Practice 8V31 Main

Challenge the Stars

by Richard Pavlicek

Bidding by Lorenzo Lauria and Alfredo Versace

1.	Both vul
Q 6		A J	3 NT West
A Q J		9 5 3	Made 4 +630
Q J 9 3		K 8 7 6
K 5 4 3		A 8 7 6

Lauria		Versace
1 NT 2 Pass	Pass Pass	2 3 NT	Pass Pass

2.	N-S vul
K 8 3		A 6 5 4	6 West
A 10 6 5 4 3		Q 7 2	Down 2 -100
A J 6		Q 9
5		A Q 7 3

Lauria		Versace
1 2 3 4 5 6 Pass	Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass	2 2 NT 3 4 5 6	Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass

3.	E-W vul
A Q 5 2		8 7 3	4 West
A		10 9 7 6 2	Made 4 +620
A 10 9 5 4		Q
A K 3		Q J 10 9

Lauria		Versace
1 1 2 4	Pass Pass Pass Pass	1 1 NT 2 Pass	Pass Pass Pass

4.	N-S vul
K J 6 4 3 2		7 5	4 West
A J 3		K 5	Made 4 +420
Q 2		A K 10 9 8
A 7		Q 8 5 3

Lauria		Versace
1 2 3 Pass	Pass Pass Pass	2 2 NT 4	Pass Pass Pass

5.	N-S vul
10 7 5 3		4	6 East
Q 4		A K 10 8 7 6 5 3 2	Made 6 +980
A K 10 8		Q 5
A 9 2		3

Lauria		Versace
1 Pass 4 5 Pass	1 Pass Pass Pass	2 3 4 6	2 Pass Pass Pass

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6.	N-S vul
Q 6 4 3		9	3 NT West
K J 2		A 7 6 4	Made 4 +430
A 7 3		4
Q 7 4		A K J 10 9 5 2

Versace		Lauria
1 Pass 3 NT	1 Pass Pass	2 3 Pass	2 Pass

7.	E-W vul
A 7 6 5 4		J	3 West
J		A Q 5	Made 4 +130
A 10 4 2		K 7 5 3
A 8 4		J 9 6 3 2

Versace		Lauria
1 2 Pass	Pass Pass	1 NT 3	Pass Pass

8.	N-S vul
A K J 6 3		Q	3 NT East
9 8 5		Q 3 2	Made 4 +430
A 8 4 3		K Q 2
2		K Q 8 6 4 3

Versace		Lauria
1 2 2 3 NT	Pass Pass Pass Pass	2 2 2 NT Pass	Pass Pass Pass

9.	E-W vul
A 9 2		K J 8 7 6	4 West
K 9		A 8 4 2	Made 4 +620
Q J 8 5		9 3 2
A K J 10		3

Versace		Lauria
2 3 4	Pass Pass Pass	3 3 NT Pass	Pass Pass

10.	None vul
Q 9 5 3		A 7	4 West
A 9 7 6 2		K J 10 3	Made 4 +420
K Q 5		A 6 3 2
Q		J 6 2

Versace		Lauria
1 2 2 NT 3 3 Pass	Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass	2 2 3 3 4	Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass

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11.	E-W vul
J 6 4 3 2		K 9	3 NT East
A 9 2		J 5 4	Made 3 +600
A 7 2		J 8
10 6		A K Q 9 5 2

Lauria		Versace
Pass 2 3 NT	Pass Pass Pass	1 NT 2 Pass	Pass Pass

12.	E-W vul
A K 2		J 7 4	3 NT West
6 5 3		Q 10 8	Made 3 +600
A 8 3 2		K 9
A K J		Q 9 8 7 3

Lauria		Versace
2 2 NT Pass	Pass Pass	2 3 NT	Pass Pass

13.	Both vul
J 7 4 2		A 9 6	6 West
A 3		K J 7 5	Down 2 -200
A 10 9 8 5 4		K 6 2
10		A K 6

Lauria		Versace
1 1 2 3 3 4 5 Pass	Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass	1 2 2 NT 3 3 4 NT 6	Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass

