Main Practice 3G01 by Richard Pavlicek

Overcalls

West

1 NT
3 NT North
1
Pass
AP East
1 !
2 NT South
Pass
Pass Board 1
None Vul A 6 5
A 9
K Q 8 4 3
6 4 2 Trick
1 N
2 W
3 E
4 N
5 N Lead
4
2!
K!
K
8 2nd
2
9
4
9
3 3rd
10
Q
3
5
7 4th
J
7
A
6
A W L
1 0
2 0
2 1
2 2
3 2
Q 10 8 3
K 2
A J 7 6
8 7 3 Table K J 2
Q J 8 4 3
9 2
A K Q
Bidding

Play
Choose defensive action
Resp to suit overcall
Placing enemy cards
Lead toward honor 9 7 4
10 7 6 5
10 5
J 10 9 5
3 NT by West 4 top tricks Cash 6 more winners made 3 -400

West

Pass
Pass North

3 East
1
Pass South
1
Pass! Board 2
N-S Vul Q 6 4
A J 9 7 2
8 3
A 4 3 Trick
1 W
2 E
3 E
4 N
5 E
6 S
7 S
8 N
9 S Lead
J
Q!
6
8
9
Q
9
6
J 2nd
3
2
7
A
A
10
K
7
5 3rd
K
8
10
5
5
4
Q!
K
2 4th
4
3!
A
6
4
2
3
10
8 W L
0 1
0 2
1 2
1 3
2 3
3 3
4 3
5 3
6 3
10 5
10 8 4
J 10 6
K J 10 8 5 Table 9 8 7
K Q 3
A K 9 7 2
Q 6
Bidding

Play

Defense Resp to suit overcall
Follow up major raise
Holdup play
Avert overruff
Attack dummy’s entry A K J 3 2
6 5
Q 5 4
9 7 2
3 by South 7 top tricks Lose 1 more trick made 3 +140

West

Pass
2 NT
3 North

1
Pass
Pass East

2
3 !
4 South
Pass
Pass
Pass
AP Board 3
E-W Vul K J 10 7 4
A
J 10 9 3
A J 9 Trick
1 S
2 W
3 N
4 E
5 W
6 E
7 E
8 E
9 N
10 E Lead
3
3!
K
5
4
K
J
6
J
6! 2nd
A
A
4
8
9
9
10
3
K
7 3rd
7
2
8
Q
K
6
9
10
5
5 4th
2
7
5
4
2
10
J
J
2
? W L
1 0
1 1
2 1
3 1
4 1
5 1
6 1
6 2
7 2
A 9 6 5
Q 3
Q 6 2
Q 10 5 4 Table 2
K J 6 5 4 2
A K 7 4
K 6
Bidding

Play
Resp to suit overcall
Rebid by overcaller
Lead toward honor
Automatic squeeze Q 8 3
10 9 8 7
8 5
8 7 3 2
4 by East 9 top tricks North is squeezed made 5 -650

West
1
Pass
AP North
2
2 NT! East
Pass
Pass South
2
3 NT Board 4
Both Vul 9 5
K 6
A 10 8 7 3 2
A J 2 Trick
1 E
2 N
3 S
4 N
5 S
6 N
7 N
8 N
9 W Lead
J
2
Q
2
5
10
A!
6!
A 2nd
2
3
K
4
8
5
9
8
3 3rd
5!
K
A
J
J
4
7
9
2 4th
K
4
6
3
6
4
Q
10
7 W L
1 0
2 0
3 0
4 0
5 0
6 0
7 0
7 1
7 2
K 8 4 3
A Q 10 5 3
K
Q 8 4 Table J 6 2
J 8
9 6 5 4
10 9 6 3
Bidding

Play

Defense Resp to suit overcall
Cue-bid general force
Placing enemy cards
Throw-in play
Duck to retain entry A Q 10 7
9 7 4 2
Q J
K 7 5
3 NT by North 4 top tricks W endplayed, lose 2 made 3 +600

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