Bidding 8V19   Main


Challenge the Stars


  by Richard Pavlicek

Bidding by Bob Hamman and Paul Soloway

1. Both Vul
S 10 2
H A Q 8 7 2
D K Q 6 5
C 8 4
Table S A J 9 8 7 4
H K 3
D 10 9 8
C 9 3
 
Hamman
1 H
2 D
 
 

Pass
Pass
Soloway
1 S
2 S

Pass
+200

2. N-S Vul
S A K 10 7
H Q 10 6 3
D 2
C A K Q 10
Table S Q J 5 3
H 7 2
D 9 6 4
C 8 6 4 3
 
Hamman
1 C
1 H
3 S
 

Pass
Pass
+140
Soloway
1 D
1 S

Pass
Pass

3. Both Vul
S J 7 5
H A K J 5 4
D A 8 6 3
C K
Table S K Q 8 2
H 10 9
D K Q J
C Q 9 8 6
 
Hamman
1 H
2 S
 
 

Pass
Pass
Soloway
1 S
3 NT

Pass
+600

4. None Vul
S A Q 10 6 3
H A K 10 9
D K Q 4
C 10
Table S J
H J 8 3
D A 7
C K Q J 7 4 3 2
 
Hamman
1 C
3 C
4 D
6 C

Pass
Pass
Pass
+920
Soloway
2 S
4 C
5 C

Pass
Pass
Pass

5. N-S Vul
S 9 8
H Q 10 6 4
D J 6 4
C K 8 3 2
Table S A 5 4 2
H K 9 8
D K Q 8
C Q 6 4
 
Hamman
Pass
1 H
 
 

Pass
Pass
Soloway
1 C
1 NT

Pass
-100

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6. Both Vul
S J 10 9 5 4
H A 10 8 4
D A K 7
C Q
Table S Q
H K 3
D J 9 8 5
C J 9 7 5 4 3
 
Soloway
1 S
2 H
 
 

Pass
Pass
Hamman
1 NT
2 S

Pass
-100

7. Both Vul
S K 6 4
H J 6
D J 4
C A J 7 6 4 2
Table S A Q 10 5 2
H A Q 8 5 4 2
D 9 2
C
 
Soloway
Pass
3 C
4 H
 

Pass
Pass
-100
Hamman
1 H
3 S

2 D
Pass

8. None Vul
S A Q J 6 2
H K 4 3
D 9 7
C J 9 3
Table S 7
H Q J 8 7 6 5
D Q 8 2
C K 10 4
 
Soloway
1 S
3 H
 
 

Pass
Pass
Hamman
2 H
4 H

3 D
-100

9. E-W Vul
S J 9 3
H K
D A J 3
C A K J 10 8 6
Table S A K 10 6 2
H A 6 4
D Q 6 4
C Q 3
 
Soloway
1 C
2 C
3 C
4 S

Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
Hamman
1 S
2 S
4 C
6 C

Pass
Pass
Pass
+1390

10. E-W Vul
S K 9 8 5
H K 8 4 2
D J 9 4 3
C 8
Table S A 4
H 10 3
D A Q 7 6
C A K Q 9 3
 
Soloway
Pass
2 H
3 NT
 

1 S
Pass
+630
Hamman
Dbl
3 C

Pass
Pass

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11. E-W Vul
S A K 8
H J
D K Q 9 6 4
C J 9 5 2
Table S 9 6 3
H A 10 7 4 2
D A 7 5
C K 4
 