14.	N-S vul
A J 9 7 3		Q	2 West
A 7 2		J 9 6 5	Down 3 -150
Q		10 7 6 5 3
9 6 5 3		J 10 2

Lauria		Versace
1 2 Pass	Pass Pass	1 NT 2	Pass Pass

15.	E-W vul
A 8 7 5 4 3 2		Q J	4 East
10 5		A K Q 9	Made 4 +620
7 2		A 10 3
9 7		8 5 3 2

Lauria		Versace
Pass 4 Pass	Pass Pass	1 NT 4	Pass Pass

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16.	None vul
K 3		8 6	3 NT West
A K		10 5	Made 4 +430
A K 9 8 7 6		10 5
J 9 8		A 10 6 5 4 3 2

Versace		Lauria
1 2 NT Pass	1 Pass	Pass 3 NT	2 Pass

17.	Both vul
8 6 5 3		K 10	2 West
2		Q J 8 6 5	Made 2 +90
9 6 4		A J
Q J 4 3 2		A K 10 5

Versace		Lauria
Pass Pass 2	Pass Pass Pass	1 Dbl Pass	1 NT Pass

18.	N-S vul
Q 9 6		K 10 4 2	3 East
5 2		A Q 9 8	Made 3 +110
8 6 4 2		Q
K 7 6 3		A Q 10 4

Versace		Lauria
Pass Pass 3	Pass Pass Pass	1 Dbl Pass	2 Pass

19.	E-W vul
A		10 8 6 4 3	3 NT East
10 5		K J 6 2	Down 3 -300
A 10 8 2		K 7 6
Q J 9 7 5 3		A

Versace		Lauria
1 2 3 Pass	Pass Pass Pass	1 2 3 NT	Pass Pass Pass

20.	Both vul
A J 7 3 2		K 10 6 5	4 West
4		J	Made 5 +650
10 9 8 7		A K Q J
A Q J		K 9 8 6

Versace		Lauria
1 2 2 NT 3 3 NT 4	Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass	2 2 3 3 4 Pass	Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass

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21.	E-W vul
J 6 2		A 10 8 3	1 NT East
7 5		Q 10 9 8 3	Made 2 +120
A Q 10		7
A 10 9 8 3		K J 6

Lauria		Versace
1 1 Pass	1 Pass	Dbl 1 NT	Pass Pass

22.	Both vul
K 10 6 2		J 9 8 7 3	3 East
K J 9 7		A Q	Down 2 -200
9 5 3		A 6 4
Q 9		10 7 2

Lauria		Versace
Pass 3 Pass	Pass Pass	1 3	Pass Pass

23.	N-S vul
A 8 4 3 2		J 9 6	3 East
9 7 2		J 8 5	Down 2 -100
K Q 9 8		7 6 4 3
7		A Q 9

Lauria		Versace
Pass Dbl 3	2 Pass Pass	Pass 2 Pass	Pass Pass

24.	E-W vul
A K 8		J 10 9 4	6 NT East
Q J 8 7 5 2		K	Made 6 +1440
A 3		K 10 8 6
K Q		A J 9 2

Lauria		Versace
1 4 5 NT 6 NT	3 Pass Pass Pass	3 NT 5 6 Pass	Pass Pass Pass

25.	N-S vul
9 6 3		A K 10 2	4 East
K Q 10 7 3		A 9 6 2	Made 4 +420
6		Q 10 8
9 7 4 2		K 10

Lauria		Versace
Pass 2 3 4	Pass Pass Pass Pass	1 NT 2 NT 3 Pass	Pass Pass Pass

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26.	None vul
A Q 9 8 6		K 10 4 3 2	6 West
K Q		A J 2	Made 6 +980
9 7 4		A K 8 2
10 9 4		Q

Versace		Lauria
1 2 3 3 NT 4 5 Pass	Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass	2 2 NT 3 4 4 NT 6	Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass

27.	E-W vul
4		K 8 5	3 NT East
K Q 7 5		A 9 6	Down 1 -100
K Q 10 7 5		J 4 2
A 9 5		Q 10 8 2

Versace		Lauria
1 2 3 NT	Pass Pass Pass	1 NT 2 NT Pass	Pass Pass

28.	N-S vul
A K 8 2		J 9 7	5 West
A J 9 8 6 5		K Q 2	Made 6 +480
J		10 8 2
A 2		K 9 6 5

Versace		Lauria
1 3 4 4 NT 5	Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass	2 4 4 5 Pass	3 Pass Pass Pass

