Practice 4P01
Main
Suit Establishment
by Richard Pavlicek
West
2 NT
4
NORTH
Pass
Pass
All Pass
East
1
3
South
Pass
Pass
Board 1
Q 9
J 10 9 8
J 10
K 10 8 6 2
Trick
1 S
2 W
3 S
4 W
5 E
6 W
7 E
8 N
9 E
Lead
5
2
3
7
3
2
8!
2
3
2nd
Q
!
9
A
Q
7
10
5
7
K
3rd
8
10!
8
A
K
A
3!
9
4
4th
2
J
4
4
9
4
10
5
J
W L
1 0
1 1
2 1
3 1
4 1
5 1
5 2
6 2
6 3
7 2
K Q 6 4
K 7 3 2
A J 5
A 10 8 6 3
A 7 3 2
A 6 5
4
Bidding
Play
Defense
Resp to 1 of a suit
Communication/entries
Ruffing finesse
Leading trumps
Play
K J 5 4
5
Q 9 8 4
Q 9 7 3
4
East
8 top tricks
Win the rest
made 4 -420
West
Pass
Pass
All Pass
North
1
3
EAST
Pass
Pass
Pass
South
1
1 NT
4
Board 2
K 7 5 4
A K Q J 3
2
J 4 3
Trick
1 E
2 N
3 W
4 S
5 W
6 N
7 N
8 S
9 N
10 N
11 S
Lead
Q
2!
6
4
10
K
7
5
Q
3
6
2nd
8!
3
4
Q
A
7
10
9
8
6
10
3rd
2
K
3
5!
6
4
5
J
5
A
3
4th
K
A
A
7
2
9
9
J
2
7
8
W L
1 0
1 1
2 1
2 2
3 2
4 2
5 2
6 2
7 2
8 2
9 2
9 6 2
10 9
A Q 10 9
Q 9 7 2
Q J 10 3
8 7 6
J 7 3
10 8 6
Bidding
Play
Stayman convention
Set up dummy’s suit
Postpone ruff
Play
A 8
5 4 2
K 8 6 5 4
A K 5
4
North
9 top tricks
Dummy is good
made 5 +650
West
Pass
Pass
North
2
3 NT
East
Pass
All Pass
SOUTH
1
2 NT
Board 3
A 10 4
J 3
A 4 2
K 7 6 3 2
Trick
1 W
2 N
3 E
4 S
5 N
6 W
7 S
8 N
9 W
Lead
5
2!
10
5
3
9
3
6
Q
2nd
J
!
10
A
J
2
2
6
9
4
3rd
2
4
8
K
7
6
A
7
8
4th
4
8
3
9
Q
K
5
A
3
W L
1 0
1 1
2 1
3 1
3 2
4 2
5 2
5 3
5 4
J 7 6
Q 9 8 5
J 6
A Q J 8
Q 9 8 2
10 6 2
Q 10 9 5
10 9
Bidding
Play
Rebid after 2-over-1
Play to trick one
Duck to retain entry
Play
K 5 3
A K 7 4
K 8 7 3
5 4
3 NT South
6 top tricks
Win the rest
made 3 +400
WEST
1
North
Pass
East
6
South
All Pass
Board 4
K J 10 5
10 8 4
5 3
K 8 6 5
Trick
1 N
2 E
3 E
4 W
5 E
6 W
7 E
8 W
9 E
10 E
Lead
J
A
!
6
2
7
8
8
5
A
Q
2nd
3
2
10
4
J
5
K
8
7
7
3rd
2
4
7
J
Q
!
6
K
9
9
9
4th
4
3
5
3
5
6
6
2
10
10
W L
1 0
2 0
3 0
4 0
5 0
6 0
7 0
8 0
9 0
10 0
Q 9 8 4
K Q 7 5 2
4
A Q 9
—
A J 9 6 3
A Q 9 8 7 6
4 3
Bidding
Play
Defense
Resp to 1 of a suit
Slam decision
Set up dummy’s suit
Use trumps as entries
Choose lead vs slam
Play
A 7 6 3 2
—
K J 10 2
J 10 7 2
6
West
7 top tricks
Win 2 more tricks
made 6 -1430
Practice 4P05
Main
Top
Suit Establishment
Suit Establishment II
West
Pass
NORTH
1
3 NT
East
Pass
All Pass
South
1 NT
Board 1
A K 3 2
A K 6
A J 9 5
4 3
Trick
1 W
2 N
3 W
4 N
5 S
6 S
7 E
8 N
9 N
10 S
Lead
10
3
6
4
A
2
3
A
2
8
2nd
K
5
A
!