Hamman
1 D
2 C
3 NT
 

Pass
Pass
+600
Soloway
1 H
3 D

Pass
Pass

12. N-S Vul
S A 7
H A 6 3
D K Q J 9 2
C K 8 2
Table S Q J 9 5
H 10 9 4
D A 6
C J 6 5 4
 
Hamman
1 C
2 D
2 NT
 

1 H
Pass
Pass
Soloway
Dbl
2 S
3 NT

1 S
Pass
-150

13. None Vul
S K J 10 9 8
H A 9 7 6
D 6
C Q 7 4
Table S 6 2
H K Q
D K Q 10 9 2
C A K 10 6
 
Hamman
1 S
2 H
3 NT
 

Pass
Pass
+430
Soloway
2 D
2 NT

Pass
Pass

14. None Vul
S 3
H A J 10 9 8 7 6 4 2
D A Q 4
C
Table S A J 9 5 4 2
H
D K J 7 6
C A Q 3
 
Hamman
1 H
3 H
4 C
5 H

2 C
Pass
Pass
+480
Soloway
2 S
3 NT
4 D

Pass
Pass
Pass

15. E-W Vul
S Q J 10 3
H 4 2
D K J 10 9 4
C K 7
Table S 5 4
H A 9 8 5 3
D A 6 3
C A Q 9
 
Hamman
Pass
2 D
3 NT
 

Pass
Pass
+660
Soloway
1 H
3 D

Pass
Pass

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16. N-S Vul
S A 10 8 3 2
H 6 5
D A 8 6 4 2
C A
Table S 9 7 5
H K Q J 7
D 10 5 3
C K 10 7
 
Soloway
1 S
2 D
 
 

Pass
Pass
Hamman
1 NT
2 S

Pass
+140

17. N-S Vul
S A J 9
H A K Q
D A J 10 5 2
C A 5
Table S 4 2
H 10 8 3 2
D Q 8 6 4
C Q 8 7
 
Soloway
1 C
2 NT
3 D
 

Pass
Pass
Pass
Hamman
1 D
3 C
3 NT

Pass
Pass
-50

18. E-W Vul
S A Q 10 2
H 10 4
D 8
C K 9 8 7 5 3
Table S J 9 3
H A 9 8 5 3 2
D 6 4 3
C A
 
Soloway
Pass
Dbl
 
 

1 D
Pass
Hamman
1 H
2 H

2 D
+110

19. N-S Vul
S A K J 10 9
H Q 8 7 4
D J 5
C 7 3
Table S 4 3
H 5 2
D K Q 7 6 4 3 2
C A 10
 
Soloway
1 S
2 H
 
 

Pass
Pass
Hamman
2 D
3 D

Pass
+110

20. E-W Vul
S 8 6
H A K 10 8 3 2
D 10 9 5
C 10 2
Table S A 10 9 7 5
H 9
D K Q J 8 4
C A 9
 
Soloway
2 H
3 S
 
 

Pass
Pass
Hamman
2 S
4 S

Pass
-200

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21. Both Vul
S Q 6
H A K 3
D K Q J 10 9 8 5 4
C
Table S A
H Q 8 5 2
D 7 6 2
C 10 8 7 4 3
 
Hamman
1 C
2 D
3 D
5 D

Pass
Pass
Pass
+620
Soloway
1 D
2 H
4 D

Pass
Pass
Pass

22. Both Vul
S A J 5 3
H A
D A Q 4 2
C Q 9 7 2
Table S 7 4 2
H K 5 3
D 9 8 7 5
C A K 6
 
Hamman
1 C
2 S
3 H
5 D

Pass
Pass
Pass
-100
Soloway
1 H
2 NT
4 D

Pass
Pass
Pass

23. N-S Vul
S A 7
H 9 6 5
D A 10 8 4 3
C A 10 7
Table S J 10 8 5
H A Q J 10 8 3 2
D
C K Q
 
Hamman
1 D
2 H
2 NT
 

Pass
Pass
Pass
Soloway
1 H
2 S
4 H

Pass
Pass
+450

24. Both Vul
S J 10 6
H A K 3
D A K 10 2
C K Q J
Table S Q 9 7 5 4
H Q 7 2
D Q 5
C 6 4 3
 
Hamman
2 NT
3 S
4 S
 

Pass
Pass
+620
Soloway
3 H
3 NT

Pass
Pass

25. Both Vul
S A J 7 6
H A K 7
D 4 3 2
C K 6 2
Table S 10
H Q 8 5 4 2
D K J 6 5
C Q J 7
 
Hamman
1 NT
2 H
3 H
 

Pass
Pass
+170
Soloway
2 D
3 D

Pass
Pass

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26. Both Vul
S J 4
H A K Q J 5
D
C A J 10 5 4 3
Table S A 10 9 8 2
H 8
D 10 9 8 5 3
C 9 6
 
