Practice 3T01
Main
Strong Opening Hands
by Richard Pavlicek
West
Pass
Pass
All Pass
NORTH
1
3
4
East
Pass
Pass
Pass
South
1
4
5
Board 1
A
9 4
K Q J 9 4
A K Q 10 6
Trick
1 E
2 E
3 W
4 N
5 S
6 N
7 S
Lead
K
Q
8
K
5
Q
K
2nd
2
3
Q
2
2
5
3
3rd
J
A
4
7
A
8
4
4th
4
9
5
3
7
7
J
W L
0 1
0 2
1 2
2 2
3 2
4 2
5 2
10 9 6 3 2
A J 10 8
A 10 7 3
J 7 4
K Q
8 6 5 2
5 4 3 2
Bidding
Play
Defense
Rebid by opener
Control-showing bid
Timing the play
Crossruff
Choose lead at suit
Play
K Q 8 5
7 6 5 3 2
J 9 8 7
5
North
8 top tricks
Crossruff the rest
made 5 +400
West
2
3
!
North
Pass
Pass
EAST
2
3
4
South
Pass
Pass
All Pass
Board 2
10 4 2
J 10 6 5
J 7
Q J 10 6
Trick
1 N
2 E
3 S
4 E
5 E
6 E
7 N
8 S
9 W
Lead
Q
K
2!
A
!
K
Q
J
2
5!
2nd
A
A
4
4
9
10
K
Q
10
3rd
9
3
6
2
5
7
A
5
Q
4th
3
4
9
7
J
2
7
3
7
W L
1 0
1 1
2 1
3 1
4 1
4 2
4 3
5 3
6 3
J 8 6 5 3
Q 9 7
2
7 5 4 3
K Q 9
K 3
A K Q 8 6 5 3
A
Bidding
Play
Defense
Opening 2
& response
Rebid by responder
Trump management
Force dummy to ruff
Play
A 7
A 8 4 2
10 9 4
K 9 8 2
4
West
8 top tricks
Win the rest
made 4 -420
West
Pass
Pass
North
3
!
3 NT
East
Pass
All Pass
SOUTH
2 NT
3
Board 3
K J 7 3
4 2
9 3
J 8 6 5 2
Trick
1 W
2 S
3 S
4 N
5 S
6 N
7 S
Lead
6
A
Q
2!
5
4
A
2nd
3
4
6
9
9
10
8
3rd
Q
3
K
!
J
J
Q
2
4th
K
2
8
3
9
6
K
W L
1 0
2 0
3 0
4 0
5 0
6 0
7 0
6 4
8 6 3
A J 8 6 5
A 9 4
10 9 8 2
K 10 9
Q 10 4 2
10 7
Bidding
Play
Opening 2 NT & response
Stayman convention
Play for only chance
Overtaking play
Play
A Q 5
A Q J 7 5
K 7
K Q 3
3 NT South
5 top tricks
Cash 2 more winners
made 3 +400
WEST
2
4
!
6
North
Pass
Pass
All Pass
East
3
5
South
Pass
Pass
Board 4
K 8 7 5
8 5 4 3
3
Q J 6 3
Trick
1 S
2 W
3 W
4 W
5 E
6 W
7 W
8 E
9 E
Lead
Q
A
K
10
7
A
9!
Q
J
2nd
A
3
4
5
9
3
5
J
8
3rd
3
2
6
K
4
2
10
3
9
4th
6
5
7
2
8
7
4
7
?
W L
1 0
2 0
3 0
4 0
5 0
6 0
7 0
8 0
0 0
A 9 3
A 10
A K 9 4
A K 10 5
Q 2
K 7 6
Q J 10 8 6 2
4 2
Bidding
Play
Opening 2
& response
Slam decision
Try for overtrick
Ruffout squeeze
Play
J 10 6 4
Q J 9 2
7 5
9 8 7
6
East
11 top tricks
North is squeezed
made 7 -1390
Practice 3T01
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Strong Opening Hands
© 2007 Richard Pavlicek