Practice 3M81 Main

Slam Bidding I

by Richard Pavlicek

Recommended Bidding and Awards

1. None vul Awards
A J 8 7 4 Table Q 6 3 2 4 = 10 6 NT = 5
A K Q 5 8 3 5 = 9 6 = 4
K J 5 A Q 8 4 3 NT = 8 5 NT = 3
3 K Q 8 4 NT = 7 7 = 1

1
4 NT
5 Pass
Pass
Pass 3
5
Pass Pass
Pass

2. None vul Awards
A J 7 6 2 Table K 5 6 = 10 6 = 3 4 = 1
K 7 2 A Q 8 6 5 3 5 = 6 7 = 2
Q 9 6 2 4 = 6 4 NT = 2
A 5 K Q 7 6 3 NT = 4 6 NT = 1

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3
5
Pass Pass
Pass
Pass 2
4 NT
6 Pass
Pass
Pass

3. Both vul Awards
Q 4 Table J 10 8 2 4 = 10 5 NT = 2
A K Q 10 4 J 3 2 5 = 9 6 = 1
A Q 7 6 5 2 3 NT = 6
A K Q 8 2 4 4 NT = 4

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5
Pass Pass
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Pass 2
3
4
5 Pass
Pass
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Pass

4. Both vul Awards
A 9 4 Table 8 3 6 = 10 4 = 4
K Q 9 7 6 4 3 NT = 7 5 NT = 2
K 6 5 2 A J 9 8 7 4 4 NT = 6 6 NT = 1
2 A K Q 4 5 = 5

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3
4
5
Pass Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass 2
4
4 NT
6 Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass

Practice 3M81 Main Top Slam Bidding I

5. None vul Awards
K J 6 4 Table A Q 10 9 8 2 6 = 10 3 × N = 2
2 8 6 4 4 = 6 3 NT = 1
A K 9 8 4 Q 2 5 = 6
Q J 2 A 3 3 = 3

1
4
5
Pass 3
Pass
Pass 3
4 NT
6 Pass
Pass
Pass

6. E-W vul Awards
2 Table A 7 6 7 = 10 4 = 3 5 = 1
A K 8 6 4 2 3 6 = 8 5 = 2
3 A K 9 8 4 2 6 = 4 5 = 2
K Q J 10 8 A 9 6 6 = 3 4 NT = 1

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3
4 NT
7 Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass 2
3
5
Pass Pass
Pass
Pass

7. E-W vul Awards
A Q 8 4 Table K 2 5 = 10 3 NT = 3
8 2 10 4 4 = 8 4 NT = 2
A Q 8 5 4 K J 9 7 3 6 = 5 5 NT = 1
K 4 A Q 8 2 4 = 3

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3
5
Pass Pass
Pass
Pass 3
4
5 Pass
Pass
Pass

8. N-S vul Awards
A K Q 7 Table J 10 2 6 = 10 4 = 5 3 NT = 1
K Q 10 8 6 A J 9 7 6 = 7 5 = 3
J 2 3 3 × N = 6 4 = 3
7 6 A K J 9 3 5 = 5 7 = 2

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4
5
Pass 3
Pass
Pass 4
4 NT
6 Pass
Pass
Pass

Practice 3M81 Main Top Slam Bidding I

9. E-W vul Awards
2 Table A K Q 4 5 NT = 10 4 = 8 7 NT = 1
A K 8 6 4 Q J 10 5 4 NT = 10 7 = 4
A K 9 7 6 Q 2 3 NT = 10 6 = 3
Q 4 J 10 8 5 = 8 6 NT = 2

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4
5
Pass Pass
Pass
Pass 3
4
5 Pass
Pass
Pass

10. N-S vul Awards
A J 9 8 Table K Q 10 2 6 = 10 3 NT = 3 5 NT = 1
A K Q 8 2 6 = 7 5 = 2
Q 9 4 2 5 = 5 4 NT = 2
K Q 10 7 A 8 6 5 2 4 = 5 6 NT = 1

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4
5
Pass Pass
Pass
Pass 1
5
6 Pass
Pass
Pass

11. E-W vul Awards
K 8 6 Table — 6 = 10 7 = 3
8 5 A K 7 6 4 3 5 = 7 4 N = 2
K J 9 8 2 5 = 6
A Q 8 7 3 K J 9 6 4 4 × N = 4

1
Pass 4 6 Pass

12. Both vul Awards
A K 9 7 6 2 Table Q 8 5 3 7 = 10 5 = 4 7 NT = 1
9 7 A K 3 6 = 7 4 = 4
A Q 10 9 3 K 2 7 = 6 4 NT = 3
— Q 8 6 2 6 = 5 6 NT = 2

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5
7 Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass 3
4
5
Pass Pass
Pass
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Practice 3M81 Main Top Slam Bidding I

1.	None vul		Awards
A J 8 7 4		Q 6 3 2	4 = 10	6 NT = 5
A K Q 5		8 3	5 = 9	6 = 4
K J 5		A Q 8 4	3 NT = 8	5 NT = 3
3		K Q 8	4 NT = 7	7 = 1

2.	None vul		Awards
A J 7 6 2		K 5	6 = 10	6 = 3	4 = 1
K 7 2		A Q 8 6 5 3	5 = 6	7 = 2
Q 9 6		2	4 = 6	4 NT = 2
A 5		K Q 7 6	3 NT = 4	6 NT = 1

3.	Both vul		Awards
Q 4		J 10 8 2	4 = 10	5 NT = 2
A K Q 10 4		J 3 2	5 = 9	6 = 1
A		Q 7 6 5 2	3 NT = 6
A K Q 8 2		4	4 NT = 4

4.	Both vul		Awards
A 9 4		8 3	6 = 10	4 = 4
K Q 9 7 6		4	3 NT = 7	5 NT = 2
K 6 5 2		A J 9 8 7 4	4 NT = 6	6 NT = 1
2		A K Q 4	5 = 5

5.	None vul		Awards
K J 6 4		A Q 10 9 8 2	6 = 10	3 × N = 2
2		8 6 4	4 = 6	3 NT = 1
A K 9 8 4		Q 2	5 = 6
Q J 2		A 3	3 = 3

6.	E-W vul		Awards
2		A 7 6	7 = 10	4 = 3	5 = 1
A K 8 6 4 2		3	6 = 8	5 = 2
3		A K 9 8 4 2	6 = 4	5 = 2
K Q J 10 8		A 9 6	6 = 3	4 NT = 1

8.	N-S vul		Awards
A K Q 7		J 10 2	6 = 10	4 = 5	3 NT = 1
K Q 10 8 6		A J 9 7	6 = 7	5 = 3
J 2		3	3 × N = 6	4 = 3
7 6		A K J 9 3	5 = 5	7 = 2

10.	N-S vul		Awards
A J 9 8		K Q 10 2	6 = 10	3 NT = 3	5 NT = 1
A K		Q 8 2	6 = 7	5 = 2
Q 9 4		2	5 = 5	4 NT = 2
K Q 10 7		A 8 6 5 2	4 = 5	6 NT = 1

11.	E-W vul		Awards
K 8 6		—	6 = 10	7 = 3
8 5		A K 7 6 4 3	5 = 7	4 N = 2
K J 9		8 2	5 = 6
A Q 8 7 3		K J 9 6 4	4 × N = 4

12.	Both vul		Awards
A K 9 7 6 2		Q 8 5 3	7 = 10	5 = 4	7 NT = 1
9 7		A K 3	6 = 7	4 = 4
A Q 10 9 3		K 2	7 = 6	4 NT = 3
—		Q 8 6 2	6 = 5	6 NT = 2