Soloway
2 C
3 H
4 H
 

Pass
Pass
Pass
Hamman
2 S
4 C
5 C

Pass
Pass
+600

27. None Vul
S 8
H A Q 8 7 6 2
D Q 7
C A 7 5 3
Table S K 7 4 3
H K 5
D K J 5 3
C K 6 4
 
Soloway
1 H
3 H
 
 

Pass
Pass
Hamman
2 NT
4 H

Pass
+420

28. None Vul
S J 10 3
H Q 10 7 2
D J 10 6 4
C A J
Table S A K 8
H J
D A Q 7
C K Q 8 7 4 3
 
Soloway
Pass
1 NT
2 NT
3 H

Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
Hamman
1 C
2 C
3 C
3 NT

1 H
Pass
Pass
+400

29. Both Vul
S K 9 6
H A 9
D A Q 6
C A J 7 6 5
Table S 8 4 2
H 10 7 3 2
D 10 8 7 4 2
C Q
 
Soloway
1 C
1 NT
2 D
 

Pass
Pass
+90
Hamman
1 D
2 C

1 S
Pass

30. None Vul
S A K
H K J 8 2
D 9 8
C Q J 9 7 3
Table S 9 8 5 3
H A 9 4
D 10 6 5 2
C A 10
 
Soloway
1 NT
2 H
3 C
 

Pass
Pass
+110
Hamman
2 C
2 NT

Pass
Pass

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31. None Vul
S K J 9 7 4
H A K
D 7 6
C K 7 6 5
Table S A
H 10 8 7 6 3 2
D A 9 4 2
C J 10
 
Hamman
1 S
2 C
 
 

Pass
Pass
Soloway
1 NT
2 H

Pass
+110

32. N-S Vul
S 10 7 6 3
H Q J 3 2
D J 8 5
C 7 2
Table S A K 2
H A 10 5
D A K
C A 10 8 6 3
 
Hamman
Pass
1 D
3 C
3 NT

Pass
Pass
Pass
-100
Soloway
1 C
2 NT
3 D

Pass
Pass
Pass

33. N-S Vul
S Q J 10 9 7
H 8
D A Q 8 6 5
C K 5
Table S A 4 3
H K 6 5 3 2
D K 2
C J 3 2
 
Hamman
1 S
2 S
4 S
 

Pass
Pass
+420
Soloway
2 H
3 S

Pass
Pass

34. Both Vul
S 10 6 2
H 9 5 2
D K 6 2
C K 6 5 2
Table S A K Q J 7
H A 8
D A J 9 5
C 10 7
 
Hamman
Pass
2 NT
4 S
 

2 H
Pass
+620
Soloway
Dbl
3 S

Pass
Pass

35. N-S Vul
S Q 8
H J 4
D A Q 4
C K J 9 7 6 4
Table S K 9 7 4
H 10 9 8 7 5 2
D 2
C Q 8
 
Hamman
1 NT
2 D
 
 

Pass
Pass
Soloway
2 C
2 H

Pass
+110

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36. Both Vul
S A 10 8 6
H 10 8 5 4 2
D 10 7 4
C 3
Table S 4 3
H A Q J
D Q J 9 2
C A Q 10 5
 
Soloway
Pass
3 H
 
 

1 NT
Pass
Hamman
Dbl
4 H

2 S
-200

37. None Vul
S A 5
H J 8 3 2
D A 6 4 3
C K Q 10
Table S 10 9 8 2
H 4
D K J
C A J 9 7 3 2
 
Soloway
1 NT
Pass
3 H
5 C

Pass
Pass
Pass
+400
Hamman
2 C
3 C
4 C

2 H
Pass
Pass

38. N-S Vul
S K 6 2
H J 7 5 2
D J 10 8 2
C K J
Table S
H A 6
D A 7 5 4 3
C A 10 9 8 6 2
 
Soloway
Pass
4 D
 
 

