Practice 4R01
Main
Endplays
by Richard Pavlicek
West
3
NORTH
1
Pass
East
1
4
South
Pass
All Pass
Board 1
6
K J 8 4
A K J 3
J 10 9 4
Trick
1 S
2 N
3 N
4 E
5 W
6 E
7 E
8 W
9 E
Lead
10
A
J
4
8
A
!
7
5
2
2nd
2
Q
7
2
3
3
6
10
6
3rd
K
7
8
A
K
2
K
J
9!
4th
6
4
5
6
3
4
9
8
J
W L
0 1
0 2
1 2
2 2
3 2
4 2
5 2
6 2
6 3
A 10 8
A Q 9 3
5 4 2
K 5 2
K Q J 9 7 4
7 5 2
Q 6
A 7
Bidding
Play
Resp to suit overcall
Ruff/discard endplay
5 3 2
10 6
10 9 8 7
Q 8 6 3
4
East
9 top tricks
North is endplayed
made 4 -420
West
Pass
North
4
EAST
1
All Pass
South
Dbl
Board 2
J 9
K Q 9 8 2
A J 7 5 2
2
Trick
1 E
2 E
3 E
4 S
5 N
6 S
7 N
8 S
9 S
10 N
Lead
K
A
Q
3
2
3
9
K
5
5
2nd
5
Q
A
9
4
7
6
8
9
K
3rd
2
4
4
A
!
10
8
J
2
Q
4
4th
9
J
2
6
5
6
7
10
J
10
W L
0 1
0 2
1 2
2 2
3 2
4 2
5 2
6 2
7 2
7 3
8 6 4 2
7 5
Q 10 9
9 8 7 4
A K 10 7 3
6 4
K 6
Q J 10 6
Bidding
Play
Limit raise
Ruff/discard endplay
Q 5
A J 10 3
8 4 3
A K 5 3
4
North
8 top tricks
East is endplayed
made 4 +620
West
Pass
North
4
East
All Pass
SOUTH
1
Board 3
10 9 8 7 6
10 4 3
K Q 5 4
2
Trick
1 W
2 E
3 N
4 W
5 S
6 S
7 N
8 S
9 N
Lead
J
8
2
10
A
4
8
9
5
2nd
Q
3
8
4
4
3
3
6
7
3rd
A
6
Q
7
6
7
K
9
2!
4th
2
K
A
J
2
7
5
10
9
W L
0 1
1 1
1 2
2 2
3 2
4 2
5 2
6 2
6 3
4
K 6 5
J 10 9 6
A J 6 5 3
3 2
J 9 8 7
A 8 7
K 10 8 7
Bidding
Play
Defense
Weak jump raise
Ruff/discard endplay
Count signal
A K Q J 5
A Q 2
3 2
Q 9 4
4
South
6 top tricks
West is endplayed
made 4 +420
WEST
1
4
North
Pass
All Pass
East
3
South
Pass
Board 4
J 4
Q 10 2
J 8 3 2
A 9 7 5
Trick
1 N
2 S
3 W
4 W
5 N
6 W
7 E
8 W
9 W
10 E
11 E
Lead
2
5
A
2!
J
6!
6
J
3
A
!
7
2nd
4
K
2
A
10
5
9
7
4
9
10
3rd
A
3
5
Q
7
K
K
2
K
5
4
4th
Q
6
8
3
3
4
10
8
6
J
Q
W L
0 1
1 1
2 1
2 2
3 2
4 2
5 2
6 2
7 2
8 2
8 3
7 5 3
A K 9 4 3
K Q
J 6 2
A K 8 2
J 7 6 5
10 6 4
K Q
Bidding
Play
Resp to 1 of a suit
Ruff/discard endplay
Q 10 9 6
8
A 9 7 5
10 8 4 3
4
West
6 top tricks
North is endplayed
made 4 -620
Practice 4R05
Main
Top
Endplays
Endplays II
West
Pass
NORTH
1
4
East
Pass
All Pass
South
2
Board 1
A J 9 7
A Q 10 9 6
A 8 4
2
Trick
1 E
2 E
3 N
4 N
5 S
6 N
7 S
8 N
9 W
Lead
J
7
A
2!
