Choose lead vs slam			6 East		Made 6 +1370

Practice 3F13 Main

Bidding After a Raise IV

Top by Richard Pavlicek

West	North	East	South	1. N deals	J 10		TT=8	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
	Pass	1	Pass	None vul	10 6		1. S	Q	4	2	K
2	Pass	3 !	Pass		A K 9 3		2. E	3!	6	7	10
Pass	Pass				10 9 8 5 2		3. N	5?	3	J	A
				8 7 2		A 9 5 4 3	4. W	2	J	A	Q
7 7	8 10	14 16	11 11	Q 3		A K 4 2	5. E	2	5	Q	6
				J 8 4 2		7 6	6. W	3	10	A	7
Bidding	Follow up major raise			A 7 6 4		K 3	7. E	K	8	2	3
	If East bids 3 it is				K Q 6		8. E	4	9	8	8
	more apt to aid defense				J 9 8 7 5			Win 2 more tricks
Play	Keep trump control				Q 10 5
	Ducking play				Q J
Defense	Choose lead at suit			3 East		Made 3 +140

West	North	East	South	2. E deals	A 6 5		TT=10	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
		Pass	1	N-S vul	K 10		1. W	3	7	A	5
Pass	3	Pass	3		K J 10 8 6 3		2. E	4	J	K	9
Pass	3 !	Pass	4		9 7		3. W	Q	A	8	2
Pass	5	AP		Q J 9 7		K 10 8 3	4. N	3	5	A	4
				J 9 6 3		8 7 2	5. S	2	8	K	2
7 9	11 13	9 11	13 14	4		5	6. N	J	3	7	10
				K 10 8 3		A Q 6 4 2	7. N	6	6	Q	7
					4 2		8. S	4	3	10!	2
Bidding	Follow up minor raise				A Q 5 4		9. N	K	7	5	6
	Strength-showing bid				A Q 9 7 2		10. N	8	8	9	9
Play	Finessing technique				J 5			Win the rest
Defense	Choose lead at suit			5 South		Made 5 +600

West	North	East	South	3. S deals	A Q J 9 4		TT=9	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
			1	E-W vul	2		1. E	Q	4	5	A
Pass	1	Pass	2		A 8 4		2. N	2!	5	A!	4
Pass	3	Pass	4 !		A 8 7 3		3. S	3	9	J	7
Pass	6	AP		5 3 2		6	4. N	4	6	7	2
				K 10 9 4		J 7 5	5. S	6	10	A	J
5 7	15 17	8 10	12 14	Q 10 9 6 2		K J 7 5	6. N	A	5	3	2
				5		Q J 10 9 2	7. N	4	7	8	6
					K 10 8 7		8. S	8	K	9	2
Bidding	Follow up major raise				A Q 8 6 3		9. N	Q	9	K!	3
	Slam decision				3		10. S	10	5	3	J
Play	Set up dummy’s suit				K 6 4			Lose the last trick
	Use trumps as entries			6 North		Made 6 +980

West	North	East	South	4. W deals	Q J 9 4		TT=8	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
1	Pass	2	Pass	Both vul	J 9 8 5		1. N	Q	7	K!	3
2	Pass	3 !	Pass		8 6		2. S	2!	4!	8	K
4	AP				K J 4		3. E	3	2	K	6
				8 6 5 3		7	4. W	5	4	3	2
16 18	8 9	7 9	9 10	A Q 10 4		K 7 3	5. E	10	6	A	4
				K Q J 9		A 10 7 3	6. W	6	9	7	10
				A		10 9 8 7 3	7. E	7!	4	Q	8
Bidding	Follow up minor raise				A K 10 2		8. W	A	5	3	6
	Choose best game				6 2		9. W	Q	9	7	2
Play	Seven-card trump fit				5 4 2		10. W	J	J	10	5
Defense	Overtaking play				Q 6 5 2			Lose 1 more trick
	Shift to trumps			4 West		Made 4 +620

Practice 3F17 Main

Bidding After a Raise V

Top by Richard Pavlicek

West	North	East	South	1. N deals	K J 2		TT=8	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
	Pass	Pass	1	None vul	10 4 2		1. W	K	4	3	A
Pass	2	Pass	3 !		A 7 6 5 4		2. S	2	10	4!	J
Pass	4	AP			5 4		3. E	10	7	2	5
				10 5		4 3	4. E	A	3	5	2
9 11	8 9	10 11	13 15	9 7 6 5		A Q J	5. E	Q	K	6	4
				K 10		Q J 9 8	6. S	A	5	2	3
				K Q J 8 2		10 9 6 3	7. S	3	K	A	8
					A Q 9 8 7 6		8. N	5	9	Q!	8
Bidding	Resp to 1 of a suit				K 8 3		9. S	6	10	J	4
	Follow up major raise				3 2		10. N	6	Q	7	7
Play	Set up dummy’s suit				A 7			Win the rest
	Ducking play			4 South		Made 4 +420

West	North	East	South	2. E deals	J 10 9 8 2		TT=5	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
		1	Pass	N-S vul	Q 5 2		1. S	5	8	K	J!
2	Pass	3 NT!	Pass		K 4		2. N	J	A	5	3
Pass	Pass				K J 8		3. E	3	2	10	4
				7 6 3		A K	4. W	3	2	7	K
6 7	10 11	19 20	5 6	10 4 3		A J 9 8 7	5. S	Q!	6	2	K
				A 10 8		Q J 3	6. E	Q	6	A	8
				Q 10 7 4		A 5 2	7. W	10	5	8	6
Bidding	Follow up major raise				Q 5 4			Cash 4 more winners
	Choose best game				K 6
Play	Unblocking play				9 7 6 5 2
	Finessing technique				9 6 3
Defense	Return proper card			3 NT East		Made 3 +400