1 NT
Pass
Hamman
2 NT
5 D

Pass
+400

39. N-S Vul
S A Q 9
H A Q J 3
D K 10
C J 9 5 2
Table S 8 7 5 4 3
H K 2
D A 8
C Q 8 6 3
 
Soloway
1 C
1 NT
 
 

1 D
Pass
Hamman
1 S
3 NT

Pass
-100

40. N-S Vul
S A Q 9 6
H 8
D J 6
C J 10 9 6 4 2
Table S 10 5 4
H A K J 10 9
D 8 4 2
C Q 7
 
Soloway
Pass
2 C
3 C
 

1 NT
Pass
-50
Hamman
Pass
2 H

Pass
Pass

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41. None Vul
S A 9 6 5 3
H K Q 10
D 9
C Q 9 8 2
Table S Q J 2
H 7
D A Q 6 5 4 3
C J 10 7
 
Hamman
1 S
2 S
3 NT
 

Pass
Pass
Pass
Soloway
2 D
3 S
4 S

Pass
Pass
-100

42. N-S Vul
S 2
H A 10 7 5 2
D A K 4 3
C J 6 2
Table S A K J 3
H K 4
D Q J 10
C A 10 4 3
 
Hamman
1 H
2 D
3 C
 

Pass
Pass
Pass
Soloway
2 C
2 NT
3 NT

Pass
Pass
+490

43. E-W Vul
S 9 6 3 2
H Q 9
D A K J 5 3
C A 3
Table S A K Q 8
H J 10 7 6 5
D 8 6
C 10 4
 
Hamman
1 NT
2 S
 
 

Pass
Pass
Soloway
2 C
4 S

Pass
+650

44. Both Vul
S K J 10 6 5 2
H Q 9 3 2
D
C K 8 5
Table S A 7 3
H A 7 6
D 9 3
C A 10 9 4 2
 
Hamman
Pass
4 H
 
 

Pass
Pass
Soloway
1 NT
4 S

Pass
+650

45. N-S Vul
S Q J 6 4
H A 6 5 4
D J 3
C A K 3
Table S A 3
H K Q J 10 7
D A K
C Q J 8 5
 
Hamman
1 NT
2 H
3 H
5 D
6 C

Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
Soloway
2 D
2 S
4 S
5 S
7 H

Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
-50

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46. Both Vul
S K
H A J 10 7
D Q J
C A Q 9 8 6 5
Table S A 10 9 4 3 2
H K 8 4
D A 3
C J 10
 
Soloway
1 C
2 C
2 NT
4 S

Pass
Pass
Pass
+680
Hamman
1 S
2 S
3 S

Pass
Pass
Pass

47. Both Vul
S 10 9 7 3
H J 8 6
D K 7 4 2
C 4 3
Table S A Q J 8 4
H A 4
D 6
C A K Q 9 8
 
Soloway
Pass
1 S
2 D
 

1 C
Pass
Pass
Hamman
Dbl
2 C
4 S

Pass
Pass
+620

48. E-W Vul
S 6 5
H K 3
D A K Q J 5 3
C Q 9 3
Table S K Q 7 2
H 7 5
D 6 2
C A J 7 6 4
 
Soloway
1 D
2 NT
 
 

Pass
Pass
Hamman
1 S
3 NT

2 H
-200

49. Both Vul
S 9 6
H A K 10 9 6 5 2
D Q 10
C K 5
Table S Q 2
H Q
D 9 7 5 2
C A Q 9 8 7 3
 
Soloway
1 H
3 H
 
 

Pass
Pass
Hamman
2 C
4 H

2 S
-100

50. E-W Vul
S J 6 2
H K 9
D A K J 6 5
C K J 5
Table S K 9 5 4
H Q 6 5 4
D
C Q 10 7 4 3
 
Soloway
1 NT
2 D
2 S
 

Pass
Pass
Pass
Hamman
2 C
2 H
3 C

Pass
Pass
+110

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51. E-W Vul
S 2
H K J 8 7 5 4
D A J 6 4 2
C 7
Table S K 9 7 4
H 6
D Q 9 7 5
C A Q 10 2
 