3
6
9
8!
10
2nd
2
3
2
4
6
8
7
9
J
3rd
6?
Q
5
A
9
J
10
5
Q
4th
4!
A
3
5
8
4
10
K
3
W L
0 1
1 1
2 1
3 1
4 1
5 1
6 1
6 2
6 3
10 4 2
4 3
K Q 6
K J 7 6 5
K Q 8
8 2
J 10 9 7
Q 10 8 4
Bidding
Play
Follow up major raise
Holdup play
Ruff/discard endplay
6 5 3
K J 7 5
5 3 2
A 9 3
4
North
8 top tricks
East is endplayed
made 4 +420
West
2
North
Pass
EAST
1
4
South
Pass
All Pass
Board 2
7 4
9 6 5
A Q 8
A 9 8 4 3
Trick
1 S
2 E
3 E
4 W
5 E
6 W
7 E
8 N
9 E
Lead
Q
A
2!
4
5
7
Q
4
2
2nd
3
2
8
9
8
3
7
K
7
3rd
5
3
A
9
10
6
2
6
10!
4th
K
4
6
10
7
J
A
5
Q
W L
1 0
2 0
3 0
4 0
5 0
6 0
6 1
7 1
7 2
Q 10 3
A 7 4 3
K 10 5 3
5 2
A K J 9 6 5
K 2
6 4 2
K Q
Bidding
Play
Follow up major raise
Ruff/discard endplay
8 2
Q J 10 8
J 9 7
J 10 7 6
4
East
8 top tricks
N endplayed (lose 1)
made 4 -420
West
2
North
Pass
East
4
SOUTH
Pass
All Pass
Board 3
K J
K 9 8 6
10 7 2
J 9 8 4
Trick
1 N
2 E
3 W
4 S
5 E
6 W
7 E
8 W
9 N
10 W
Lead
6
7!
2!
5
J
10
7
Q
2
3
2nd
A
2
9
3
Q
J
6
K
5
7
3rd
5
6
K
8
7
A
8
3
J
8!
4th
4
8
A
Q
9
2
4
3
A
K
W L
1 0
2 0
2 1
3 1
4 1
5 1
6 1
6 2
7 2
7 3
Q 10 9 8 7 6
4
A 9 4 3
3 2
A 5 4 3
A J 7
Q 8 5
K Q 7
Bidding
Play
Resp to weak two-bid
If Pavlicek-style weak
two-bids respond 2 NT
Elimination technique
Ruff/discard endplay
2
Q 10 5 3 2
K J 6
A 10 6 5
4
West
7 top tricks
Win the rest
made 4 -620
WEST
Pass
Pass
All Pass
North
1
2 NT
East
2
Pass
South
2
4
Board 4
K 4 3
K 7 3
A J 4
K 5 3 2
Trick
1 W
2 E
3 S
4 S
5 E
6 N
7 S
8 N
9 S
10 N
Lead
2
9
Q
5
2
7
5
4
4
K
2nd
3
A
!
8
10
7
4
9
3
8
A
3rd
Q
Q
3
J!
8
10
K
6
K
6!
4th
J
2
2
Q
A
6
7
9
5
9
W L
0 1
1 1
2 1
2 2
3 2
4 2
5 2
6 2
7 2
7 3
9 8
9 6 2
K 10 9 8
Q J 10 8
7 2
A Q 10 8 5 4
Q 6 3 2
9
Bidding
Play
Cope with overcall
Choose best game
Elimination technique
Avoidance finesse
A Q J 10 6 5
J
7 5
A 7 6 4
4
South
9 top tricks
East is endplayed
made 4 +620
Practice 4R09
Main
Top
Endplays
Endplays III
West
Rdbl
2
NORTH
Pass
2
Pass
East
1
Pass
4
South
Dbl
Pass
All Pass
Board 1
9 8 5
J 10 8 3
9 3
Q 9 7 6
Trick
1 S
2 S
3 E
4 S
5 E
6 E
7 W
8 W
9 E
10 W
Lead
K
J!
