Advanced Practice 3K13 by Richard Pavlicek

Weak Two-Bids (4)


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

1. 4 H by West

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

West

2 NT
3 H
Pass		North
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass		East
2 D
3 D
4 H		South
Pass
Pass
Pass

Top Tricks:8
Trick
1. N
2. E
3. W
4. E
5. W
6. N
7. W		Lead
C Q
C 7
C 4
S 3
C 8
H J
S 2		2nd
K
6
10
8
J
6
9		3rd
5
A
H 5
A
S 4!
2
H 7		4th
2
3
9
6
S 5
A
10
Lose 2 more tricks — Made 4 — E-W +420

Bidding:Resp to weak two-bid
Choose best game
Play:Ruff in short hand
Transfer ruff

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2. 2 S by North

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

West

Pass
Pass		North

2 S		East
Pass
Pass		South
2 H
Pass

Top Tricks:7
Trick
1. E
2. N
3. N
4. N
5. S
6. N
7. S
8. N
9. W
10. E
11. W		Lead
D Q
S A
S K
H 2!
H 7
D 3
H J
D 7!
C J
C 9
C A		2nd
2
5
J
3
Q
4
C 5
9
Q
3
7		3rd
8
2
H 4
A
S 3
K
S 4
5
K
10
8		4th
A
6
8
6
5
6
9
10
2
6
4
Win 1 more trick — Made 2 — N-S +110

Bidding:Resp to weak two-bid
Play:Play for best chance
Trump endplay
Defense:Attitude signal

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3. 4 S by South

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

West

Pass
Pass
Pass		North

2 NT
4 S		East

Pass
Pass		South
2 S
3 D
Pass

Top Tricks:8
Trick
1. W
2. W
3. S
4. E
5. E
6. N
7. N
8. S
9. S
10. S
11. N
12. S		Lead
H K
H A
C 4!
H J
D J
S A
S 2
S Q
S J
C 5
D 7
C 8		2nd
5
6
3
D 4!
6
5
6
H 8
H 10
6
9
7		3rd
Q!
2
9!
3
3
9
K
D 2
D 5
A
K
10		4th
4
S 7
K
7
A
3
4
8
10
2
Q
H 9
Win the last trick — Made 4 — N-S +420

Bidding:Resp to weak two-bid
Showing a feature
Play:Play for best chance
Avoid tap; shed loser
Defense:Honor signal

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4. 3 NT by East

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

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

Top Tricks:6
Trick
1. S
2. E
3. N
4. E
5. W
6. S
7. E
8. W
9. W
10. W
11. W		Lead
C J
H Q
S J
C 3
H 10
D J
C 4
H 9
H 8
H 4
H 3		2nd
2
5
A!
7
2
2
9
S 7
S 9
D 6
S 10		3rd
5
K!
3
A
D 3
9
Q
S 4
D 4
S Q
C 6		4th
K
A
2
8
J
A
H 7
6
S 6
S 8
C 10
Lose the last trick — Made 4 — E-W +630

Bidding:Showing a feature
Choose best game
Play:Communication/entries
Overtaking play

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