Practice 6J01
Main
When To Win or Duck
by Richard Pavlicek
West
Pass
All Pass
NORTH
1 NT
2
East
Pass
Pass
South
2
4
Board 1
A Q J
J 7
K Q 8 7 6
K 7 4
Trick
1 W
2 S
3 W
4 E
5 W
Lead
6
3
9!
2!
A
2nd
J
A
!
4
3
J
3rd
4
6
A
!
Q
5
4th
K
!
4
8
7
9
W L
1 0
1 1
1 2
1 3
1 4
7 6
A Q 4
A 10 5 2
9 6 5 2
5 4
8 6 5 2
J 9 4
A J 10 3
Bidding
Defense
Stayman convention
Hop with ace
Shift to proper card
K 10 9 8 3 2
K 10 9 3
3
Q 8
4
South
6 top tricks
Win the rest
down 1 -50
West
1
3 NT
North
Pass
All Pass
EAST
1
1 NT
South
Pass
Pass
Board 2
A 5 4
9 2
9 7 6
K 10 8 6 4
Trick
1 S
2 W
3 E
4 N
5 E
6 W
7 W
8 W
9 S
10 S
11 S
12 S
Lead
4
3
2?
9
3
Q
J
4
K
6
5
7!
2nd
J
6
7
A
8
5
4!
7
10
3
9
Q
3rd
2
Q
10
3
K
6
Q
J
9
6
8
K
4th
7
2!
A
!
8
4
9
2
K
5
8
10
J
W L
1 0
2 0
2 1
3 1
4 1
5 1
6 1
6 2
6 3
6 4
6 5
6 6
K Q J 10
J 10 8
4 3
A Q 9 3
6 3 2
A Q 7
A Q J 10 8
J 5
Bidding
Defense
Rebid by opener
Duck to retain entry
Grab lead quickly
9 8 7
K 6 5 4 3
K 5 2
7 2
3 NT East
4 top tricks
Win the last trick
down 2 +100
West
1
2
North
Pass
Pass
East
1 NT
4
SOUTH
Pass
Pass
All Pass
Board 3
J 6 5
7 6 5
A 10 8 3
K 6 3
Trick
1 N
2 E
3 W
4 N
5 W
6 E
7 E
8 W
Lead
7
2
J
5!
4
K
4?
7
2nd
8
3!
A
!
9
6
5
6
J
3rd
2
K
2
4
10
4
J
Q
4th
3
5
7
A
8
3
8
10
W L
1 0
2 0
2 1
3 1
4 1
5 1
6 1
7 1
K Q 9 7 4
A K J 3
J
J 5 4
2
Q 10 9 8
K 9 4 2
A 10 7 2
Bidding
Defense
Rebid after 1 NT resp
Do not hop with ace
Hop with ace
A 10 8 3
4 2
Q 7 6 5
Q 9 8
4
West
5 top tricks
Win 2 more tricks
down 1 +100
WEST
Pass
Pass
North
1
4
East
Pass
All Pass
South
2
Board 4
K Q 10 8
A K Q 9 7
10 3
K 8
Trick
1 E
2 W
3 N
4 S
5 N
6 N
7 N
8 W
9 E
Lead
J
9!
7
6
K
K
3
5!
A
2nd
4
K
3
8
4
9
2
8
6
3rd
A
!
7!
J
A
10
6
J
J
5
4th
8
2
5
2
2
3
A
!
3
10
W L
0 1
1 1
2 1
3 1
4 1
5 1
5 2
5 3
5 4
9 5
8 5
A 8 5 4
A 7 5 3 2
A J 7 4
4 3 2
7 6 2
J 10 9
Bidding
Defense
Follow up major raise
Grab lead quickly
Duck to retain tenace
6 3 2
J 10 6
K Q J 9
Q 6 4
4
North
5 top tricks
Win the rest
down 1 -100
Practice 6J05
Main
Top
When To Win or Duck
When To Win or Duck II
West
4
NORTH
1
All Pass
East
Dbl
South
Pass
Board 1
A J 9 6
8
Q J 10 6 4
A J 8
Trick
1 N
2 E
3 W
4 N
5 S
6 N
Lead
Q
2
6
J!
7
A
2nd
A
!
3
A
!
