Advanced Practice 3M21 by Richard Pavlicek

Suit Slam Bidding (6)


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

1. 5 H by North

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

West

Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass		North
1 H
4 C
5 C
5 H		East
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass		South
3 H
4 D
5 D
Pass

Top Tricks:10
Trick
1. E
2. E
3. W
4. N
5. N
6. S
7. N
8. S
9. N
10. S		Lead
S A
S 6
C 7
H A
D 4!
D 3!
H 8
D J
H Q
H J		2nd
3
8
A
S 4
5
9
S 7
Q
S 9
6		3rd
J
K
8
2
A
H 7
9
H 10
K
C 2		4th
2
Q
3
3
2
6
4
7
5
D 8
Claim the rest — Made 5 — N-S +450

Bidding:Control-showing bid
Play:Dummy reversal
Defense:Choose lead (suit)

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2. 6 D by West

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

West

2 D
4 NT
5 NT
Pass		North

3 C
Pass
Pass
Pass		East
1 S
4 C
5 C
6 D		South
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass

Top Tricks:10
Trick
1. N
2. W
3. E
4. W
5. E
6. E
7. W
8. E		Lead
C K
D 3
D 4
S 2
S A
S 4
C 7
H 2		2nd
2
7
C 5
3
8
10
9
3		3rd
4
K
Q
K
6
D 5
D A
9!		4th
A
2
10
5
C 3
C 8
6
J
North is endplayed — Made 6 — E-W +920

Bidding:Cue-bid to show fit
Key-card Blackwood
Play:Elimination technique
Ruff/discard endplay

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3. 5 S by East

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

West

1 D
3 S
5 H
Pass		North

Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass		East

1 S
4 NT
5 S		South
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass

Top Tricks:9
Trick
1. S
2. E
3. N
4. E
5. N
6. W
7. E
8. W
9. E		Lead
C Q
D 5
C 8
S Q
D J
S 5
C 7
S 6
S J		2nd
3
4
K
H 4
C 4
2
J
3
D 8		3rd
2
Q
6
4
6
7
S A!
8
D 2		4th
A
A
5
K
K
C 9
H 6
C 10
10
Claim the rest — Made 5 — E-W +650

Bidding:Key-card Blackwood
Play:Avert overruff

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4. 6 S by South

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

West
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass		North
1 D
2 NT
3 S
5 C
Pass		East
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass		South
1 S
3 D
4 H
6 S

Top Tricks:11
Trick
1. W
2. N
3. N
4. S
5. S
6. S
7. S
8. S
9. N
10. N
11. N		Lead
C K
S A
S 7
S K
S 10
H A
S 9!
D 5
H K
D Q
C 6!		2nd
A
2
3
H 3
H 7
8
H J
7
6
H 10
8		3rd
2
8
J
Q
C 5
4
D 3
A
C 4
6
J		4th
3
5
H 2
4
6
5
C 7
2
C 10
8
Q
West is endplayed — Made 6 — N-S +1430

Bidding:Opener’s third bid
Control-showing bid
Play:Throw-in play

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