Practice 4L01
Main
Second Hand Play
by Richard Pavlicek
West
All Pass
NORTH
1 NT
East
Pass
South
4
Board 1
A Q 5 3
J 8 4
A Q 3
K 6 2
Trick
1 W
2 N
3 S
4 S
5 S
6 N
7 S
8 E
9 N
10 S
Lead
2
J
A
J
9
3
10
8
5
8
2nd
A
2!
4
5!
K!
6!
4
10
10
7
3rd
7
K
4
2
A
3
8
J
6
K
4th
4
5
7
3
5
8
Q
Q
9
A
W L
1 0
2 0
3 0
4 0
5 0
6 0
6 1
7 1
8 1
8 2
J 9 8 2
5
K J 7 4
Q 7 5 4
K 10 7 6
Q 7 2
8 6 5
A 9 3
Bidding
Defense
Response to 1 NT
When to cover honor
Play
4
A K 10 9 6 3
10 9 2
J 10 8
4
South
7 top tricks
Win the high trump
down 1 -50
West
2 NT
3
North
Pass
Pass
EAST
1
3
4
South
Pass
Pass
All Pass
Board 2
Q 8 6
Q J 10 2
K 10 2
8 7 4
Trick
1 S
2 W
3 E
4 E
5 W
6 E
7 W
8 S
9 W
Lead
4
7
A
3
9
5
5
J
8
2nd
K
2!
2
J!
K!
10
2
A
10
3rd
8
K
3
Q
A
A
J
6
3
4th
3
9
10
4
4
7
Q
7
7
W L
1 0
2 0
3 0
4 0
5 0
6 0
6 1
7 1
7 2
A K 9
7 6 3
9 8 5
A Q 9 2
7 3
A K 8 5 4
A J 6 3
5 3
Bidding
Defense
Resp to 1 of a suit
When to split honors
When to cover honor
Play
J 10 5 4 2
9
Q 7 4
K J 10 6
4
East
8 top tricks
Lose 2 trump tricks
down 1 +50
West
Pass
Pass
All Pass
North
1 NT
2
East
Pass
Pass
SOUTH
Pass
2
2 NT
Board 3
6 5 4
K J 10 3
A 8 3
A K J
Trick
1 E
2 N
3 S
4 E
5 N
6 W
7 S
Lead
9
4
9
8
6
4
J
2nd
2
8!
Q!
10
10
J
4!
3rd
6
K
K
3
Q
5
3
4th
K
2!
A
A
A
Q
K
W L
1 0
2 0
2 1
3 1
3 2
4 2
4 3
A 3 2
Q 8 2
Q 9 4
7 6 4 3
J 10 8
A 7 6 5
K 6 5
9 8 5
Bidding
Defense
Stayman convention
When to split honors
When to cover honor
Play
K Q 9 7
9 4
J 10 7 2
Q 10 2
2 NT North
4 top tricks
Lose 3 more tricks
down 1 -50
WEST
2 NT
North
Pass
East
6 NT
South
All Pass
Board 4
K 5 4
10 7 2
9 8 7 4 3
7 4
Trick
1 N
2 E
3 E
4 W
5 E
6 W
7 S
8 E
9 W
10 W
11 W
12 E
Lead
4
Q
3
J
10
2
8
J
9
A
Q
J
2nd
J
3!
6
K!
2
4
8
5
7
8
9
K!
3rd
2
6
A
A
K
9
5
Q
6
6
K
A
4th
10
2
7
3
4
Q
10
3
8
5
7
7
W L
1 0
2 0
3 0
4 0
5 0
5 1
6 1
7 1
8 1
9 1
10 1
11 1
J 2
A 9 8 6
A Q 10
A K Q 9
A 10 9 6
Q J 5
K J 6
J 10 3
Bidding
Defense
Opening 2 NT & response
Slam decision
When to cover honor
Play
Q 8 7 3
K 4 3
5 2
8 6 5 2
6 NT West
9 top tricks
Lose the last trick
down 1 +100
Practice 4L05
Main
Top
Second Hand Play
Second Hand Play II
West
2
3 NT
NORTH
Pass
Pass
All Pass
East
1
2 NT
South
1
Pass
Board 1
Q 2
Q 8 6 4
Q 9 8 3
10 9 8
Trick
1 S
2 N
3 E
4 W
5 N
6 W
7 W
8 N
9 E
10 W
11 W
Lead
J
2
10
J
10
9
5
9
6
7
J
2nd
4
A
!