Q
8
4
3rd
3
A
4
K
9
5
4th
5
8
2
3
2
10
W L
1 0
2 0
2 1
2 2
2 3
2 4
10 8 3
A K J 9 7 6
K 8 5
6
Q 4 2
Q 5 4 2
A 2
K Q 5 4
Bidding
Play
Defense
Resp to takeout double
Deceptive play
Grab lead to shift
Entrapment play
K 7 5
10 3
9 7 3
10 9 7 3 2
4
West
8 top tricks
Win the rest
down 1 +50
West
1
Pass
North
Dbl
3 NT
EAST
Pass
Pass
All Pass
South
1
1 NT
Board 2
6 3
K J 10 2
Q 10 8 3
A K 3
Trick
1 W
2 S
3 E
4 W
5 S
6 S
7 N
8 N
Lead
5
4
10
8
A
Q
J
10
2nd
3
5!
4
3
5
3
7
8
3rd
9
8
J
!
2
2
K
7
7
4th
Q
A
6
A
4
6
6
7!
W L
1 0
1 1
1 2
2 2
3 2
4 2
5 2
6 2
K J 8 5 2
5 3
K 5
Q 9 7 6
10 9
9 8 7 6 4
A 6 2
J 5 2
Bidding
Defense
Negative double
Duck to retain entry
Choose discard
A Q 7 4
A Q
J 9 7 4
10 8 4
3 NT South
8 top tricks
Lose 3 more tricks
down 1 -100
West
Pass
3
North
Pass
Pass
East
1
4
SOUTH
Pass
Pass
All Pass
Board 3
J
8 6 5 4
K 7 6 5
K J 8 7
Trick
1 S
2 W
3 E
4 S
5 E
6 N
Lead
J
2
2
10!
4
K
!
2nd
A
J
A
!
2
3
4
3rd
4
A
8
8
10
6
4th
7
4
7
A
K
3
W L
1 0
2 0
2 1
3 1
3 2
3 3
Q 10 3 2
A 2
Q 10 8
Q 5 3 2
A 9 8 7 6 5
K Q 7
4 2
A 4
Bidding
Play
Defense
Passed hand response
Follow up major raise
Deceptive play
Read partner’s signal
Grab lead to shift
K 4
J 10 9 3
A J 9 3
10 9 6
4
East
9 top tricks
Concede high trump
down 1 +100
WEST
Pass
Pass
All Pass
North
1
2
East
Pass
Pass
South
1 NT
4
Board 4
Q J 10 7 4
A K 6 2
K 3 2
2
Trick
1 E
2 S
3 E
4 N
5 W
6 N
7 N
8 S
9 N
10 N
Lead
3
2
8
10
9!
J
4
5
7
6
2nd
Q
6!
7
3
A
9
10
8
7
8
3rd
5
Q
4
3
4
4
J
K
6
7
4th
2
K
K
A
10
5
8
6
5
A!
W L
1 0
1 1
2 1
2 2
3 2
4 2
5 2
6 2
7 2
8 2
A 8 6 5
9 5 4
Q 9 8
A J 5
K 9 3
8 3
10 7 6 4
K 10 9 8
Bidding
Defense
Rebid after 1 NT resp
Do not hop with ace
Avoid endplay
2
Q J 10 7
A J 5
Q 7 6 4 3
4
North
6 top tricks
Lose 2 more tricks
down 1 -100
Practice 6J09
Main
Top
When To Win or Duck
When To Win or Duck III
West
2
All Pass
NORTH
1 NT
Pass
East
2
1
Pass
South
Dbl
3 NT
Board 1
A J 2
9 8 6
Q J 9 7 2
A K
Trick
1 E
2 S
3 W
4 E
5 N
6 S
7 N
8 N
9 S
10 S
Lead
7
4
9
10
8!
2
K
9
Q
10
2nd
Q
K
!
J
6
K!
5
8
J!
8
5
3rd
3
2
K
6
A
A
3
Q
7
6
4th
2
3
4
A
2
9
6
3
5
5
W L
1 0
1 1
1 2
2 2
3 2
4 2
5 2
6 2
7 2
8 2
9 6 3
3 2
K 10 5
J 10 8 6 5
K 10 8 7 5
K J 7 5
A 8 3
9
Note 1
Bidding
Play
Defense
Landy (both majors)
Interference over 1 NT
Deceptive play
Grab lead quickly
When to cover honor
Q 4
A Q 10 4
6 4
Q 7 4 3 2
3 NT North
6 top tricks
Lose the rest
down 1 -50
West
1
4
North
Pass
All Pass
EAST
1
2
South
Pass
Pass
Board 2
10 9 7
Q J 10 6
A 9 6 5
10 6
Trick
1 N
2 W
3 N
4 E
5 W
6 W
7 E
8 S
9 W
10 E
Lead
Q
2
10!
3
K
4
Q
7
4
8
2nd
2
A
!
A
!
