Practice 3U01
Main
Partnership Agreements
by Richard Pavlicek
West
Pass
All Pass
NORTH
Pass
2
1
East
Pass
Pass
South
1
2
Board 1
K Q 8
10 9 4 3
Q 2
A 9 5 2
Trick
1 W
2 S
3 E
4 N
5 E
6 S
7 S
8 W
9 S
10 S
Lead
4
3
3
2
5
J
9
Q
10
2!
2nd
8
6!
10
J
A
!
6
K
4
8
J
3rd
2
Q
7
4
5
3
2
8
5
9
4th
9
A
Q
5
K
6
7
A
4
7
W L
1 0
1 1
2 1
2 2
3 2
4 2
4 3
5 3
6 3
6 4
7 4
Q J 6 5
K 8 6 5
K J 7
6 5 3 2
K 8 7
A J 7
10 6 4
Note 1
Bidding
Play
Defense
reverse Drury
Third seat strategy
Seven-card trump fit
Force opp to lead suit
Leading trumps
Play
A J 10 9
A 2
10 9 4 3
Q 8 3
2
South
6 top tricks
W endplayed (lose 1)
made 2 +110
West
1
4
4 NT!
North
Pass
Pass
All Pass
EAST
1
1 NT
4
South
Pass
Pass
Pass
Board 2
7 6 5 4 3 2
3
7 6 3 2
6 2
Trick
1 S
2 E
3 W
4 W
5 S
6 E
7 W
Lead
Q
2
Q
J
9?
5
9
2nd
8
4
2
2
10
4
3
3rd
2
K
10
4
3
A
9
4th
A
3
5!
A
K
6
8
W L
1 0
2 0
3 0
3 1
4 1
5 1
6 1
K 10
K Q J 9 8 7 6
8
A Q 3
Q J 9
10 2
A K 5 4
K 10 8 5
Bidding
Play
Defense
Gerber convention
Choose best game
Automatic squeeze
Read partners signal
Cash out play
Play
A 8
A 5 4
Q J 10 9
J 9 7 4
4 NT East
5 top tricks
South is squeezed
made 6 -490
West
1
Pass
1
North
3
Pass
East
4 NT
Dbl
SOUTH
Pass
5
All Pass
Board 3
K Q 8 7 5 4 3
J 10 3
8 3 2
Trick
1 E
2 E
3 E
4 S
5 N
6 S
7 N
8 S
9 N
Lead
K
A
Q?
3!
4
5
5
6
J
2nd
5
J
J
A
2
9
6
10
5
3rd
10
4
8
3
A
7
6
Q
2
4th
2
3
8
2
10
4
6
7
Q
W L
0 1
0 2
1 2
2 2
3 2
4 2
5 2
6 2
6 3
10
A Q 10 9 8
K Q 9 7 6
10 4
2
K J 7 4 2
5
A K Q 9 7 6
Note 1
Bidding
Play
Defense
1 key card (DOPI)
Blackwood convention
Combat sacrifice bid
Elimination technique
East should lead
5 at
Trick 3 to kill endplay
Play
A J 9 6
6 5 3
A 8 4 2
J 5
5
× North
8 top tricks
West is endplayed
down 1 -100
WEST
1
4
North
Dbl
All Pass
East
2 NT
1
South
3
Board 4
Q 10 7 6
2
K Q 10 4
A 9 6 3
Trick
1 N
2 N
3 W
4 W
5 W
6 W
7 E
8 W
9 E
Lead
K
4
J
10
A
2
8!
2
3
2nd
3
7
2
3
Q
6
J
6
9
3rd
9
A
5
7
Q
Q
9
A
J
4th
2
8
3
4
6
7
10
4
Q
W L
0 1
1 1
2 1
3 1
4 1
5 1
6 1
7 1
7 2
K J 8 2
A J 10 9 8
2
K 8 2
A 5 3
K Q 7 5
8 7 3
Q 5 4
Note 1
Bidding
Play
limit heart raise
Resp to takeout double
Placing enemy cards
Elimination technique
Play
9 4
6 4 3
A J 9 6 5
J 10 7
4
West
7 top tricks
N endplayed (lose 1)
made 4 -620
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