Hamman
1 H
2 D
4 H
 

Pass
Pass
Pass
Soloway
1 NT
2 S
5 D

Pass
Pass
-200

52. None Vul
S A K 10 8 7 5
H Q 7 4
D A 10 9 5
C
Table S J 3 2
H 5 3
D Q 4 3
C J 10 9 3 2
 
Hamman
1 S
2 D
4 S
 

Pass
Pass
-100
Soloway
1 NT
2 S

Pass
Pass

53. Both Vul
S A 9 7 6
H
D A Q 8 7 4
C A K 7 2
Table S K 10 8
H K 8 5 4 3
D K
C Q 9 5 4
 
Hamman
1 C
2 D
2 S
3 C
5 C

Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
Soloway
1 H
2 H
2 NT
4 C
6 C

Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
-200

54. N-S Vul
S 5 4
H A K 9 8 4
D J 9 7
C A K 4
Table S 6
H 7 2
D A K 5 4 3 2
C Q 10 7 6
 
Hamman
1 NT
3 H
4 C
 

Pass
Pass
Pass
Soloway
3 D
3 NT
5 C

Pass
Pass
-150

55. E-W Vul
S 9
H K 10 9
D K 7 6 2
C Q J 7 6 2
Table S A J 8
H Q J 7 3
D A Q 10
C A K 5
 
Hamman
Pass
3 S
 
 

Pass
Pass
Soloway
2 NT
3 NT

Pass
+630

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56. N-S Vul
S K 8 7 5 3
H A 8 5 2
D
C K J 10 4
Table S 10 9 4
H K 10 7
D A K 5 4
C A Q 6
 
Soloway
1 S
2 H
3 C
4 S

Pass
Pass
Pass
+450
Hamman
2 D
2 NT
3 S

Pass
Pass
Pass

57. N-S Vul
S A J 10 5
H J 6 5
D
C A K Q 8 5 4
Table S 4
H A 10 7 4 3
D A 10 9 8 4
C J 3
 
Soloway
1 C
2 C
2 S
3 H
4 C
5 C

Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
Hamman
1 H
2 H
3 C
3 NT
4 S
6 C

Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
-50

58. None Vul
S A 10 8 6
H K Q 10
D 10 6 5
C A Q 2
Table S K 4
H 7 2
D Q J 8 7 3
C K J 7 6
 
Soloway
1 C
1 NT
 
 

Pass
Pass
Hamman
1 S
3 NT

Pass
+430

59. E-W Vul
S K Q 4
H A 9 6
D J 7 6 3 2
C 10 8
Table S A J
H 8 2
D A K Q 10
C A 9 7 6 5
 
Soloway
Pass
1 S
2 D
4 D
4 NT
6 D

Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
+1370
Hamman
1 C
2 C
3 D
4 S
5 D

Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass

60. N-S Vul
S K 7 6
H 6
D J 10 8 4 2
C K J 6 2
Table S A J 5
H A J 10
D 9 6
C A 9 7 4 3
 
Soloway
Pass
3 H
 
 

1 H
Pass
Hamman
1 NT
3 NT

2 H
+400

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61. Both Vul
S 9
H K J 10 9 3
D A 5 3 2
C A 6 4
Table S A Q J 3
H A 7 5
D 9 7 6
C 10 8 7
 
