Practice 3Q01 Main

Defensive Bidding Judgment

by Richard Pavlicek

West

5 NORTH
1
All Pass East
Dbl! South
4 Board 1 K Q 5
A J 9 8 4
K 8 3
J 10 Trick
1 N
2 E
3 E
4 W
5 E
6 S
7 W
8 E
9 E
10 W Lead
A
A
3
5
4
5
7
A
3
Q 2nd
2
8
9
4
Q
A!
8
2
9
K 3rd
3
2
K
6
5
3
J
7
9
4 4th
2
J
10
6
5
7
10
Q
K
10 W L
1 0
2 0
3 0
4 0
4 1
5 1
6 1
7 1
8 1
8 2
7
7 5 2
A Q 10 9 4
K 7 5 2 Table A 8 6 4 3
—
J 7 6 2
A 6 4 3
Bidding

Play
Choose defensive action
Combat sacrifice bid
Shape double
Ruff in short hand
Establish side suit Play

J 10 9 2
K Q 10 6 3
5
Q 9 8
5 West 7 top tricks Win the rest made 5 -400

West

1
All Pass North

Pass EAST
1
2 South
Pass!
3 Board 2 10 8 7 3
J 10 5
K 9 8 6
6 5 Trick
1 W
2 E
3 S
4 S
5 E
6 S
7 S
8 S
9 E
10 S Lead
2
4
A!
Q
6
J
A
3
Q
5 2nd
3
2
3
7
9
K
2
4
10
7 3rd
A
9
5
6
J
10
6
8!
6
9! 4th
5
7
4
K
8
8
10
Q
5
3 W L
0 1
1 1
2 1
2 2
3 2
4 2
5 2
5 3
6 3
7 3
K J 9 2
Q 9 6
J 7 4 2
7 3 Table A Q 6 4
K 8 4 3
Q 10
K 8 4
Bidding

Play
Trap pass
Pass with enemy suit
Communication/entries
Count hand pattern Play

5
A 7 2
A 5 3
A Q J 10 9 2
3 South 8 top tricks Win 2 more tricks made 3 +110

West

2 NT!
4 North

Pass
Pass East

3
5 SOUTH
1
Pass
All Pass Board 3 Q J 4
10 9 8 7 5
8 5 2
8 6 Trick
1 S
2 E
3 W
4 E
5 W
6 S
7 W
8 E
9 W Lead
K
3
4!
4
6!
Q
5
5
A 2nd
3
2
7
7
8
10
6
2
8 3rd
2
A
3
2
4
8
K
A
6 4th
A
5
Q
5
9
6
J
4
Q W L
1 0
2 0
3 0
4 0
4 1
5 1
6 1
7 1
8 1
A 3
A K J 6 4
3
A 10 7 5 2 Table 9 8 7 6 5
3
A 9 6 4
K 4 3
Bidding

Play
Describing two-suiter
Unusual notrump bid
Follow up minor raise
Ruff in short hand
Avert overruff Play

K 10 2
Q 2
K Q J 10 7
Q J 9
5 East 8 top tricks Lose 1 more trick made 5 -600

WEST
1
Pass North
1 !
4 East
2
All Pass South
3 Board 4 A K J 8
5
9 8 7
K 9 6 5 4 Trick
1 E
2 W
3 W
4 E
5 S
6 N
7 S
8 N Lead
4
A
3
Q
2
8
7
J 2nd
6
7!
8
A
4
5
2
10 3rd
K
8
Q
6
A
Q
K
3 4th
5
7
9
9
3
6
9
10 W L
0 1
0 2
0 3
1 3
2 3
3 3
4 3
5 3
6 4
A K J 3 2
K J 10 6
8 2 Table 10 9 5 3
Q 10 8 4
Q 2
J 10 7
Bidding

Play
Defense Choose defensive action
Resp to suit overcall
Four-card suit overcall
Avoid tap, shed loser
Make declarer ruff Play

