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Bidding Challenge II

by Richard Pavlicek

Actual bidding by Richard Pavlicek and partner

1.	E-W vul
K J 7 6		9	3 NT West
A 9 8		K J 2	Made 4 +630
K 10 9 5		Q 6 4
Q 10		A K 9 8 7 2

Pavlicek		Seamon
1 2 NT 3 Pass	Pass Pass Pass	2 3 3 NT	Pass Pass Pass

2.	Both vul
—		A K Q 9 8 6 3	6 East
A 5 2		10 7 6	Down 3 -300
A K 8 7 6 5		10 9
9 8 4 3		A

Pavlicek		Seamon
1 2 3 NT 4 Pass	Pass Pass Pass Pass	1 3 4 6	Pass Pass Pass Pass

3.	E-W vul
A 8 5		K 10 6 4	3 NT East
8 2		K J 10 5	Made 4 +630
A J 10 9 8 2		—
Q 9		A K J 4 3

Pavlicek		Seamon
1 2 3 Pass	Pass Pass Pass	2 2 3 NT	Pass Pass Pass

4.	N-S vul
A Q 5 3		J 9 4 2	4 West
6 3		K 10 4	Made 5 +450
A K Q 6 3		4
7 5		A K J 10 9

Pavlicek		Seamon
1 2 4 Pass	Pass Pass Pass	2 3 4	Pass Pass Pass

5.	E-W vul
A 7		K Q 9 5 2	3 NT West
Q 9 8		2	Down 1 -100
10 8 5		A K J 2
A K Q 10 4		9 7 5

Pavlicek		Seamon
1 NT 2 3 NT	Pass Pass Pass	2 3 Pass	Pass Pass

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6.	E-W vul
A 8 2		9 6	3 NT West
3		K J 9 6	Made 3 +600
K 10 9 7 5 2		A 8 6 3
A 10 2		K 6 3

Pavlicek		Seamon
1 2 3 NT	Pass Pass Pass	1 3 Pass	Pass Pass

7.	Both vul
A 8 7 6 3		J	5 East
9 4 3		7 2	Made 5 +600
9 5		A K Q J 6 3
Q 8 2		A K J 10

Pavlicek		Seamon
Pass 1 3 Pass	Pass Pass Pass	1 3 5	Pass Pass Pass

8.	E-W vul
A K 4		J 9 8 6	6 NT West
A 10 9 7 4 2		K	Down 1 -100
Q 7		A J 10 8 5 4
A Q		K J

Pavlicek		Seamon
1 2 NT 6 NT	Pass Pass Pass	2 3 NT Pass	Pass Pass

9.	None vul
10		K 7 6 3	3 NT West
Q 10 7 5 3		K 2	Down 3 -150
J 5		A Q 9 8 7 2
A Q 10 9 3		K

Pavlicek		Seamon
Pass 1 1 NT 3 Pass	Pass Pass Pass Pass	1 1 2 3 NT	Pass Pass Pass Pass

10.	N-S vul
A 6 3		K 7 2	5 West
A K Q J 9 2		10 8 5 4 3	Made 5 +450
A 10		K 2
9 2		Q 8 5

Pavlicek		Seamon
1 3 4 5 Pass	Pass Pass Pass Pass	3 3 NT 4 5	Pass Pass Pass Pass

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11.	Both vul
Q J 10 8 5		6	5 East
Q 9 5 2		—	Made 6 +620
9 3		A K Q J 8 6 5 2
A K		Q 9 8 2

