Practice 3V41 Main


Bidding Challenge I


 by Richard Pavlicek

Actual bidding by Richard and Rich Pavlicek


1. E-W vul
S A K Q J 8 4TableS 7 6 26 H East
H K Q 6H A J 7 5 3 2Made 6 +1430
D 10 4 3D 7
C 2C A Q 4

RichardRich
1 S
4 C
5 H
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
2 H
4 NT
6 H
Pass
Pass
Pass


2. N-S vul
S K 10TableS Q 7 3 24 H West
H A K 9 8 2H J 10 7 5 4Made 5 +450
D J 6 5D A K 7
C K 10 5C 9

RichardRich
1 H
3 NT
4 H
Pass
Pass
Pass
3 S
4 C
Pass
Pass
Pass


3. N-S vul
S K 10 7TableS A J 9 8 5 24 S East
H J 9 7H K 8Down 1 -50
D K 5 4D 8 7 6 3
C A Q J 10C 4

RichardRich
1 C
1 NT
3 S
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
1 S
2 D
4 S
Pass
Pass
Pass


4. Both vul
S A 10 9 2TableS K 5 4 34 S West
HH A J 7 5 3 2Down 1 -100
D A Q J 8 6 2D K
C J 10 2C Q 9

RichardRich
1 D
1 S
4 H
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
1 H
4 D
4 S
Pass
Pass
Pass


5. N-S vul
S 7 3TableS K 64 H West
H K J 10 9 8 3H A 5Made 5 +450
D A Q 10D K J 9 6 4 3
C 4 3C K Q 9

RichardRich
1 H
2 H
3 H
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
2 D
2 NT
4 H
Pass
Pass
Pass

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6. N-S vul
S 5 4 3TableS 9 65 D East
H Q J 9 3H AMade 5 +400
D 10 9 6 3D A K Q J 8 7 4 2
C A 7C J 2

RichardRich
Pass
1 H
4 D
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
1 D
3 D
5 D
Pass
Pass
Pass


7. Both vul
S A Q 8 6 5 2TableS K J 96 NT East
H 4H A K JMade 6 +1440
D J 8D K 6 2
C K J 9 3C A Q 8 4

RichardRich
1 S
3 C
4 S
5 D
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
2 C
3 S
4 NT
6 NT
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass


8. E-W vul
S A KTableS Q 9 8 7 6 5 44 S West
H A K 2H Q 9 4Made 5 +650
D 10 9 8 6 2D A 4
C Q 8 5C 4

RichardRich
1 NT
2 S
4 H
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
2 H
4 C
4 S
Pass
Pass
Pass


9. Both vul
S K 8 5 4 3 2TableS A 106 S West
H 3 2H A K 9 6Down 2 -200
D 9 3D A K 10 7 5 4
C A 10 8C J

RichardRich
2 S
3 D
5 H
6 S
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
2 NT
4 NT
5 NT
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass


10. N-S vul
STableS K Q J 10 8 24 S East
H K J 10 8 7 6H 5Down 1 -50
D A K J 5 4D Q 9
C 10 5C A Q 6 4

RichardRich
1 H
2 D
4 H
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
1 S
3 S
4 S
Pass
Pass
Pass

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11. Both vul
S A 9 7 3 2TableS 45 C East
H K 3H 5 4Down 1 -100
D J 10D A 9 7 6 5
C Q 9 4 3C A K J 8 5

RichardRich
Pass
1 S
2 H
4 C
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
1 D
2 C
3 C
5 C
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass


12. N-S vul
S A J 9 3 2TableS 8 54 H East
H Q 6H A K J 10 9 5Made 4 +420
D A 8 6D 9 5
C Q 7 4C A 10 8

RichardRich
1 S
2 NT
3 H
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
2 H
3 C
4 H
Pass
Pass
Pass


13. Both vul
S A 6TableS K 8 7 5 33 NT West
H A Q 10 8 7H J 2Made 3 +600
D Q 7D K J 10 8
C A J 5 4C 9 6

RichardRich
1 H
2 NT
3 NT
Pass
Pass
Pass
1 S
3 D
Pass
Pass
Pass


14. Both vul
S A 10 7 6 4TableS 56 H East
H A J 7H K 10 8 4 3 2Made 6 +1430
D 6 5D A K J 4
C Q J 4C A K

RichardRich
1 S
3 H
5 H
6 H
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
2 H
4 NT
5 S
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass


15. E-W vul
STableS K Q J 5 45 C West
H A J 9 5 2H 8Made 5 +600
D K 8 5D A 6 4
C A K 9 5 4C 10 8 7 2

RichardRich
1 H
2 C
3 C
4 D
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
1 S
2 D
4 C
5 C
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass

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16. E-W vul
S A Q 9 6 3 2TableS6 H West
H A Q 10 8 6H K J 2Made 6 +1430
DD A Q 9 8 7 4 3
C K 6C A 5 4

RichardRich
1 S
2 H
3 H
6 H
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
2 D
3 C
4 H
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass


17. N-S vul
S K Q 8 5 3TableS A 74 S West
H A 7 4H Q 9 5 3Down 1 -50
D J 10 9D K Q 8 5 4 2
C 7 3C J

RichardRich
1 S
2 D
3 S
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
1 NT
3 H
4 S
Pass
Pass
Pass


18. N-S vul
S K Q 9 8TableS A 3 26 H West
H A J 6 3 2H K Q 9Made 6 +980
D A 6 4 3D K 5
CC A 10 9 7 4

RichardRich
1 H
2 S
4 H
6 D
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
2 C
3 H
5 D
6 H
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass


19. None vul
S K 10 8 7 4 3 2TableS 54 S West
H A K 8 4H J 3Made 5 +450
DD A K 8 7 4
C 6 3C A Q 10 7 5

RichardRich
1 S
2 S
3 S
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
2 D
3 C
4 S
Pass
Pass
Pass


20. E-W vul
S A 5TableS K J 8 7 43 NT West
H A Q 4 2H K 9Made 4 +630
D K 9 8 7 6D 2
C 10 7C A K Q 4 2

RichardRich
1 D
1 NT
2 H
3 NT
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
1 S
2 C
3 C
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass

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21. N-S vul
S Q J 6 3TableS A K 4 27 S West
H A 4 2H K Q 9 8 3Made 7 +1510
D A 10 9 6 5D
C QC A K 9 5

RichardRich
1 D
1 S
4 H
5 H
6 C
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
1 H
4 D
4 NT
5 NT
7 S
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass


22. None vul
S Q J 2TableS A 10 8 54 H East
H J 9 7H K 10 6 4 3Down 1 -50
D A J 8 3D
C K 10 4C A 7 5 2

RichardRich
1 D
1 NT
2 H
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
1 H
2 C
4 H
Pass
Pass
Pass


23. E-W vul
S J 8 5 4TableS A 7 63 NT West
H A 9 7 5 4 3H KDown 1 -100
D 8 2D A K 10 4
C AC Q 8 7 6 2

RichardRich
1 H
2 H
3 NT
Pass
Pass
Pass
2 C
3 D
Pass
Pass
Pass


24. E-W vul
S K 6 4 3TableS 9 8 7 54 S East
H A 9 8 4 3H Q 2Made 4 +620
D K Q 10D A 9 7 4 3
C 7C A J

RichardRich
1 H
2 S
3 D
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
1 S
2 NT
4 S
Pass
Pass
Pass


25. E-W vul
S Q J 8 7TableS K 5 34 NT West
H A Q J 10 2H 9Made 5 +660
D Q 10D A K J 8
C 8 5C K Q J 10 2

RichardRich
1 H
2 NT
3 NT
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
2 C
3 D
4 NT
Pass
Pass
Pass

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26. Both vul
S A K 9 3TableS 8 56 C West
H Q J 10 3H 7Made 6 +1370
D A K 5D 9 2
C 9 6C A K Q J 10 8 7 2

RichRichard
1 NT
3 C
3 NT
5 NT
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
2 NT
3 H
4 NT
6 C
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass


27. N-S vul
S J 10 8 4 3TableS A 9 7 54 S West
H Q 7H A K 9 5Made 5 +450
D K Q J 8 6 4D 2
CC A K 5 4

RichRichard
Pass
1 D
2 S
4 S
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
1 C
2 H
3 S
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass


28. E-W vul
S A K 9 8 6 5TableS3 NT East
H J 9H Q 8 5 4Made 3 +600
D Q 10 7 3D A K 5
C 5C A J 10 9 7 2

RichRichard
1 S
2 D
2 S
3 NT
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
2 C
2 H
2 NT
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass


29. Both vul
S 8TableS J 10 7 6 34 H West
H A J 10 3H K Q 6Made 4 +620
D A 5 3D 10 7 4
C K J 8 7 4C A 10

RichRichard
1 H
2 C
2 NT
4 H
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
1 S
2 D
3 H
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass


30. N-S vul
S K Q 9 7TableS 35 C East
H Q 10H K 2Down 1 -50
D J 10 5 2D K 9
C K Q 2C A J 9 8 7 5 4 3

RichRichard
1 D
2 D
5 C
Pass
Pass
Pass
2 C
4 C
Pass
Pass
Pass

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31. E-W vul
S 7 2TableS A Q 10 6 43 NT West
H A 7 2H K 8 4Made 3 +600
D A 7 4D K Q 8 5
C A 10 9 7 6C 2

RichRichard
1 C
1 NT
2 NT
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
1 S
2 D
3 NT
Pass
Pass
Pass


32. Both vul
S 9 7TableS K Q 56 D West
H 8H J 4 3Made 6 +1370
D K J 9 8 7 4D A Q 10 6 2
C K 10 7 3C A 2

RichRichard
3 D
4 S
5 H
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
3 S
5 D
6 D
Pass
Pass
Pass


33. N-S vul
S J 6 3 2TableS A K 10 54 S East
H J 8 6 5H A 9Made 4 +420
D A K 9 8D Q J 10 5 2
C 6C 10 8

RichRichard
Pass
1 H
3 S
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
1 D
1 S
4 S
Pass
Pass
Pass