Q 7 2
9 7 6
A 5 4 3
A Q 3
4 North 8 top tricks Win the rest made 4 +620

Practice 3Q05 Main

Top Defensive Bidding Judgment

Defensive Bidding Judgment II

West

1 NT
3 NT NORTH
1
Pass
All Pass East
1 !
3 South
Pass
Pass Board 1 A 10 9
Q J 10 2
9 8
A J 10 8 Trick
1 N
2 W
3 E
4 E
5 W
6 E
7 W Lead
Q
2!
A
4
2
5
A 2nd
8
8
2
6
9
3
10 3rd
5
K
3
J
K!
10
4 4th
K
3
8
9
7
2
4 W L
1 0
2 0
3 0
4 0
5 0
6 0
7 0
3 2
A K 6
J 10 7 3
Q 9 7 2 Table K J 6 5 4
8
A K Q 5 4
K 4
Bidding

Play
Choose defensive action
Rebid by overcaller
Describing a two-suiter
Placing enemy cards
Timing the play Play

Q 8 7
9 7 5 4 3
6 2
6 5 3
3 NT West 7 top tricks Cash 2 more winners made 3 -400

West

Pass
All Pass North

3 EAST
1
Pass South
1 !
4 Board 2 A K 8 2
J 9 2
9 4
K 6 3 2 Trick
1 W
2 E
3 N
4 E
5 N
6 S
7 N
8 N
9 S
10 N
11 S Lead
2
9
9
J
2
J
J
2!
4
3
5! 2nd
4
4
A
3
5
7
6
5
7
10
J 3rd
Q
8
8
6
8
9
10
A
A
Q
6 4th
3
K
5
K
3
6
4
7
9
10
K W L
0 1
1 1
1 2
2 2
3 2
4 2
5 2
6 2
7 2
8 2
8 3
Q 7 6
4 3
10 7 5 2
J 10 8 7 Table J 10 9 5
K 7 6 5
A K Q 6
9
Bidding

Play
Choose defensive action
Resp to suit overcall
Four-card suit overcall
Lead toward honor
Trump endplay Play

4 3
A Q 10 8
J 8 3
A Q 5 4
4 South 8 top tricks Win last 2 tricks made 4 +620

West

Dbl! North

3 East

4 SOUTH
1
All Pass Board 3 10 8
9 3
K 10 5 3
A J 9 8 4 Trick
1 S
2 W
3 E
4 W
5 W
6 E
7 W
8 W
9 E Lead
K
4
3
A
6
5
A
7
6 2nd
5
8
10
10
9!
Q
3
3
9 3rd
4
K
8
2
Q
10
4
4
J 4th
2
3
8
5
J
9
7
Q
J W L
1 0
2 0
3 0
4 0
5 0
6 0
7 0
8 0
9 0
A 9 7 6 4
J 10 8 5
A 8 6 2
— Table K 2
K Q 7 4
J 4
7 6 5 3 2
Bidding

Play
Defense Choose defensive action
Resp to takeout double
Shape double
Crossruff
Uppercut Play

Q J 5 3
A 6 2
Q 9 7
K Q 10
4 East 6 top tricks Win 1 trump trick made 4 -620

WEST
1
All Pass North
3 ! East
4 South
4 Board 4 K Q J 10 8 4
—
5 4 3
10 7 6 2 Trick
1 E
2 N
3 S
4 W
5 N
6 W
7 E
8 S
9 S Lead
Q
3!
2
5
5!
4
3
9
9 2nd
2
7
K
10
9
2
A
6 3rd
3
A
4
2
6
A
5
8 4th
4
10
Q
7
J
Q
6
3 W L
1 0
2 0
2 1
3 1
3 2
3 3
4 3
5 3
6 5
A K 10 4 3
K J 10
K 5 4 Table 3 2
Q J 9 7
Q 7
A J 9 8 3
Bidding

Play
Choose defensive action
Competitive auction
Preempt the maximum
Set up dummy’s suit
Timing the play Play

