Practice 3V01
Main
Practice with Richard
by Richard Pavlicek
West
Pass
Pass
Richard
NORTH
1
2
4
East
Pass
Pass
All Pass
Rich
South
1
2
Board 1
10 8
A K 7 5 3
A J 9
A 4 2
Trick
1 W
2 N
3 N
4 N
5 E
6 S
7 N
8 S
9 S
10 S
11 S
Lead
6
A
K
2
K
10
10
Q
J
4
3
2nd
A
4
2
K
2
6
K
6
9
9
Q
3rd
3
10
10
5
2
A
A
8
3
5
4
4th
8
J
Q
8
9
7
3
5
6
8
J
W L
1 0
2 0
3 0
3 1
4 1
5 1
6 1
7 1
8 1
9 1
9 2
9 6 3
Q J 9
6 5 4 2
Q 8 6
K 5
8 6 4 2
K Q 7 3
K J 7
Bidding
Awkward North hand
to describe
Play
A Q J 7 4 2
10
10 8
10 9 5 3
4
South
9 top tricks
Claimed
made 5 +450
West
3 NT
Rich
North
All Pass
EAST
2 NT
Richard
South
Pass
Board 2
5 3 2
Q 9 5
Q J 10 8 5 4
9
Trick
1 S
2 S
3 E
4 E
5 E
6 E
Lead
K
J!
K
J
A
10
2nd
6
6
3
4
6
7
3rd
2
9
7
8
Q
2
4th
4
K
9
3
5
4
W L
0 1
1 1
2 1
3 1
4 1
5 1
10 9 6
A 7 6
K 9 6 2
Q 8 7
A 4
K 4 3
A 3
A K J 10 5 2
Defense
Heart shift prevented 12
tricks (double squeeze)
Play
K Q J 8 7
J 10 8 2
7
6 4 3
3 NT East
11 top tricks
Lose 1 more trick
made 5 -460
Richard
West
1 NT
2
Pass
North
Pass
Dbl
3
Rich
East
2
1
Pass
All Pass
SOUTH
Pass
Pass
3
Board 3
K Q 7 3
A 8
K J 7 6 2
J 8
Trick
1 E
2 N
3 W
4 N
5 S
6 W
7 E
8 W
Lead
10
2
5
3
6
7!
9
K
2nd
2
3
J
5
9
!
J
8
8
3rd
4
Q
2
A
7
Q
10
4
4th
K
A
4
J
8
2
Q
3
W L
1 0
1 1
2 1
3 1
3 2
3 3
3 4
3 5
J 4
Q J 4
A 10 9 5
A K 7 5
10 9 8 5
10 9 7 3 2
3
Q 10 4
Note 1
Bidding
Jacoby transfer bid
Jacoby transfer bid
N-S smart to compete
(2
would make)
Play
A 6 2
K 6 5
Q 8 4
9 6 3 2
3
North
9 top tricks
Claim the rest
down 1 -50
Richard
WEST
1
2
4
North
Pass
Pass
Pass
Rich
East
1
4
1
5
South
Dbl
Dbl
All Pass
Board 4
10 9 3
K 10 7 6 4
9 7
Q J 10
Trick
1 N
2 S
3 W
4 E
5 W
6 W
7 E
8 W
9 E
10 W
11 E
12 E
Lead
Q
5
3
2
K
5
8
6
7
9
K
Q
2nd
3
A
4
5
9
10
J
J
J
10
Q
Q
3rd
K
3
A
2
6
3
4
10
5
J
6
8
4th
2
2
9
6
4
4
7
7
10
8
7
K
W L
0 1
1 1
2 1
3 1
4 1
5 1
6 1
7 1
8 1
9 1
10 1
11 1
A K
3
A 8 6 5 4 2
9 6 5 2
8 7 6 2
A Q 8 2
K J 10 3
3
Note 1
Bidding
splinter bid
Splinter bid
6
not a good slam
but cold as cards lie
Play
Q J 5 4
J 9 5
Q
A K 8 7 4
5
West
9 top tricks
Win the last trick
