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Pavlicek Weak-Two Rebids
by Richard Pavlicek
West
Pass
NORTH
2
3
1
East
Pass
All Pass
South
2 NT
Board 1
7 6 3
A J 9 6 5 4
10 6 4
2
Trick
1 E
2 E
3 E
4 W
5 W
6 S
7 S
8 N
9 N
10 N
11 N
Lead
K
A
5
K
Q
K
2
J
9
6
5
2nd
2
J
Q
4
6
10
Q
10
4
5
8
3rd
8
4
7
5
8
4
A
3
3
6
7
4th
3
6
7
2!
A
8
9
3
9
7
?
W L
0 1
0 2
0 3
0 4
1 4
2 4
3 4
4 4
5 4
6 4
0 0
8 4
Q 10 7
K Q J 7
K J 9 3
A K 10 9 5
8
9 8 5
10 8 5 4
Note 1
Bidding
Play
worst hand (6 hearts)
Resp to weak two-bid
Rebid by weak bidder
Correct loser count
Automatic squeeze
Q J 2
K 3 2
A 3 2
A Q 7 6
3
North
7 top tricks
West is squeezed
made 3 +140
West
2 NT
3
North
Pass
Pass
EAST
2
3
1
4
South
Pass
Dbl
All Pass
Board 2
4 3
Q J 4
J 10 8 5
K 10 9 5
Trick
1 N
2 S
3 W
4 W
5 W
6 W
7 E
8 W
9 W
10 E
Lead
10
9
A
K
A
!
2
8
K
J
9
2nd
3
A
4
J
3
4
10
8
K
Q
3rd
A
5
2
3
7
K
5
4
9
7
4th
4
2
6
10
5
6
5
2
6
Q
W L
0 1
1 1
2 1
3 1
4 1
5 1
6 1
7 1
8 1
8 2
A 2
A K 8 7 5
A K 6 3
J 4
K J 9 8 7
9 3 2
Q 7 4 2
3
Note 1
Bidding
Play
Defense
5-card spade suit
Choose weak opening
Rebid by weak bidder
Set up dummy’s suit
Ruff in short hand
Lead based on double
Q 10 6 5
10 6
9
A Q 8 7 6 2
4
West
9 top tricks
Win the rest
made 5 -450
West
Pass
Pass
All Pass
North
2 NT
3
East
Pass
Pass
SOUTH
2
3
1
4
Board 3
K J 7
A K Q 8 6 2
6 2
4 3
Trick
1 W
2 N
3 S
4 S
5 N
6 S
Lead
4
2!
10
2
6!
6
2nd
A
7
4
5
9
9
3rd
5
Q
7
K
A
!
J
4th
3
4
3
5
9
7
W L
1 0
2 0
3 0
4 0
5 0
6 0
9 5 4
4
K J 10 9 4
A Q J 5
3
J 10 9 7 5
A Q 7 5
10 9 7
Note 1
Bidding
Play
average or better
Resp to weak two-bid
Rebid by weak bidder
Read enemy lead
Set up dummy’s suit
A Q 10 8 6 2
3
8 3
K 8 6 2
4
South
9 top tricks
Win 4 more tricks
made 4 +420
WEST
2
3
1
North
Pass
Pass
East
2 NT
3 NT
South
Pass
All Pass
Board 4
K 9 3
A 8 7 5
Q 5
J 9 7 3
Trick
1 S
2 E
3 E
4 E
5 N
6 S
7 W
8 E
9 E
10 E
Lead
6
A
K
3!
9
7
8
Q
2
J!
2nd
4
4
4
6
J!
K
!
9
7
9
K
3rd
K
5
6
10
Q
5
10
4
6
2
4th
A
3
7
A
2
3
2
J
5
7
W L
1 0
2 0
3 0
3 1
3 2
4 2
5 2
6 2
7 2
7 3
4
Q 10 2
A K 8 6 4 2
8 6 5
A J 8 5
J 3
J 3
A K Q 10 2
Note 1
Bidding
Play
heart stopper
Resp to weak two-bid
Rebid by weak bidder
Timing the play
Go after sure trick
Q 10 7 6 2
K 9 6 4
10 9 7
4
3 NT East
6 top tricks
Win 2 more tricks
made 3 -600
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