Bidding 3V26   Main


Bidding Challenge II


  by Richard Pavlicek

Actual bidding by Richard Pavlicek and partner

1. E-W Vul
S K J 7 6
H A 9 8
D K 10 9 5
C Q 10
Table S 9
H K J 2
D Q 6 4
C A K 9 8 7 2
 
Pavlicek
1 D
2 NT
3 S
 

Pass
Pass
Pass
Seamon
2 C
3 C
3 NT

Pass
Pass

2. Both Vul
S
H A 5 2
D A K 8 7 6 5
C 9 8 4 3
Table S A K Q 9 8 6 3
H 10 7 6
D 10 9
C A
 
Pavlicek
1 D
2 D
3 NT
4 H

Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
Seamon
1 S
3 S
4 C
6 S

Pass
Pass
Pass

3. E-W Vul
S A 8 5
H 8 2
D A J 10 9 8 2
C Q 9
Table S K 10 6 4
H K J 10 5
D
C A K J 4 3
 
Pavlicek
1 D
2 D
3 C
 

Pass
Pass
Pass
Seamon
2 C
2 H
3 NT

Pass
Pass

4. N-S Vul
S A Q 5 3
H 6 3
D A K Q 6 3
C 7 5
Table S J 9 4 2
H K 10 4
D 4
C A K J 10 9
 
Pavlicek
1 D
2 S
4 D
 

Pass
Pass
Pass
Seamon
2 C
3 S
4 S

Pass
Pass

5. E-W Vul
S A 7
H Q 9 8
D 10 8 5
C A K Q 10 4
Table S K Q 9 5 2
H 2
D A K J 2
C 9 7 5
 
Pavlicek
1 NT
2 S
3 NT
 

Pass
Pass
Seamon
2 H
3 D

Pass
Pass

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6. E-W Vul
S A 8 2
H 3
D K 10 9 7 5 2
C A 10 2
Table S 9 6
H K J 9 6
D A 8 6 3
C K 6 3
 
Pavlicek
1 D
2 D
3 NT
 

Pass
Pass
Seamon
1 H
3 D

Pass
Pass

7. Both Vul
S A 8 7 6 3
H 9 4 3
D 9 5
C Q 8 2
Table S J
H 7 2
D A K Q J 6 3
C A K J 10
 
Pavlicek
Pass
1 S
3 S
 

Pass
Pass
Pass
Seamon
1 D
3 C
5 D

Pass
Pass

8. E-W Vul
S A K 4
H A 10 9 7 4 2
D Q 7
C A Q
Table S J 9 8 6
H K
D A J 10 8 5 4
C K J
 
Pavlicek
1 H
2 NT
6 NT
 

Pass
Pass
Seamon
2 D
3 NT

Pass
Pass

9. None Vul
S 10
H Q 10 7 5 3
D J 5
C A Q 10 9 3
Table S K 7 6 3
H K 2
D A Q 9 8 7 2
C K
 
Pavlicek
Pass
1 H
1 NT
3 D

Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
Seamon
1 D
1 S
2 D
3 NT

Pass
Pass
Pass

10. N-S Vul
S A 6 3
H A K Q J 9 2
D A 10
C 9 2
Table S K 7 2
H 10 8 5 4 3
D K 2
C Q 8 5
 
Pavlicek
1 H
3 S
4 D
5 D

Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
Seamon
3 H
3 NT
4 S
5 H

Pass
Pass
Pass

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11. Both Vul
S Q J 10 8 5
H Q 9 5 2
D 9 3
C A K
Table S 6
H
D A K Q J 8 6 5 2
C Q 9 8 2
 