made 6 -620
Practice 3V05
Main
Top
Practice with Richard
Practice with Richard II
West
2
Richard
NORTH
1
2 NT
East
Pass
All Pass
Rich
South
2
1
Board 1
A 10 3 2
K J 6
K 7
Q 6 3 2
Trick
1 E
2 S
3 S
4 E
5 W
6 N
7 N
8 N
9 S
10 N
11 N
12 E
Lead
3
Q
J
5
4
A
10
2
10
K
3
J
2nd
A
5
6
2
K
7
8
8
5
9
K
10
3rd
9
2
3
A
8
9
7
A
J
4
5
Q
4th
6
4
K
7
3
2
4
J
7
8
9
6
W L
1 0
2 0
2 1
2 2
3 2
4 2
5 2
6 2
7 2
8 2
8 3
8 4
6 5
Q 9 8 5 4 2
A Q 9 4
J
K 8 7 4
3
J 8 6 5
K 9 8 7
Note 1
Bidding
Play
inverted minor raise
Inverted minor raise
3 NT makable (lead
Q)
but a poor contract
Play
Q J 9
A 10 7
10 3 2
A 10 5 4
2 NT North
5 top tricks
Lose the last trick
made 2 +120
West
3
Rich
North
3
EAST
Pass
All Pass
Richard
South
1
Board 2
10 9 8 6 5
A 10 9
A 5
J 6 5
Trick
1 W
2 E
3 N
4 S
5 S
6 N
7 N
8 S
9 N
10 S
11 E
Lead
3
2
5
K
2
10
8
10
9
9
K
2nd
5
6
3
J
7
7
Q
Q
4
8
3rd
K
4
A
6
A
3
5
9
6
10
4th
7
A
2
4
3
7
8
J
9
J
W L
0 1
1 1
2 1
3 1
4 1
5 1
6 1
7 1
8 1
8 2
J 2
7
Q 8 4 3
A 10 9 8 7 2
Q 7 4 3
K J 4 3
K J 2
Q 4
Play
3
bidder w/diamonds
suggested major layout
Play
A K
Q 8 6 5 2
10 9 7 6
K 3
3
South
6 top tricks
Claimed
made 3 +140
Richard
West
1
5 NT
North
2
Pass
Rich
East
2 NT
6 NT
SOUTH
Pass
4
All Pass
Board 3
Q J 7 6 5
K 10 8 7 6 5
—
7 6
Trick
1 S
2 E
3 W
4 W
5 W
6 W
7 W
8 W
9 W
Lead
3
2
K
Q
A
J
10
9
8
2nd
4
4
7
5
5
6
6
7
7
3rd
K
A
3
5
6
7
2
2
J
4th
A
6
5
8
2
9
9
10
Q
W L
1 0
2 0
3 0
4 0
5 0
6 0
7 0
8 0
9 0
4 3
4
A Q 10
A K Q J 10 9 8
K 2
A J 2
K 9 8 7 6 5
3 2
Bidding
Michaels cue-bid
Slam decision
Great spot but killed by
heart lead and 4-0 split
Play
A 10 9 8
Q 9 3
J 4 3 2
5 4
6 NT East
14 top tricks
Lose 2 tricks
down 1 +100
Rich
WEST
1
1 NT
3
North
Pass
Pass
Pass
Richard
East
1
2
1
4
South
Pass
Pass
All Pass
Board 4
10 5 2
8
K J 10 5 4
A K 9 4
Trick
1 N
2 N
3 N
4 E
5 E
6 W
7 E
8 W
9 W
10 S
11 W
12 W
Lead
K
A
4
10
6
3
Q
K
6
6
9
7
2nd
7
8
J
2
3
2
4
9
10
A
J
5
3rd
6
3
10
5
J
A
A
2
J
10
7
K
4th
2
Q
5
8
4
4
5
7
Q
3
9
9
W L
0 1
0 2
1 2
2 2
3 2
4 2
5 2
6 2
6 3
7 3
8 3
9 3
7 6 3
A K J 9 5
A 8
Q 5 2
A K J 8
Q 10 6