2
9
10
K
10
10
9
3rd
3
J
J
A
6
J
4
6
A
Q
4th
K
3
3
7
5
2
5
5
7
6
W L
1 0
1 1
2 1
3 1
4 1
5 1
5 2
6 2
7 2
8 2
A K Q 4
K 4
10 8 4 2
7 5 3
J 8 6 3
A 8 5 2
Q J
A Q 4
Bidding
Play
Defense
Resp to 1 of a suit
Follow up major raise
Obtain early discard
Grab lead to shift
5 2
9 7 3
K 7 3
K J 9 8 2
4
West
7 top tricks
Lose 2 more tricks
down 1 +50
West
1
Pass
North
Dbl
3 NT
East
Pass
All Pass
SOUTH
1
1 NT
Board 3
A 5 4 3
Q J
K Q J 8
8 4 3
Trick
1 W
2 N
3 S
4 E
5 W
6 S
7 N
8 N
Lead
6
3
4
7
10
5
J
4
2nd
J
6
3
9
3
2
9
10
3rd
2
Q
K
K
5
Q
7
J
4th
3
2!
A
!
Q
A
6
9
K
W L
1 0
2 0
2 1
2 2
3 2
4 2
5 2
5 3
K 10 9
K 10 8 6 4
3 2
K 5 2
J 8 7 6
7 5 2
A 10 9 6
10 6
Bidding
Defense
Negative double
Duck to retain entry
Grab lead quickly
Q 2
A 9 3
7 5 4
A Q J 9 7
3 NT South
4 top tricks
Lose 2 more tricks
down 1 -50
WEST
Pass
4
1
North
Pass
Pass
East
1 NT
4
South
Pass
All Pass
Board 4
9 5
Q J 8
Q 9 8
A 10 8 5 4
Trick
1 S
2 W
3 S
4 E
5 W
6 W
7 E
8 W
9 S
10 N
11 W
Lead
Q
2
10
3
K
4
9
6
J!
A!
2
2nd
A
!
4!
4
6
8
J
7
10
7
K
8
3rd
5
J
9
2
3
A
5
3
Q
4
10
4th
2
Q
K
5
9
10
8
8
7
6
K
W L
1 0
1 1
2 1
3 1
4 1
5 1
6 1
6 2
6 3
7 3
7 4
A 6 4
K 7 6 5 4 2
J 3 2
2
K 7 3 2
A 3
A 10 5
K J 9 3
Note 1
Defense
Texas transfer bid
Do not hop with ace
Don’t break new suit
Q J 10 8
10 9
K 7 6 4
Q 7 6
4
East
8 top tricks
Lose 1 more trick
down 2 +200
Practice 6J13
Main
Top
When To Win or Duck
When To Win or Duck IV
West
Pass
Pass
All Pass
NORTH
1
1 NT
2
East
Pass
Pass
Pass
South
1
2
1
4
Board 1
A Q 2
7 6 4
K Q 8 4
Q 10 9
Trick
1 W
2 N
3 S
4 W
5 E
6 W
Lead
10
4
5
3!
5
7
2nd
A
2
A
!
9
8
Q
3rd
3!
Q
4
A
K
3
4th
5
10
2
J
10
4
W L
1 0
2 0
2 1
2 2
2 3
2 4
10 9 8 4
10
A 9 6
K 7 6 3 2
7 3
K 5 3 2
J 10 7 3 2
A 5
Note 1
Bidding
Defense
new minor forcing
Opener’s third bid
Read partner’s signal
Shift to another suit
K J 6 5
A Q J 9 8
5
J 8 4
4
South
8 top tricks
Win the rest
down 1 -50
West
2
4
North
Pass
All Pass
EAST
1
2
South
Pass
Pass
Board 2
A 10 7 6
9 7 3
J 5
K 9 6 3
Trick
1 S
2 W
3 S
4 E
5 W
6 E
7 W
8 W
9 S
10 E
11 N
12 W
Lead
5!
4
6
2
2
5
A
3
7
8
K!
5
2nd
10
7!
8
3
5
9
J
3!
4
2
7
9
3rd
3
Q
9
J
K
K
6
9
6
4
10
A
4th
2
K
Q
6
8
10
Q!
10
4
A
A
J
W L
1 0
1 1
2 1
3 1
4 1
5 1
6 1
6 2
7 2
7 3
8 3
9 3
4
K J 10 8
A 4 3 2
A 8 5 4
Q J 8 5 2
A Q 4 2
K 9 6
7
Bidding
Defense
Resp to 1 of a suit
Rebid after 2-over-1
Do not hop with ace
Honor signal
K 9 3
6 5
Q 10 8 7
Q J 10 2
4
East
7 top tricks
Lose the last trick
down 1 +50
West
Pass
Pass
Pass
North
1
2
1
4
East
Pass
Pass
All Pass
SOUTH
1
1 NT
3
Board 3
A K 9 8 6
K 2
J 3 2
9 3 2
Trick
1 E
2 N
3 S
4 N
5 W
6 S
7 N
8 E
9 W
Lead
J
9
5
2
10!
