Advanced Exercise 3L41 by Richard Pavlicek

Bidding the Big Hands

1. None Vul

	A K 8 2 A 3 K Q J 9 A Q 2

West Pass Pass

North 2 3

East Pass Pass

South _____ _____ _____

2. N-S Vul

	A Q J 9 3 A K Q 7 2 A 4 3 —

West Pass Pass

North 2 3

East Pass Pass

South _____ _____ _____

3. E-W Vul

	— A K J 8 4 A K Q 8 A J 10 3

West Pass Pass

North 2 4

East Pass Pass

South _____ _____ _____

4. Both Vul

	A Q 8 K Q 7 3 A K 8 K J 2

West Pass Pass

North 3 4

East Pass Pass

South _____ _____ _____

5. None Vul

	A K 8 A Q 8 A K J 9 8 7 6

West Pass Pass

North 2 3

East Pass Pass

South _____ _____ _____

6. N-S Vul

	A 2 K Q 10 A K Q 7 A K Q 2

West Pass Pass

North 2 4

East Pass Pass

South _____ _____ _____

7. E-W Vul

	9 7 2 K J 7 6 2 10 2 J 9 2

West Pass Pass

North 2 3 4

East Pass Pass Pass

South _____ _____ _____

8. Both Vul

	K J 9 7 6 — A 8 2 J 9 8 4 3

West Pass Pass

North 2 3 4

East Pass Pass Pass

South _____ _____ _____

9. None Vul

	A J 8 5 4 10 9 7 4 3 4 3 2

West Pass Pass

North 2 2 NT 3

East Pass Pass Pass

South _____ _____ _____

10. N-S Vul

	10 4 A Q 8 4 2 K 9 7 Q 8 3

West Pass Pass

North 2 2 3 NT

East Pass Pass Pass

South _____ _____ _____

11. E-W Vul

	9 2 J 8 6 2 9 7 6 2 5 4 3

West Pass Pass

North 2 2 3

East Pass Pass Pass

South _____ _____ _____

12. Both Vul

	K 10 8 2 9 2 Q 6 3 J 10 8 4

West Pass Pass

North 2 2 3

East Pass Pass Pass

South _____ _____ _____

Answers

1.	2
	2 NT
	3 NT

2.	2
	2
	3

3.	2
	3
	6

4.	2 NT
	3
	Pass

5.	2
	3
	3 NT

6.	2
	3 NT
	Pass

7.	2
	3
	5

8.	2
	4
	Pass

9.	2
	3
	3 NT

10.	2
	2 NT
	6 NT

11.	2
	3
	4

12.	2
	2 NT
	3 NT