29.	Both vul
A 8 7		K J 6 5	3 NT East
K 9 7 3		Q J 4	Down 1 -100
A Q 10 3		K 7 5
9 5		K 8 3

Versace		Lauria
1 2 3 Pass	Pass Pass Pass	1 2 NT 3 NT	Pass Pass Pass

30.	Both vul
10 5 4		A 7 6	3 West
Q 5		A K 9 8	Down 1 -100
5 4		A J 6 3
Q 10 8 7 5 4		6 2

Versace		Lauria
Pass 2 3	1 Pass Pass	1 NT 2 NT Pass	Pass Pass

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31.	Both vul
10 7 2		K 9 5 4	3 NT West
K Q 7 2		A 10 9	Made 3 +600
Q 10 5		6 2
A K Q		J 9 7 2

Lauria		Versace
1 NT 2 3 NT	Pass Pass Pass	2 2 NT Pass	Pass Pass

32.	N-S vul
Q 7		A J 10 8 6 4 2	4 East
J 10 3 2		K	Down 1 -50
A 7		K Q 9
K 9 5 3 2		Q 6

Lauria		Versace
Pass 1 NT Pass	1 Pass	1 4	Pass Pass

33.	Both vul
J 9 8 3		A 10	4 West
A K J 9 3		8 7 5 4	Made 6 +680
J		A Q 7 3
K J 4		A Q 8

Lauria		Versace
1 2 2 NT 3 3 NT 4	Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass	2 2 3 3 4 Pass	Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass

34.	None vul
9 4 2		A K 7	3 NT East
6		K 10 9	Made 4 +430
A 10 6		K Q 8 7 3
A J 8 7 4 3		Q 9

Lauria		Versace
Pass 3 3 Pass	2 Pass Pass	2 NT 3 3 NT	Pass Pass Pass

35.	E-W vul
J 6		A 8 5 3	2 West
Q 9		K 10 8 5	Made 3 +110
K 10 9 5 3 2		8 6
A 6 2		K J 10

Lauria		Versace
Pass 1 2	Pass Pass Pass	1 1 Pass	Pass Pass

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36.	None vul
A Q 6 4 2		10 9 8	3 NT East
K 3 2		A 10 9	Made 4 +430
10 9 2		K Q 6
J 2		A 10 9 4

Versace		Lauria
Pass 1 2 3 NT	Pass Pass Pass Pass	1 1 NT 2 Pass	Pass Pass Pass

37.	Both vul
A 9 7 6		4 3	3 NT West
6		A K J 3 2	Made 3 +600
A 7 6 3		Q 9 5 2
A Q 4 3		J 6

Versace		Lauria
1 1 2 2 NT Pass	Pass Pass Pass Pass	1 2 2 3 NT	Pass Pass Pass Pass

38.	None vul
8		A K Q J	3 NT East
7 4 3		A K 10 9	Made 4 +430
J 10 8 7		Q 9
K Q J 6 5		7 3 2

Versace		Lauria
Pass 2 3 Pass	1 Pass Pass	Dbl 2 3 NT	1 Pass Pass

39.	None vul
Q 7 5		A K 6 3	4 NT West
K Q 8		A J 10 2	Made 6 +490
Q 6 3 2		A 7 4
A 7 3		K 10

Versace		Lauria
1 1 NT Pass	Pass Pass	1 4 NT	Pass Pass

40.	None vul
A Q 9 5		K 8 4 2	4 West
9 3		K 10 8 7 6 4	Made 5 +450
A Q 10 9 5		3
A J		4 3

Versace		Lauria
1 3 3 Pass	2 Pass Pass	Dbl 3 4	Pass Pass Pass

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41.	None vul
9		A K J 8 7	3 NT West
J 8 4		K 10 6 5	Made 5 +460
A K 9 5		Q J 2
K Q 8 6 5		2

Lauria		Versace
1 1 NT 2 2 NT Pass	Pass Pass Pass Pass	1 2 2 3 NT	Pass Pass Pass Pass