7
3
6
8
2nd
5
4
10
6!
J
4
A
9
3
3rd
4
Q
K
J
K
A
7
Q
5
4th
K
2
3
Q
A
J
5
2
4
W L
1 0
2 0
3 0
3 1
4 1
5 1
5 2
5 3
5 4
10 2
Q 9 6 4
Q 10 8 7
Q 5 4
J 4 3
J 10 8 7 3
K 6 5
A 6
Note 1
Bidding
Defense
new minor forcing
Opener’s third bid
Do not hop with ace
Return proper card
Q 7 5
A 5
A 9 4
K J 10 8 7
4
North
8 top tricks
Win the rest
down 1 -50
WEST
1
2 NT
North
Pass
Pass
East
2
3 NT
South
Pass
All Pass
Board 4
Q 10 7 6
10 9 8
A 5
J 10 6 5
Trick
1 N
2 W
3 N
4 W
5 S
6 S
7 S
8 E
Lead
10
J
9
4!
Q
?
6
?
J
K
2nd
2
A
!
3
8
3
4
8
3
3rd
7
7
5
8
5
6
7
6
4th
A
2
K
J
?
9
2
A
?
W L
1 0
1 1
2 1
2 2
2 3
2 4
3 4
0 0
K 9 8 4 3
A K 4
J 6
K 3 2
A 2
3 2
K 10 9 8 7
A Q 8 4
Bidding
Play
Defense
Rebid after 2-over-1
Unusual squeeze
Choose lead at notrump
Save partner’s entry
South can set by letting
North win third heart
J 5
Q J 7 6 5
Q 4 3 2
9 7
3 NT West
7 top tricks
North is squeezed
made 3 -600
Practice 6J17
Main
Top
When To Win or Duck
When To Win or Duck V
West
Pass
Pass
NORTH
1 NT
2
4
East
Pass
Pass
All Pass
South
2
3
Board 1
Q 9 3
K Q 3
A K Q 6
10 7 6
Trick
1 W
2 E
3 W
4 S
5 N
6 S
7 N
8 E
Lead
2
3
J
6
3
4
3
J
2nd
6
Q
10
2
2
8
A
K
3rd
A
K
4
K
J
Q
5
8
4th
5
7
5
4
7
6!
7
9
W L
0 1
0 2
1 2
2 2
3 2
4 2
4 3
4 4
8 7
9 8 7 2
9 7 4
K J 9 2
A J 6 2
4
J 10 8 2
A 8 4 3
Bidding
Play
Defense
Stayman convention
Keep trump control
Choose lead at suit
Timing the defense
K 10 5 4
A J 10 6 5
5 3
Q 5
4
South
8 top tricks
Win the rest
down 1 -50
West
3 NT
North
All Pass
EAST
1 NT
South
Pass
Board 2
7 2
Q J 10 8
K J 3
8 5 4 2
Trick
1 S
2 W
3 N
4 S
Lead
6
2
2
3
2nd
Q
K
!
10
J
3rd
7
6
K
2
4th
5
5
4
A
W L
1 0
1 1
1 2
2 2
Q J 4
A 9 4
7 4 2
K J 10 9
A 10 5
K 2
Q 10 9 8 6
A Q 3
Defense
Grab lead quickly
Return partner’s suit
K 9 8 6 3
7 6 5 3
A 5
7 6
3 NT East
8 top tricks
Lose 3 more tricks
down 1 +50
West
1 NT
North
Pass
East
3 NT
SOUTH
Pass
All Pass
Board 3
10 2
10 9 7 4
A 10 9 8 3
8 4
Trick
1 N
2 W
3 E
4 W
5 S
6 E
7 N
Lead
10
4
2
6?
9!
4
10
2nd
2
2
3
10
5
6
8
3rd
7
Q
Q
J
3
K
A
4th
J
3!
4
K
A
A
5
W L
1 0
2 0
3 0
3 1
4 1
4 2
4 3
6 4
Q J 5
K Q J 5
A K 9 2
A Q J 7
K 8 2
6 4 2
Q 7 3
Defense
Refuse first finesse
Set trap for declarer
K 9 8 5 3
A 6 3
7
J 10 6 5
3 NT West
4 top tricks
Lose 2 more tricks
down 1 +100
WEST
Pass
Pass
Pass
North
1
2
4
East
Pass
Pass
All Pass
South
1
3
Board 4
7 5
A K 6 5 4
A 5
A 6 4 3
Trick
1 E
2 S
3 N
4 N
5 N
6 S
7 S
8 N
9 W
10 W
Lead
7
2
A
A
5
K
10
7
Q
8
2nd
J
9
8
8
8
4
Q
2
5
6
3rd
2!