6!
10!
A
6
Q
!
5
10
5!
2nd
2
2
A
3
2
4
10
Q
7
9
3rd
3
7
7
6
3
Q
4
7
K
10
4th
4
A
8
K
5
8
5
8
9
J
W L
0 1
1 1
1 2
2 2
3 2
4 2
5 2
6 2
7 2
7 3
K Q 4 3
Q 7 2
A 6 5
5 3 2
A J 10 7 6
6 4
Q 10 2
A K 4
Bidding
Play
Defense
Cope with T/O double
Obtain early discard
Elimination technique
Shift to another suit
Continue proper card
2
A K 9 5
K J 8 7 4
J 10 8
4
East
8 top tricks
South is endplayed
made 4 -420
West
1
Pass
All Pass
North
1 NT
2
EAST
Pass
Pass
Pass
South
Pass
2
4
Board 2
A 7 2
K 9 5 2
K 10 4
A Q 4
Trick
1 E
2 W
3 E
4 N
5 S
6 S
7 N
8 N
9 S
10 S
Lead
2
Q
10
2
Q
2
A
4
K
!
7!
2nd
3
K
3
7
8
9
6
7
Q
J
3rd
A
3
J
A
5
Q
5
4
2
10
4th
4
6
A
6
J
3
J
K
6
8
W L
0 1
0 2
1 2
2 2
3 2
4 2
5 2
6 2
7 2
7 3
Q J
8 6
A Q J 9 8 5
K J 9
10 9 8 6
J 7 3
2
10 8 7 6 3
Bidding
Play
Resp to 1 NT overcall
Stayman convention
Play for only chance
Elimination technique
K 5 4 3
A Q 10 4
7 6 3
5 2
4
North
7 top tricks
West is endplayed
made 4 +620
West
1
4
North
Pass
All Pass
East
3
SOUTH
1
Pass
Board 3
5
9 8 6 5
J 9 8 6
10 8 7 6
Trick
1 N
2 S
3 W
4 W
5 S
6 E
7 W
8 W
9 W
10 W
Lead
6
4
A
3!
5
7!
K
J
!
K
6!
2nd
2
K
5
8
9
Q
5
6
6
8
3rd
A
8
2
Q
10
4
3
4
4
9
4th
5
3
8
K
A
9
10
2
3
Q
W L
0 1
1 1
2 1
2 2
3 2
4 2
5 2
6 2
7 2
7 3
A K 7 6 4
K 7 2
K 5
J 9 3
J 9 3 2
A J 4
7 3 2
A Q 4
Bidding
Play
Defense
Resp to suit overcall
Delay drawing trumps
Elimination technique
Count signal
Fight declarer’s plan
Q 10 8
Q 10 3
A Q 10 4
K 5 2
4
West
7 top tricks
South is endplayed
made 4 -620
WEST
Pass
Pass
All Pass
North
1 NT
4 NT
East
Pass
Pass
South
4
6
Board 4
6 5 3
A J 6 5
A Q 10
A J 4
Trick
1 W
2 N
3 S
4 N
5 S
6 S
7 N
8 S
9 N
Lead
K
5!
6
6
K
!
2
J
9
J
2nd
A
4
4
7
5
6
Q
2
9
3rd
2
5
A
7
4
A
8
10
7!