Pavlicek
1 S
2 H
5 D
 

Pass
Pass
Miller
2 D
4 D

Pass
Pass

12. N-S Vul
S K 7 5
H Q 9
D 4 2
C A J 10 9 4 2
Table S Q 4
H A K 10 7 5 3
D A Q 6 5
C 6
 
Pavlicek
1 C
2 C
2 NT
4 H

Pass
Pass
Pass
Miller
1 H
2 D
3 H

Pass
Pass
Pass

13. None Vul
S J
H K 10 9 4 3 2
D K Q 9 8
C K 10
Table S Q 8
H Q J 7 5
D 10 7 6
C A Q J 7
 
Pavlicek
1 H
2 D
3 C
4 H

Pass
Pass
Pass
Miller
2 C
2 H
3 H

Pass
Pass
Pass

14. N-S Vul
S 4 3
H K Q 10 3
D A Q
C A J 8 4 2
Table S K Q J 10 5 2
H A 7
D 6 4 2
C Q 3
 
Pavlicek
1 C
2 H
3 NT
 

Pass
Pass
Pass
Miller
1 S
3 S
4 NT

Pass
Pass

15. Both Vul
S K 9 7
H A K Q 7 6
D K 9
C 9 8 5
Table S Q 6 4 3 2
H 8
D Q 10 4 3
C A K 2
 
Pavlicek
1 NT
2 S
3 H
4 S

Pass
Pass
Pass
Miller
2 H
3 D
3 NT

Pass
Pass
Pass

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16. Both Vul
S Q 7 2
H A J 6 5 3
D K 9 4
C A 2
Table S A K 9 5 3
H 7
D J 5 2
C Q 10 9 7
 
Pavlicek
1 H
1 NT
3 S
 

Pass
Pass
Pass
Miller
1 S
2 NT
4 S

Pass
Pass

17. Both Vul
S K 10 8 7 3
H K Q
D 4
C A K 10 5 4
Table S
H A J 10 9
D A Q 10 9 8 6
C Q 8 2
 
Pavlicek
1 S
3 C
3 NT
5 C

Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
Miller
2 D
3 H
4 D
6 C

Pass
Pass
Pass

18. None Vul
S A Q 6 4
H 10
D A 10 7 5 3 2
C 7 3
Table S 7 5 3
H A J 8 7
D K
C A K 9 5 4
 
Pavlicek
1 D
2 D
2 S
3 S

Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
Miller
2 C
2 H
3 D
3 NT

Pass
Pass
Pass

19. None Vul
S K Q 4
H A 8
D A Q 10 6 5
C K 10 3
Table S A J 10 7 5
H Q 4 2
D 4 3
C 6 5 2
 
Pavlicek
1 D
2 NT
4 S
 

Pass
Pass
Miller
1 S
3 C

Pass
Pass

20. None Vul
S 9 2
H A K J 7 6 5 2
D 4 3
C A Q
Table S A K 8 7 6
H Q 10 9 3
D A 9 7 2
C
 
Pavlicek
1 H
3 H
7 H
 

Pass
Pass
Miller
1 S
5 NT

Pass
Pass

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21. None Vul
S 7 3
H A J 9 4
D 9 8
C A 9 8 6 2
Table S A K Q 10 9 8 5
H 6 3
D K 6 5
C Q
 
Miller
Pass
1 NT
4 C
4 H

Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pavlicek
1 S
3 S
4 D
4 S

Pass
Pass
Pass

22. N-S Vul
S K Q 3
H A K J 9 7
D A 5 4 3 2
C
Table S J 9 2
H 4 2
D Q 9 8 7
C K Q J 3
 
Miller
1 H
2 D
3 D
 

Pass
Pass
Pavlicek
1 NT
2 H

Pass
Pass

23. E-W Vul
S A 10 5
H A K 6
D A K 5 3
C 10 8 4
Table S K 8 6 4
H 10
D 9
C A K Q 7 6 3 2
 
Miller
1 D
2 NT
4 C
4 NT
5 NT
7 C

Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pavlicek
2 C
3 S
4 H
5 S
6 S

Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass

24. Both Vul
S K 2
H K Q J 10
D K 2
C K 9 5 3 2
Table S A Q J 10 7 3
H 6 5
D Q J 5 3
C 6
 
Miller
1 NT
2 S
3 NT
 

Pass
Pass
Pass
Pavlicek
2 H
3 D
4 S

Pass
Pass

25. E-W Vul
S K J 2
H K J 7 6
D
C A K J 6 5 2
Table S A 10 6
H A 9 8 5 4
D 8 6 5
C Q 9
 
Miller
1 C
4 D
5 NT
 

Pass
Pass
Pass
Pavlicek
1 H
4 NT
7 H

Pass
Pass

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26. N-S Vul
S A 9 3 2
H K Q 7 5 4 3
D 8 4
C Q
Table S K 7 6 4
H J
D A K 7 6
C K 9 8 4
 