Hamman
1 H
2 D
4 H
 

Pass
Pass
-200
Soloway
1 S
3 H

Pass
Pass

62. N-S Vul
S K Q 8 5
H A J 10 7 6 5
D
C K 10 4
Table S A J 10 9 7 6 3
H K 2
D 8 4
C A J
 
Hamman
1 H
4 D
6 H
 

Pass
Pass
Pass
Soloway
1 S
4 NT
7 S

Pass
Pass
+1510

63. E-W Vul
S K 8 7
H K Q 9 5 4
D 9 7 5 4
C J
Table S A Q 10 5 4
H 3
D A K 6 2
C A 10 2
 
Hamman
Pass
1 H
2 H
3 S

Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
Soloway
1 C
1 S
2 NT
4 S

Pass
Pass
Pass
+650

64. N-S Vul
S 10
H Q J 8
D A Q 5
C K 9 8 7 3 2
Table S J 8 6 4 3 2
H A K
D K 8
C A 10 4
 
Hamman
2 C
3 C
4 NT
 

Pass
Pass
Pass
Soloway
2 D
4 D
5 C

Pass
Pass
+400

65. Both Vul
S A J 3
H A Q
D K Q 7 3
C Q J 10 8
Table S 9 6 5 2
H K 10 9 5 4 3
D 5 2
C A
 
Hamman
1 C
1 NT
4 H
 

Pass
Pass
+620
Soloway
1 H
4 D

Pass
Pass

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66. N-S Vul
S K J 6 4
H Q 3
D J 10 8 3
C Q J 4
Table S 9 5 2
H K 8 6
D A 6 5
C A K 8 2
 
Soloway
Pass
2 C
3 NT
 

Pass
Pass
-50
Hamman
1 NT
2 D

Pass
Pass

67. None Vul
S 8
H 10 6 5 4
D Q J 7 2
C A K Q 6
Table S A Q J 9
H 9 7 2
D A 9 8 6 5
C 8
 
Soloway
1 H
1 NT
2 D
 

Pass
Pass
Pass
Hamman
1 S
2 C
2 NT

Pass
Pass
+120

68. None Vul
S J 5 4
H J 5 3
D Q 8 7 5
C A Q 3
Table S A 6
H K
D K 10 9 4
C K 10 8 7 6 5
 
Soloway
Pass
2 D
3 C
 

Pass
Pass
+150
Hamman
2 C
2 NT

Pass
Pass

69. E-W Vul
S K Q
H J 10 9
D J 9 4 2
C A K Q 6
Table S A 3
H K Q 6 4 2
D Q 10 3
C 5 4 3
 
Soloway
1 NT
2 H
4 H
 

Pass
Pass
+620
Hamman
2 D
3 NT

Pass
Pass

70. N-S Vul
S K Q 8 3 2
H Q J
D A K 6
C K 7 5
Table S A J 9
H A 8 4
D J 9 8 5
C J 9 8
 
Soloway
1 C
1 S
3 NT
 

Pass
Pass
+430
Hamman
1 H
1 NT

Pass
Pass

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71. N-S Vul
S K Q 9
H K J
D A J 8 2
C K 9 5 4
Table S A 7 4 3 2
H Q 5 4
D 9 6 4 3
C A
 
Hamman
1 C
1 NT
2 S
3 S

Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
Soloway
1 H
2 H
2 NT
4 S

Pass
Pass
Pass
+450

72. Both Vul
S K 10 7 6 4 3
H J 10 8
D 8
C 7 5 4
Table S A Q
H K Q 6 5
D K 9 6 4
C J 10 6
 
Hamman
Pass
2 H
 
 

Pass
Pass
Soloway
1 NT
2 S

Pass
+110

73. N-S Vul
S A J 9 8 5 4
H Q 7
D A 10 9 5
C Q
Table S 10 3 2
H 10 6 2
D J 4 2
C K 10 9 6
 
Hamman
1 S
2 D
 
 

Pass
Pass
Soloway
1 NT
2 S

Pass
-100

74. Both Vul
S Q
H A 10 6 2
D A Q 9
C A J 8 6 3
Table S A 7 4 3
H Q
D 10 8 7 6 3
C 7 5 4
 
Hamman
1 C
1 H
2 D
3 C

Pass
Pass
Pass
+110
Soloway
1 D
2 C
2 NT

Pass
Pass
Pass

75. N-S Vul
S 10 9 5
H 10 8 7 6
D A 9 7 6
C K 3
Table S A Q 6
H A
D K Q J 8
C Q 9 8 4 2
 
Hamman
Pass
Dbl
2 C
3 NT

Pass
Pass
Pass
+430
Soloway
1 C
1 NT
2 D

1 S
Pass
Pass

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76. None Vul
S A 7 2
H A J 10
D A K 10 8 3
C Q 3
Table S Q J 9 5 4 3
H Q 3
D 4
C J 5 4 2
 