4th
3
8
2
10
3
7
8
3
Q
W L
1 0
2 0
3 0
4 0
5 0
6 0
7 0
8 0
8 1
K J 4 2
K Q 10 8
4
9 8 6 5
10 9 8
9 7 4 2
3 2
Q 10 7 3
Bidding
Play
Gerber convention
Shun finesse
Use trumps as entries
A Q 7
3
K J 9 8 7 6 5
K 2
6
South
11 top tricks
West is endplayed
made 6 +1370
Practice 4R13
Main
Top
Endplays
Endplays IV
West
Pass
All Pass
NORTH
1
2
East
Pass
Pass
South
1
4
Board 1
A 10 7
K 8 4 2
K Q 9 4
Q 2
Trick
1 W
2 W
3 W
4 S
5 N
6 S
7 N
8 N
9 S
10 E
11 N
Lead
K
A
J
5
4
5
Q
9
6!
2
7
2nd
2
Q
2
10
2
6
8
9
6
3
8
3rd
5
7
3
K
A
K
10
J
4
J
9
4th
3
J
A
9
3
8
7
4
Q
A
4
W L
0 1
0 2
1 2
2 2
3 2
4 2
5 2
6 2
6 3
7 3
8 3
J 6 5 4
J 10
7 6 3
A K 6 4
Q 8 2
Q 9 3
8 2
10 9 8 7 5
Play
Ruff/discard endplay
K 9 3
A 7 6 5
A J 10 5
J 3
4
South
9 top tricks
Claim the rest
made 4 +420
West
1
North
Pass
EAST
1
4
South
Pass
All Pass
Board 2
9 4 3 2
8 2
K 8 4
K 9 7 3
Trick
1 N
2 E
3 E
4 N
5 E
6 E
7 W
8 E
9 W
Lead
8
K
2
2
A
3
7
9
J!
2nd
A
Q
5
K
6
6
4
7
3
3rd
7
5
Q
5
6
A
8
J
4
4th
3
2
K
10
3
4
9
8
Q
W L
1 0
2 0
2 1
3 1
4 1
5 1
6 1
7 1
7 2
10 7 6 5
J 10 3
A Q J
J 4 2
A K J 8
A K 4
9 3 2
A 10 6
Play
Read enemy lead
Ruff/discard endplay
Q
Q 9 7 6 5
10 7 6 5
Q 8 5
4
West
7 top tricks
S endplayed (lose 1)
made 4 -420
West
2
Pass
North
2
4
East
Pass
All Pass
SOUTH
1
3
Board 3
A K 10 9 8 7
4
5 4 2
Q 7 3
Trick
1 E
2 W
3 N
4 N
5 S
6 N
7 S
8 N
9 N
Lead
2
2
K
4
2
7
7
Q
2
2nd
K
A
Q
5
10
5
J
6
7
3rd
A
4
5
A
!
7
6
8
Q
10!
4th
3
3
4
3
6
8
8
9
Q
W L
0 1
1 1
2 1
3 1
4 1
5 1
6 1
7 1
7 2
2
J 10 3
A Q 9
A J 10 9 8 4
Q 4
K 9 8 6 5
J 8 7
6 5 2
Play
Elimination technique
Ruff/discard endplay
J 6 5 3
A Q 7 2
K 10 6 3
K
4
North
7 top tricks
W endplayed (lose 1)
made 4 +420
WEST
1
1 NT
2
5
North
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
East
1
2
4 NT
6
South
Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass
Board 4
10 4
10 8 3 2
J 8 6
6 5 4 2
Trick
1 S
2 E
3 E
4 W
5 E
6 W
7 E
8 W
9 W
Lead
K
K
2
7
5
8
K
Q
J
2nd
3
9
Q
4
4
5
6
8
6
3rd
2
3
A
5
J
6
A
2
4!