9
4
7
2
10
7
3
3rd
7
7!
J
Q
5
6
8
5
Q
3
4th
4
10
5
6
J
K
K
J
8
8!
W L
1 0
1 1
2 1
3 1
4 1
4 2
5 2
6 2
7 2
8 2
10 9 8 6
J 8 7 4
K 4 3
10 6
J 7
Q 10 3
Q 10 8 7
K J 9 5
Bidding
Play
Defense
Resp to 1 of a suit
Rebid by opener
Preserve entry
Finessing technique
Choose discard
Play
Q 5 4
9 5 2
6 2
A Q 8 7 2
3 NT South
7 top tricks
Win 1 more trick
made 3 +400
West
2
4
North
Pass
All Pass
EAST
1
3
South
Pass
Pass
Board 2
Q 5
9 8 7 6
Q 10 9 8
J 4 3
Trick
1 S
2 S
3 E
4 N
5 E
6 E
7 W
8 E
9 W
10 E
11 W
Lead
K
J
2
7
K
3!
5
J
6
2
7
2nd
2
2
J
A
8
K
9
Q
10
8
9
3rd
6
5
4!
5
3
A
6
4
7
A
5
4th
4!
A
Q
!
3
Q
8
6
8
7
3
10
W L
0 1
1 1
1 2
2 2
3 2
4 2
5 2
6 2
7 2
8 2
8 3
4 3 2
3 2
A 7 6 5 4
A 10 9
A K 9 7 6
A J 4
3 2
K 5 2
Bidding
Play
Defense
Opening one-bid
Follow up major raise
Holdup play
Duck to retain entry
Read partner’s signal
Overtaking play
Play
J 10 8
K Q 10 5
K J
Q 8 7 6
4
East
8 top tricks
Win the rest
made 4 -420
West
Pass
Pass
Pass
North
1
2
1
4
East
Pass
Pass
All Pass
SOUTH
1
1 NT
2
Board 3
A K 6 2
K 8 7 6 5
J 4 2
2
Trick
1 E
2 N
3 E
4 S
5 N
6 S
7 N
8 N
9 E
10 S
11 N
12 S
Lead
Q
2!
J
4
2
6
A
K
5
7
6
Q
2nd
2
J
A
8
7
K
10
10
A
7
6
9
3rd
4
3
9
6
Q
7
3
4
3
8
3
4
4th
K
5
5
9
5
10
8
9
2
A
J
10
W L
1 0
1 1
2 1
3 1
4 1
5 1
6 1
6 2
7 2
8 2
9 2
10 2
J 9 8 5
9 4
Q 9 7 3
K 8 5
10 7
Q J 10
K 10 6 5
A J 10 9
Note 1
Bidding
Play
new minor forcing
Opener’s third bid
Set up dummy’s suit
Play
Q 4 3
A 3 2
A 8
Q 7 6 4 3
4
North
8 top tricks
Lose the last trick
made 4 +420
WEST
2 NT
3
North
Pass
Pass
East
3
1
3 NT
South
Pass
All Pass
Board 4
K 9
9 6 5
J 10 9 7
K 8 4 2
Trick
1 N
2 W
3 N
4 W
5 E
6 E
7 S
8 W
9 E
10 E
11 W
Lead
J
Q
9
2
J
4
Q
2
5
7
4!
2nd
3
K
!
5
9
7
10
A
7
7
10
10
3rd
6
3!
