Advanced Practice 3B13 by Richard Pavlicek

Responses to Suit Bids (4)

Arrange a deck of cards and play out each deal as shown.

1. 6 by East

None Vul
K 10 7 5 2
J 7 2
J 10
7 5 3
J
5 4 3
A K 9 8 2
A K 10 9 [W - E] A 8
A Q 9 6
4 3
Q J 8 6 2
Lead: 4 Q 9 6 4 3
K 10 8
Q 7 6 5
4

West

2
3
5
Pass North
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass East
1
2
4 NT
6 South
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass

Top Tricks: 9

Trick
1. S
2. E
3. W
4. W
5. W
6. W
7. W
8. S
9. W Lead
4
2
K
A
K
A!
9
7
2 2nd
J
4
3
10
J
7
2
8
5 3rd
K
9
6
3
4
J
6!
2
Q 4th
A
5
3
5
6
6
Q
9
8
Claim the rest — Made 6 — E-W +920

Bidding: Resp to 1 of a suit
Blackwood convention
Play: Set up dummy’s suit
Loser-on-loser play

2. 4 by North

N-S Vul
7 6
A K 9 8
J 6 5 4 3
8 4
J 10 9 4
5
A K 7
Q 10 9 6 2 [W - E] Q 8 3
Q 7 6 2
Q 10 9 8
J 5
Lead: 10 A K 5 2
J 10 4 3
2
A K 7 3

West

Pass
Pass
Pass North

1
4 East
Pass
Pass
Pass South
1
3
Pass

Top Tricks: 7

Trick
1. E
2. W
3. N
4. S
5. S
6. S
7. S
8. S
9. N
10. S
11. N Lead
10
5!
4
A
K
A
K
2
5
3
6 2nd
2
A
8
2
6
4
9
10
9
9 3rd
K
2
4
4
8
6
7
8
10
K! 4th
3
3
7
5
J
3
8
Q
A
Q
Win 1 more trick — Made 4 — N-S +620

Bidding: Resp to 1 of a suit
Rebid by opener
Play: Crossruff
Avert overruff
Defense: Shift to trumps

3. 5 by South

E-W Vul
J
A 9 7 6 4
9 7 4 3
10 6 3
10 4 2
10
10 8 6 5 2
K 7 5 4 [W - E] A K Q 9 6 5
5
K Q J
J 9 8
Lead: 2 8 7 3
K Q J 8 3 2
A
A Q 2

West

Pass
Pass North

4
Pass East

4
Pass South
1
5

Top Tricks: 8

Trick
1. W
2. E
3. S
4. N
5. S
6. N
7. S
8. N Lead
2
K
K
4
7
7
8
9 2nd
J
A
10
J
4
Q
10
9 3rd
K
2
A
J
4
Q
6
2! 4th
3
3
5
5
5
6
6
10
West is endplayed — Made 5 — N-S +450

Bidding: Weak jump raise
Combat sacrifice bid
Unclear which side can
make so South bids 5
Play: Elimination technique
Ruff/discard endplay

4. 3 NT by West

Both Vul
A K 8 5 3
Q 10 5
9 7 5
9 8
Q 9 4
K 9 2
A K 4 3
5 3 2 [W - E] J 10
A 8 7 4
Q 2
A K 7 6 4
Lead: 5 7 6 2
J 6 3
J 10 8 6
Q J 10

West
Pass
2 NT
Pass North
Pass
Pass
Pass East
1
3 NT South
Pass
Pass

Top Tricks: 7

Trick
1. N
2. E
3. N
4. N
5. N
6. N
7. E
8. W Lead
5
J!
A?
8
3
9
7
9 2nd
10
6
4
4
6
A
J
10 3rd
2
9
7
3
6
10
K
A 4th
4
K
Q
2
2
3
5
?
South is squeezed — Made 3 — E-W +600

Bidding: Passed hand response
Limit jump response
Play: Combine chances
Automatic squeeze

None Vul	K 10 7 5 2 J 7 2 J 10 7 5 3
J 5 4 3 A K 9 8 2 A K 10 9		A 8 A Q 9 6 4 3 Q J 8 6 2
Lead: 4	Q 9 6 4 3 K 10 8 Q 7 6 5 4

Bidding:	Resp to 1 of a suit
	Blackwood convention
Play:	Set up dummy’s suit
	Loser-on-loser play

N-S Vul	7 6 A K 9 8 J 6 5 4 3 8 4
J 10 9 4 5 A K 7 Q 10 9 6 2		Q 8 3 Q 7 6 2 Q 10 9 8 J 5
Lead: 10	A K 5 2 J 10 4 3 2 A K 7 3

Bidding:	Resp to 1 of a suit
	Rebid by opener
Play:	Crossruff
	Avert overruff
Defense:	Shift to trumps

E-W Vul	J A 9 7 6 4 9 7 4 3 10 6 3
10 4 2 10 10 8 6 5 2 K 7 5 4		A K Q 9 6 5 5 K Q J J 9 8
Lead: 2	8 7 3 K Q J 8 3 2 A A Q 2

Bidding:	Weak jump raise
	Combat sacrifice bid
	Unclear which side can
	make so South bids 5
Play:	Elimination technique
	Ruff/discard endplay

Both Vul	A K 8 5 3 Q 10 5 9 7 5 9 8
Q 9 4 K 9 2 A K 4 3 5 3 2		J 10 A 8 7 4 Q 2 A K 7 6 4
Lead: 5	7 6 2 J 6 3 J 10 8 6 Q J 10

Bidding:	Passed hand response
	Limit jump response
Play:	Combine chances
	Automatic squeeze