42.	E-W vul
K Q J 6		8 7	4 West
5 3 2		A Q J 9 7	Made 5 +650
K Q 5		A 7
K Q 10		A 7 3 2

Lauria		Versace
1 NT 2 4	Pass Pass Pass	2 3 Pass	Pass Pass

43.	N-S vul
K 10 9 7 3		A J 8 5	2 East
J 6 2		A Q 4	Made 3 +140
8 4		A J 7 3
K 7 5		J 6

Lauria		Versace
Pass 2 Pass	Pass Pass	1 NT 2	2 Pass

44.	N-S vul
A 5 2		Q 10	5 East
A 8 3		2	Made 6 +420
A Q 10 9 2		7 5 4 3
J 7		A Q 10 9 6 2

Lauria		Versace
1 NT Pass 3 5	2 Pass Pass Pass	2 NT Dbl 4 Pass	3 Pass Pass

45.	E-W vul
K 9 7 4		A Q 6 3	4 East
A K 7 4 2		10 8	Made 5 +650
7 5		A J 6 4 3
J 2		A 9

Lauria		Versace
1 2 3 3 NT Pass	Pass Pass Pass Pass	2 2 NT 3 4	Pass Pass Pass Pass

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46.	E-W vul
7 4		A Q 9 6 3 2	2 East
A Q 7 5 3		K 2	Made 3 +140
A Q 7 5		9
7 3		J 9 5 4

Versace		Lauria
1 2 Pass	Pass Pass	1 2	Pass Pass

47.	E-W vul
Q 10 4 3 2		—	4 West
A K J 9 7		10 8 5 3	Down 1 -100
3		A Q 10 5 4
7 4		8 5 3 2

Versace		Lauria
1 2 4	Pass Pass Pass	1 NT 3 Pass	Pass Pass

48.	None vul
10 6 3 2		Q J 9 8	4 West
A Q J		7 6 3	Made 4 +420
A Q 4		K 10 8 7 3
A K 5		6

Versace		Lauria
2 NT 3 3 Pass	Pass Pass Pass	3 3 4	Pass Pass Pass

49.	None vul
Q J 10 9 5		8 4	4 East
K Q 10 5 3		7	Down 2 -100
A J 5		K Q 9 8 3 2
—		J 9 7 4

Versace		Lauria
1 2 4 Pass	Pass Pass Pass	1 NT 3 4	Pass Pass Pass

50.	Both vul
K J 6		A Q 5	5 East
A 9 7 6 5 3		Q	Made 6 +620
A K 6		Q 9 8 7 3
J		A K Q 9

Versace		Lauria
1 2 3 5	Pass Pass Pass Pass	2 3 4 NT Pass	Pass Pass Pass

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51.	N-S vul
K Q J 10 4		9 3	2 West
K J 6 4		A 8 3	Made 6 +230
A Q 7 4		J 10 8 5 2
—		J 9 4

Lauria		Versace
1 2 Pass	Pass Pass	1 NT 2	Pass Pass

52.	Both vul
J 6 2		A 10 8 4	3 NT West
K 10 8 5		Q J 2	Made 3 +600
A 8		K Q 3 2
A 6 4 2		Q 8

Lauria		Versace
1 1 1 NT Pass	Pass Pass Pass	1 1 3 NT	Pass Pass Pass

53.	N-S vul
J 9 8 6 5		2	2 East
Q 9		A J 10 7 2	Down 2 -100
J 5		10 6 3 2
A K 7 5		8 4 2

Lauria		Versace
1 2 Pass	Pass Pass	1 NT 2	Pass Pass

54.	Both vul
9 7		A 6 5	4 West
9 6 4 3		A Q J 8 5 2	Down 1 -100
J 9 6		K 7
A J 10 2		9 7

Lauria		Versace
Pass 2 3 Pass	1 NT Pass Pass	2 2 NT 4	Pass Pass Pass

55.	Both vul
A 10 8 7		K 9 6 5	4 East
K Q 10 3		A 8 7	Made 5 +650
2		Q 4
K 10 8 3		A 9 6 2

Lauria		Versace
1 2 Pass	Pass Pass	1 4	Pass Pass

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56.	N-S vul
A 9 8 5 3		Q 2	3 NT East
3		Q J 8	Made 4 +430
Q 2		A K J 8 7 4
A J 10 6 2		Q 7

Versace		Lauria
1 3 Pass	Pass Pass	2 3 NT	Pass Pass

57.	E-W vul
10 7		K Q J 3 2	6 NT West
A 4 3		K	Made 6 +1440
A Q 5		K 10 6
A K J 8 2		Q 10 7 6

Versace		Lauria
2 2 4 4 4 NT Pass	Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass	2 3 4 4 6 NT	Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass

58.	Both vul
A K Q J		10 7 5 4	4 East
A 8 7 5 2		K J	Made 5 +650
K		A 10 7
10 4 3		8 7 6 5

Versace		Lauria
1 2 3 Pass	Pass Pass Pass	1 2 4	Pass Pass Pass

59.	E-W vul
A 8 6 5		Q 3 2	1 NT East
10 6 5 4		Q J 7	Made 1 +90
7 6		A K 10 9 3
A 5 2		J 6

Versace		Lauria
Pass Dbl Pass	Pass Pass	1 1 NT	1 Pass

60.	Both vul
A Q 10 8 5 2		K J	6 West
K 6		10 9 7	Made 7 +1460
A Q 10 4		K 7
J		A K 8 6 3 2

Versace		Lauria
1 2 2 4 4 4 NT 6	Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass	2 2 3 4 4 5 Pass	Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass

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61.	N-S vul
10 5 3		A Q 9 8	1 NT West
J 10 5		A 9 6 3	Made 1 +90
A K 10 7		8 6
9 7 6		K J 2

Lauria		Versace
Pass 1 1 NT	Pass Pass Pass	1 1 Pass	Pass Pass

62.	N-S vul
7 5 2		A	3 NT West
Q		J 9 4 3	Made 6 +490
J 10 9		A K Q 8 4
A 6 5 4 3 2		K Q 9

Lauria		Versace
Pass 1 NT 2 Pass	Pass Pass Pass	1 2 3 NT	Pass Pass Pass

63.	E-W vul
A J 7 5 3		K Q 10 2	6 West
K Q 5 4 3		A 10 9 7	Made 6 +1430
Q		K 4
A J		8 7 6

Lauria		Versace
1 2 3 4 4 5 Pass	Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass	2 3 3 NT 4 5 6	2 Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass

64.	E-W vul
Q 8 3		K 7 6	3 NT West
10 5		A 9 7 6 3	Down 1 -100
K Q 6 5		2
A Q 10 9		K 8 6 5

Lauria		Versace
1 Dbl 1 NT 2 NT Pass	Dbl Pass Pass Pass	Rdbl 1 2 3 NT	1 Pass Pass Pass

65.	N-S vul
J 8 5		K 9 4	3 NT East
K 8 6 5 2		A 9 4	Made 3 +400
A J 2		K 10 9
5 3		A Q 10 8

Lauria		Versace
Pass 3 3 Pass	2 Pass Pass	2 NT 3 3 NT	Pass Pass Pass

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66.	Both vul
A Q 8		9 3	5 West
Q J 9 4		K 10 2	Made 5 +600
3		A 8 7 5
K J 10 4 2		A 9 7 5

Versace		Lauria
1 1 2 3 Pass	Pass Pass Pass Pass	1 2 2 5	Pass Pass Pass Pass

67.	None vul
Q 9 2		A 5	3 NT East
7 4 3 2		A K J 10 9 6	Made 5 +460
A 9 3		8 2
J 4 3		A K 9

Versace		Lauria
Pass 1 2 Pass	1 Pass Pass	Dbl 2 3 NT	Pass Pass Pass

68.	N-S vul
9		K 8 7 5 2	3 NT East
A 9 4 2		5 3	Made 3 +400
J 10 9 7 4 3 2		A Q 8 5
K		A Q

Versace		Lauria
Pass 3 Pass	3 Pass	Pass 3 NT	Pass Pass

69.	N-S vul
K 7 5		A 10 9	3 NT West
10 9		A K J 7 5 2	Made 3 +400
Q 10 8		5 4
J 9 8 4 2		A 10

Versace		Lauria
Pass 1 NT 2 2 NT Pass	Pass Pass Pass Pass	1 2 2 3 NT	Pass Pass Pass Pass

70.	N-S vul
3 2		K Q 10 8	2 East
K 10 9 8 4		Q J 3	Made 5 +200
4		K 8 6
Q 10 7 6 3		A J 4

Versace		Lauria
Pass 2 Pass	Pass Pass	1 NT 2	Pass Pass

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71.	N-S vul
3		A K 10 8 6 2	4 West
7 3		9 8	Made 6 +170
Q		J 10 9 7
A K Q 10 9 8 6 3 2		J

