Practice 3V41 Main

Bidding Challenge I

by Richard Pavlicek

Actual bidding by Richard and Rich Pavlicek

1.	E-W vul
A K Q J 8 4		7 6 2	6 East
K Q 6		A J 7 5 3 2	Made 6 +1430
10 4 3		7
2		A Q 4

Richard		Rich
1 4 5 Pass	Pass Pass Pass	2 4 NT 6	Pass Pass Pass

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

Richard		Rich
1 3 NT 4	Pass Pass Pass	3 4 Pass	Pass Pass

3.	N-S vul
K 10 7		A J 9 8 5 2	4 East
J 9 7		K 8	Down 1 -50
K 5 4		8 7 6 3
A Q J 10		4

Richard		Rich
1 1 NT 3 Pass	Pass Pass Pass	1 2 4	Pass Pass Pass

4.	Both vul
A 10 9 2		K 5 4 3	4 West
—		A J 7 5 3 2	Down 1 -100
A Q J 8 6 2		K
J 10 2		Q 9

Richard		Rich
1 1 4 Pass	Pass Pass Pass	1 4 4	Pass Pass Pass

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

Richard		Rich
1 2 3 Pass	Pass Pass Pass	2 2 NT 4	Pass Pass Pass

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6.	N-S vul
5 4 3		9 6	5 East
Q J 9 3		A	Made 5 +400
10 9 6 3		A K Q J 8 7 4 2
A 7		J 2

Richard		Rich
Pass 1 4 Pass	Pass Pass Pass	1 3 5	Pass Pass Pass

7.	Both vul
A Q 8 6 5 2		K J 9	6 NT East
4		A K J	Made 6 +1440
J 8		K 6 2
K J 9 3		A Q 8 4

Richard		Rich
1 3 4 5 Pass	Pass Pass Pass Pass	2 3 4 NT 6 NT	Pass Pass Pass Pass

8.	E-W vul
A K		Q 9 8 7 6 5 4	4 West
A K 2		Q 9 4	Made 5 +650
10 9 8 6 2		A 4
Q 8 5		4

Richard		Rich
1 NT 2 4 Pass	Pass Pass Pass	2 4 4	Pass Pass Pass

9.	Both vul
K 8 5 4 3 2		A 10	6 West
3 2		A K 9 6	Down 2 -200
9 3		A K 10 7 5 4
A 10 8		J

Richard		Rich
2 3 5 6	Pass Pass Pass Pass	2 NT 4 NT 5 NT Pass	Pass Pass Pass

10.	N-S vul
—		K Q J 10 8 2	4 East
K J 10 8 7 6		5	Down 1 -50
A K J 5 4		Q 9
10 5		A Q 6 4

Richard		Rich
1 2 4 Pass	Pass Pass Pass	1 3 4	Pass Pass Pass

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11.	Both vul
A 9 7 3 2		4	5 East
K 3		5 4	Down 1 -100
J 10		A 9 7 6 5
Q 9 4 3		A K J 8 5

Richard		Rich
Pass 1 2 4 Pass	Pass Pass Pass Pass	1 2 3 5	Pass Pass Pass Pass

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

Richard		Rich
1 2 NT 3 Pass	Pass Pass Pass	2 3 4	Pass Pass Pass

13.	Both vul
A 6		K 8 7 5 3	3 NT West
A Q 10 8 7		J 2	Made 3 +600
Q 7		K J 10 8
A J 5 4		9 6

Richard		Rich
1 2 NT 3 NT	Pass Pass Pass	1 3 Pass	Pass Pass

14.	Both vul
A 10 7 6 4		5	6 East
A J 7		K 10 8 4 3 2	Made 6 +1430
6 5		A K J 4
Q J 4		A K

Richard		Rich
1 3 5 6	Pass Pass Pass Pass	2 4 NT 5 Pass	Pass Pass Pass

15.	E-W vul
—		K Q J 5 4	5 West
A J 9 5 2		8	Made 5 +600
K 8 5		A 6 4
A K 9 5 4		10 8 7 2

Richard		Rich
1 2 3 4 Pass	Pass Pass Pass Pass	1 2 4 5	Pass Pass Pass Pass

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16.	E-W vul
A Q 9 6 3 2		—	6 West
A Q 10 8 6		K J 2	Made 6 +1430
—		A Q 9 8 7 4 3
K 6		A 5 4