8
A
2
3
9
K
3
K
5
4th
A
8
Q
6
5
6
4
8
2
4
9
W L
1 0
1 1
2 1
3 1
4 1
4 2
5 2
6 2
7 2
8 2
8 3
Q 2
A K 3 2
A Q 4 2
A Q 3
A J 5 4 3
7 4
K 5 3
10 6 5
Note 1
Play
Defense
Jacoby transfer bid
Duck to retain entry
Throw-in play
When to cover honor
Play
10 8 7 6
Q J 10 8
8 6
J 9 7
3 NT West
7 top tricks
North is endplayed
made 4 -630
Practice 4P09
Main
Top
Suit Establishment
Suit Establishment III
West
Pass
All Pass
NORTH
1
3
East
Pass
Pass
South
1 NT
4
Board 1
A 9 2
A K Q J 10 8
9 4
4 3
Trick
1 E
2 W
3 W
4 E
5 N
6 N
7 S
8 N
9 S
10 N
Lead
3
K
5
7
A
9!
5
8
6
K
2nd
2!
3
4
J
2
10
5
7
10
8
3rd
K
9
A
Q
6
A
J
!
9
Q
3
4th
4
2
6
10
3
J
8
4
Q
5
W L
0 1
0 2
0 3
1 3
2 3
3 3
4 3
5 3
6 3
7 3
Q 10 6 5
5 4 3
K J
K Q 10 5
J 7 4
7 2
Q 10 8 3
A 9 8 7
Bidding
Play
Resp to 1 of a suit
Rebid by opener
Duck to retain entry
Use trumps as entries
Play
K 8 3
9 6
A 7 6 5 2
J 6 2
4
North
9 top tricks
Win the rest
made 4 +420
West
1
2 NT
North
Pass
Pass
EAST
Pass
1
3 NT
South
Pass
Pass
All Pass
Board 2
8 5 4
A J 9
Q 10
J 10 9 8 3
Trick
1 N
2 W
3 S
4 W
5 E
6 N
7 W
8 W
9 W
10 E
11 E
Lead
J
2
6
8
4
10
A
K
10
7
6
2nd
4
9
A
J
Q
2
10
Q
4
9
?
3rd
5
3!
3
K
3
2
6
8
A
2
4th
K
10
!
7
5
A
Q
4
7
7
8
W L
1 0
1 1
2 1
3 1
3 2
4 2
5 2
6 2
7 2
8 2
K 10 9
8 2
A K 5 3
A K Q 2
A 6 3
K 7 6 4 3
8 6 2
7 4
Bidding
Play
Defense
Rebid by opener
Duck to retain entry
Positional squeeze
Overtaking play
Play
Q J 7 2
Q 10 5
J 9 7 4
6 5
3 NT West
7 top tricks
South is squeezed
made 5 -460
West
Pass
Pass
All Pass
North
1
3
East
Pass
Pass
SOUTH
1
1
4
Board 3
A 8 7 5
K J 7 5
6 5 4 3
K
Trick
1 W
2 S
3 N
4 N
5 S
6 S
7 S
8 N
9 S
10 W
Lead
J
2
A
!
5
A
10
3
5
8
2!
2nd
3
4
6
J
5
7
Q
8
Q
8
3rd
8
K
2
K
4
5!
7
3
6
10
4th
A
9
9
10
J
2
3
4
10
7
W L
1 0
2 0
3 0
4 0
5 0
6 0
7 0
8 0
8 1
9 1
Q 10 9
Q 9 6 4
J 2
Q 7 5 4
J 6
A 10 8 3 2
K Q 10 8
J 9
Bidding
Play
Rebid by opener
Rebid by responder
Establish side suit
Watch spot cards
Play
K 4 3 2
—
A 9 7
A 10 8 6 3 2
4
South
6 top tricks
Lose 1 more trick
made 5 +450
WEST
1
2
3
North
Pass
Pass
Pass
East
1
3
4
South
Pass
Pass
All Pass
Board 4
Q J 5
9 6
A Q 10 8
Q J 9 7
Trick
1 S
2 E
3 N
4 W
5 E
6 W
7 E
8 W
9 E
Lead
10
4!
Q
2
2
5
3
7
5
2nd
2!