K!
Q
3
6
8
A
10
8
Q
3rd
Q
!
7
A
2
J!
9
5
4
K
5
A
4th
3
5
4
3
K
2
4
2
3
8
10
W L
0 1
1 1
2 1
2 2
3 2
4 2
4 3
5 3
6 3
7 3
8 3
6 5 4
A J 9 7 5
K J
K 7 2
A 9 3
10 2
A 7 6 5
A 6 5 3
Bidding
Defense
Cope with overcall
Rebid after 2-over-1
Unblocking play
When to cover honor
Play
K J 10 8 7
K 3
10 4 2
Q J 4
3 NT East
6 top tricks
Lose the rest
down 1 +50
West
Pass
Pass
North
2
3 NT
EAST
Pass
Pass
All Pass
South
1 NT
2
Board 2
K J 5
A Q 8 2
10 9 4 3
10 7
Trick
1 W
2 S
3 N
4 W
5 E
6 S
7 N
8 S
9 E
10 N
11 N
Lead
2
9
10
6
9!
10
10
5
3!
8
4
2nd
5
K!
Q!
J
J
J!
7
7
2
4
8
3rd
9
A
K
Q
3
Q
K
3
10
4
A
4th
A
3
A
8
7
5
2
6
K
6
6
W L
1 0
2 0
2 1
2 2
3 2
4 2
5 2
5 3
6 3
7 3
8 3
10 7 6 2
K J 7 6
J 6 2
A 3
Q 9 4 3
5 3
Q 8 7
Q 9 8 6
Bidding
Defense
Stayman convention
Third-hand play
When to cover honor
Play
A 8
10 9 4
A K 5
K J 5 4 2
3 NT South
5 top tricks
Lose the rest
down 1 -100
West
Pass
Pass
North
2
3
East
Pass
All Pass
SOUTH
1
2
Board 3
4 3
A 5 2
J 2
A J 8 7 6 3
Trick
1 E
2 S
3 N
4 S
5 E
6 S
7 E
8 N
Lead
2
10
J
2
7
J
8
6
2nd
K
K!
K!
5
A
4!
5
Q
3rd
9
A
A
8
J
2
Q
4
4th
3
4
3
9
4
K
3
7
W L
1 0
2 0
3 0
3 1
4 1
4 2
5 2
5 3
Q J 9
Q 9 8 4
Q 8 7 3
K 5
10 8 7 2
K 7 3
K 9 6
Q 9 4
Bidding
Play
Defense
Rebid after 2-over-1
Finessing technique
Combine chances
When to cover honor
Play
A K 6 5
J 10 6
A 10 5 4
10 2
3
North
8 top tricks
Win 3 more tricks
down 1 -50
WEST
1 NT
2
3 NT
North
Pass
Pass
All Pass
East
2
2 NT
South
Pass
Pass
Board 4
K 7 3
J 10 7 6
8 4 2
K 8 4
Trick
1 N
2 W
3 E
4 W
5 S
6 E
7 W
8 W
9 E
10 N
11 S
12 S
Lead
6
9
6
2
8!
7
Q
3
3
J
5
2
2nd
3
K!
5
3
2
10
8
4
9
Q?
8
3rd
9!
A
A
J
7
K
9
J
Q
A
8
4th
K
6
2
Q
10
4
5
7
K
4
4
W L
1 0
2 0
3 0
3 1
4 1
5 1
6 1
7 1
7 2
7 3
7 4
9 2
K 8 4
A K Q 3
A Q 6 2
A J 10 4
Q 5 3
J 9 7 6
10 3
Bidding
Defense
Stayman convention
Third-hand play
When to cover honor
Play
Q 8 6 5
A 9 2
10 5
J 9 7 5
3 NT West
6 top tricks
Lose the rest
down 2 +200
Practice 4L09
Main
Top
Second Hand Play
Second Hand Play III
West
2
4
NORTH
Pass
Pass
All Pass
East
Pass
3
South
1
Pass
Board 1
Q 3
8 7 5
J 8 7 2
J 8 6 4
Trick
1 N
2 W
3 W
4 W
5 S
6 S
7 S
8 E
9 E
10 E
Lead
Q
K
A
9
J
A
5!
