Advanced Practice 3M13 by Richard Pavlicek

Suit Slam Bidding (4)

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

1. 6 by East

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

West

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

Top Tricks: 9

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

Bidding: Cue-bid to show fit
Key-card Blackwood
Play: Set up dummy’s suit
Use trumps as entries

2. 5 by North

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

West

Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass North

1
4
5
Pass East
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass South
1
3
4
5

Top Tricks: 10

Trick
1. E
2. W
3. E
4. N
5. N
6. S
7. N
8. N
9. S
10. S Lead
2
3
6
K
4
J!
Q
8
J
K 2nd
4
10
8
4
2
Q
6
7
10 3rd
A
K
9
3
A
7
4
A
2 4th
5
7
6
2
3
5
5
9
9
Win the rest — Made 5 — N-S +650

Bidding: Rebid by opener
Control-showing bid
Play: Avert overruff
Dummy reversal
Defense: Choose lead (suit)

3. 5 by South

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

West

Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass North

2
4 NT
5 East

Pass
Pass
Pass South
1
2
5
Pass

Top Tricks: 10

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

Bidding: Resp to 1 of a suit
Key-card Blackwood
Play: Survive bad break
Ruff winner for entry

4. 6 by West

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

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

Top Tricks: 10

Trick
1. N
2. E
3. W
4. E
5. N
6. E
7. W
8. E
9. W
10. W Lead
9
6
7
2
4
7
8
K
J
8! 2nd
K
3
5
9
A
10
4
5
6
2 3rd
3
Q
9
J
3
A
10
A
7
10 4th
2
2
4
Q
8
3
K
5
5
?
South is squeezed — Made 6 — E-W +1430

Bidding: Control-showing bid
Key-card Blackwood
Play: Automatic squeeze
Defense: Choose lead (suit)

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

Bidding:	Cue-bid to show fit
	Key-card Blackwood
Play:	Set up dummy’s suit
	Use trumps as entries

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

Bidding:	Rebid by opener
	Control-showing bid
Play:	Avert overruff
	Dummy reversal
Defense:	Choose lead (suit)

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

Bidding:	Resp to 1 of a suit
	Key-card Blackwood
Play:	Survive bad break
	Ruff winner for entry

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