3
3
10
8
8
7
A
10
3rd
5
J
9
4
A
6
K
8
Q
4th
A
Q
K
6
6
9
9
2
J
W L
1 0
1 1
2 1
3 1
4 1
5 1
6 1
7 1
7 2
K 7 2
A K Q 4
K J 7 5 2
3
A 8 6 4 3
5 3 2
4
A 10 6 4
Bidding
Play
Defense
Opener’s reverse bid
Opener’s third bid
Set up dummy’s suit
Keep trump control
Leading trumps
Play
10 9
J 10 8 7
9 6 3
K 8 5 2
4
East
8 top tricks
Lose 1 more trick
made 4 -620
Practice 4P13
Main
Top
Suit Establishment
Suit Establishment IV
West
3
Pass
NORTH
1
3
5
East
2
Pass
All Pass
South
2
4
Board 1
Q 7 4 3
9
A K Q 10 9 8 2
3
Trick
1 E
2 E
3 N
4 N
5 N
6 S
7 S
8 N
9 S
10 N
11 S
Lead
K
8
A
K
9
A
7
4
6
2
5
2nd
2
5
3
J
10
3
J?
2
Q
9
4
3rd
Q
10
4
5
K
3
9
A
10
6
7
4th
3
8
!
7
4
2
8
6
8
7
J
9
W L
0 1
1 1
2 1
3 1
4 1
5 1
6 1
7 1
8 1
9 1
10 1
J 10 8
Q J 4 3 2
7
Q J 10 4
K 9 2
10 8
J 3
A K 9 8 7 6
Bidding
Play
Defense
Competitive auction
Rebid after 2-over-1
Create extra entry
Ruffing finesse
Honor signal
Play
A 6 5
A K 7 6 5
6 5 4
5 2
5
North
10 top tricks
Win 1 more trick
made 5 +400
West
2
4
North
Pass
All Pass
EAST
1
3
South
Pass
Pass
Board 2
5 2
Q 10 9 7 3
J 9 8 3
Q 3
Trick
1 S
2 E
3 S
4 E
5 E
6 W
7 E
8 W
9 E
10 W
Lead
Q
7
6
K
8
4
2
5
5
6
2nd
4
J
4!
10
9
3
8
3
J
10
3rd
2
2
Q
6
A
3
A
8
7
5
4th
A
3
K
5
Q
10
7
K
9
2!
W L
1 0
1 1
2 1
3 1
4 1
5 1
6 1
7 1
8 1
9 1
7 6 4
A 4
10 6 4
A 6 5 4 2
A K 9 8 3
K 5 2
A Q 5
8 7
Bidding
Play
Defense
Follow up major raise
Set up dummy’s suit
Duck to retain entry
Refuse to ruff
Play
Q J 10
J 8 6
K 7 2
K J 10 9
4
East
8 top tricks
Lose 2 more tricks
made 4 -420
West
Pass
Pass
North
3
1
3 NT
East
Pass
All Pass
SOUTH
2 NT
3
Board 3
Q 7 3
A Q 6 5 4
6 2
10 7 5
Trick
1 W
2 S
3 W
4 S
5 N
6 N
7 E
8 S
9 E
10 S
11 N
12 N
Lead
4
J
2
3
A
5
J
6!
10
10
6
5
2nd
3
K
7
8
9
10
K
4
A
8
8
9
3rd
9
4!
5
Q
4
2
9
10
7
Q
5
J
4th
K
!
2
A
!
7
3
6
2
Q
6
3
J
8
W L
1 0
1 1
2 1
3 1
4 1
4 2
5 2
5 3
6 3
7 3
8 3
9 3
J 8 6 4 2
K 8
Q 9 8 7
4 3
9 5
10 9 7 2
J 10 3
K Q 9 8
Note 1
Bidding
Play
Jacoby transfer bid
Opening 2 NT & response
Preserve entry
Duck to retain entry
Play
A K 10
J 3
A K 5 4
A J 6 2
3 NT South
7 top tricks
Win the last trick
made 4 +430
WEST
1
2
4
North
Pass
Pass
All Pass
East
1 NT
3
South
Pass
Pass
Board 4
Q 10 5
4
K 9 6 5
A J 8 3 2
Trick
1 N
2 E
3 W
4 E
5 W
6 E
7 W
8 W
Lead
4
3
4
2
6
Q
J
J
2nd
A
2
10
10
Q
7
3
3rd
6
A
5
A
10
K
!
