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Make Me an Auction


  by Richard Pavlicek

Fill in the missing calls for West and East.

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

1 NTPassPass
 
Pass


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

1 NTPassPass
 
PassPass
 
Pass


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

1 NTDbl2 S
 
PassPass
 
Pass


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

1 NT2 D12 S
 
PassPass
 
Pass
1. Astro (spades + other)

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

1 NT2 H3 H
 
4 H


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

1 NTDbl2 S
 
PassPass
 


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

1 NTPassPass
 
PassPass
 
Pass


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

1 NT2 C12 H
 
PassPass
 
1. Landy (both majors)

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

1 NT2 HPass
 
Pass


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

1 NTDbl2 S
 
Pass
 


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

1 NTPassPass
 
PassPass
 
Pass


12. Both Vul
S A J 6 2
H A 8 2
D K 5
C K 8 4 2
Table S K 8 5 4
H 4 3
D 7 6 2
C A 10 7 5

1 NT2 C1Pass
 
2 HPass
 
Pass
1. Cappelletti (any suit)

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© 2012 Richard Pavlicek