Practice 4N01 Main

Trick One Tips

by Richard Pavlicek

West

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

Play

Defense Rebid after 1 NT resp
Simple preference bid
Play to trick one
Loser-on-loser play
Shift to trumps

Q J
K 10 9 3
6 5 4 3 2
J 6
4 North 7 top tricks Lose 1 more trick made 4 +420

West

2 NT
3
4 North

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

Play

Defense Strength-showing bid
Control-showing bid
Read enemy lead
Finessing technique
Choose lead vs slam

Q 10 9 6
K J 9 7 3
7 5 4
10
6 East 10 top tricks Claim the rest made 7 -940

West

2
All Pass North

3 East

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

Play
Weak jump overcall
Cope with overcall
Holdup play
Ruffing finesse

A 9 2
A K 9 6 5
7 5 2
A 2
4 South 8 top tricks Win the rest made 4 +420

WEST
1 NT
3 NT North
Pass
All Pass East
2 NT South
Pass Board 4 A K 9 4 2
10 9 5 2
10 9
J 8 Trick
1 N
2 E
3 N
4 N
5 N
6 N
7 W
8 W
9 W Lead
4
10!
A
9
2
10
A
Q
J 2nd
Q!
J
2
3
4
4
2
5
9 3rd
7
6
5
3
2
8
7
8
K 4th
3
K
8
3
6
K
4
6
? W L
1 0
1 1
1 2
1 3
1 4
2 4
3 4
4 4
0 0
8 6 3
A Q J
A K 7 6
K 7 3 Table Q 10
K 8 7
5 4 3 2
A 9 5 4
Bidding
Play
Opening 2 NT & response
Play to trick one
Unusual squeeze

J 7 5
6 4 3
Q J 8
Q 10 6 2
3 NT West 7 top tricks South is squeezed made 3 -600

Practice 4N05 Main

Top Trick One Tips

Trick One Tips II

West

2
All Pass NORTH
Pass
3 East
1
Pass South
2
4 Board 1 A J 8 2
9 8 4
A 6 4
8 5 2 Trick
1 W
2 E
3 S
4 S
5 E
6 S
7 N
8 N
9 S
10 N Lead
3
10
K
6
9
7
A
J!
5
8 2nd
2!
A
2
4
K
2
5
K
7
6 3rd
Q
7
4
9
6
8
3
10
A
9 4th
9
2
3
A
5
5
4
10
3
J W L
0 1
1 1
2 1
2 2
3 2
4 2
5 2
6 2
7 2
8 2
10 4 3
2
Q 8 7 2
Q J 7 6 4 Table K Q 7 6 5
A 5 3
K 10 3
10 9
Bidding
Play

Defense Resp to suit overcall
Play to trick one
Placing enemy cards
Hold up trump winner

9
K Q J 10 7 6
J 9 5
A K 3
4 South 9 top tricks Lose 1 more trick made 4 +420

West

2 North

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

Play

Defense Resp to 1 of a suit
Follow up major raise
Set up dummy’s suit
Unblocking play
Attack dummy’s entry

A K 4
J 8 3
K 6 4
10 8 5 2
2 East 6 top tricks Win the rest made 2 -110

West

1
2
4 North

Pass
Pass
All Pass East

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

Play

Defense Rebid by opener
Rebid by responder
Holdup play
Loser-on-loser play
Shift to trumps

A 8 4
9 8 7 4
J 10
K 10 9 4
4 West 9 top tricks Win the rest made 4 -620

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

Play
Resp to suit overcall
Follow up major raise
Elimination technique
Ruff/discard endplay

