West	North	East	South	1. N deals	K J 10		TT=9	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
	Pass	1	Pass	None vul	A 9 6 5		1. S	Q	3	6	2
2 NT	Pass	3	Pass		3		2. S	10	4	5	4
3 NT	Pass	4	Pass		Q 9 6 5 4		3. E	5	3	Q	K
4 !	AP			Q 2		A 9 7 6 5 4	4. N	J	A	8	2
				K 8 4 3		2	5. E	2	9	K	3
16 16	10 12	10 14	4 5	K 5 4		A Q 10 6 2	6. W	4	4	A	7
				A K J 2		3	7. E	6!	7	2	10
Bidding	Opener’s third bid				8 3			North is endplayed
	Simple preference bid				Q J 10 7
	West is discouraged by				J 9 8 7
	heart and club kings				10 8 7
Play	Throw-in play			4 East		Made 4 +420

West	North	East	South	2. E deals	K 3		TT=9	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
		Pass	1	N-S vul	A Q J 9		1. E	3	2	10	J
Pass	1	Pass	1		7 5 4		2. N	4	6	J!	Q
Pass	2 NT	Pass	3		A 9 7 2		3. W	4	9	5	8
Pass	4 !	Pass	4	Q 8 6 5		J 10 2	4. N	A	4	3	6
Pass	6	AP		10 4		7 6 5 3	5. N	2	5	K	10
7 8	14 15	4 5	15 17	Q 10 2		9 6	6. S	4	5	K	2
				Q J 10 6		K 8 5 4	7. N	A	6	7	6
Bidding	Opener’s third bid				A 9 7 4		8. N	Q	7	9	8
	Control-showing bid				K 8 2			Win the rest
	North is encouraged by				A K J 8 3
	ideal club holding				3
Play	Seven-card trump fit			6 North		Made 6 +1430

West	North	East	South	3. S deals	7 5		TT=8	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
			Pass	E-W vul	Q J 10		1. N	Q	2	3	A
1	Pass	3	Pass		K J 8 5		2. W	A!	5	4	2
3	Pass	3 !	Pass		7 4 3 2		3. W	5	2	8	3
6	AP			J 8 6 2		K Q 4	4. E	7	6	10	8
15 17	7 8	12 13	6 9	A K 8 7		4 2	5. W	2!	7	K	A
				A		10 7 4	6. S	5	K	10	4
Bidding	Follow up minor raise			Q J 10 5		A K 9 8 6	7. W	7	J	6	6
	Strength-showing bid				A 10 9 3		8. E	10	9	J	J
	West is encouraged by				9 6 5 3		9. W	Q	3	K	3
	East’s spade strength				Q 9 6 3 2			Draw trump and claim
Play	Ruff in short hand				—
	Keep trump control			6 West		Made 6 +1370

West	North	East	South	4. W deals	K 8 7 6		TT=9	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
2	Dbl	4	4 !	Both vul	7		1. W	A	2	5	4
Pass	Pass	Pass			Q 8 3 2		2. W	Q	7	3	A
					A K 5 3		3. S	Q	3	6	4
9 11	12 14	4 6	15 17	5 3 2		4	4. S	J	2	7	5
				Q J 10 6 4 2		9 8 5 3	5. S	10	5	8	7
				A		K 10 9 7 5	6. S	6	2	K	4
Bidding	Combat weak two-bid			Q 8 2		J 9 4	7. N	3!	9	J	2
	Resp to takeout double				A Q J 10 9		8. S	K	4	8	8
	South is cautious with				A K		9. S	7	Q	3!	9
	strength in enemy suit				J 6 4		10. W	8	A	J	10
Play	Lead toward honor				10 7 6			Win the rest
	Avoidance duck			4 South		Made 5 +650

