Exercise 3T81 Main


Diamond Dilemmas


 by Richard Pavlicek

On the following hands you have diamonds coming out your ears.
Decide your call as dealer with both sides vulnerable.

Enter calls like this: P 1H 2C 3N 4S 6D

1. Both vul
S K 3
H A K Q 9
D J 6 5 3 2
C 3 2		Table

What is your call? 

2. Both vul
S Q 10 4
H K 2
D A K Q J 8
C 6 5 4		Table

What is your call? 

3. Both vul
S A Q
H K Q 2
D A Q 10 9 5 4
C Q 2		Table

What is your call? 

4. Both vul
S 2
H 7 6 5
D A Q J 10 8
C Q 10 7 6		Table

What is your call? 

 Quit

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5. Both vul
S 2
H 4 2
D Q J 10 9 8 7
C A 10 8 7		Table

What is your call? 

6. Both vul
S 2
H —
D J 9 8 7 6 5
C A Q J 8 7 6		Table

What is your call? 

7. Both vul
S —
H 3 2
D K Q J 10 8 7 6
C Q J 10 4		Table

What is your call? 

8. Both vul
S 4 3
H 4 3
D A K Q J 9 8 7
C 4 3		Table

What is your call? 

 Quit

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9. Both vul
S A K 7 6
H A 2
D A K Q 10 9 8
C 2		Table

What is your call? 

10. Both vul
S 3
H 2
D A K Q 10 9 8 7 6
C K Q 10		Table

What is your call? 

11. Both vul
S A Q 10 8 7 6
H —
D A Q 10 8 7 6 5
C —		Table

What is your call? 

12. Both vul
S —
H —
D A K Q J 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2
C 2		Table

What is your call? 

 Quit

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© 2012 Richard Pavlicek