K 6 5 2
J 8 7 4
K 5
A J 5
4 North 8 top tricks W endplayed (lose 1) made 4 +620

Practice 4N09 Main

Top Trick One Tips

Trick One Tips III

West

Pass
All Pass NORTH
1
2 NT East
Pass
Pass South
2
3 NT Board 1 J 5 3
A J 6
K Q J 4 3
Q 2 Trick
1 E
2 S
3 N
4 W
5 W
6 E
7 E
8 N
9 N
10 N Lead
2
2
Q
K
7
9
2
J
Q
2 2nd
A!
5
4
5
J
3
7
8
5
7 3rd
10
K
6
4
Q
5
Q
7
4
10! 4th
3
8
A
6
8
3
A
9
6
3 W L
1 0
2 0
2 1
2 2
2 3
2 4
3 4
4 4
5 4
6 4
K 10 7
Q 10 9 5 3
A 10 9 5
6 Table Q 9 4 2
K 8 4 2
8
J 9 7 5
Bidding
Play
Rebid after 2-over-1
Play to trick one
Count hand pattern

A 8 6
7
7 6 2
A K 10 8 4 3
3 NT North 5 top tricks Dummy is good made 3 +400

West

2 NT
3
6 North

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

Play
Stayman convention
Slam decision
Play to trick one
Use trumps as entries

J 10 8
3
Q 9 6 5 2
9 8 7 5
6 West 10 top tricks Win the rest made 7 -1010

West

1
3 North

1
4 East

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

Play
Sacrifice bid
Competitive auction
Play to trick one
Set up dummy’s suit

K 7 6 4
7 5 3
Q J 9
J 10 6
5 East 9 top tricks Lose 1 more trick made 5 -650

WEST
Pass
Pass
All Pass North
1
2 East
1
Pass South
1
4 Board 4 Q 10 2
K Q 9 3
6 4 3
A K 10 Trick
1 W
2 E
3 S
4 S
5 N
6 N
7 S
8 N
9 N
10 S
11 S Lead
2
K
A
3
K
Q!
2
9
10!
K
9! 2nd
3!
A
4
7
4
A
3
5
7
8
8 3rd
J
2
2
Q
7
8
A
6
J
4
6 4th
8
3
5
6
6
10
5
4
5
J
? W L
0 1
1 1
2 1
3 1
4 1
5 1
6 1
7 1
8 1
9 1
0 0
7 4
10 6 2
9 8 5 2
9 8 4 3 Table 6 5
A J 7 5 4
K Q J
Q J 5
Play
Play to trick one
Automatic squeeze

A K J 9 8 3
8
A 10 7
7 6 2
4 South 9 top tricks East is squeezed made 6 +680

Practice 4N13 Main

Top Trick One Tips

Trick One Tips IV

West

Pass NORTH
1
4 East
Pass
All Pass South
2 Board 1 A K 6 5 3
K 7 6 5
A
A 4 3 Trick
1 E
2 E
3 N
4 N
5 N
6 N
7 S
8 S
9 N Lead
Q
9
A
K
A
6
K
6
7 2nd
3
4
2
10
3
10
7
10
J 3rd
2
8
4
8
4
A
3
3
9 4th
5!
K
7
Q
2
5
9
Q
5 W L
0 1
1 1
2 1
3 1
4 1
5 1
6 1
7 1
8 1
Q 7
8 2
J 10 7 5 2
Q J 6 5 Table J 10 2
Q J 10 9
Q 9 3
K 10 9
Bidding
Play

Defense Follow up major raise
Holdup play
Ruff in short hand
Attitude signal

9 8 4
A 4 3
K 8 6 4
8 7 2
4 North 9 top tricks Lose 2 more tricks made 4 +420

West

1
4 North

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

Play
Cope with overcall
Rebid by opener
1 shows 5+ if using
negative doubles
Read enemy lead
Go after sure trick