4th
A
4
10
9
2
10
3
7
Q
W L
1 0
2 0
3 0
4 0
5 0
6 0
7 0
8 0
8 1
A J 3
A Q J
10 7 5
J 8 7 3
K 8 7 6 5 2
K 5
A Q 4 2
A
Play
Elimination technique
Ruff/discard endplay
Q 9
9 7 6 4
K 9 3
K Q 10 9
6
East
10 top tricks
South is endplayed
made 6 -1430
Practice 4R17
Main
Top
Endplays
Endplays V
West
4
NORTH
3
All Pass
East
3
South
4
Board 1
K
K J 10 7 6 5 4
10 8 2
J 3
Trick
1 S
2 S
3 E
4 E
5 W
6 E
7 W
8 E
Lead
K
9
A
2
5!
5
9
2!
2nd
3
3!
3
9
8
10
10
8
3rd
2
10
4
Q
2
A
7
Q
4th
Q
A
K
3
4
J
6
K
W L
0 1
1 1
2 1
3 1
4 1
5 1
6 1
6 2
9 6 4
Q 3
9 5 3
A Q 8 6 4
A J 10 8 7 5 2
A 2
Q
7 5 2
Bidding
Play
Combat preempt
Ruff/discard endplay
Q 3
9 8
A K J 7 6 4
K 10 9
4
East
8 top tricks
N endplayed (lose 1)
made 4 -420
West
Pass
North
4
EAST
Pass
All Pass
South
1
Board 2
8 5 3 2
J 10 8 7 3
6 4
A 5
Trick
1 W
2 S
3 N
4 W
5 S
6 N
Lead
3
8!
4!
3
2
J
2nd
5
2
9
6
5
2
3rd
10
A
10
7
7
5
4th
K
4
J
A
8
K
W L
1 0
2 0
2 1
3 1
4 1
4 2
K 10 6
K
K J 5 3
9 7 6 3 2
J 9 4
4 2
Q 9 8 7
Q J 10 4
Bidding
Play
Weak jump raise
Elimination technique
Avoidance finesse
A Q 7
A Q 9 6 5
A 10 2
K 8
4
South
8 top tricks
W endplayed (lose 1)
made 4 +620
West
1
4
North
Pass
All Pass
East
2
SOUTH
1
3
Board 3
9 8
10 9 8 7
J 10 9
9 6 5 3
Trick
1 N
2 S
3 S
4 W
5 E
6 W
7 E
8 W
Lead
J
A
2!
6
5!
7
2!
3
2nd
2
Q
A
9
6
3
5?
8
3rd
K
9
8
10
Q
J
J
Q
4th
4
3
3
4
10
7
7
A
W L
0 1
0 2
1 2
2 2
3 2
4 2
5 2
5 3
A K Q 7 6
J 6 4 3
Q 4
A 2
J 10 5 4 3
K Q 2
5 3 2
Q 8
Play
Ruff/discard endplay
2
A 5
A K 8 7 6
K J 10 7 4
4
West
6 top tricks
South is endplayed
made 4 -620
WEST
Pass
Pass
North
1
4
East
Pass
All Pass
South
2
Board 4
K Q
A K Q 8 5
5 2
A 9 5 4
Trick
1 E
2 S
3 E
4 W
5 N
6 N
7 N
8 S
9 S
10 N
Lead
Q
2
10
6
A
!
Q
5
J
5
5!
2nd
A
3
7
A
2?
7
10
8
4
Q
3rd
6
K
K
7
3
4
J
4
8
6
4th
2
A
5
2
8
6
9
9
10
7
W L
1 0
1 1
1 2
2 2
3 2
4 2
5 2
6 2
7 2
7 3
8 6 3
9 6
K 9 6 4
K 10 8 7
A 10 9 7
10 7
Q J 10 8 3
Q 2
Play
Defense
Play for best chance
Ruff/discard endplay
East can defeat by
unblocking
Q
J 5 4 2
J 4 3 2
A 7
J 6 3
4
North
7 top tricks
East is endplayed
made 4 +620
Practice 4R21
Main
Top
Endplays
Endplays VI
West
3
NORTH
1 NT
All Pass
East
2
1
South
Pass
Board 1
Q 10 4
K 10
K Q J 7 6
A 7 6
Trick
1 N
2 N
3 E
4 N
5 S
6 E
7 W
8 W
9 E
Lead
K
7
2!