Miller
1 H
2 S
4 S
 

Pass
Pass
Pavlicek
1 S
3 NT

Pass
Pass

27. N-S Vul
S J 9 8
H Q 10 8 6 4
D A 6 3
C Q J
Table S A K 10 6
H
D K J 7
C K 10 8 6 5 4
 
Miller
Pass
1 H
2 D
 

Pass
Pass
Pass
Pavlicek
1 C
1 S
3 C

Pass
Pass

28. N-S Vul
S A J 7 6 5
H 9 8
D A 10 9 6
C K Q
Table S Q 4
H Q 10
D K Q J 7
C J 10 6 4 3
 
Miller
1 S
2 D
3 NT
 

Pass
Pass
Pavlicek
1 NT
2 NT

Pass
Pass

29. E-W Vul
S A J 8 6 5
H K 4
D K J 8 6 3
C 6
Table S Q
H A Q J 8 7 5
D Q 9 7 4
C 9 8
 
Miller
1 S
2 S
4 H
 

Pass
Pass
Pavlicek
2 H
3 H

Pass
Pass

30. N-S Vul
S A K Q J 10 6 5 4 2
H
D 7
C 8 5 4
Table S 7 3
H A K Q 5 4
D A J 8
C A J 7
 
Miller
1 S
3 S
5 S
7 S

Pass
Pass
Pass
Pavlicek
2 H
4 NT
5 NT

Pass
Pass
Pass

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31. E-W Vul
S A K J 10 7 6
H
D A 6
C Q 6 5 3 2
Table S 8
H K 10 9 6 4
D K Q 10 4 2
C 9 7
 
Pavlicek
1 S
3 C
4 S
 

Pass
Pass
Solomon
1 NT
3 NT

Pass
Pass

32. None Vul
S 10 9 2
H A Q 10 9 8 3
D A 9 5
C 8
Table S K
H J
D J 10 8 7 2
C A K Q 7 4 2
 
Pavlicek
1 H
2 H
3 H
 

Pass
Pass
Pass
Solomon
2 C
3 D
4 H

Pass
Pass

33. N-S Vul
S A
H A Q 9 3 2
D K 6 5
C K J 5 3
Table S K 9 7 6 4 2
H 7 6 4
D 3
C A 9 4
 
Pavlicek
1 H
2 C
2 NT
 

Pass
Pass
Pass
Solomon
1 S
2 H
4 H

Pass
Pass

34. E-W Vul
S 7 6
H 6 3
D A K 9 4
C K Q J 10 4
Table S A J 8 4 2
H A J 10 9 7 4
D 6 2
C
 
Pavlicek
1 C
2 C
2 NT
3 NT

Pass
Pass
Pass
Solomon
1 H
2 S
3 S

Pass
Pass
Pass

35. N-S Vul
S Q 9
H 10 5
D A Q J 6
C K 8 4 3 2
Table S A K 5 4 3
H Q 9 8 7 3
D 5 4 3
C
 
Pavlicek
1 D
2 C
2 S
 

Pass
Pass
Pass
Solomon
1 S
2 H
3 S

Pass
Pass

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36. None Vul
S A
H A 10 6 3
D A Q J 2
C 9 7 6 3
Table S Q J 8 4 3
H 9 7
D K
C K Q J 10 4
 
