Practice 5R01 Main

Understanding Cue-Bids

by Richard Pavlicek

West

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

Play
Resp to suit overcall
Cue-bid general force
Duck to retain entry
Establish side suit

K J 6 3
10 7 6
6 3
Q 9 7 6
2 East 6 top tricks Claim the rest made 2 -110

West

Pass
All Pass North

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

Play

Defense Cue-bid general force
Rebid by overcaller
Placing enemy cards
Squeeze throw-in
Unblocking play

K 9
Q 8 2
4 3
A K Q 10 9 4
3 NT South 7 top tricks Win 2 more tricks made 3 +600

West

3
4 NT
6 North

Pass
Pass
All Pass East

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

Play Combat preempt
Cue-bid to show fit
Automatic squeeze

7 6 2
K J 9 7 5 4 3
J 3
4
6 West 9 top tricks North is squeezed made 6 -1430

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

Play
Cue-bid general force
Cue-bid to show fit
Overtaking play
Squeeze throw-in

K 10 9 8
2
K 5 4 2
A Q J 3
4 NT North 7 top tricks West is endplayed made 5 +660

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