A 9 7
8 6 5 2
A 9 8 6 2
Q
4 North 7 top tricks Win the rest made 4 +620

Practice 3Q09 Main

Top Defensive Bidding Judgment

Defensive Bidding Judgment III

West

1
Pass NORTH
Pass
Pass
5 East
1
2
All Pass South
1
4 Board 1 3
9 8 7 4 2
9 2
K 8 6 4 3 Trick
1 W
2 E
3 S
4 S
5 N
6 S Lead
J
K!
A
4
2
Q 2nd
3
A
7
8
5
10 3rd
Q!
3
3
9
4
4 4th
2
2
2
5
3
7 W L
0 1
1 1
2 1
3 1
4 1
5 1
10 8 7
A Q J 3
J 10 3
J 10 5 Table Q J 5 2
K 10 6 5
K
A Q 9 7
Bidding

Defense
Choose defensive action
Simple preference bid
Describing a two-suiter
Overtaking play
Shift to trumps Play

A K 9 6 4
—
A Q 8 7 6 5 4
2
5 South 7 top tricks Lose 2 more tricks down 1 -50

West

1 North

1 EAST
Pass
4 South
1
All Pass Board 2 K J 10 9 7
4
10 9 8
10 9 7 4 Trick
1 N
2 S
3 S
4 S
5 W
6 W
7 W
8 E
9 W
10 E Lead
10
Q
K
8
J
10
8
2
K
9! 2nd
3
4
5
A
4
7
9
5
10
5 3rd
J
9
8
J
6
7
Q
Q
A
3 4th
2
6
7
2
2
3
5
4
4
? W L
0 1
0 2
0 3
1 3
2 3
3 3
4 3
5 3
6 3
0 0
A 3
K J 10 8
5 4 2
A Q J 3 Table Q 6 2
A Q 9 7 6
7 6 3
6 2
Bidding

Play Choose defensive action
Resp to suit overcall
Four-card suit overcall
Automatic squeeze Play

8 5 4
5 3 2
A K Q J
K 8 5
4 West 7 top tricks North is squeezed made 4 -420

West

1 North

5 East

Dbl SOUTH
Pass
All Pass Board 3 2
4
9 7 6 4
K Q J 10 8 7 5 Trick
1 E
2 E
3 N
4 W
5 N
6 S
7 W
8 W
9 N Lead
J
2
4!
A
6!
3!
K
K
9! 2nd
3
5
2
10
8
J
2
8
A 3rd
8
9
K
5
Q
7
9
Q
9 4th
4
5
A
6
10
10
5
7
3 W L
0 1
1 1
1 2
2 2
3 2
3 3
3 4
4 4
5 4
K J 4 3
A K 10 9 8
A J 10
4 Table A Q 10 9
J 2
8 5 2
A 6 3 2
Bidding

Play

Defense Preempt the maximum
Advance sacrifice
Delay drawing trumps
Ruff in short hand
Goal is down 3 (-500)
Make declarer ruff Play

8 7 6 5
Q 7 6 5 3
K Q 3
9
5 × North 6 top tricks Concede high trump down 3 -500

WEST
1
2 NT
Pass North
Pass
Pass
Dbl East
1 NT
3 NT
All Pass South
Pass
Pass Board 4 A Q 10 8 7
A 8 3
K 9 2
J 5 Trick
1 S
2 N
3 N
4 W
5 E
6 W
7 W Lead
J
A
10
J
8
10
2 2nd
3
9
4
K!
3
2
A 3rd
Q!
3
2
A
A
6
10 4th
2
4
K
4
5
5
5 W L
0 1
0 2
1 2
2 2
3 2
4 2
4 3
K 6 5 4 3
K J 2
J 10
A K Q Table 9 2
Q 10 4
A Q 8 7 6
10 9 8
Bidding

Defense
Trap pass
Lead-directing double
Pass with enemy suit
Overtaking play
When to cover honor Play

J
9 7 6 5
5 4 3
7 6 4 3 2
3 NT× East 4 top tricks Lose 2 more tricks down 1 +200

Practice 3Q09 Main

Top Defensive Bidding Judgment