Solomon
1 D
2 C
3 NT
 

Pass
Pass
Pavlicek
1 S
3 C

Pass
Pass

37. N-S Vul
S Q 5 2
H 3 2
D A K J 8 6 5 4
C 3
Table S A K J 9
H Q 7 6 5
D
C A Q 10 6 2
 
Solomon
1 D
2 D
3 D
 

Pass
Pass
Pass
Pavlicek
2 C
2 S
3 NT

Pass
Pass

38. None Vul
S K 8
H A K 9 8 7 6
D J 6 4
C 6 5
Table S A Q J 7 6
H J 3
D A K Q
C J 9 3
 
Solomon
1 H
2 H
3 H
 

Pass
Pass
Pass
Pavlicek
1 S
3 D
4 H

Pass
Pass

39. E-W Vul
S 3 2
H A Q 10 7 5
D A 3
C A K 9 2
Table S K 10 8 6
H K 3
D 8 7 6 5 4
C 8 5
 
Solomon
1 H
2 C
3 D
 

Pass
Pass
Pass
Pavlicek
1 S
2 H
3 H

Pass
Pass

40. None Vul
S A Q 8 5 2
H 5
D 9 5 2
C A K 10 3
Table S J 9 6 4
H A K 10 8 3 2
D K Q 4
C
 
Solomon
1 S
2 S
4 S
 

Pass
Pass
Pavlicek
2 H
4 C

Pass
Pass

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41. N-S Vul
S Q 8
H K 8
D A Q 10 9 7
C A K 6 2
Table S A 6 4 3
H Q J 6 5 4
D J 5
C 4 3
 
Solomon
1 D
2 NT
3 NT
 

Pass
Pass
Pavlicek
1 H
3 C

Pass
Pass

42. None Vul
S K 10 5 3
H A K Q 5 4 2
D K J 2
C
Table S Q 9 8 4
H
D A 8 7 3
C K J 8 6 4
 
Solomon
1 H
4 C
5 D
6 S

Pass
Pass
Pass
Pavlicek
1 S
4 D
5 S

Pass
Pass
Pass

43. N-S Vul
S A K 10 7 5 4
H K
D A K J 10 7 4
C
Table S 2
H Q 9 8 5 4
D
C A K Q 10 9 8 4
 
Solomon
1 S
3 D
5 D
 

Pass
Pass
Pass
Pavlicek
2 C
5 C
6 C

Pass
Pass

44. None Vul
S Q J 9 5 4 3
H 6
D A Q 2
C A Q 2
Table S 6
H A K Q 10 8 7 3 2
D K 9
C 8 6
 
Solomon
1 S
2 S
3 NT
6 H

Pass
Pass
Pass
Pavlicek
2 H
3 D
5 H

Pass
Pass
Pass

45. N-S Vul
S K J 10 7
H K 9 5
D K 8 6 3 2
C J
Table S Q 3 2
H 10
D A Q 10 9 5
C A K 10 5
 
Solomon
Pass
1 S
2 NT
4 D

Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pavlicek
1 D
2 C
3 S
5 D

Pass
Pass
Pass

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46. Both Vul
S A Q J 7
H J 8 5 4
D A 5 2
C 7 5
Table S 8 5 4 3
H K 7
D K Q 9 6 3
C K Q
 
Richard
1 D
2 S
4 S
 

Pass
Pass
Rich
1 S
3 NT

Pass
Pass

47. None Vul
S K 8 4
H 8 7
D A J 10
C Q J 7 6 4
Table S A Q 9 5
H K Q 10 5 2
D Q 7
C A 5
 
Richard
1 C
1 NT
2 NT
 

Pass
Pass
Pass
Rich
1 H
2 D
3 NT

Pass
Pass

48. E-W Vul
S 8 4
H Q J 10 7 6
D Q 9 4
C Q J 6
Table S 10 6 2
H A K 8
D A K J 8 2
C A 2
 
Richard
Pass
1 H
3 C
4 H

Pass
Pass
Pass
Rich
1 D
2 NT
3 H

Pass
Pass
Pass

49. E-W Vul
S A K 10 7
H A 4
D A K Q 10 7
C K 3
Table S J 9 8
H J 10 9 8
D 9 5
C A J 7 2
 
Richard
2 C
3 D
4 S
5 H
6 S

Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
Rich
2 H
3 NT
5 C
5 S

Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass

50. E-W Vul
S 3
H A 6 3 2
D A K 9 4
C A K Q 9
Table S Q 8 4
H Q 10 7
D Q 10
C 8 5 4 3 2
 
Richard
1 C
2 D
3 H
4 D

Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
Rich
1 NT
2 NT
4 C
5 C

Pass
Pass
Pass

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© 1998 Richard Pavlicek