West	North	East	South	3. S deals	K J 3		TT=7	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
			Pass	E-W vul	A 8 5		1. E	2	3	K	5
Pass	1	Pass	3		J 8 7 4		2. W	10!	J	Q	A
Pass	Pass!	Pass			K 8 3		3. S	K	A	4	5
				10 9 8 6		Q 7 5 2	4. W	8	K	2	4
10 11	12 12	8 9	10 12	K J 10 6		Q 9 7 2	5. N	J	10	3	2
				A 2		10 5	6. N	3!	5	6	6
				Q 7 5		A 10 9	7. S	4	6	A	7
					A 4		8. N	8	9	9	10
Bidding	Passed hand response				4 3		9. S	2	5	8!	9
	Follow up minor raise				K Q 9 6 3			E endplayed (lose 1)
Play	Elimination technique				J 6 4 2
Defense	Choose lead at suit			3 North		Made 3 +110

West	North	East	South	4. W deals	Q 7 5 4		TT=10	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
1	Pass	3	Pass	Both vul	A Q 9 5		1. N	A	7	J	3
3 !	Pass	4	Pass		10 9 4 3		2. N	5	8	K	4
5	AP				5		3. S	2	3	5	K
				A 10 8		K 9 3	4. E	Q	8	4	9
12 14	8 10	13 14	7 8	4 3		8 7	5. E	J	2	6	4
				K J		A 7 6 5	6. E	9	6	7	Q
				A 10 7 6 4 3		K Q J 9	7. E	5	2	J!	3
					J 6 2			Win the rest
Bidding	Follow up minor raise				K J 10 6 2
	Strength-showing bid				Q 8 2
Play	Play for best chance				8 2
Defense	Choose lead at suit			5 West		Made 5 +600

Practice 3F21 Main

Bidding After a Raise VI

Top by Richard Pavlicek

West	North	East	South	1. N deals	A K 9 6 5		TT=7	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
	1	Pass	2	None vul	K 8 6		1. E	6	2	J	A
Pass	3 !	Pass	4		5 2		2. N	A	3	2	4
Pass	Pass	Pass			A K 5		3. N	K	7	10	4
				4		Q 7 3	4. N	2	3	J	6
6 8	17 18	9 9	8 8	Q J 10 5		A 9 7	5. S	3	7	K	8
				10 8 6 4		K 9 7 3	6. N	5	7	Q	8
				Q J 9 7		10 8 6	7. S	A	10	5	K
					J 10 8 2		8. S	4!	Q	5	10
					4 3 2		9. N	6	Q	8	9
Bidding	Opening one-bid				A Q J			E endplayed (lose 2)
	Follow up major raise				4 3 2
Play	Ruff/discard endplay			4 North		Made 4 +420

West	North	East	South	2. E deals	K 6 2		TT=6	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
		1	Pass	N-S vul	10 8 7 6 4		1. N	6	Q	K	A
2	Pass	3	Pass		J 3		2. W	4!	3	K	2
3 NT!	AP				Q 8 5		3. E	3!	10!	J	K
				A J		Q 5 4 3	4. N	6	4	7	A
11 13	6 6	15 15	8 9	A J 9		Q	5. W	J	5	2	K
				10 6 5 4		A K 8 7	6. S	2	J!	4	5
				J 10 9 4		A 7 6 2	7. W	10	Q	A	3
Bidding	Rebid after 2-over-1				10 9 8 7			Cash 4 more winners
	Follow up minor raise				K 5 3 2
Play	Avoidance finesse				Q 9 2
	Finessing technique				K 3
Defense	Return partner’s suit			3 NT West		Made 3 +400

West	North	East	South	3. S deals	Q 10 9		TT=8	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
			1	E-W vul	Q 4		1. W	K	4	7	J
2	2	Pass	4 !		A 9 8 6 4 3		2. W	A	Q	8	2!
Pass	Pass	Pass			5 3		3. W	5?	9	2	A
				5		3 2	4. S	7	5	A	10
14 16	8 9	5 6	13 15	A K 9 6 5 3		10 8 7 2	5. N	3!	Q	K	J
				J 5		K Q 10	6. S	4	3	Q	3
				A Q 6 4		10 8 7 2	7. N	4	K	6	5
					A K J 8 7 6 4		8. S	7	4	10	2
Bidding	Cope with overcall				J			Win the rest
	Follow up major raise				7 2
Play	Transfer ruff				K J 9
	Set up dummy’s suit			4 South		Made 5 +450

West	North	East	South	4. W deals	Q 10 7 6		TT=5	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
Pass	Pass	1	Pass	Both vul	9 7		1. S	4	10!	7	5
2	Pass	3 NT!	Pass		Q J 10		2. W	3	Q	4!	2
Pass	Pass				K 10 8 7		3. N	9	Q	A?	2
				5 2		A K 9 4	4. S	J	2	7	K
6 8	8 9	19 20	7 8	10 2		K Q 6 5	5. E	K	9	6	10
				A 8 7 6 3		K 5 4	6. E	5	5	A	J
Bidding	Opening one-bid			Q 6 4 2		A 3	7. W	8	6	4	9
	Follow up minor raise				J 8 3		8. W	7	8	6	3
Play	Play to trick one				A J 8 4 3		9. W	2	7	K	3
	Duck to retain entry				9 2		10. E	A	8	5	Q!
Defense	Return partner’s suit				J 9 5			Win 1 more trick
	Avoid endplay			3 NT East		Made 3 +600

Practice 3F01-3F21 Main

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