Pavlicek		Miller
1 2 5	Pass Pass Pass	2 4 Pass	Pass Pass

12.	N-S vul
K 7 5		Q 4	4 East
Q 9		A K 10 7 5 3	Made 5 +450
4 2		A Q 6 5
A J 10 9 4 2		6

Pavlicek		Miller
1 2 2 NT 4	Pass Pass Pass Pass	1 2 3 Pass	Pass Pass Pass

13.	None vul
J		Q 8	4 West
K 10 9 4 3 2		Q J 7 5	Made 4 +420
K Q 9 8		10 7 6
K 10		A Q J 7

Pavlicek		Miller
1 2 3 4	Pass Pass Pass Pass	2 2 3 Pass	Pass Pass Pass

14.	N-S vul
4 3		K Q J 10 5 2	4 NT West
K Q 10 3		A 7	Made 6 +490
A Q		6 4 2
A J 8 4 2		Q 3

Pavlicek		Miller
1 2 3 NT Pass	Pass Pass Pass	1 3 4 NT	Pass Pass Pass

15.	Both vul
K 9 7		Q 6 4 3 2	4 West
A K Q 7 6		8	Down 2 -200
K 9		Q 10 4 3
9 8 5		A K 2

Pavlicek		Miller
1 NT 2 3 4	Pass Pass Pass Pass	2 3 3 NT Pass	Pass Pass Pass

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16.	Both vul
Q 7 2		A K 9 5 3	4 East
A J 6 5 3		7	Down 1 -100
K 9 4		J 5 2
A 2		Q 10 9 7

Pavlicek		Miller
1 1 NT 3 Pass	Pass Pass Pass	1 2 NT 4	Pass Pass Pass

17.	Both vul
K 10 8 7 3		—	6 West
K Q		A J 10 9	Made 6 +1370
4		A Q 10 9 8 6
A K 10 5 4		Q 8 2

Pavlicek		Miller
1 3 3 NT 5 Pass	Pass Pass Pass Pass	2 3 4 6	Pass Pass Pass Pass

18.	None vul
A Q 6 4		7 5 3	3 NT East
10		A J 8 7	Down 1 -50
A 10 7 5 3 2		K
7 3		A K 9 5 4

Pavlicek		Miller
1 2 2 3 Pass	Pass Pass Pass Pass	2 2 3 3 NT	Pass Pass Pass Pass

19.	None vul
K Q 4		A J 10 7 5	4 East
A 8		Q 4 2	Made 4 +420
A Q 10 6 5		4 3
K 10 3		6 5 2

Pavlicek		Miller
1 2 NT 4	Pass Pass Pass	1 3 Pass	Pass Pass

20.	None vul
9 2		A K 8 7 6	7 West
A K J 7 6 5 2		Q 10 9 3	Made 7 +1510
4 3		A 9 7 2
A Q		—

Pavlicek		Miller
1 3 7	Pass Pass Pass	1 5 NT Pass	Pass Pass

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21.	None vul
7 3		A K Q 10 9 8 5	4 East
A J 9 4		6 3	Made 5 +450
9 8		K 6 5
A 9 8 6 2		Q

Miller		Pavlicek
Pass 1 NT 4 4 Pass	Pass Pass Pass Pass	1 3 4 4	Pass Pass Pass Pass

22.	N-S vul
K Q 3		J 9 2	3 West
A K J 9 7		4 2	Made 5 +150
A 5 4 3 2		Q 9 8 7
—		K Q J 3

Miller		Pavlicek
1 2 3	Pass Pass Pass	1 NT 2 Pass	Pass Pass

23.	E-W vul
A 10 5		K 8 6 4	7 East
A K 6		10	Made 7 +2140
A K 5 3		9
10 8 4		A K Q 7 6 3 2

Miller		Pavlicek
1 2 NT 4 4 NT 5 NT 7	Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass	2 3 4 5 6 Pass	Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass

24.	Both vul
K 2		A Q J 10 7 3	4 West
K Q J 10		6 5	Made 4 +620
K 2		Q J 5 3
K 9 5 3 2		6

Miller		Pavlicek
1 NT 2 3 NT Pass	Pass Pass Pass	2 3 4	Pass Pass Pass

25.	E-W vul
K J 2		A 10 6	7 East
K J 7 6		A 9 8 5 4	Made 7 +2210
—		8 6 5
A K J 6 5 2		Q 9

Miller		Pavlicek
1 4 5 NT Pass	Pass Pass Pass	1 4 NT 7	Pass Pass Pass

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26.	N-S vul
A 9 3 2		K 7 6 4	4 East
K Q 7 5 4 3		J	Made 4 +420
8 4		A K 7 6
Q		K 9 8 4