Richard		Rich
1 2 3 6	Pass Pass Pass Pass	2 3 4 Pass	Pass Pass Pass

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

Richard		Rich
1 2 3 Pass	Pass Pass Pass	1 NT 3 4	Pass Pass Pass

18.	N-S vul
K Q 9 8		A 3 2	6 West
A J 6 3 2		K Q 9	Made 6 +980
A 6 4 3		K 5
—		A 10 9 7 4

Richard		Rich
1 2 4 6 Pass	Pass Pass Pass Pass	2 3 5 6	Pass Pass Pass Pass

19.	None vul
K 10 8 7 4 3 2		5	4 West
A K 8 4		J 3	Made 5 +450
—		A K 8 7 4
6 3		A Q 10 7 5

Richard		Rich
1 2 3 Pass	Pass Pass Pass	2 3 4	Pass Pass Pass

20.	E-W vul
A 5		K J 8 7 4	3 NT West
A Q 4 2		K 9	Made 4 +630
K 9 8 7 6		2
10 7		A K Q 4 2

Richard		Rich
1 1 NT 2 3 NT	Pass Pass Pass Pass	1 2 3 Pass	Pass Pass Pass

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21.	N-S vul
Q J 6 3		A K 4 2	7 West
A 4 2		K Q 9 8 3	Made 7 +1510
A 10 9 6 5		—
Q		A K 9 5

Richard		Rich
1 1 4 5 6 Pass	Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass	1 4 4 NT 5 NT 7	Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass

22.	None vul
Q J 2		A 10 8 5	4 East
J 9 7		K 10 6 4 3	Down 1 -50
A J 8 3		—
K 10 4		A 7 5 2

Richard		Rich
1 1 NT 2 Pass	Pass Pass Pass	1 2 4	Pass Pass Pass

23.	E-W vul
J 8 5 4		A 7 6	3 NT West
A 9 7 5 4 3		K	Down 1 -100
8 2		A K 10 4
A		Q 8 7 6 2

Richard		Rich
1 2 3 NT	Pass Pass Pass	2 3 Pass	Pass Pass

24.	E-W vul
K 6 4 3		9 8 7 5	4 East
A 9 8 4 3		Q 2	Made 4 +620
K Q 10		A 9 7 4 3
7		A J

Richard		Rich
1 2 3 Pass	Pass Pass Pass	1 2 NT 4	Pass Pass Pass

25.	E-W vul
Q J 8 7		K 5 3	4 NT West
A Q J 10 2		9	Made 5 +660
Q 10		A K J 8
8 5		K Q J 10 2

Richard		Rich
1 2 NT 3 NT Pass	Pass Pass Pass	2 3 4 NT	Pass Pass Pass

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26.	Both vul
A K 9 3		8 5	6 West
Q J 10 3		7	Made 6 +1370
A K 5		9 2
9 6		A K Q J 10 8 7 2

Rich		Richard
1 NT 3 3 NT 5 NT Pass	Pass Pass Pass Pass	2 NT 3 4 NT 6	Pass Pass Pass Pass

27.	N-S vul
J 10 8 4 3		A 9 7 5	4 West
Q 7		A K 9 5	Made 5 +450
K Q J 8 6 4		2
—		A K 5 4

Rich		Richard
Pass 1 2 4	Pass Pass Pass Pass	1 2 3 Pass	Pass Pass Pass

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

Rich		Richard
1 2 2 3 NT	Pass Pass Pass Pass	2 2 2 NT Pass	Pass Pass Pass

29.	Both vul
8		J 10 7 6 3	4 West
A J 10 3		K Q 6	Made 4 +620
A 5 3		10 7 4
K J 8 7 4		A 10

Rich		Richard
1 2 2 NT 4	Pass Pass Pass Pass	1 2 3 Pass	Pass Pass Pass

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

Rich		Richard
1 2 5	Pass Pass Pass	2 4 Pass	Pass Pass

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31.	E-W vul
7 2		A Q 10 6 4	3 NT West
A 7 2		K 8 4	Made 3 +600
A 7 4		K Q 8 5
A 10 9 7 6		2