10 6
K 10 9 5 4
A Q 10 9
J 10
4 West 8 top tricks Lose 2 more tricks made 4 -420

West

Pass North

3 NT East

All Pass SOUTH
1 NT Board 3 A Q 2
J 9 7 3
J 10 3
K 6 3 Trick
1 W
2 N
3 S
4 E
5 W
6 S
7 N
8 N
9 S
10 N
11 S
12 W Lead
J
3
Q
8!
9?
8
J
J
10
3
9!
8 2nd
A!
2
4
4
10
2
6
7
4
7
Q
2! 3rd
6
K
7
K
2
9
10
Q
K
A
6
K 4th
3
6
A
3
A
5
5
7
5
8
J
4 W L
1 0
2 0
2 1
2 2
3 2
4 2
5 2
6 2
7 2
8 2
8 3
8 4
J 10 8 7
6 4
K 9 5
Q 8 4 2 Table K 6 5
A 5 2
8 7 6 2
J 7 5
Bidding

Play

Defense Response to 1 NT
North does not Stayman
on 4-3-3-3 shape
Read enemy lead
Placing enemy cards
Shift to proper card

9 4 3
K Q 10 8
A Q 4
A 10 9
3 NT South 4 top tricks Win the last trick made 3 +400

WEST
Pass
2 ¹
2 North
Pass
Pass
Pass East
1
2
4 South
Pass
Pass
All Pass Board 4 9 6 5 4
3
K J 6 5
Q J 9 8 Trick
1 S
2 E
3 W
4 E
5 W
6 S
7 E
8 N
9 E
10 W
11 N Lead
Q
10
4
9
3!
2
7
K
5
4!
6 2nd
3!
2
5
J
6
3
2
6
7
Q
2! 3rd
4
K
A
Q
Q
J
10
4
K
6
J 4th
A
3
5
9
A
A
J
8
8
10
K W L
1 0
2 0
3 0
4 0
4 1
5 1
5 2
6 2
7 2
7 3
8 3
K 8 3
K Q 7 4
10 8 3
K 4 3 Table A 10 2
A 10 9 8 6
Q 7
A 6 5
Note 1
Bidding
Play

Defense
reverse Drury
2 shows full opening
Read enemy lead
Ruff/discard endplay
Attitude signal
Discard signal

Q J 7
J 5 2
A 9 4 2
10 7 2
4 East 9 top tricks Claim the rest made 4 -620

Practice 4N17 Main

Top Trick One Tips

Trick One Tips V

West

2 NT
3 NORTH
Pass
Pass
Pass East
1
3
4 South
Pass
Pass
All Pass Board 1 5 2
A Q 5
A 7 6 5
9 8 7 5 Trick
1 S
2 S
3 E
4 E
5 E
6 E Lead
Q
8
A
K
Q
10 2nd
2!
10
3
8
10
3 3rd
7
A
6
7
9
4 4th
4
4
2
5
5
Q W L
0 1
1 1
2 1
3 1
4 1
4 2
9 7 6
K J 4
K 10 3 2
A K 3 Table A K Q J 4
10 9 8 2
4
Q J 10
Bidding
Play
Resp to 1 of a suit
Play to trick one
Keep trump control

10 8 3
7 6 3
Q J 9 8
6 4 2
4 East 8 top tricks Lose 1 more trick made 4 -420

West

Pass North

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

Play
Choose weak opening
Response to preempt
Play to trick one
Avoidance duck

3
K Q J 10 8 6 3
8 3 2
K 8
4 South 8 top tricks Lose 2 more tricks made 4 +620

West

1
Pass North

1
4 East

Pass
All Pass SOUTH
1
2 Board 3 3 2
A Q 7 4
K 4 2
Q J 10 9 Trick
1 E
2 W
3 E
4 N
5 S
6 S
7 S
8 N
9 N Lead
10
4
5
3
Q
J
8
Q
Q 2nd
Q!
2
3
5
9
3
K
6
2 3rd
A
A
6
K
4
4
A
9
7 4th
2
J
K
7
6
5
2
7
K W L
0 1
0 2
1 2
2 2
3 2
4 2
5 2
6 2
6 3
9 7 4
K 3
A J 8 7 6
K 6 5 Table A 10 8 6 5
6 5 2
10 5
4 3 2
Bidding
Play Cope with overcall
Play to trick one