Practice 3S05 Main

Slam Bidding Judgment II

Top by Richard Pavlicek

West	North	East	South	1. N deals	A Q 10 4		TT=11	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
	2 NT	Pass	3 1	None vul	A Q		1. E	2	5	J	A
Pass	4 !	Pass	4 NT		A Q 5 4		2. N	A	3	5	2
Pass	5	Pass	6		K 5 2		3. N	Q	9	6	4
AP				2		J 9 3	4. N	10	J	K	3
				J 9 6 4		10 7 3 2	5. S	8	6	Q	3
3 5	21 23	6 6	10 11	8 7 2		K J 3	6. N	2	8	A	6
				Q 10 7 6 3		J 9 8	7. S	K	9	4	7
					K 8 7 6 5		8. S	4!	7	K	9
Bidding	Key-card Blackwood				K 8 5		9. N	5	J	7	10
	Jump to 4 shows max				10 9 6		10. S	10	2	5	J
	with 4+ trumps				A 4			East is endplayed
Play	Ruff/discard endplay			6 North		Made 6 +980

West	North	East	South	2. E deals	9 8		TT=11	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
		1	Pass	N-S vul	Q J 8		1. N	10	4	2	K
2	Pass	3	Pass		A Q 10 3		2. W	5	8	10	2
3	Pass	4	Pass		10 9 8 6		3. E	A	3	5	6
4 NT	Pass	5	Pass	A K Q J 5		10	4. E	Q	5	8	8
6 NT!	AP			A 5 4		K 10 9 6 3 2	5. E	J	7	4	9
				K 9 8 5		J 6	6. E	2	7	A	8
20 20	9 10	11 13	0 2	K		A Q J 4	7. W	A	9	3	3
					7 6 4 3 2		8. W	K	3	6	4
Bidding	Key-card Blackwood				7		9. W	Q	10	9!	6
	South wins! (at poker)				7 4 2		10. W	J	Q	10!	7
Play	Untangle tricks				7 5 3 2		11. W	9	A	6	2
	Delayed-duck squeeze			6 NT West		Made 6 +990		Win the rest

West	North	East	South	3. S deals	8		TT=5	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
			2	E-W vul	10 6 5 3		1. W	K	8	A!	2
Dbl	5	Dbl!	Pass		A 10 3		2. E	K!	4	2	3
Pass	Pass				K 10 7 5 2		3. E	A	7	2	5
				K Q 10 4		A J 9 7 6	4. E	7!	3	10	6
13 15	7 10	15 16	5 7	2		A K	5. N	2	6	4	8
				K 7 5 4 2		J 6	6. W	Q!	10	6	5
				A J 8		Q 9 6 3	7. N	5	3	8	J
					5 3 2		8. S	Q	4	7	9
Bidding	Combat weak two-bid				Q J 9 8 7 4		9. S	J	4	10	9
	Combat sacrifice bid				Q 9 8		10. S	Q	K	A	6
Defense	Overtaking play				4			Lose 1 more trick
	Force dummy to ruff			5 × South		Down 3 -500

West	North	East	South	4. W deals	K J 10 5		TT=8	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
1	Pass	2	Pass	Both vul	10 5 2		1. S	6	3	10	K
3	Pass	3 NT	Pass		10 6 5 2		2. E	Q!	A	3	2
4	Pass	4 NT!	AP		9 8		3. S	8	9!	10	6
				A Q 9 4 3		6	4. N	9	J	Q	K
16 18	4 5	13 15	7 9	3		K Q 9 8	5. W	Q	2	7	3
				Q J 4		A K 9 8 7	6. W	J	5	K!	4
				A K 3 2		J 5 4	7. E	9	J	2	5
					8 7 2		8. S	7	A	5	4
Bidding	Shape-showing bid				A J 7 6 4		9. W	A	8	5	6
	Slam decision				3		10. W	4	6	8	2
Play	Go after sure trick				Q 10 7 6			Claim the rest
	Overtaking play			4 NT East		Made 4 +630

