Main Practice 4S01 by Richard Pavlicek

Entries & Communication

West

Pass
AP North
1 NT
2 East
Pass
Pass South
2
3 NT Board 1
None Vul A 4
A 9 6
10 9 7 6
A K 10 4 Trick
1 E
2 W
3 N
4 S
5 S
6 E
7 E Lead
7
10
6
K
5!
K
J 2nd
8
A
4
8
2
6
3 3rd
Q
3
A
7
9!
8
2 4th
4
2
2
5
9
6
9 W L
0 1
1 1
2 1
3 1
3 2
3 3
3 4
Q 10
J 10 8 2
J 8 2
Q 7 6 2 Table K J 9 7 3
K 7 5
4
J 8 5 3
Bidding
Play Stayman convention
Jettison play 8 6 5 2
Q 4 3
A K Q 5 3
9
3 NT by North 7 top tricks Win the rest made 3 +400

West

2 NT
3 NT North

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

Play
Resp to weak two-bid
Rebid by weak bidder
Shun finesse
Jettison play A 5 4
10 7 6 3
Q 9 2
8 6 5
3 NT by West 6 top tricks Cash 5 more winners made 3 -400

West

Pass
Pass
AP North

2 NT
4 East

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

Play
Opening 2 & response
Slam decision
Communication/entries
Finessing technique K J 6
A Q J 10 8 3
A 2
A Q
6 by South 8 top tricks Draw trump, claim made 6 +980

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

Play
Rebid by opener
Control-showing bid
Use trumps as entries
Automatic squeeze —
J 9 8 7
A K Q 8 2
7 6 4 2
6 by East 10 top tricks South is squeezed made 7 -1460

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