Rich		Richard
1 1 NT 2 NT Pass	Pass Pass Pass	1 2 3 NT	Pass Pass Pass

32.	Both vul
9 7		K Q 5	6 West
8		J 4 3	Made 6 +1370
K J 9 8 7 4		A Q 10 6 2
K 10 7 3		A 2

Rich		Richard
3 4 5 Pass	Pass Pass Pass	3 5 6	Pass Pass Pass

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

Rich		Richard
Pass 1 3 Pass	Pass Pass Pass	1 1 4	Pass Pass Pass

34.	None vul
A 2		K 9 7 5 3	6 West
J 7 3		K	Down 1 -50
2		A Q 10 5 3
A K J 10 7 4 2		Q 5

Rich		Richard
1 3 5 Pass	Pass Pass Pass	1 4 NT 6	Pass Pass Pass

35.	Both vul
K 9		A Q J 7	7 NT East
K Q J 10 6 4 2		A 8 5	Made 7 +2220
Q		A 10 9
8 7 4		A K 9

Rich		Richard
4 5 6 Pass	Pass Pass Pass	4 NT 5 NT 7 NT	Pass Pass Pass

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36.	E-W vul
Q J 9 4		A 2	5 West
A K Q 9		7 6 3	Made 6 +620
—		K Q 10 3
A J 8 5 4		K 9 6 3

Rich		Richard
1 1 3 5	Pass Pass Pass Pass	1 3 4 Pass	Pass Pass Pass

37.	E-W vul
5		A Q 9 2	3 West
A J 9		10 8 7 5	Made 4 +130
K Q J 9		8 5 3 2
A Q J 8 3		9

Rich		Richard
1 2 3 Pass	Pass Pass Pass	1 2 NT 3	Pass Pass Pass

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

Rich		Richard
2 3 5 Pass	Pass Pass Pass	2 NT 4 NT 6 NT	Pass Pass Pass

39.	E-W vul
K 8 2		A 10 6	4 East
K 9 8 6		A 10 5 4 2	Made 5 +650
10		K Q 4
A K Q 10 8		4 3

Rich		Richard
1 3 4 Pass	Pass Pass Pass	1 3 4	Pass Pass Pass

40.	None vul
A K 9 2		Q J 7	4 East
J 7		A Q 8 6 5 2	Down 2 -100
J 3 2		K 9 4
Q J 9 4		10

Rich		Richard
Pass 1 3 Pass	Pass Pass Pass	1 2 4	Pass Pass Pass

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

Rich		Richard
1 2 4	Pass Pass Pass	2 3 Pass	Pass Pass

42.	N-S vul
A Q		K 10 7 4	3 NT East
Q 7 5 4		A K	Made 6 +490
8		J 9 6 2
J 8 7 6 4 2		K Q 10

Rich		Richard
Pass 2 2 3 3 NT	Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass	1 NT 2 2 NT 3 Pass	Pass Pass Pass Pass

43.	None vul
6 3 2		A	4 East
K Q		A J 9 8 5 3	Made 7 +510
7 2		Q J 8 5
K Q 8 6 4 2		A 5

Rich		Richard
Pass 1 NT 2 Pass	Pass Pass Pass	1 2 4	Pass Pass Pass

44.	N-S vul
5		A K Q 7 6 3	6 West
K Q 8 6 5		A 9 2	Made 6 +980
K 9 7		4
A 9 4 2		K Q 5

Rich		Richard
1 2 4 5 Pass	Pass Pass Pass Pass	1 3 4 NT 6	Pass Pass Pass Pass

45.	None vul
K J 9 5		7 4	4 East
A Q 8		K J 6 5 4	Made 5 +450
A J 7 3 2		6
3		A Q 9 6 5

Rich		Richard
1 1 3 Pass	Pass Pass Pass	1 2 4	Pass Pass Pass

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

Rich		Richard
1 2 NT 3 NT	Pass Pass Pass	2 3 Pass	Pass Pass

47.	N-S vul
9 7		K 8 6	4 West
A K 10 8 7 3		J 6	Down 2 -100
K		A 9 7 6 5
K 8 7 2		Q 10 9

Rich		Richard
1 2 4	Pass Pass Pass	1 NT 3 Pass	Pass Pass

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

Rich		Richard
Pass 1 2 NT 3	Pass Pass Pass Pass	1 2 3 Pass	Pass Pass Pass

49.	None vul
K Q 7 6		A 10 9 8 2	4 East
K Q J 8 3		—	Made 6 +480
K 6		A 10 5 4
4 2		A J 10 7

Rich		Richard
1 2 3 Pass	Pass Pass Pass	1 2 NT 4	Pass Pass Pass

50.	None vul
4		A K Q 10 2	6 West
K 8 4 2		Q 10 9 7 5	Made 6 +980
A J 9		Q
A K J 9 7		10 3

Rich		Richard
1 2 4 NT 6	Pass Pass Pass Pass	1 4 5 Pass	Pass Pass Pass

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© 1997 Richard Pavlicek