Practice 3C05 by Richard Pavlicek

Rebids by Opener (2)


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

1. 4 H by South

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

West

Pass
Pass
Pass		North
1 D
1 NT
4 H		East
Pass
Pass
Pass		South
1 S
3 H
Pass

Top Tricks:7
Trick
1. W
2. N
3. W
4. S
5. N
6. S
7. S
8. N
9. S
10. S		Lead
C J
S 5
C 3
H 4
S 9
H Q
S 3!
H 5
H J
S J		2nd
K
2
9
9
8
D 4
7
6
D J		3rd
7
Q
Q
A
A
8!
H K!
7
D 5		4th
2
K
A
2
4
3
C 4
D 9
10
Lose last 2 tricks — Made 4 — N-S +420

Bidding:Rebid by opener
Rebid by responder
Off-shape 1 NT rebid
Play:Trump management
Unblocking play

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2. 3 NT by East

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

West

1 S
2 S
3 NT		North

Pass
Pass
Pass		East
1 D
2 H
2 NT
Pass		South
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass

Top Tricks:5
Trick
1. S
2. E
3. N
4. E
5. W
6. W
7. N
8. N
9. E
10. W		Lead
C 10
S Q
D 10
C 5
S 10
S 9
D 9
H 3
C J
S 8		2nd
2
7
A!
4
2
J
5!
A
9		3rd
3
K!
8
Q
D 4
H 8
7
5
K		4th
A!
A
2
6
5
C 8
3
2
7
Lose the last trick — Made 3 — E-W +400

Bidding:Opener’s reverse bid
Opener’s third bid
Play:Overtaking play
Read enemy lead
Defense:Shift to another suit

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3. 4 H by North

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

West

Pass
Pass
Pass		North

1 H
4 H		East

Pass
Pass		South
1 D
2 H
Pass

Top Tricks:8
Trick
1. E
2. S
3. E
4. S
5. N
6. S
7. N
8. N
9. S
10. N
11. S		Lead
H 2
S 4
H 3
S 5
S 6
C 3
H A
D 3!
D 6!
C 5!
C 4		2nd
Q
3
K
2
K
9
D 2
8
C 6
10
J		3rd
6
8
9
A
H 4
K
D 5
A
K
A
H 8		4th
5
9
7
J
10
2
10
J
9
8
Q
Lose the rest — Made 4 — N-S +420

Bidding:Rebid by opener
Follow up major raise
3-card raise
Play:Ruff in short hand
Elopement play
Defense:Choose lead (suit)

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4. 6 D by West

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

West
1 D
3 C
4 D
4 NT
5 NT
Pass		North
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass		East
1 S
3 D
4 H
5 H
6 D		South
Pass
Pass
Dbl
Pass
Pass

Top Tricks:11
Trick
1. N
2. E
3. W
4. W
5. E
6. W
7. E
8. W
9. E
10. E		Lead
H 6
D 2
S A!
S 2
S 4
D 7
S 5
D J
S 9
C J		2nd
A
4
7
J
10
C 2
Q
H 9
H 7		3rd
10
Q
3
K
D 9
8
D 10
K
H 4		4th
3
3
6
8
H 5
5
H 8
6
C 6
Lose 1 trick — Made 6 — E-W +1370

Bidding:Rebid by opener
Key-card Blackwood
Manufactured jump shift
Play:Set up dummy’s suit
Use trumps as entries

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