7 3 2
J 8 7
Note 1
Bidding
new minor forcing
New minor forcing
Defense=Diamond shift defeats
Play
Q 9 4
7 4 3 2
Q 9 6
10 6 3
4
West
8 top tricks
Win the last trick
made 4 -620
Practice 3V09
Main
Top
Practice with Richard
Practice with Richard III
West
1
All Pass
Rich
NORTH
Pass
Dbl
East
1
2
Richard
South
Pass
4
Board 1
Q 9 6 5 2
A 7 4 3
Q 8 4
10
Trick
1 W
2 S
3 E
4 S
5 N
6 S
7 N
8 S
9 N
10 W
Lead
7
3
3
4
3
8
4
5
7
K
2nd
2
6
A
8
6
2
J
J
Q
3rd
4
10
8
6
K
A
K
Q
3
4th
10
J
5
2
5
10
9
7
Q
W L
1 0
1 1
2 1
3 1
4 1
5 1
6 1
7 1
7 2
J 8 7
Q 9 5 2
K 10 7 2
8 6
4 3
J 10 6
J 6
A K Q J 7 2
Bidding
Double by passed hand
shows at least 4-4
Play
A K 10
K 8
A 9 5 3
9 5 4 3
4
South
8 top tricks
Claimed
made 4 +420
West
3
5
Richard
North
4
Dbl
EAST
3
4
All Pass
Rich
South
3
Pass
Board 2
K Q 10 3
8 5 4 3
A 5 4
Q 10
Trick
1 S
2 S
3 E
4 W
5 W
6 E
7 W
8 E
9 W
10 S
11 E
12 N
Lead
K
Q
3
A
4
5
5
6
6
A
J
K
2nd
7
8
2
3
Q
7
3
8
4
9
2
J
3rd
5
4
A
4
2
9
3
10
9
8
7
6
4th
Q
K
10
2
J
10
K
Q
9
6
A
8
W L
0 1
1 1
2 1
3 1
4 1
5 1
6 1
7 1
7 2
8 2
8 3
8 4
A
J 9 7
10 9 8
A 8 7 6 5 4
J 9 6 5 4
Q
K J 7 6 3 2
3
Bidding
Weird 3
bid led to
phantom sacrifice
Play
8 7 2
A K 10 6 2
Q
K J 9 2
5
× East
6 top tricks
Win the last trick
down 2 +300
Richard
West
2 NT
3
North
Pass
Pass
Rich
East
3
1
3 NT
SOUTH
2
Pass
All Pass
Board 3
9 5
J 10 9 8 5 4
K Q 10 6
K
Trick
1 N
2 W
3 E
4 N
5 N
6 S
7 N
Lead
J
3
4
K
6
9
Q
2nd
2
5
3
3
3
7
6
3rd
7
K
Q
2
A
10
8
4th
A
2
K
4
5
4
J
W L
1 0
2 0
2 1
2 2
2 3
2 4
2 5
A 10 3
A
J 7 5 4
A Q 9 8 2
K 7 4
K Q 6 3 2
3
J 7 5 4
Note 1
Bidding
Jacoby transfer bid
Jacoby transfer bid
Play=Rabbi’s rule would work
Play
Q J 8 6 2
7
A 9 8 2
10 6 3
3 NT West
6 top tricks
Claimed
down 1 +100
WEST
Pass
3
3
All Pass
Rich
North
1
Dbl
Pass
East
1
Pass
Pass
Richard
South
2
3
4
Board 4
10 9
K Q 10 3 2
K 4
K J 4 2
Trick
1 E
2 S
3 W
4 E
Lead
6
6
3
A
2nd
J
A
4
3rd
9
2
A
4th
10
8
7
W L
1 0
1 1
1 2
Q 4 2
9
10 8 5 3
A Q 10 9 5
A 8 7 6 5
6
A J 9 6 2
8 3
Bidding
Fortunate to buy in 4
Good save E-W in 4
K J 3
A J 8 7 5 4
Q 7
7 6
4
North
