Practice 3V43 Main


Bidding Challenge II


 by Richard Pavlicek

Actual bidding by Richard Pavlicek and partner


1. E-W vul
S K J 7 6TableS 93 NT West
H A 9 8H K J 2Made 4 +630
D K 10 9 5D Q 6 4
C Q 10C A K 9 8 7 2

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


2. Both vul
STableS A K Q 9 8 6 36 S East
H A 5 2H 10 7 6Down 3 -300
D A K 8 7 6 5D 10 9
C 9 8 4 3C A

PavlicekSeamon
1 D
2 D
3 NT
4 H
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
1 S
3 S
4 C
6 S
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass


3. E-W vul
S A 8 5TableS K 10 6 43 NT East
H 8 2H K J 10 5Made 4 +630
D A J 10 9 8 2D
C Q 9C A K J 4 3

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


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

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


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

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

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6. E-W vul
S A 8 2TableS 9 63 NT West
H 3H K J 9 6Made 3 +600
D K 10 9 7 5 2D A 8 6 3
C A 10 2C K 6 3

PavlicekSeamon
1 D
2 D
3 NT
Pass
Pass
Pass
1 H
3 D
Pass
Pass
Pass


7. Both vul
S A 8 7 6 3TableS J5 D East
H 9 4 3H 7 2Made 5 +600
D 9 5D A K Q J 6 3
C Q 8 2C A K J 10

PavlicekSeamon
Pass
1 S
3 S
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
1 D
3 C
5 D
Pass
Pass
Pass


8. E-W vul
S A K 4TableS J 9 8 66 NT West
H A 10 9 7 4 2H KDown 1 -100
D Q 7D A J 10 8 5 4
C A QC K J

PavlicekSeamon
1 H
2 NT
6 NT
Pass
Pass
Pass
2 D
3 NT
Pass
Pass
Pass


9. None vul
S 10TableS K 7 6 33 NT West
H Q 10 7 5 3H K 2Down 3 -150
D J 5D A Q 9 8 7 2
C A Q 10 9 3C K

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


10. N-S vul
S A 6 3TableS K 7 25 H West
H A K Q J 9 2H 10 8 5 4 3Made 5 +450
D A 10D K 2
C 9 2C Q 8 5

PavlicekSeamon
1 H
3 S
4 D
5 D
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
3 H
3 NT
4 S
5 H
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass

Practice 3V43 MainTop Bidding Challenge II


11. Both vul
S Q J 10 8 5TableS 65 D East
H Q 9 5 2HMade 6 +620
D 9 3D A K Q J 8 6 5 2
C A KC Q 9 8 2

PavlicekMiller
1 S
2 H
5 D
Pass
Pass
Pass
2 D
4 D
Pass
Pass
Pass


12. N-S vul
S K 7 5TableS Q 44 H East
H Q 9H A K 10 7 5 3Made 5 +450
D 4 2D A Q 6 5
C A J 10 9 4 2C 6

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


13. None vul
S JTableS Q 84 H West
H K 10 9 4 3 2H Q J 7 5Made 4 +420
D K Q 9 8D 10 7 6
C K 10C A Q J 7

PavlicekMiller
1 H
2 D
3 C
4 H
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
2 C
2 H
3 H
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass


14. N-S vul
S 4 3TableS K Q J 10 5 24 NT West
H K Q 10 3H A 7Made 6 +490
D A QD 6 4 2
C A J 8 4 2C Q 3

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


15. Both vul
S K 9 7TableS Q 6 4 3 24 S West
H A K Q 7 6H 8Down 2 -200
D K 9D Q 10 4 3
C 9 8 5C A K 2

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

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

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


17. Both vul
S K 10 8 7 3TableS6 C West
H K QH A J 10 9Made 6 +1370
D 4D A Q 10 9 8 6
C A K 10 5 4C Q 8 2

PavlicekMiller
1 S
3 C
3 NT
5 C
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
2 D
3 H
4 D
6 C
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass


18. None vul
S A Q 6 4TableS 7 5 33 NT East
H 10H A J 8 7Down 1 -50
D A 10 7 5 3 2D K
C 7 3C A K 9 5 4

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


19. None vul
S K Q 4TableS A J 10 7 54 S East
H A 8H Q 4 2Made 4 +420
D A Q 10 6 5D 4 3
C K 10 3C 6 5 2

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


20. None vul
S 9 2TableS A K 8 7 67 H West
H A K J 7 6 5 2H Q 10 9 3Made 7 +1510
D 4 3D A 9 7 2
C A QC

PavlicekMiller
1 H
3 H
7 H
Pass
Pass
Pass
1 S
5 NT
Pass
Pass
Pass

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21. None vul
S 7 3TableS A K Q 10 9 8 54 S East
H A J 9 4H 6 3Made 5 +450
D 9 8D K 6 5
C A 9 8 6 2C Q

MillerPavlicek
Pass
1 NT
4 C
4 H
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
1 S
3 S
4 D
4 S
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass


22. N-S vul
S K Q 3TableS J 9 23 D West
H A K J 9 7H 4 2Made 5 +150
D A 5 4 3 2D Q 9 8 7
CC K Q J 3

MillerPavlicek
1 H
2 D
3 D
Pass
Pass
Pass
1 NT
2 H
Pass
Pass
Pass


23. E-W vul
S A 10 5TableS K 8 6 47 C East
H A K 6H 10Made 7 +2140
D A K 5 3D 9
C 10 8 4C A K Q 7 6 3 2

MillerPavlicek
1 D
2 NT
4 C
4 NT
5 NT
7 C
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
2 C
3 S
4 H
5 S
6 S
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass


24. Both vul
S K 2TableS A Q J 10 7 34 S West
H K Q J 10H 6 5Made 4 +620
D K 2D Q J 5 3
C K 9 5 3 2C 6

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


25. E-W vul
S K J 2TableS A 10 67 H East
H K J 7 6H A 9 8 5 4Made 7 +2210
DD 8 6 5
C A K J 6 5 2C Q 9

MillerPavlicek
1 C
4 D
5 NT
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
1 H
4 NT
7 H
Pass
Pass
Pass

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26. N-S vul
S A 9 3 2TableS K 7 6 44 S East
H K Q 7 5 4 3H JMade 4 +420
D 8 4D A K 7 6
C QC K 9 8 4

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


27. N-S vul
S J 9 8TableS A K 10 63 C East
H Q 10 8 6 4HMade 6 +170
D A 6 3D K J 7
C Q JC K 10 8 6 5 4

MillerPavlicek
Pass
1 H
2 D
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
1 C
1 S
3 C
Pass
Pass
Pass


28. N-S vul
S A J 7 6 5TableS Q 43 NT East
H 9 8H Q 10Down 2 -100
D A 10 9 6D K Q J 7
C K QC J 10 6 4 3

MillerPavlicek
1 S
2 D
3 NT
Pass
Pass
Pass
1 NT
2 NT
Pass
Pass
Pass


29. E-W vul
S A J 8 6 5TableS Q4 H East
H K 4H A Q J 8 7 5Made 5 +650
D K J 8 6 3D Q 9 7 4
C 6C 9 8

MillerPavlicek
1 S
2 S
4 H
Pass
Pass
Pass
2 H
3 H
Pass
Pass
Pass


30. N-S vul
S A K Q J 10 6 5 4 2TableS 7 37 S West
HH A K Q 5 4Made 7 +1510
D 7D A J 8
C 8 5 4C A J 7

MillerPavlicek
1 S
3 S
5 S
7 S
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
2 H
4 NT
5 NT
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass

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31. E-W vul
S A K J 10 7 6TableS 84 S West
HH K 10 9 6 4Down 1 -100
D A 6D K Q 10 4 2
C Q 6 5 3 2C 9 7

PavlicekSolomon
1 S
3 C
4 S
Pass
Pass
Pass
1 NT
3 NT
Pass
Pass
Pass


32. None vul
S 10 9 2TableS K4 H West
H A Q 10 9 8 3H JDown 1 -50
D A 9 5D J 10 8 7 2
C 8C A K Q 7 4 2

PavlicekSolomon
1 H
2 H
3 H
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
2 C
3 D
4 H
Pass
Pass
Pass


33. N-S vul
S ATableS K 9 7 6 4 24 H West
H A Q 9 3 2H 7 6 4Down 1 -50
D K 6 5D 3
C K J 5 3C A 9 4

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


34. E-W vul
S 7 6TableS A J 8 4 23 NT West
H 6 3H A J 10 9 7 4Made 5 +660
D A K 9 4D 6 2
C K Q J 10 4C

PavlicekSolomon
1 C
2 C
2 NT
3 NT
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
1 H
2 S
3 S
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass


35. N-S vul
S Q 9TableS A K 5 4 33 S East
H 10 5H Q 9 8 7 3Made 3 +140
D A Q J 6D 5 4 3
C K 8 4 3 2C

PavlicekSolomon
1 D
2 C
2 S
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
1 S
2 H
3 S
Pass
Pass
Pass

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36. None vul
S ATableS Q J 8 4 33 NT West
H A 10 6 3H 9 7Made 4 +430
D A Q J 2D K
C 9 7 6 3C K Q J 10 4

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


37. N-S vul
S Q 5 2TableS A K J 93 NT East
H 3 2H Q 7 6 5Made 3 +400
D A K J 8 6 5 4D
C 3C A Q 10 6 2

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


38. None vul
S K 8TableS A Q J 7 64 H West
H A K 9 8 7 6H J 3Made 4 +420
D J 6 4D A K Q
C 6 5C J 9 3

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


39. E-W vul
S 3 2TableS K 10 8 63 H West
H A Q 10 7 5H K 3Made 3 +140
D A 3D 8 7 6 5 4
C A K 9 2C 8 5

SolomonPavlicek
1 H
2 C
3 D
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
1 S
2 H
3 H
Pass
Pass
Pass


40. None vul
S A Q 8 5 2TableS J 9 6 44 S West
H 5H A K 10 8 3 2Made 5 +450
D 9 5 2D K Q 4
C A K 10 3C

SolomonPavlicek
1 S
2 S
4 S
Pass
Pass
Pass
2 H
4 C
Pass
Pass
Pass

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41. N-S vul
S Q 8TableS A 6 4 33 NT West
H K 8H Q J 6 5 4Made 3 +400
D A Q 10 9 7D J 5
C A K 6 2C 4 3

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


42. None vul
S K 10 5 3TableS Q 9 8 46 S East
H A K Q 5 4 2HMade 6 +980
D K J 2D A 8 7 3
CC K J 8 6 4

SolomonPavlicek
1 H
4 C
5 D
6 S
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
1 S
4 D
5 S
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass


43. N-S vul
S A K 10 7 5 4TableS 26 C East
H KH Q 9 8 5 4Down 1 -50
D A K J 10 7 4D
CC A K Q 10 9 8 4

SolomonPavlicek
1 S
3 D
5 D
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
2 C
5 C
6 C
Pass
Pass
Pass


44. None vul
S Q J 9 5 4 3TableS 66 H East
H 6H A K Q 10 8 7 3 2Made 6 +980
D A Q 2D K 9
C A Q 2C 8 6

SolomonPavlicek
1 S
2 S
3 NT
6 H
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
2 H
3 D
5 H
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass


45. N-S vul
S K J 10 7TableS Q 3 25 D East
H K 9 5H 10Made 6 +420
D K 8 6 3 2D A Q 10 9 5
C JC A K 10 5

SolomonPavlicek
Pass
1 S
2 NT
4 D
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
1 D
2 C
3 S
5 D
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass

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46. Both vul
S A Q J 7TableS 8 5 4 34 S East
H J 8 5 4H K 7Made 5 +650
D A 5 2D K Q 9 6 3
C 7 5C K Q

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


47. None vul
S K 8 4TableS A Q 9 53 NT West
H 8 7H K Q 10 5 2Made 4 +430
D A J 10D Q 7
C Q J 7 6 4C A 5

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


48. E-W vul
S 8 4TableS 10 6 24 H West
H Q J 10 7 6H A K 8Made 6 +680
D Q 9 4D A K J 8 2
C Q J 6C A 2

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


49. E-W vul
S A K 10 7TableS J 9 86 S West
H A 4H J 10 9 8Down 2 -200
D A K Q 10 7D 9 5
C K 3C A J 7 2

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


50. E-W vul
S 3TableS Q 8 45 C West
H A 6 3 2H Q 10 7Made 5 +600
D A K 9 4D Q 10
C A K Q 9C 8 5 4 3 2

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

Practice 3V43 MainTop Bidding Challenge II

© 1998 Richard Pavlicek