Lauria		Versace
1 3 4	Dbl Pass Pass	1 3 Pass	2 Pass

72.	E-W vul
8 7 2		A K 9 4	3 NT West
A K Q J 8 4		9 6	Made 3 +600
Q 9		10 8 2
A 8		10 7 5 2

Lauria		Versace
1 2 2 NT Pass	Pass Pass Pass	1 2 3 NT	Pass Pass Pass

73.	E-W vul
A K		Q 10 2	3 West
A J 9 3 2		10 8	Made 4 +130
9 5		10 8 7 2
A K J 5		8 7 6 3

Lauria		Versace
1 Dbl 3	2 Pass Pass	Pass 2 Pass	Pass Pass

74.	Both vul
A J 10 8 5		Q 2	2 West
A 10 9 4 2		Q 8	Made 2 +110
9 5		Q 10 7 3 2
A		9 8 7 6

Lauria		Versace
1 2 Pass	Pass Pass	1 NT 2	Pass Pass

75.	N-S vul
Q 6 4 2		A 9	3 NT East
J 9 3 2		A K	Down 1 -50
5 4 3		A 8 2
5 3		A K 9 8 7 2

Lauria		Versace
Pass 2 3 Pass	Pass Pass Pass	2 3 3 NT	Pass Pass Pass

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76.	Both vul
8 5		J 7	3 East
J 5 4		A 8 3 2	Down 2 -200
Q 10 8 7		A 9 5
K Q 7 5		A 10 3 2

Versace		Lauria
Pass 2 NT Pass	1 Pass	Dbl 3	2 Pass

77.	None vul
9 8 7 4 3		A J 5	4 West
Q 7 2		A J 10 6 5	Made 4 +420
A K		10 7 6
K Q J		9 5

Versace		Lauria
1 NT 2 4	Pass Pass Pass	2 3 NT Pass	Pass Pass

78.	E-W vul
A Q 5 3		10 7 4 2	4 East
Q J		7 4 3	Made 4 +620
A K 7 6 5		9
8 6		A K 9 3 2

Versace		Lauria
1 2 3 Pass	Pass Pass Pass	1 2 NT 4	Pass Pass Pass

79.	Both vul
Q 3		A J 10 5	3 NT West
Q J 3		8 7 4	Down 1 -100
K 8 2		A Q J 4
K J 9 7 5		6 4

Versace		Lauria
1 1 NT Pass	Pass Pass	1 3 NT	Pass Pass

80.	E-W vul
7 6 5 3		A K J 9	6 East
A Q 2		K 4	Made 6 +1430
J 4 2		A Q 10 5
K 4 2		A Q 10

Versace		Lauria
Pass 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 Pass	Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass	2 2 NT 3 3 4 4 NT 5 6	Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass

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81.	None vul
Q 9 8		J	6 West
Q 10 9 7 4 2		A K 6	Made 6 +980
Q 9 3		A K 10 7 5
7		A J 8 5

Lauria		Versace
Pass 5 Pass	2 Pass	Dbl 6	4 Pass

82.	N-S vul
A 10 9		Q 5 4	3 NT East
A 10 8 3 2		Q	Made 3 +400
—		A K Q 9 2
8 7 6 5 2		A Q 4 3

Lauria		Versace
Pass Dbl Pass	Pass Pass	1 3 NT	2 Pass

83.	N-S vul
K J 8		Q 7 5 4	3 NT West
A 9 5		K J 10 8	Down 1 -50
K J 4 2		A
10 9 8		Q 5 3 2

Lauria		Versace
1 1 NT Pass	Pass Pass	1 3 NT	Pass Pass

84.	Both vul
K Q 3 2		8 6 4	3 NT West
K 10 7		A J 8 5	Made 5 +660
A Q J		K 7
A 7 4		Q J 6 5

Lauria		Versace
2 3 3 NT	Pass Pass Pass	3 3 Pass	Pass Pass

85.	None vul
J 6 5 4		2	4 East
9 7 5 2		K Q 4 3	Made 4 +420
A Q J 3		10 6
5		A K Q J 10 3

Lauria		Versace
Pass Pass 4	Pass Pass Pass	1 2 Pass	1 Pass

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86.	E-W vul
A 8 7 6 2		Q 10 4	2 East
7 6 3		A J 4	Made 2 +110
Q 5		A 10 8 2
J 3 2		A 8 6