6 top tricks
Claimed
made 4 +620
Practice 3V13
Main
Top
Practice with Richard
Practice with Richard IV
Rich
West
Dbl
NORTH
Pass
3
Richard
East
1
3
South
2
All Pass
Board 1
K J 9 3
8 4
Q 10 7
Q 10 7 5
Trick
1 S
2 S
3 E
4 N
5 E
6 E
7 E
8 E
9 E
Lead
A
K
3
Q
Q
A
J
A
9
2nd
2
3
2
7
5
3
9
8
K
3rd
5
7
4
4
2
K
2
5
6
4th
8
6
7
6
4
8
3
10
Q
W L
0 1
1 1
1 2
2 2
3 2
4 2
5 2
6 2
6 3
A 8 7 2
K 2
J 6 5 4
6 3 2
10 6 4
A Q J 10 7 6
A 9 3
8
Defense
Spade shift defeats
Play
Q 5
9 5 3
K 8 2
A K J 9 4
3
East
8 top tricks
Claimed
made 3 -140
Richard
West
Pass
Pass
North
2
3 NT
Rich
EAST
2
Pass
All Pass
South
Dbl
2 NT
Board 2
9 8 5 4
8 7
J 9 4
A 10 9 6
Trick
1 W
2 S
3 S
4 W
5 W
6 E
7 E
8 E
9 E
10 S
11 S
Lead
6
A
J
K
2
A
Q
3
3
6
K
2nd
9
7
Q
8
4
7
5
6
A
8
Q
3rd
10
4
5
2
8
J
4
3
4
8
4th
K
3
2
10
5
J
9
6
7
2
W L
1 0
2 0
2 1
2 2
2 3
2 4
2 5
2 6
3 6
4 6
K Q 7
K J 10 4
6 2
Q 8 4 3
3 2
9 3 2
A Q 10 8 3
7 5 2
Bidding
Five-card weak two-bid
directed killing lead
Play
A J 10 6
A Q 6 5
K 7 5
K J
3 NT South
4 top tricks
Claimed
down 2 -200
Richard
West
1
5
North
2
All Pass
Rich
East
2
SOUTH
Pass
5
Board 3
K Q
Q 4
A J 7 6 4
A 8 5 2
Trick
1 N
2 W
3 W
4 W
5 N
6 N
Lead
K
A
K
10
Q
5
2nd
2
4
Q
J
10
3
3rd
5
2
8
8
6
9
4th
A
6
9
2
3
W L
1 0
2 0
3 0
3 1
3 2
A 9 7 4 3
A K 10 7 5 3
10 3
—
10 8 2
J 9 8 2
8
Q J 10 7 3
Bidding
Wrong to bid (5
down)
but lucky not doubled
Play
J 6 5
6
K Q 9 5 2
K 9 6 4
5
West
7 top tricks
Claimed
down 1 +100
Richard
WEST
1
Pass
Pass
North
Dbl
3 NT
4 NT
Rich
East
Pass
Pass
All Pass
South
2
4
Board 4
A K 10 8
10 9
A K J 9 4
A K
Trick
1 E
2 N
3 N
4 N
5 N
6 N
7 E
8 W
9 W
10 E
11 E
12 N
Lead
7
A
K
A
K
4
3
Q
J
7
3
A
2nd
2
3
5
7
6
Q
5
10
8
7
9
5
3rd
J
4
6
2
8
10
A
4
K
3
6
J
4th
K
10
2
5
4
2
9
6
8
10
9
9
W L
1 0
2 0
3 0
4 0
5 0
5 1
5 2
5 3
5 4
5 5
6 5
7 5
Q J 9 6 4 3 2
A Q J
5
10 2
7 5
K 7 4 3
Q 7 6 3
8 5 3
Bidding
South should bid 5
but we also beat that
Play
—
8 6 5 2
10 8 2
Q J 9 7 6 4
4 NT North
8 top tricks
Win the last trick
down 2 -200
Practice 3V13
Main
Top
Practice with Richard
© 1997 Richard Pavlicek