Main Practice 4E01 by Richard Pavlicek

Important Suit Tactics

West

Pass
Pass North
1
2
4 East
Pass
Pass
AP South
1
3 Board 1
None Vul A 7 3
K 9 7 6 4 2
A J 3
8 Trick
1 E
2 S
3 E
4 N
5 N
6 S Lead
K
7!
2
K!
2
9 2nd
A
4
5
8
10
5 3rd
3
3!
K
3
A
J 4th
8
J
A
5
Q
Q W L
1 0
1 1
2 1
3 1
4 1
4 2
Q J 9 6
Q 5
K 10 8 4
5 4 3 Table 10 5
J 10 8
Q 9 2
K Q J 6 2
Bidding
Play Rebid by responder
Loser-on-loser play K 8 4 2
A 3
7 6 5
A 10 9 7
4 by North 9 top tricks Lose 1 trump trick made 4 +420

West

1
4 North

Pass
AP East
1
2 South
Pass
Pass Board 2
N-S Vul A 6 4 2
Q 10 6 2
A 7
9 7 2 Trick
1 N
2 S
3 E
4 W
5 W
6 W
7 W
8 N
9 E
10 W
11 E Lead
2
7
3!
A
K
J!
Q
2
9!
J
K 2nd
3
9
6
7
9
7
A
7
6
Q
8 3rd
K
10
J!
4
8
2
4
3
9
8
10 4th
4
A
2
5
10
3
5
5
6
5
A W L
0 1
1 1
2 1
3 1
4 1
5 1
5 2
6 2
7 2
8 2
8 3
J 10 9 5
J 9 4
Q J
A K J 8 Table K Q 8 7
A 8 3
K 9 4 2
4 3
Bidding
Play
Follow up major raise
Desperation finesse
Crossruff 3
K 7 5
10 8 6 5 3
Q 10 6 5
4 by West 6 top tricks Dummy is good made 4 -420

West

Pass North

4 East

AP South
3 Board 3
E-W Vul K 3
A 10 9 3
K 4 3
A K Q 4 Trick
1 W
2 N
3 S
4 N
5 S
6 S
7 N
8 S
9 N
10 E Lead
K
3!
6
10!
A
3
9!
10
A
8 2nd
A
5
4
6
Q
2
J
J
J
6! 3rd
4
5
K
7
3
Q
8
K
5
7 4th
2
7
2
Q
10
5
7
6
8
3 W L
1 0
2 0
3 0
4 0
5 0
6 0
7 0
8 0
8 1
8 2
Q 4
K Q 7
Q 10 7
J 9 8 7 2 Table J 10 2
J 8 6 5 4
A J 2
6 5
Bidding

Play
Choose weak opening
Response to preempt
Elimination technique
Throw-in play A 9 8 7 6 5
2
9 8 6 5
10 3
4 by South 9 top tricks E endplayed, lose 1 made 4 +420

West
1 NT
2
4
6 North
Pass
Pass
Pass
AP East
2
3
5 South
Pass
Pass
Pass Board 4
Both Vul K J 9 4
Q 9 7 5
8 6 5
J 8 Trick
1 S
2 W
3 E
4 E
5 W
6 E
7 E Lead
7
2
J
2
10
10!
9 2nd
A
6
3
3
J
8
6 3rd
9
Q
4
K
A
7
3! 4th
2
3
5
8
5
8
4 W L
1 0
2 0
3 0
4 0
5 0
6 0
7 0
A 6 5
A J 10 3
K 7 4 2
K 10 Table 2
4 2
A Q J 10 9
A 9 7 4 2
Bidding

Play Stayman convention
Slam decision
Ruffing finesse Q 10 8 7 3
K 8 6
3
Q 6 5 3
6 by East 9 top tricks Lose 1 trick made 6 -1370

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