5
4th
2
5
9
5
K
2
8
W L
1 0
2 0
3 0
4 0
5 0
6 0
7 0
A J 8 7 6 4
K J 3 2
A 4 3
—
3
A Q 10 5
J 8 7 2
Q 7 6 5
Bidding
Play
Defense
Rebid after 1 NT resp
Establish side suit
Overtaking play
Leading trumps
Play
K 9 2
9 8 7 6
Q 10
K 10 9 4
4
West
6 top tricks
Lose 3 tricks
made 4 -620
Practice 4P17
Main
Top
Suit Establishment
Suit Establishment V
West
1
4
NORTH
Pass
Pass
All Pass
East
1
2
South
Pass
Pass
Board 1
K J 10 7
6
J 10 8 7
Q J 10 6
Trick
1 S
2 E
3 N
4 S
5 N
6 E
7 E
8 W
9 E
10 W
Lead
10
2!
Q
7
J
Q
6
4
2
5
2nd
3
9
K
5
K
!
8
Q
J
9
K
3rd
6
3!
A
10
5
4
A
A
!
K
5
4th
J
10
!
4
2
2
6
7
3
7
8
W L
1 0
1 1
1 2
1 3
2 3
3 3
4 3
5 3
6 3
7 3
A 8 5 4 3
K 4 3
A 9 2
5 4
6 2
A Q J 7 5 2
K 4 3
K 2
Bidding
Play
Defense
Rebid by responder
Duck to retain entry
Avert overruff
Choose lead at suit
Overtaking play
Play
Q 9
10 9 8
Q 6 5
A 9 8 7 3
4
East
9 top tricks
Win the rest
made 4 -420
West
Pass
Pass
All Pass
North
1
2 NT
EAST
Pass
Pass
Pass
South
Pass
1
3 NT
Board 2
5 3
A K 2
A K 9 4
A 10 6 5
Trick
1 E
2 N
3 W
4 N
5 W
6 S
7 S
8 W
Lead
9
3
4
5
5
J
4
6
2nd
10
2
A
!
Q
2
7
8
6
3rd
3
9!
7
K
8
4
5
7
4th
K
10
J
A
Q
2
2
4
W L
1 0
1 1
2 1
2 2
3 2
4 2
4 3
4 4
A 10 8 7
6 5 4 3
J 6 3
Q 3
Q 2
9 8 7
Q 8 7 2
J 9 7 2
Bidding
Play
Rebid by opener
Choose best game
Preserve entry
Finessing technique
Play
K J 9 6 4
Q J 10
10 5
K 8 4
3 NT North
7 top tricks
Claim the rest
made 3 +600
West
Pass
All Pass
North
2
East
Pass
SOUTH
1
4
Board 3
10 9 3
10 7 2
A J 10 5 2
Q 9
Trick
1 W
2 S
3 N
4 S
5 N
6 S
7 N
8 S
Lead
K
3!
2
7
5
8
10
2
2nd
2
4
9
5
Q
6
K
7
3rd
3
A
J
9
Q
10
K
3
4th
A
6
7
4
8
3
6
5
W L
1 0
2 0
3 0
4 0
5 0
6 0
7 0
8 0
6 5
K Q J
8 7 4
A 10 8 7 6
4
9 6 5 3
K Q 9 6
K 5 4 3
Play
Set up dummy’s suit
Use trumps as entries
Play
A K Q J 8 7 2
A 8 4
3
J 2
4
South
9 top tricks
Win 2 more tricks
made 4 +420
WEST
1
2
4
North
Pass
Pass
All Pass
East
1 NT
3
South
Pass
Pass
Board 4
K Q 10 8
8 4 3
Q 10 3
A J 2
Trick
1 N
2 E
3 W
4 E
5 W
6 E
7 W
8 W
Lead
4
3
4
9
5
J!
9
6
2nd
Q
2
10
7
Q
7
8
K
3rd
2
A
10
A
!
A
K
!
3
5
4th
5
8
7
3
4
3
5
8
W L
1 0
2 0
3 0
4 0
5 0
6 0
7 0
7 1
A J 9 6 5 4
K 9 6 5
A J 4
—
3
A Q J 10
9 8 2
Q 7 6 5 3
Bidding
Play
Rebid after 1 NT resp
Establish side suit
Overtaking play
Play
7 2
7 2
K 7 6 5
K 10 9 8 4
4
West
6 top tricks
Win 3 more tricks
made 4 -620
Practice 4P17
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