Bidding 5M29 Main

Fourth Suit Forcing

by Richard Pavlicek

Recommended Bidding and Awards

1. None Vul Contract Award
2
1 NT
2 NT
2
3
3 NT
3
2
4 10
9
8
6
5
4
3
2
1
A K 9 2
J 7 3
2
K J 8 6 3 Table Q J 3
9 6 2
A K J 5 4
9 2

1
1
2 NT
Pass
Pass
Pass 1
2
Pass Pass
Pass

2. N-S Vul Contract Award
2
3
1 NT
2 NT
3 NT
4
2
3 10
8
7
6
5
3
3
1
A K 8 2
J 8 3
7 5 2
K Q 2 Table J 6 3
K Q 9 7 5
A 8 3
J 4

1
1
2
Pass
Pass
Pass 1
2
Pass Pass
Pass

3. E-W Vul Contract Award
5
4
3
1 NT
2 NT
3
3 NT
2 10
8
8
6
5
3
2
1
—
A K 8 7 2
J 9 8 3
K J 8 2 Table A 9 7 6 5
3
K Q 5 4 2
Q 3

1
2
3
Pass
Pass
Pass 1
2
5 Pass
Pass

4. Both Vul Contract Award
6 NT
6
5 NT
4 NT
3 NT
6
5
4
4
6 10
8
6
6
6
5
4
4
3
2
K J 7 3
Q 2
A K J 8 2
J 3 Table A 4 2
A K 9 6 3
Q 3
K Q 6

1
1
3 NT
6 NT Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass 1
2 NT
4 NT
Pass Pass
Pass
Pass

5. None Vul Contract Award
2
3
2
2
3
3
1 NT
4
2 NT 10
9
7
5
4
3
3
2
1
A 2
K J 8 7 3
J 3
K J 7 6 Table K J 9 8 7
A Q 2
10 7
8 4 2

1
2
2 NT
Pass Pass
Pass
Pass 1
2
3 Pass
Pass
Pass

6. N-S Vul Contract Award
6
6
5
4
6
5
5
3 10
7
6
6
4
3
2
1
A 6 3
2
A Q J 8 4
K 8 4 3 Table K Q J 8 5
9 8 3
K 2
A Q 2

1
2
3
5 Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass 1
2
4 NT
6 Pass
Pass
Pass

Bidding 5M29 Main Top Fourth Suit Forcing

7. Both Vul Contract Award
2
3
2
3
1 NT
4
2 NT
3 NT
4 10
9
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
4 3
2
A K 9 7 3
K J 8 4 2 Table A Q 10 8 6
K J 8 4 3
2
7 3

1
2
3
3 Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass 1
2
3
Pass Pass
Pass
Pass

8. E-W Vul Contract Award
3 NT
4
4
4 NT
2 NT
3
3
10
7
7
5
4
3
3

A Q J 8
A K 6 2
6
J 8 7 3 Table 7 6 2
Q J 8
A K Q 4 3
4 2

1
1
3
Pass
Pass
Pass 1
1
3 NT Pass
Pass

9. None Vul Contract Award
2
3
4
1 NT
2 NT
3 NT

10
9
6
5
3
2

2
K J 8
A Q 8 4 3
Q 9 8 2 Table K J 9 8 3
Q 9 6 5 3
2
K 4

1
2
2 NT
Pass
Pass
Pass 1
2
3 Pass
Pass

10. Both Vul Contract Award
3
4
2
2
3
4
1 NT
2 NT
3 NT
5 10
10
10
8
7
6
5
4
3
1
A K 7 4
9 7 2
8 2
A Q 6 3 Table 3 2
A K 6 4
9 3
K J 9 5 4

1
1
2
Pass Pass
Pass
Pass 1
2
3 Pass
Pass
Pass

11. E-W Vul Contract Award
2
2
1 NT
3
3
2 NT
3 NT
2
4 10
7
6
5
4
4
3
2
2
2
A Q 9 6 4
K 8 2
A J 7 6 Table A 8 7 4 3
J 2
Q J 9 3
4 2

1
2
Pass
Pass
Pass 1
2 Pass
Pass

12. N-S Vul Contract Award
4
3 NT
3
2
2 NT
6
5
4 NT
6 NT 10
7
6
6
5
4
3
2
2
K 2
10 2
A Q 8 7 6
A 8 5 2 Table 8 5 3
A Q J 9 7 3
K 2
6 3

1
2
2 NT
4 Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass 1
2
3
Pass Pass
Pass
Pass

Bidding 5M29 Main Top Fourth Suit Forcing

1.		None Vul			Contract		Award
						2 1 NT 2 NT 2 3 3 NT 3 2 4	10 9 8 6 5 4 3 2 1
A K 9 2 J 7 3 2 K J 8 6 3			Q J 3 9 6 2 A K J 5 4 9 2

1 1 2 NT	Pass Pass Pass		1 2 Pass	Pass Pass

2.		N-S Vul			Contract		Award
						2 3 1 NT 2 NT 3 NT 4 2 3	10 8 7 6 5 3 3 1
A K 8 2 J 8 3 7 5 2 K Q 2			J 6 3 K Q 9 7 5 A 8 3 J 4

1 1 2	Pass Pass Pass		1 2 Pass	Pass Pass

3.		E-W Vul			Contract		Award
						5 4 3 1 NT 2 NT 3 3 NT 2	10 8 8 6 5 3 2 1
— A K 8 7 2 J 9 8 3 K J 8 2			A 9 7 6 5 3 K Q 5 4 2 Q 3

1 2 3	Pass Pass Pass		1 2 5	Pass Pass

4.		Both Vul			Contract		Award
						6 NT 6 5 NT 4 NT 3 NT 6 5 4 4 6	10 8 6 6 6 5 4 4 3 2
K J 7 3 Q 2 A K J 8 2 J 3			A 4 2 A K 9 6 3 Q 3 K Q 6

1 1 3 NT 6 NT	Pass Pass Pass Pass		1 2 NT 4 NT Pass	Pass Pass Pass