K Q J
J 10 9 8
Q 9 3
A 8 7
4 North 4 top tricks Claim the rest made 4 +420

WEST
1
3 North
Pass
Pass East
2
4 South
Pass
All Pass Board 4 J 8 4
9 5
A 5 4 2
K J 9 7 Trick
1 N
2 W
3 W
4 W
5 E
6 E
7 W Lead
9
A
K
2
Q
J
Q 2nd
7!
4
8
J
4
K
4 3rd
2
3
7
Q
2
5
3 4th
A
6
10
3
5
2
K W L
1 0
2 0
3 0
4 0
5 0
6 0
6 1
A K 9 5 2
A
Q J 10
8 5 4 2 Table Q 7 3
Q J 10 7
8 6 3
A 10 3
Bidding
Play
Follow up major raise
Play to trick one
Ruffing finesse

10 6
K 8 6 4 3 2
K 9 7
Q 6
4 West 7 top tricks Lose 2 more tricks made 4 -620

Practice 4N21 Main

Top Trick One Tips

Trick One Tips VI

West

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

Play
Rebid by opener
Rebid by responder
Holdup play
Avoid enemy ruff

K 8 3 2
Q J 2
A 4
Q 6 5 2
4 North 10 top tricks Lose 2 trump tricks made 4 +420

West

1 NT North

Pass EAST
1
3 NT South
Pass
All Pass Board 2 Q J 9 8
8
A 6 3 2
10 8 6 2 Trick
1 N
2 E
3 N
4 E
5 W
6 S Lead
Q
Q
8
J
10
7 2nd
A!
4
A!
3
2
K 3rd
2
K!
J
Q!
2
8 4th
3
A
4
6
J
4 W L
1 0
1 1
2 1
3 1
3 2
4 2
K 5 3
5 4
K 10 9 8 7
Q 7 4 Table A 10 6 4
A Q 6 3 2
Q
A K J
Bidding
Play
Rebid by opener
Preserve entry
Overtaking play

7 2
K J 10 9 7
J 5 4
9 5 3
3 NT West 6 top tricks Cash 5 more winners made 3 -400

West

Pass
All Pass North

2 East

Pass SOUTH
1
4 Board 3 A J 9 3
J 10 2
J 4 3
5 4 2 Trick
1 W
2 E
3 S
4 S
5 N
6 W
7 E
8 S Lead
4
J
A
6
J!
Q
10
8 2nd
3!
A
5
2
6
4
7
5 3rd
K
9
2
10
3
K
8
J 4th
10
2
4
3
Q
7
5
9 W L
0 1
1 1
2 1
3 1
3 2
3 3
4 3
5 3
Q 8 5 4 2
5
K 10 6 5
Q 9 8 Table K 7 6
9 4 3
Q 9 7
K J 10 6
Bidding
Play
Resp to 1 of a suit
Loser-on-loser play
Avoid enemy ruff

10
A K Q 8 7 6
A 8 2
A 7 3
4 South 9 top tricks Win the rest made 4 +420

WEST
1 North
Pass East
4 South
All Pass Board 4 J 2
K 10 6 3
K 10 2
A J 9 4 Trick
1 S
2 N
3 W
4 E
5 E
6 E
7 N
8 W
9 E
10 W Lead
7
3
4
A
K
8
2
3
5
6 2nd
J!
4!
6
Q
3
9
5
10
9
9 3rd
K
8
7
3
4
Q
7
8
6
5 4th
5
A
2
2
J
K
A
J
4
Q W L
0 1
1 1
2 1
3 1
4 1
4 2
5 2
6 2
7 2
8 2
6 4 3
A J 4
A Q 6 3
K 7 2 Table A K 10 9 8 7 5
5
8 5 4
8 5
Bidding
Play
Weak jump response
Avoidance finesse
Set up dummy’s suit

Q
Q 9 8 7 2
J 9 7
Q 10 6 3
4 East 9 top tricks Win 2 more tricks made 4 -620

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