Advanced Practice 3M09 by Richard Pavlicek

Suit Slam Bidding (3)

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

1. 6 by North

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

West

Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass North
1
3
4
6 East
1
Pass
Pass
Pass South
3
4
4
Pass

Top Tricks: 9

Trick
1. E
2. N
3. S
4. N
5. S
6. N
7. N
8. N
9. N
10. S Lead
K
5!
5
10
7
J
9
A
2
5 2nd
3
7
4
J
8
8
9
10
3
6! 3rd
2
10
K
A
Q
6
8
2
A
7! 4th
A
4
3
6
2
5
7
3
10
4
Lose 1 trick — Made 6 — N-S +980

Bidding: Limit raise
Control-showing bid
Play: Ruff in short hand
Safety play
Defense: Make declarer guess

2. 6 by East

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

West

3
3 NT
4
Pass North

Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass East
1
3
4
6 South
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass

Top Tricks: 10

Trick
1. S
2. W
3. E
4. W
5. E
6. E
7. W
8. E
9. W
10. E
11. E Lead
K
2
4
3
K
2
3
7
J!
10
5! 2nd
A
9
6
Q
8
9
4
2
8
9
? 3rd
6
K
A
A
4
7
A
8
Q!
5 4th
3
3
7
6
5
10
5
J
9
6
South is squeezed — Made 7 — E-W +940

Bidding: Follow up minor raise
Control-showing bid
Play: Positional squeeze
Defense: When to split honors

3. 4 by South

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

West

Pass
Pass
Pass North

3
4 East

Pass
Pass South
1
4
Pass

Top Tricks: 9

Trick
1. W
2. W
3. W
4. E
5. S
6. S
7. N
8. S
9. N
10. S
11. N Lead
K
Q
5
J
J
4!
3
9
10
10
8 2nd
2
9
J
A
5
5
9
7
J
7 3rd
8
3
A
2
2
A
7
Q
A
K 4th
4
6
10
3
3
2
6
4
8
5
Win the rest — Made 4 — N-S +420

Bidding: Resp to 1 of a suit
Control-showing bid
Play: Avoid enemy ruff
Dummy reversal

4. 6 by West

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

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

Top Tricks: 11

Trick
1. N
2. W
3. W
4. N
5. E
6. W
7. E
8. W
9. E
10. W
11. E Lead
Q
A
3!
2!
8!
4
9
8
7
3
Q 2nd
2
4
10
9
K
3
5
6
J
5
9 3rd
6
8
7
6
10
A
J
K
K
A
4 4th
A
3
5
7!
4
2
J
9
10
7
5
Claim the rest — Made 6 — E-W +1430

Bidding: Resp to 1 of a suit
Control-showing bid
Play: Dummy reversal
Defense: Fight declarer’s plan

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

Bidding:	Limit raise
	Control-showing bid
Play:	Ruff in short hand
	Safety play
Defense:	Make declarer guess

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

Bidding:	Follow up minor raise
	Control-showing bid
Play:	Positional squeeze
Defense:	When to split honors

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

Bidding:	Resp to 1 of a suit
	Control-showing bid
Play:	Avoid enemy ruff
	Dummy reversal

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