K
3
9
10
3
4
J?
6
9
4th
5
7
10
3
3!
2
7
K
J
5
W L
1 0
2 0
3 0
4 0
5 0
6 0
7 0
7 1
7 2
8 2
K 4 3
Q 10 9
Q 8 6 4 3 2
J
9 8 6 2
8 7
7
K Q 10 8 7 2
Defense
Read partner’s lead
Set trap for declarer
A Q J 10
J 3 2
K J 10 9
9 5
4
North
9 top tricks
Lose 2 more tricks
down 1 -100
Practice 6J21
Main
Top
When To Win or Duck
When To Win or Duck VI
West
Pass
All Pass
NORTH
1
1 NT
East
Pass
Pass
South
1
3 NT
Board 1
J 5 4
K 6 3 2
K Q 10 8
A 3
Trick
1 E
2 N
3 W
4 N
5 S
6 E
7 S
8 S
9 N
10 S
Lead
10
J
9!
4
10
9!
K
8
3
Q
2nd
5
2
K
6
3
A
2
9
3
6
3rd
J!
8
7!
9
5
7
3
A
K
6
4th
K
Q
4
7
A
2
4
7
5
6
W L
1 0
1 1
2 1
3 1
3 2
4 2
5 2
6 2
7 2
8 2
Q 7 3
Q J 7
9 2
J 9 6 5 2
A 6 2
10 9 4
A J 7 6 3
7 4
Defense
Read partner’s lead
Duck to retain entry
K 10 9 8
A 8 5
5 4
K Q 10 8
3 NT North
5 top tricks
Lose the rest
down 1 -50
West
1
3
North
Pass
Pass
EAST
1
1
4
South
Pass
Pass
All Pass
Board 2
J 5 4
10 9 3
A 9 4 2
Q J 8
Trick
1 S
2 W
3 S
4 W
5 E
6 W
7 W
8 E
Lead
10
3
9
4
5
K
5
6
2nd
Q
4!
K
Q
7
8
J
10
3rd
5
J
4
A
2
2
8
7
4th
3
Q
6
3
2
6
7
9
W L
1 0
1 1
2 1
3 1
4 1
5 1
6 1
7 1
K Q 7 2
A 8 7 2
3
K 9 5 4
A 8 6 3
J 4
K J 8 6 5
A 2
Defense
Leading trumps
Do not hop with ace
10 9
K Q 6 5
Q 10 7
10 7 6 3
4
East
7 top tricks
Win 2 more tricks
down 1 +50
West
Pass
Pass
North
2
4
East
Pass
All Pass
SOUTH
1
3
Board 3
J 9 3
7 4 2
A Q J 7
Q 10 3
Trick
1 W
2 S
3 N
4 S
5 S
6 E
7 E
8 S
9 W
Lead
Q
4
3
A
8
Q
5
4
J
2nd
2
2
6
7
6
4
K
A
7
3rd
8
Q
K
9
J
2
6
3
10
4th
A
5!
2
10
K
J
4
5
3
W L
1 0
2 0
3 0
4 0
4 1
4 2
5 2
5 3
5 4
7 2
Q J 9 6
10 6 2
A J 7 2
Q 10 6
10 8 5
K 9 5 3
9 8 5
Defense
Set trap for declarer
A K 8 5 4
A K 3
8 4
K 6 4
4
South
7 top tricks
Win the rest
down 1 -50
WEST
1 NT
North
Pass
East
3 NT
South
All Pass
Board 4
J 9 7 5 4
10 9
10 4 3 2
J 2
Trick
1 N
2 E
3 N
4 N
5 W
6 S
7 E
8 S
Lead
5
3
10
!
9
Q
J
5
Q
2nd
Q
6!
3
6
2
5
A
8
3rd
2
9
4
8
4
4
7
3
4th
3
J
2
K
K
A
2
7
W L
1 0
1 1
1 2
2 2
2 3
3 3
3 4
3 5
K 10 3
K 5 2
A K
Q 10 9 8 7
A Q 8
A 7 6 3
Q J 9
5 4 3
Defense
Read suit layout
Shift to another suit
6 2
Q J 8 4
8 7 6 5
A K 6
3 NT West
8 top tricks
Win the rest
down 1 +100
Practice 6J21
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© 1990 Richard Pavlicek