Advanced Practice 3J01 by Richard Pavlicek

Preemptive Bids (1)

1. 5 by North

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

West Pass Pass

North 3 4 Pass

East Pass Pass Pass

South 3 5

Top Tricks:

9

Trick 1. E 2. W 3. S 4. N 5. S 6. N 7. N 8. S 9. S

Lead 2 3! 3! 5 5 A 2 A 6

2nd J J 10 7 2 5 5 J K

3rd A 4! 6 2 7 4 K 9 8

4th 4 K! 4 3 7 6 6 9 Q

Win the rest — Made 5 — N-S +400

Bidding:	Response to preempt
	Rebid by opener
Play:	Set up dummy’s suit
	Create extra entry
Defense:	Shift to trumps
	Do not cover honor

2. 3 by East

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

West Pass

North Pass

East 3

South Pass

Top Tricks:

6

Trick 1. S 2. N 3. W 4. W 5. E 6. N 7. S 8. E 9. E 10. E 11. E

Lead J 10 K 8 Q! 3 K 9 7 6 3

2nd Q 2 2 4 J 8 7 2 9 7 8

3rd A 6 5 K 4 J 9 3 5 5 K!

4th 4 A 8 10 A 4 2 5 6 7 9

Lose 1 more trick — Made 3 — E-W +110

Bidding:	Choose weak opening
	Response to preempt
Play:	Placing enemy cards
Defense:	Make declarer guess

3. 4 by South

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

West Pass

North Pass

East Pass

South 4

Top Tricks:

9

Trick 1. W 2. N 3. W 4. N 5. W 6. S

Lead Q 10! J! J 10 K

2nd K 2 A! 3 5 4

3rd 3 3! 8 7 9 3

4th 4 Q 4 A 2 A

Win the rest — Made 4 — N-S +420

Bidding:	Choose weak opening
	Slam decision
Play:	Loser-on-loser play

4. 6 by West

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

West 4 Pass

North Pass Pass

East 6

South Pass

Top Tricks:

11

Trick 1. N 2. E 3. E 4. W 5. W

Lead 3 A! 3 K 3

2nd K 5 Q J 4

3rd 4 2 A 4 J!

4th 8 2 9 7 K

South is endplayed — Made 6 — E-W +1430

Bidding:	Choose weak opening
	Slam decision
Play:	Ruff/discard endplay
Defense:	Choose lead (slam)