Practice 5T01 Main

Favorite Conventions

by Richard Pavlicek

West

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

Defense weak jump shift resp
Trump endplay
Play for best chance
Try to fool declarer

Q 10 9 8 6 5
8 6 2
3
4 3 2
2 South 7 top tricks Win the last trick made 2 +110

West

2 ¹
3 North

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

Defense inverted minor raise
Strength-showing bid
Finessing technique
Play for only chance
Choose lead at suit

A Q 9 3
K 7 6 5
7 2
8 6 5
5 East 10 top tricks Win the rest made 5 -400

West

Pass
Pass
Pass North

1
2
4 East

Pass
Pass
All Pass SOUTH
Pass
2 ¹
2 Board 3 A Q J 6 5
6 5 3
9
A Q 7 4 Trick
1 E
2 S
3 E
4 N
5 N
6 W
7 E
8 N
9 S
10 N
11 S
12 N Lead
Q
2!
10
A
4
10
J
3
3
5
7
6 2nd
A
J
2
6
5
7
4
2
4
8
10
Q 3rd
7
Q
K
3
5
9
3
A
Q
K
J
8 4th
9
K
5
8
9
7
6
4
2
10
9
J W L
1 0
1 1
2 1
3 1
3 2
3 3
4 3
5 3
6 3
7 3
8 3
9 3
K 10 4
J 10 4
K 7 3
J 10 9 8 Table 9 2
Q 9 8 2
Q J 10 8 5
K 6
Note 1
Play
reverse Drury
Timing the play
Transfer ruff

8 7 3
A K 7
A 6 4 2
5 3 2
4 North 8 top tricks Win the last trick made 4 +420

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

Play
Rebid after 2-over-1
Blackwood convention
Set up dummy’s suit
Avert overruff

3
J 9 8 6
Q 10 9 5
8 6 4 2
6 West 10 top tricks Win 3 more tricks made 6 -1430

Practice 5T05 Main

Top Favorite Conventions

Favorite Conventions II

West

Pass
Pass
All Pass NORTH
1
2
4 East
Pass
Pass
Pass South
2 ¹
3
6 Board 1 K Q 9 7
3
K 4 3
A Q 7 6 4 Trick
1 E
2 S
3 E
4 N
5 S
6 N
7 S Lead
5
J
4
6
8
7
10! 2nd
A
3
2
2
K
5
? 3rd
10
4
Q
8
Q
9 4th
3
K
A
6
7
6 W L
1 0
1 1
2 1
3 1
4 1
5 1
J 10 5 4
K Q 10 6
Q J 7 6
3 Table 8 3 2
J 9 7 5 4
8 5
K 5 2
Note 1
Bidding
Play
inverted minor raise
Strength-showing bid
Dummy reversal
Automatic squeeze

A 6
A 8 2
A 10 9 2
J 10 9 8
6 North 10 top tricks West is squeezed made 6 +920

West

1
2 North

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

Q 9
7 5
Q 9 8 3 2
Q 10 8 4
2 West 7 top tricks Win 1 more trick made 3 -140

West

Pass
Pass North

1 NT¹
2 East

Pass
All Pass SOUTH
1
2 Board 3 Q 9
A 7 5 3
J 6 5
J 7 5 2 Trick
1 W
2 S
3 S
4 W
5 N
6 N
7 S
8 S
9 W
10 E
11 E Lead
10
A!
Q
6
J
5!
A
3
K
K
A 2nd
3
2
K
A
9
4
9
Q
7
5
6 3rd
J
5
6
Q
4
4
2
5
2
10
7 4th
K
4
8
2
3
8
6
10
8
9
Q W L
1 0
2 0
2 1
3 1
4 1
5 1
6 1
6 2
6 3
6 4
6 5
10
10 9 8 6
K 10 7 3 2
K Q 9 Table A K 8 3 2
Q J
9 8 4
10 6 4
Note 1
Bidding
Play
forcing
Simple preference bid
Obtain early discard
Trump endplay

J 7 6 5 4
K 4 2
A Q
A 8 3
2 South 6 top tricks East is endplayed made 2 +110

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

Play Rebid after 2-over-1
Quantitative 4 NT
Throw-in play

Q J 10 9 7 3
10 4
7 2
10 8 3
6 NT East 11 top tricks North is endplayed made 6 -1440

Practice 5T09 Main

Top Favorite Conventions

Reverse Drury

West

Pass
3
All Pass NORTH
Pass
2 ¹
3 East
Pass
Dbl
Pass South
1
2
4 Board 1 K J 2
A Q 9 7 5
4 3
8 6 5 Trick
1 E
2 E
3 S
4 N
5 S
6 N
7 N
8 W
9 N Lead
K
10!
10
8
K
9
3!
A
4! 2nd
3
8
3
7
2
5
7
5
9 3rd
4
2
Q!
J
A
3
8!
Q
10 4th
5
6
4
J
9
6
J
4
A W L
0 1
1 1
2 1
3 1
4 1
5 1
5 2
6 2
6 3
8 6
6 3 2
A J 6 2
A J 4 2 Table Q 10 7
4
Q 9 7 5
K Q 10 9 7
Note 1
Bidding
Play
Defense
reverse Drury
2 shows full opening
Combine chances
Lead based on double
Force dummy to ruff