Versace		Lauria
Pass 2 Pass	Pass Pass	1 NT 2	Pass Pass

87.	N-S vul
J 10 5 3		A 2	3 NT West
K		A Q 7 5 3	Down 1 -50
J 9 8 5		Q 7 2
10 9 8 7		A Q 4

Versace		Lauria
Pass 1 2 NT Pass	Pass Pass Pass	1 2 3 NT	Pass Pass Pass

88.	Both vul
9 2		A J 6 3	3 NT West
K 10 7		Q J 5 3	Made 6 +690
K Q 4		A 9 3
A K Q 7 3		8 4

Versace		Lauria
1 NT 2 2 NT Pass	Pass Pass Pass	2 2 3 NT	Pass Pass Pass

89.	N-S vul
K J 9 5 4 2		A Q 10 3	3 West
K 6 4		10 7 2	Down 2 -100
K 10		8 5 4 2
Q 5		10 6

Versace		Lauria
1 3 Pass	Pass Pass	2 NT 3	Pass Pass

90.	Both vul
K 6 4		Q 8 7	6 West
Q 9 6 2		A K J 5 3	Made 6 +1430
A K		4
A K 6 3		Q 10 9 7

Versace		Lauria
2 2 NT 3 4 4 NT 5 6	Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass	2 3 3 4 5 5 NT Pass	Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass

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91.	N-S vul
A K Q 7		5 4	3 NT West
4 3		K 10 6 2	Made 3 +400
10 6 4 2		Q J 9
A K 3		Q 10 8 6

Lauria		Versace
1 NT 2 3 NT	Pass Pass Pass	2 2 NT Pass	Pass Pass

92.	N-S vul
J 10 6		A K Q 8 5	4 East
A 4 3		K Q 10 7	Made 5 +450
A J 9 5 4		—
9 8		K 10 5 2

Lauria		Versace
Pass 2 NT 4 Pass	Pass Pass Pass	1 3 4	Pass Pass Pass

93.	Both vul
9 8 6 5		A J	5 East
10 8 4		A K 6	Down 1 -100
A K 9 8		7
7 2		Q J 10 9 8 6 3

Lauria		Versace
Pass Dbl Pass	1 Pass	2 5	2 Pass

94.	E-W vul
A Q J 10 6 5		8 4	4 West
J 9 5		A K Q 8 6	Made 5 +650
J 7		K 3 2
7 3		A K J

Lauria		Versace
2 3 Pass	Pass Pass	2 NT 4	Pass Pass

95.	None vul
K Q 6 3		J 10 9 8 5	6 East
A K Q J		9 6 3	Made 6 +980
A		J 9 8 4
A K 6 2		J

Lauria		Versace
2 2 2 NT 4 4 NT 6	Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass	2 2 3 4 5 Pass	Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass

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96.	None vul
K 4 3		Q 6 2	2 NT East
6 5		K 10 4	Made 3 +150
A Q 5 2		J 9 8
Q 7 6 3		A K J 2

Versace		Lauria
Pass Dbl Pass	2 Pass	Pass 2 NT	Pass Pass

97.	None vul
A 5		K 8 4 2	2 West
7 6 5 4 3 2		K 8	Made 4 +170
Q 10 7		6 3
Q 7		A K J 8 5

Versace		Lauria
Pass 1 2	Pass Pass Pass	1 1 Pass	Pass Pass

98.	E-W vul
A 9 5		8 4	4 West
A K 7		Q 9 8 5 3	Made 4 +620
J 10 8		A Q 3 2
K J 9 3		Q 7

Versace		Lauria
1 NT 2 3 Pass	Pass Pass Pass	2 3 4	Pass Pass Pass

99.	None vul
10 8		7 5 4 3 2	2 East
2		A 9 8 6	Down 1 -50
K J 6 4 2		A
A 10 8 4 3		K 9 5

Versace		Lauria
Pass 1 NT 2	Pass Pass Pass	1 2 Pass	Pass Pass

100.	N-S vul
K Q 9 5		A 6 3 2	4 East
10 6 3 2		A 5	Made 4 +420
5 3		A 9 8 4
A 8 7		K Q 4

Versace		Lauria
Pass 2 2 4	Pass Pass Pass Pass	1 NT 2 2 Pass	Pass Pass Pass

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