Practice 4V01 Main

Declarer Play Review

by Richard Pavlicek

West

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

Defense
Rebid by responder
Communication/entries
Overtaking play
Choose lead at notrump
Third-hand play

10 4 3
A 10 9 4 3
7 4
A K 4
2 NT North 6 top tricks Win the rest made 2 +120

West

2
3 NT North

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

Defense
Stayman convention
Combine chances
Automatic squeeze
Choose lead at notrump
Finesse against dummy

10 9 5 3
K 8 6 3
7 5 3
A 8
3 NT East 5 top tricks North is squeezed made 3 -400

West

1 North

4 East

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

Play

Defense
Weak jump raise
Competitive auction
Elimination technique
Ruff/discard endplay
Choose lead at suit
Finesse against dummy

6
A J 5 3 2
K Q 8
K 9 7 5
4 West 8 top tricks South is endplayed made 4 -620

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

Defense Slam decision
Shun finesse
Set up dummy’s suit
Finesse against dummy

Q 7 5
10
A J 4
A K Q 10 9 8
6 South 10 top tricks Lose the last trick made 6 +1370

Practice 4V05 Main

Top Declarer Play Review

Declarer Play Review II

West

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

Play Resp to 1 NT overcall
Rebid by overcaller
Trump endplay

7 3 2
8 3
A Q 4 2
10 6 3 2
3 West 8 top tricks Win 2 trump tricks made 3 -110

West

Pass
Pass
Pass North

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

Play
Rebid by responder
Opener’s third bid
Combine chances
Finessing technique

10 4 3
Q 5 4
K Q 10
A K 6 2
4 North 8 top tricks Win the rest made 4 +620

West

1
Pass North

Dbl
3 NT! East

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

Play
Negative double
Rebid by doubler
Shun finesse
Throw-in play

A 10 3
K J
A J 4 3
10 7 3 2
3 NT South 7 top tricks West is endplayed made 3 +400

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

Play

Defense Opening one-bid
Key-card Blackwood
Avert overruff
Positional squeeze
Choose lead vs slam

10 9 6 3 2
—
A 8 5
J 9 7 5 2
6 East 11 top tricks South is squeezed made 7 -1460

Practice 4V09 Main

Top Declarer Play Review

Fun with Squeeze Plays

West

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

Play

Defense Resp to 1 of a suit
Control-showing bid
Automatic squeeze
Reused deals
Protect dummy’s suit

A K Q 2
K Q 8 2
J 6
7 6 3
6 North 10 top tricks West is squeezed made 6 +980

West

6 NT North

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

Play

Defense
Response to 1 NT
Slam decision
Finessing technique
Positional squeeze
Choose lead vs slam
Shift to another suit

K 9 8 3
Q 10 6
10 9 8
9 6 3
6 NT East 10 top tricks South is squeezed made 6 -990

West

Pass
Pass North

2
3 NT East

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

Play

Stayman convention
Rebid by responder
Try for overtrick
Automatic squeeze
Aim for top result

A 9
A 4 3
A K 9 3 2
Q 7 3
3 NT South 7 top tricks East is squeezed made 6 +490

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

Play Choose weak opening
Sacrifice bid
Automatic squeeze

Q 7
A K 9 6 3 2
K 10 9
J 5
4 West 8 top tricks North is squeezed made 4 -620

Practice 4V13 Main

Top Declarer Play Review

Squeeze Play Safari

West

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

Play
Strength-showing bid
Opener’s third bid
Automatic squeeze
Reused deals

K 6 4 3
J 6 3
9 8 7 6
7 6
3 NT East 9 top tricks North is squeezed made 5 -460

West

Pass
Pass North

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

Play

Defense
Resp to 1 of a suit
Slam decision
Combine chances
Automatic squeeze
Choose lead vs slam
When to split honors

A Q 4
K 6 5 4
A J 2
A K Q
6 NT North 11 top tricks West is squeezed made 6 +1440

West

Pass
All Pass North

2 East

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

Play
Resp to 1 of a suit
Follow up major raise
Ruff in short hand
Automatic squeeze

K Q 10 8 7
A 8 6 4
A 10 5
A
4 South 9 top tricks East is squeezed made 5 +450

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

Play
Defense
Rebid by opener
Blackwood convention
Automatic squeeze
Protect dummy’s suit
Third-hand play

Q 10 7 4
J 10 5 4
4 3
Q 8 5
6 West 10 top tricks South is squeezed made 6 -1370

Practice 4V13 Main

Top Declarer Play Review