7!
3!
2
Q
5
6!
2nd
3!
A
10!
3
2
3
6
6
4
3rd
4
8
J
K
10
A
!
6
5
7
4th
2
5
A
4
A
10
8
9
K
W L
0 1
1 1
1 2
1 3
2 3
3 3
4 3
5 3
5 4
K J 2
A J 8 7
5 2
Q J 5 4
A 8 7 6
Q 9 6 5 2
A 3
3 2
Note 1
Bidding
Play
Defense
Landy (majors)
Limit jump response
Holdup play
Shun finesse
Honor signal
9 5 3
4 3
10 9 8 4
K 10 9 8
3
West
7 top tricks
North is endplayed
made 3 -140
West
2 NT
All Pass
North
3
EAST
Pass
4
South
1
4
Board 2
K 9 3 2
Q 6 5 4
9 4 2
K 5
Trick
1 W
2 S
3 S
4 S
5 W
6 N
7 S
8 S
9 N
10 S
Lead
J
Q
J
3!
Q
4!
A
3
9
2
2nd
4
4
5
J
K
6
4
8
10
9
3rd
10
2
3
2
6
8
5
9
10
5!
4th
A
6
7
7
2
5
7
10
8
8
W L
1 0
2 0
3 0
3 1
4 1
5 1
6 1
7 1
8 1
8 2
5 4
J
A Q J 8 5
Q J 9 8 4
7 6
K 10 9 8
K 10 7 6
10 7 6
Bidding
Play
Defense
Unusual notrump bid
Competitive auction
Read enemy lead
Elimination technique
Choose lead at suit
A Q J 10 8
A 7 3 2
3
A 3 2
4
South
8 top tricks
E endplayed (lose 1)
made 4 +620
West
Dbl
North
Pass
East
4
SOUTH
1
All Pass
Board 3
Q 5 3 2
3 2
J 6 5 2
6 5 4
Trick
1 S
2 W
3 E
4 W
5 E
6 S
7 W
8 E
9 W
Lead
J
7!
2
8
4
10
10
9
3!
2nd
A
4
J
6
A
!
K
2
5
5
3rd
5
K
A
8
6
2
Q
10
10!
4th
6
3
5
9
2
7
Q
3
Q
W L
1 0
2 0
3 0
4 0
4 1
5 1
6 1
7 1
7 2
A K 4
J 10 7 6
4 3
A 10 8 7
9 8 7 6
K Q 9 8 4
K 10
K 2
Bidding
Play
Resp to takeout double
Read enemy lead
Elimination technique
J 10
A 5
A Q 9 8 7
Q J 9 3
4
East
8 top tricks
S endplayed (lose 1)
made 4 -620
WEST
Pass
All Pass
North
1
East
Dbl
South
4
Board 4
K 8 2
A Q 5 4 3
K 3
A K 4
Trick
1 E
2 N
3 S
4 N
5 S
6 N
7 N
8 S
Lead
Q
3
8
3!
9
K
4
7!
2nd
3
6
7
9
5
9
J
6
3rd
8
J
Q
Q
A
4
10
K
4th
A
2
5
2
6
2
7
A
W L
1 0
2 0
3 0
4 0
5 0
6 0
7 0
7 1
10 9
7 2
J 8 6 5 2
10 8 7 2
A Q J 7
6
A 10 9
Q J 9 6 5
Bidding
Play
Defense
Weak jump raise
Placing enemy cards
Lead toward honor
Attitude signal
6 5 4 3
K J 10 9 8
Q 7 4
3
4
North
7 top tricks
E endplayed (lose 2)
made 4 +620
Practice 4R21
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© 1990 Richard Pavlicek