Practice 5P29 Main


Astro & Defense to 1 NT


 by Richard Pavlicek

Recommended Bidding and Awards


1. None vulAwards
S A J 9 8 6TableS 32 H = 101 NT N = 4
H K 5 3H A Q 10 22 D = 71 NT× N = 2
D 4 2D A K 9 7 52 S = 6
C 8 7 2C 6 4 33 H = 5


2 H		1 NT
Pass		2 C
Pass		Pass


2. N-S vulAwards
S 6TableS A K Q J 7 31 NT× N = 103 S = 3
H 10 6 5 4 3H A 22 NT = 73 NT = 3
D 10 6 5D 7 4 22 S = 64 S = 1
C A 7 6 2C 8 31 NT N = 5


Pass		1 NTDblPass


3. E-W vulAwards
S Q 9 7 6 5TableS A3 C = 102 D = 3
H K J 9 6 2H 32 C = 104 C = 2
D 2D K Q 10 9 61 NT N = 52 H = 1
C K 9C Q 8 7 6 5 41 NT× N = 42 S = 1


3 C		1 NT
Pass		2 NT
Pass		Pass


4. Both vulAwards
S A J 9 7 5TableS 8 22 H = 101 NT N = 2
H K 9 8 7 6H Q J 52 S = 6
D 3D K J 10 83 H = 5
C 5 4C K 10 9 81 NT× N = 4


2 D
Pass		1 NT
Pass		Pass
2 H		Pass
Pass

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5. None vulAwards
S Q J 9 8 7 6TableS A 10 24 S = 103 NT = 4
H 2H K Q J 9 73 S = 82 H = 3
D K 8 2D A Q 32 S = 82 NT = 2
C 7 4 3C Q 21 NT× N = 53 H = 1


3 S
Pass		1 NT
Pass		Dbl
4 S		Pass
Pass


6. N-S vulAwards
S K J 9 7 5TableS 33 D = 101 NT× N = 4
H K 10 8H A 7 22 D = 102 NT = 3
D 2D K Q 10 9 7 6 54 D = 72 S = 2
C J 8 7 5C K 63 NT = 51 NT N = 1


Pass		1 NT3 DPass


7. E-W vulAwards
S 2TableS K J 9 72 H = 101 NT N = 3
H K 9 8 7 6 4H 10 22 D = 71 NT× N = 1
D 10 8 3D A 9 7 5 43 H = 6
C A J 2C 8 33 D = 4


2 H		1 NT
Pass		Pass
Pass		Pass


8. E-W vulAwards
S K J 4TableS 9 6 31 NT× N = 102 NT = 3
H A 9 7 5 4H 31 NT N = 93 C = 2
D Q 9 3D A 8 22 C = 63 H = 1
C 8 2C A Q 9 6 5 42 H = 4


Pass		1 NTPassPass

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9. None vulAwards
S 2TableS A K 8 6 54 H = 102 NT = 5
H K Q 10 2H A J 9 73 H = 72 C = 4
D Q 8 6 4D 22 H = 72 S = 3
C A 8 7 5C 6 4 31 NT× N = 61 NT N = 2


2 NT
4 H		1 NT
Pass
Pass		2 D
3 H
Pass		Pass
Pass


10. N-S vulAwards
S J 10 9 8 5TableS K 32 S = 101 NT× N = 3
H 9 6 2H A K 7 52 H = 83 S = 2
D 8 7 6 5D 10 21 NT N = 53 H = 1
C 3C A K J 8 22 C = 4


2 S		1 NT
Pass		Dbl
Pass		Pass


11. Both vulAwards
S A 9 7 5TableS 33 C = 102 H = 3
H 2H K Q 9 7 62 C = 101 NT× N = 2
D Q 9 8 2D 7 5 42 D = 6
C Q 10 5 3C A K J 71 NT N = 5


2 D
2 NT
Pass		1 NT
Pass
Pass		2 C
2 H
3 C		Pass
Pass
Pass


12. Both vulAwards
S Q 7 6 4 3TableS A J 92 S = 103 S = 4
H 4H K Q 9 71 NT× N = 73 C = 3
D K J 6 2D 42 C = 62 NT = 2
C 6 4 2C A 9 8 7 51 NT N = 5


2 D
Pass		1 NT
Pass		2 C
2 S		Pass
Pass

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