A 9 5 4 3
K J 10 8
K 10 8
3
4 North 7 top tricks Win the rest made 4 +420

West

1
2
4 North

Pass
Pass
All Pass EAST
Pass
2 ¹
2 South
Pass
Pass
Pass Board 2 9 5 4
Q 10 4
J 7 2
A J 10 8 Trick
1 N
2 W
3 W
4 E
5 W
6 W
7 E
8 W
9 E Lead
5
K!
2
7
K
5
8
6
9 2nd
2
4
10
8
2
7
9
4
J 3rd
7
3
A
K
3
A
A
J
10 4th
8
5
6
Q
4
6
J
3
8 W L
1 0
2 0
3 0
4 0
5 0
6 0
7 0
8 0
9 0
A K 10 8 6
K 2
K 5
Q 9 7 5 Table Q J 2
A 9 7 3
A 8 3
6 4 3
Note 1
Play
Defense reverse Drury
Dummy reversal
Trump length signal

7 3
J 8 6 5
Q 10 9 6 4
K 2
4 West 9 top tricks Win 1 more trick made 4 -420

West

Dbl
All Pass North

2 NT¹ East

Pass SOUTH
1
4 Board 3 9 5 3
K 10 5 2
4 2
A Q J 5 Trick
1 W
2 W
3 S
4 S
5 N
6 N
7 S
8 S
9 S
10 N
11 W Lead
Q
9
A!
7
10!
5
Q
9!
3
9!
J 2nd
2
4
3
10
4
7
4
Q
7
4
5 3rd
5
K
2
K!
6
8
3
5
J
7
9 4th
6!
A
3
2
6
10
J
2
6
A
8 W L
0 1
1 1
2 1
3 1
4 1
5 1
6 1
7 1
8 1
8 2
8 3
A Q 10 6
—
Q J 10 9 3
K 8 7 4 Table J 4 2
J 7 4 3
K 5
10 9 6 2
Note 1
Play
limit heart raise
Holdup play
Placing enemy cards

K 8 7
A Q 9 8 6
A 8 7 6
3
4 South 7 top tricks West is endplayed made 4 +420

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

Defense reverse Drury
2 shows light opening
Timing the play
Elopement play
Leading trumps

10 9
Q 9 2
Q 9 8 2
A J 7 6
2 East 6 top tricks Lose the rest made 2 -110

Practice 5T13 Main

Top Favorite Conventions

Weak Jump Shifts

West

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

Defense
weak jump shift resp
Timing the play
Set up dummy’s suit
Shift to trumps
Hold up trump winner

4
A Q 10 2
Q 10 8 3
Q 7 3 2
4 West 9 top tricks Win the last trick made 4 -420

West

2 ¹
All Pass North

Dbl EAST
1
3 South
Pass
4 Board 2 A K 9 3
8
A Q 8 7 4
6 5 4 Trick
1 W
2 S
3 E
4 S
5 N
6 S
7 N
8 S
9 S
10 E Lead
9
5!
K
6!
3
J
9
10
8!
J 2nd
4
9
A
2
5
3
7
6
4
2! 3rd
7
8
2
A!
Q
K!
J
4
6
7 4th
Q
10
5
Q
2
A
4
3
10
7 W L
1 0
1 1
2 1
3 1
4 1
5 1
6 1
7 1
7 2
7 3
6 4 2
K 9 7 4 3 2
J 3
9 2 Table 7 5
A Q 10
K 10 9
K J 10 7 3
Note 1
Bidding
Play
weak jump shift resp
Resp to takeout double
Ruffing with 4-4 fit
Throw-in play

Q J 10 8
J 6 5
6 5 2
A Q 8
4 South 7 top tricks East is endplayed made 4 +620

West

2
All Pass North

3 ¹ East

3 SOUTH
1
5 Board 3 9 7 3 2
4
K J 10 9 8 7 6
2 Trick
1 E
2 S
3 S
4 S
5 N
6 E
7 W
8 S
9 N
10 S Lead
Q
K!
A
5!
3
4
5
6!
7
7 2nd
A
2
8
J
K
2
8
4
5
6 3rd
9
4
2
6
Q
A
4
9
3
9 4th
2
3
9
10
8
7
Q
Q
A
6 W L
1 0
2 0
3 0
4 0
4 1
4 2
5 2
6 2
7 2
8 2
A 8
J 8 2
A 5
K J 9 8 6 4 Table K J 10 6 5 4
Q 10 9 3
4
Q 5
Note 1
Bidding
Play
Defense weak jump shift resp
Competitive auction
Set up dummy’s suit
Shift to trumps

Q
A K 7 6 5
Q 3 2
A 10 7 3
5 North 9 top tricks Claim the rest made 5 +400

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

Defense weak jump shift resp
Play to trick one
Lead toward honor
Shift to trumps

A J 9 7
6 4
J 10 9 4
A Q 9
4 East 7 top tricks Win the rest made 4 -620

Practice 5T13 Main

Top Favorite Conventions