Miller		Pavlicek
1 2 4	Pass Pass Pass	1 3 NT Pass	Pass Pass

27.	N-S vul
J 9 8		A K 10 6	3 East
Q 10 8 6 4		—	Made 6 +170
A 6 3		K J 7
Q J		K 10 8 6 5 4

Miller		Pavlicek
Pass 1 2 Pass	Pass Pass Pass	1 1 3	Pass Pass Pass

28.	N-S vul
A J 7 6 5		Q 4	3 NT East
9 8		Q 10	Down 2 -100
A 10 9 6		K Q J 7
K Q		J 10 6 4 3

Miller		Pavlicek
1 2 3 NT	Pass Pass Pass	1 NT 2 NT Pass	Pass Pass

29.	E-W vul
A J 8 6 5		Q	4 East
K 4		A Q J 8 7 5	Made 5 +650
K J 8 6 3		Q 9 7 4
6		9 8

Miller		Pavlicek
1 2 4	Pass Pass Pass	2 3 Pass	Pass Pass

30.	N-S vul
A K Q J 10 6 5 4 2		7 3	7 West
—		A K Q 5 4	Made 7 +1510
7		A J 8
8 5 4		A J 7

Miller		Pavlicek
1 3 5 7	Pass Pass Pass Pass	2 4 NT 5 NT Pass	Pass Pass Pass

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31.	E-W vul
A K J 10 7 6		8	4 West
—		K 10 9 6 4	Down 1 -100
A 6		K Q 10 4 2
Q 6 5 3 2		9 7

Pavlicek		Solomon
1 3 4	Pass Pass Pass	1 NT 3 NT Pass	Pass Pass

32.	None vul
10 9 2		K	4 West
A Q 10 9 8 3		J	Down 1 -50
A 9 5		J 10 8 7 2
8		A K Q 7 4 2

Pavlicek		Solomon
1 2 3 Pass	Pass Pass Pass	2 3 4	Pass Pass Pass

33.	N-S vul
A		K 9 7 6 4 2	4 West
A Q 9 3 2		7 6 4	Down 1 -50
K 6 5		3
K J 5 3		A 9 4

Pavlicek		Solomon
1 2 2 NT Pass	Pass Pass Pass	1 2 4	Pass Pass Pass

34.	E-W vul
7 6		A J 8 4 2	3 NT West
6 3		A J 10 9 7 4	Made 5 +660
A K 9 4		6 2
K Q J 10 4		—

Pavlicek		Solomon
1 2 2 NT 3 NT	Pass Pass Pass Pass	1 2 3 Pass	Pass Pass Pass

35.	N-S vul
Q 9		A K 5 4 3	3 East
10 5		Q 9 8 7 3	Made 3 +140
A Q J 6		5 4 3
K 8 4 3 2		—

Pavlicek		Solomon
1 2 2 Pass	Pass Pass Pass	1 2 3	Pass Pass Pass

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36.	None vul
A		Q J 8 4 3	3 NT West
A 10 6 3		9 7	Made 4 +430
A Q J 2		K
9 7 6 3		K Q J 10 4