J
A
Q
2nd
2
8
5
J!
5
9
7
6
3
K!
3rd
8!
2
6
Q
3
2
8
9
3
A
4th
K
3
4
K
4
10
10
7
4
7
W L
1 0
2 0
3 0
3 1
3 2
3 3
4 3
5 3
6 3
7 3
K 9 5
A K Q 10 9
A 9 3
9 7
10 4 2
J 6 2
Q 10 4
A Q 10 2
Bidding
Play
Defense
Resp to suit overcall
Finessing technique
Read partners lead
When to cover honor
Play
A J 8 7 6
4 3
K 6 5
K 5 3
4
West
7 top tricks
Lose 1 more trick
down 1 +50
West
Pass
Pass
North
2 NT
4
EAST
Pass
Pass
All Pass
South
1
3 NT
Board 2
J 6 4
J 9 2
K Q J
A Q 5 4
Trick
1 W
2 S
3 E
4 E
5 S
6 N
7 S
8 N
9 N
10 S
11 W
Lead
6
3
K
4
2
4
9!
Q
J
5
Q
2nd
9
2!
3
7
8
10
K!
4
6
Q
4
3rd
10!
J
5
7
K
A
A
9
A
6
10
4th
A
K
2
J
3
8
2
5
8!
7
9
W L
1 0
1 1
1 2
2 2
3 2
4 2
5 2
6 2
7 2
7 3
8 3
Q 8 2
Q 8 7 6 5
8 5
K J 6
K 10
K 10 4
10 7 6 4 3
8 3 2
Bidding
Play
Defense
Resp to 1 of a suit
Play to trick one
Deceptive play
Second-hand play
When to cover honor
Play
A 9 7 5 3
A 3
A 9 2
10 9 7
4
South
8 top tricks
Lose 1 more trick
down 1 -100
West
Pass
Pass
All Pass
North
1 NT
2
East
Pass
Pass
SOUTH
Pass
2
3 NT
Board 3
J 10 8
A K
A Q 8 2
J 10 8 3
Trick
1 E
2 N
3 E
4 N
5 W
6 S
7 N
8 S
9 E
10 E
11 N
Lead
J
10
10
J
7
J
10
6
9
6
8
2nd
2
A
!
5
4!
2
K!
Q
3
6
7
2
3rd
3
4
4
5
8
A
A
8
3
10
K
4th
K
5
A
K
Q
5
2
9
3
Q
6
W L
1 0
1 1
2 1
2 2
3 2
4 2
5 2
5 3
5 4
6 4
7 4
K 3 2
7 4 3
K 10 4 3
9 6 5
Q 9 4
J 10 9 8
9 6 5
A Q 2
Bidding
Play
Defense
Stayman convention
Finessing technique
When to cover honor
Play
A 7 6 5
Q 6 5 2
J 7
K 7 4
3 NT North
5 top tricks
Lose the last trick
down 1 -50
WEST
1
2
North
Pass
Pass
East
1
4
South
Pass
All Pass
Board 4
K 5 3
Q 6
Q 8 4 2
K 9 6 2
Trick
1 S
2 W
3 S
4 W
5 N
6 W
7 E
8 W
Lead
3
Q!
2
2
5!
10
10
3
2nd
A
3!
K
K
6
K!
3!
2
3rd
6
4
Q
10
4
A
K
J
4th
8
A
9
4
7
5
2
Q
W L
1 0
1 1
2 1
2 2
3 2
4 2
5 2
5 3
Q 9 7 2
A K 10 5
K 7 6
10 3
J 10 8 6 4
9 8
A 10 9
A J 7
Bidding
Defense
Follow up major raise
Avoid endplay
When to cover honor
Play
A
J 7 4 3 2
J 5 3
Q 8 5 4
4
East
8 top tricks
Lose 1 more trick
down 1 +100
Practice 4L13
Main
Top
Second Hand Play
Second Hand Play IV
West
Pass
All Pass
NORTH
1
2 NT
East
Pass
Pass
South
1
4
Board 1
A K 6
A 10 5
10 9 2
A Q J 4
Trick
1 W
2 N
3 N
4 S
5 N
6 S
7 N
8 W
9 W
10 N
Lead
3
A
5
10
10
J
10
Q
3!