Soloway
1 C
1 NT
4 S
 

Pass
Pass
+420
Hamman
1 D
4 H

1 H
Pass

77. E-W Vul
S A Q 10 7 3
H 9 7
D A K 5 4
C A 6
Table S 8 5 4
H 8 6
D 10 9 6 3
C K 10 8 4
 
Soloway
1 C
3 S
 
 

3 H
Pass
Hamman
Pass
4 S

Pass
-200

78. Both Vul
S 9 3
H A J 7 6 4
D Q 10 9 8
C Q 5
Table S A J 10 5
H 10 2
D A K 5 2
C A 10 8
 
Soloway
Pass
2 D
3 NT
 

Pass
Pass
+600
Hamman
1 NT
2 H

Pass
Pass

79. Both Vul
S 9
H A Q 7 5
D A 9 7 6 4
C K Q 8
Table S K Q J 10 7
H J 9
D K 8 5 2
C 7 4
 
Soloway
1 H
2 D
3 NT
 

Pass
Pass
+630
Hamman
1 S
3 D

Pass
Pass

80. Both Vul
S K 10
H K 10 5 3
D K Q J 6 2
C A Q
Table S A 6 3
H Q J 4
D 10 9 7 3
C 10 8 4
 
Soloway
1 C
1 H
3 NT
 

Pass
Pass
+630
Hamman
1 D
2 D

Pass
Pass

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81. None Vul
S A Q 5
H K 8
D A K J 10 4 3
C Q 3
Table S 10 4 3
H 9 5 4 3
D 8 7 2
C K 9 4
 
Hamman
1 C
2 NT
 
 

Pass
Pass
Soloway
1 D
3 NT

2 H
+400

82. N-S Vul
S 9 3
H A Q 10 9 7 4 3
D 10 8
C K 5
Table S A J 5
H
D A Q 9 7 6
C A Q 9 8 4
 
Hamman
1 H
2 H
3 H
4 H

Pass
Pass
Pass
+450
Soloway
2 D
3 C
3 NT

Pass
Pass
Pass

83. E-W Vul
S Q 5 4 2
H 8 6 5
D 4 3
C J 8 6 3
Table S A K 9 7 6
H A K
D A Q 10
C Q 5 4
 
Hamman
Pass
1 D
3 C
4 S

Pass
Pass
Pass
-100
Soloway
1 C
2 NT
3 S

Pass
Pass
Pass

84. None Vul
S K J 9 5 3
H K J
D K 8 4
C Q 10 7
Table S A 10 6
H 8 5 3 2
D Q J 9 3
C A 9
 
Hamman
1 S
2 D
3 S
 

Pass
Pass
Pass
Soloway
2 C
2 S
4 S

Pass
Pass
-50

85. E-W Vul
S 8 5
H A Q 6
D A 7 4
C A 7 5 3 2
Table S A K 3 2
H K 8 5 2
D Q J 5
C 10 4
 
Hamman
1 NT
2 D
 
 

Pass
Pass
Soloway
2 C
3 NT

Pass
+600

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86. E-W Vul
S A K 6
H A K 4 2
D 5 3 2
C A 10 3
Table S J 9 5
H Q J 6
D A K 9 8
C 9 8 7
 
Soloway
1 C
1 NT
 
 

Pass
Pass
Hamman
1 H
3 NT

Pass
+630

87. N-S Vul
S K J 9 8 7
H A 9 8 3
D Q 2
C K 6
Table S A 6 5 4 3
H J 6
D A J 6 3
C Q 4
 
Soloway
1 S
3 D
 
 