Practice 3S09 Main

Slam Bidding Judgment III

Top by Richard Pavlicek

West	North	East	South	1. N deals	A K Q J 9 3		TT=11	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
	2	Pass	2 NT	None vul	8 2		1. W	Q	K	3	2
3	3	Pass	4		A 6		2. N	A	7	2	4
Pass	5	Pass	5 NT		A K 9		3. N	K	5	6	4
Pass	6 NT	AP		4		7 5	4. N	Q	4	8	7
				A Q J 9 7 4		6 5	5. N	J	5	10	5
10 13	21 23	1 3	8 9	8 5		J 10 9 4 3	6. N	9	5	3	9
				Q J 10 8		6 5 4 3	7. N	3	3	2	8
					10 8 6 2		8. N	A	4	7	8
Bidding	Opening 2 & response				K 10 3		9. N	6	9	K	J
	Bid of 5 in a major				K Q 7 2		10. S	Q	Q	9!	10
Play	Placing enemy cards				7 2		11. S	10!	A	2	6
	Delayed-duck squeeze			6 NT South		Made 6 +990		Win the rest

West	North	East	South	2. E deals	6		TT=6	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
		1	Pass	N-S vul	J 8 7 5 3		1. S	10	2	4	K
1	Pass	1 NT	Pass		A 10 9 8 7		2. E	2	5	J	6
3	Pass	3 NT	AP		6 4		3. W	2!	7	K	3
				K Q J 4 3		9 2	4. E	9	10	Q	3
17 19	5 8	14 15	4 7	A K Q 10		9 6 4 2	5. W	A	5	2	5
				2		K Q J 6	6. W	K	7	4	7
				Q 3 2		A K J	7. W	3	6	J!	8
					A 10 8 7 5		8. E	Q	4	3	A
					—		9. N	10	J	5	4
Bidding	Slam decision				5 4 3		10. E	A	9	Q	9
Play	Lead toward honor				10 9 8 7 5		11. E	6!	7	K	8
	Throw-in play			3 NT East		Made 5 +460		North is endplayed

West	North	East	South	3. S deals	2		TT=10	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
			1	E-W vul	A K J 9 4 3		1. E	A	J	8	2
Pass	2	Pass	3		7 2		2. E	5	Q	K	7
Pass	4	Pass	4		A K J 2		3. W	7	A	8	3
Pass	5	AP		Q 10 9 3		7 5 4	4. N	A	7	2	6
				8 6 5		7	5. N	2!	4	A	3
5 6	16 19	6 8	13 13	K 8 6 3		A 10 9 5 4	6. S	6!	9	9	5
				7 6		Q 10 9 8	7. N	3	4	10	5
Bidding	Control-showing bid				A K J 8 6		8. S	8!	10	4	7
	Bid of 5 in a major				Q 10 2		9. N	J	9	Q	8
Play	Combine chances				Q J		10. S	K	Q	2	10
	Set up dummy’s suit				5 4 3			Win the rest
Defense	Choose lead at suit			5 North		Made 5 +450

West	North	East	South	4. W deals	8 7 3		TT=10	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
Pass	Pass	1	Pass	Both vul	4		1. N	4	5	8	Q
1	Pass	4	Pass		8 6 4		2. W	4	3	A	J
4 NT	Pass	5	Pass		K 10 9 8 5 4		3. E	3!	J	A	4
6	AP			10 9 6 5 4		A K Q 2	4. W	6	5	Q!	2
				Q 2		A K 7 6 5	5. E	5	J	A	4
10 10	3 5	16 18	11 12	A 9 2		10 7 5	6. W	7	8	K!	Q
				A 7 6		3	7. E	2	3	10	7
					J		8. W	9	8	7	3
Bidding	Slam decision				J 10 9 8 3		9. W	6	9	10	Q
	Key-card Blackwood				K Q J 3		10. W	5!	10	6	?
Play	Read enemy lead				Q J 2			South is squeezed
	Use trumps as entries			6 West		Made 7 +1460

Practice 3S01-3S09 Main

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