34. None vul
S A 2TableS K 9 7 5 36 C West
H J 7 3H KDown 1 -50
D 2D A Q 10 5 3
C A K J 10 7 4 2C Q 5

RichRichard
1 C
3 C
5 C
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
1 S
4 NT
6 C
Pass
Pass
Pass


35. Both vul
S K 9TableS A Q J 77 NT East
H K Q J 10 6 4 2H A 8 5Made 7 +2220
D QD A 10 9
C 8 7 4C A K 9

RichRichard
4 H
5 D
6 S
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
4 NT
5 NT
7 NT
Pass
Pass
Pass

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36. E-W vul
S Q J 9 4TableS A 25 C West
H A K Q 9H 7 6 3Made 6 +620
DD K Q 10 3
C A J 8 5 4C K 9 6 3

RichRichard
1 C
1 H
3 H
5 C
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
1 D
3 C
4 H
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass


37. E-W vul
S 5TableS A Q 9 23 D West
H A J 9H 10 8 7 5Made 4 +130
D K Q J 9D 8 5 3 2
C A Q J 8 3C 9

RichRichard
1 C
2 D
3 C
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
1 H
2 NT
3 D
Pass
Pass
Pass


38. E-W vul
S A Q 9 5 3 2TableS K J 66 NT East
H 10 7 6H K 9 2Made 6 +1440
D 8D A K Q 9 7
C Q 8 4C A J

RichRichard
2 S
3 D
5 D
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
2 NT
4 NT
6 NT
Pass
Pass
Pass


39. E-W vul
S K 8 2TableS A 10 64 H East
H K 9 8 6H A 10 5 4 2Made 5 +650
D 10D K Q 4
C A K Q 10 8C 4 3

RichRichard
1 C
3 H
4 D
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
1 H
3 S
4 H
Pass
Pass
Pass


40. None vul
S A K 9 2TableS Q J 74 H East
H J 7H A Q 8 6 5 2Down 2 -100
D J 3 2D K 9 4
C Q J 9 4C 10

RichRichard
Pass
1 S
3 H
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
1 H
2 H
4 H
Pass
Pass
Pass

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41. N-S vul
S 10 9 8 6 5 4TableS A K 34 S West
H 3H K Q J 5 2Made 5 +450
D K 5D J 9
C A Q 10 8C K 7 3

RichRichard
1 S
2 S
4 S
Pass
Pass
Pass
2 H
3 S
Pass
Pass
Pass


42. N-S vul
S A QTableS K 10 7 43 NT East
H Q 7 5 4H A KMade 6 +490
D 8D J 9 6 2
C J 8 7 6 4 2C K Q 10

RichRichard
Pass
2 C
2 S
3 C
3 NT
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
1 NT
2 D
2 NT
3 S
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass


43. None vul
S 6 3 2TableS A4 H East
H K QH A J 9 8 5 3Made 7 +510
D 7 2D Q J 8 5
C K Q 8 6 4 2C A 5

RichRichard
Pass
1 NT
2 H
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
1 H
2 D
4 H
Pass
Pass
Pass


44. N-S vul
S 5TableS A K Q 7 6 36 H West
H K Q 8 6 5H A 9 2Made 6 +980
D K 9 7D 4
C A 9 4 2C K Q 5

RichRichard
1 H
2 C
4 H
5 H
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
1 S
3 H
4 NT
6 H
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass


45. None vul
S K J 9 5TableS 7 44 H East
H A Q 8H K J 6 5 4Made 5 +450
D A J 7 3 2D 6
C 3C A Q 9 6 5

RichRichard
1 D
1 S
3 H
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
1 H
2 C
4 H
Pass
Pass
Pass

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46. N-S vul
S A Q J 8TableS 73 NT West
H A Q 8H 6 2Made 7 +520
D 9 8 4D A 10 7 2
C 9 7 3C A K Q J 8 5

RichRichard
1 C
2 NT
3 NT
Pass
Pass
Pass
2 C
3 D
Pass
Pass
Pass


47. N-S vul
S 9 7TableS K 8 64 H West
H A K 10 8 7 3H J 6Down 2 -100
D KD A 9 7 6 5
C K 8 7 2C Q 10 9

RichRichard
1 H
2 H
4 H
Pass
Pass
Pass
1 NT
3 H
Pass
Pass
Pass


48. N-S vul
S A 9 7 4TableS K J 6 33 S West
H K Q 10H 9 3Made 4 +170
D 10D A K 7 5 2
C 8 7 5 4 2C Q 9

RichRichard
Pass
1 S
2 NT
3 S
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
1 D
2 S
3 D
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass


49. None vul
S K Q 7 6TableS A 10 9 8 24 S East
H K Q J 8 3HMade 6 +480
D K 6D A 10 5 4
C 4 2C A J 10 7

RichRichard
1 H
2 S
3 H
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
1 S
2 NT
4 S
Pass
Pass
Pass


50. None vul
S 4TableS A K Q 10 26 H West
H K 8 4 2H Q 10 9 7 5Made 6 +980
D A J 9D Q
C A K J 9 7C 10 3

RichRichard
1 C
2 H
4 NT
6 H
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
1 S
4 D
5 D
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass

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© 1997 Richard Pavlicek