Pass
Pass
Hamman
3 C
4 S

Pass
+480

88. N-S Vul
S A J 10
H Q 9 6 5 4
D A Q J 5
C J
Table S K 9 8 3 2
H A 10 8
D K 4
C 5 3 2
 
Soloway
1 H
3 D
4 D
 

Pass
Pass
Pass
Hamman
1 S
3 S
6 H

Pass
Pass
-250

89. None Vul
S A Q 9 5
H K 7 3
D A 10 6 4
C J 7
Table S K J 8 7 3
H J 9 8 6
D Q 5
C A K
 
Soloway
1 S
3 D
3 S
 

Pass
Pass
Pass
Hamman
3 C
3 H
4 S

Pass
Pass
+420

90. N-S Vul
S K 10 8 5 3
H Q 6
D A K 5 3
C J 3
Table S 4 2
H A K 10 8 5 3
D
C A 8 6 5 2
 
Soloway
1 S
2 S
3 NT
 

Pass
Pass
Pass
Hamman
2 H
3 C
4 H

Pass
Pass
+450

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91. Both Vul
S A 6 5 4
H 10 9 5
D A 3 2
C A 9 7
Table S K 9
H A K 7 2
D K Q 10 6
C J 5 3
 
Hamman
1 S
2 NT
 
 

Pass
Pass
Soloway
2 D
3 NT

Pass
+630

92. None Vul
S A 10 8 6
H K 10 5 4
D A Q 9
C 10 9
Table S 9
H A Q 8 6 2
D 10 7
C A K 6 4 3
 
Hamman
1 NT
2 H
3 H
4 D
4 NT
5 D
6 H

Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
+980
Soloway
2 D
2 S
4 C
4 S
5 C
5 S

Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass

93. Both Vul
S A 7 5 4
H K 8 5 3
D 8 3
C Q 10 5
Table S K
H Q J
D A Q 10 9 7 5 4
C A K 4
 
Hamman
Pass
1 S
2 NT
3 H
4 NT

Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
Soloway
1 C
2 D
3 D
4 H
5 D

Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
+600

94. Both Vul
S A 9 7
H A K Q 4
D A J 7
C K 8 6
Table S 8 5 4
H 10 7 6 2
D Q 9 8 5 3
C A
 
Hamman
2 NT
3 H
 
 

Pass
Pass
Soloway
3 C
4 H

Pass
+620

95. N-S Vul
S A 10 6 2
H A Q 7 4
D 8
C A K Q J
Table S 4
H K J 10 2
D K J 7 6
C 10 6 5 4
 
Hamman
1 C
2 NT
3 H
4 S
6 H

Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
+980
Soloway
2 H
3 C
3 NT
5 C

Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass

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96. None Vul
S A 10 6 2
H Q 6 5 3 2
D Q 9 6
C 3
Table S K 5 3
H A 10
D K J 8
C K J 10 9 6
 
Soloway
Pass
2 C
2 H
 

Pass
Pass
Pass
Hamman
1 NT
2 D
2 S

Pass
Pass
-100

97. N-S Vul
S K 9 8
H Q 8 7 3
D A J 10
C 10 9 8
Table S A 10 6 5 2
H 10
D 6 5 3
C A Q 7 5
 
Soloway
Pass
1 NT
2 S
 

Pass
Pass
+140
Hamman
1 S
2 C

Pass
Pass

98. Both Vul
S A K 7 5
H A 2
D A Q 5 2
C Q 10 9
Table S Q 10 6 4
H 10 6
D J 10 7 4
C K 7 6
 
Soloway
1 C
1 NT
2 S
4 S

Pass
Pass
Pass
-100
Hamman
1 D
2 C
3 S

Pass
Pass
Pass

99. None Vul
S K Q 9 5
H A Q J 8 7 2
D 2
C A 9
Table S A J 10 3
H 9 6
D Q 9 8 5 4
C 6 2
 
Soloway
1 C
1 H
2 S
4 H

Pass
Pass
Pass
+420
Hamman
1 D
2 C
3 S

Pass
Pass
Pass

100. None Vul
S A 10 7 2
H J 9 8 7
D J 8 5
C J 10
Table S 9 8
H A 6 4
D K Q 10 4
C K 7 3 2
 
Soloway
Pass
1 S
 
 

Pass
Pass
Hamman
1 D
1 NT

Pass
+90

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