J
2nd
A
2
K
K!
2
7!
6!
6
Q
6
3rd
7
4
8
A
9
K
4
J
5
5
4th
4
3
8
7
9
6
Q
5
8
2
W L
1 0
2 0
3 0
4 0
5 0
6 0
6 1
6 2
7 2
8 2
Q 7 3
Q 9 8 3
A Q 3
K 3 2
2
K J 7 6 2
J 8 6
9 7 6 5
Bidding
Defense
Rebid by opener
Rebid by responder
When to cover honor
Break up squeeze
Play
J 10 9 8 5 4
4
K 7 5 4
10 8
4
South
7 top tricks
Lose 2 more tricks
down 1 -50
West
1
3 NT
North
Pass
All Pass
EAST
1
1 NT
South
Pass
Pass
Board 2
Q 9 3
Q 10 8 7
5 4 2
K 7 6
Trick
1 S
2 E
3 W
4 E
5 N
6 N
7 E
8 E
9 N
10 W
Lead
5
J
7
5
Q
!
5
Q
J
7
10
2nd
6
K!
2
2
6
K
8
5!
2
7
3rd
10
A
A
7
4
6
3
4
9
2
4th
K
3
J!
9
8
9
4
K
A
3
W L
1 0
2 0
3 0
3 1
3 2
4 2
5 2
5 3
6 3
7 3
A 10 8 7
A J 6
9 7
A 8 4 3
J 6 5
K 9 2
A K Q 3
J 10 2
Bidding
Defense
Rebid by responder
When to cover honor
Avoid endplay
Play
K 4 2
5 4 3
J 10 8 6
Q 9 5
3 NT East
7 top tricks
Win 1 more trick
down 1 +50
West
Pass
Pass
North
1
4
East
Pass
All Pass
SOUTH
Pass
2
Board 3
Q 7 5 3
K J 10 8 4
A K 8
A
Trick
1 E
2 N
3 N
4 S
5 W
6 N
7 S
8 E
9 N
10 E
Lead
3
J
4
10
J!
8
9
2!
5
Q
2nd
4
5
2!
A
!
A
6
J!
4
8
5
3rd
9
2
A
3
7
Q
Q
9
6
10
4th
A
7
6
2
3
9
K
K
4
8
W L
1 0
2 0
3 0
3 1
4 1
5 1
5 2
6 2
6 3
6 4
A J 4
9 7 6
J 10 9
K 10 9 5
K 8 2
5
Q 7 6 2
Q 8 6 3 2
Bidding
Defense
Follow up major raise
When to cover honor
Read partners lead
Play
10 9 6
A Q 3 2
5 4 3
J 7 4
4
North
8 top tricks
Win the rest
down 1 -50
WEST
2 NT
3
6 NT
North
Pass
Pass
All Pass
East
3
4 NT
South
Pass
Pass
Board 4
K 6 5
Q 9 5 4
8 3
8 7 5 2
Trick
1 N
2 E
3 W
4 W
5 W
6 W
7 S
8 W
9 E
10 W
Lead
2
10
Q
K
J
5
10
J
K
7
2nd
J
Q!
5!
8
5
7
Q
K!
6
4
3rd
3
A
3
2
7
4
8
A
A
8
4th
4
3
2
4
6
9
9
7
6
3!
W L
1 0
2 0
3 0
4 0
5 0
5 1
6 1
7 1
8 1
9 1
Q J 9
A 2
A K J 7 5
A Q 4
A 8 4 3
K 10 8 7
10 2
K J 9
Bidding
Defense
Opening 2 NT & response
Quantitative 4 NT
Choose lead vs slam
When to cover honor
Play
10 7 2
J 6 3
Q 9 6 4
10 6 3
6 NT West
8 top tricks
Lose 1 more trick
down 1 +100
Practice 4L13
Main
Top
Second Hand Play
© 1994 Richard Pavlicek