Solomon		Pavlicek
1 2 3 NT	Pass Pass Pass	1 3 Pass	Pass Pass

37.	N-S vul
Q 5 2		A K J 9	3 NT East
3 2		Q 7 6 5	Made 3 +400
A K J 8 6 5 4		—
3		A Q 10 6 2

Solomon		Pavlicek
1 2 3 Pass	Pass Pass Pass	2 2 3 NT	Pass Pass Pass

38.	None vul
K 8		A Q J 7 6	4 West
A K 9 8 7 6		J 3	Made 4 +420
J 6 4		A K Q
6 5		J 9 3

Solomon		Pavlicek
1 2 3 Pass	Pass Pass Pass	1 3 4	Pass Pass Pass

39.	E-W vul
3 2		K 10 8 6	3 West
A Q 10 7 5		K 3	Made 3 +140
A 3		8 7 6 5 4
A K 9 2		8 5

Solomon		Pavlicek
1 2 3 Pass	Pass Pass Pass	1 2 3	Pass Pass Pass

40.	None vul
A Q 8 5 2		J 9 6 4	4 West
5		A K 10 8 3 2	Made 5 +450
9 5 2		K Q 4
A K 10 3		—

Solomon		Pavlicek
1 2 4	Pass Pass Pass	2 4 Pass	Pass Pass

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41.	N-S vul
Q 8		A 6 4 3	3 NT West
K 8		Q J 6 5 4	Made 3 +400
A Q 10 9 7		J 5
A K 6 2		4 3

Solomon		Pavlicek
1 2 NT 3 NT	Pass Pass Pass	1 3 Pass	Pass Pass

42.	None vul
K 10 5 3		Q 9 8 4	6 East
A K Q 5 4 2		—	Made 6 +980
K J 2		A 8 7 3
—		K J 8 6 4

Solomon		Pavlicek
1 4 5 6	Pass Pass Pass Pass	1 4 5 Pass	Pass Pass Pass

43.	N-S vul
A K 10 7 5 4		2	6 East
K		Q 9 8 5 4	Down 1 -50
A K J 10 7 4		—
—		A K Q 10 9 8 4

Solomon		Pavlicek
1 3 5 Pass	Pass Pass Pass	2 5 6	Pass Pass Pass

44.	None vul
Q J 9 5 4 3		6	6 East
6		A K Q 10 8 7 3 2	Made 6 +980
A Q 2		K 9
A Q 2		8 6

Solomon		Pavlicek
1 2 3 NT 6	Pass Pass Pass Pass	2 3 5 Pass	Pass Pass Pass

45.	N-S vul
K J 10 7		Q 3 2	5 East
K 9 5		10	Made 6 +420
K 8 6 3 2		A Q 10 9 5
J		A K 10 5

Solomon		Pavlicek
Pass 1 2 NT 4 Pass	Pass Pass Pass Pass	1 2 3 5	Pass Pass Pass Pass

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46.	Both vul
A Q J 7		8 5 4 3	4 East
J 8 5 4		K 7	Made 5 +650
A 5 2		K Q 9 6 3
7 5		K Q

Richard		Rich
1 2 4	Pass Pass Pass	1 3 NT Pass	Pass Pass

47.	None vul
K 8 4		A Q 9 5	3 NT West
8 7		K Q 10 5 2	Made 4 +430
A J 10		Q 7
Q J 7 6 4		A 5

Richard		Rich
1 1 NT 2 NT Pass	Pass Pass Pass	1 2 3 NT	Pass Pass Pass

48.	E-W vul
8 4		10 6 2	4 West
Q J 10 7 6		A K 8	Made 6 +680
Q 9 4		A K J 8 2
Q J 6		A 2

Richard		Rich
Pass 1 3 4	Pass Pass Pass Pass	1 2 NT 3 Pass	Pass Pass Pass

49.	E-W vul
A K 10 7		J 9 8	6 West
A 4		J 10 9 8	Down 2 -200
A K Q 10 7		9 5
K 3		A J 7 2

Richard		Rich
2 3 4 5 6	Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass	2 3 NT 5 5 Pass	Pass Pass Pass Pass

50.	E-W vul
3		Q 8 4	5 West
A 6 3 2		Q 10 7	Made 5 +600
A K 9 4		Q 10
A K Q 9		8 5 4 3 2

Richard		Rich
1 2 3 4 Pass	Pass Pass Pass Pass	1 NT 2 NT 4 5	Pass Pass Pass Pass

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© 1998 Richard Pavlicek