Exercise 5E93   Main


Balancing Auctions


  by Richard Pavlicek

Fill in the missing calls for West and East.

1. None Vul
S 3 2
H Q 10 8 7
D J 7 6
C A K 6 4
Table S Q 5 4
H J 4
D K Q 10
C Q J 8 7 3

1 SPass
 
2 S3 S
 
Pass


2. N-S Vul
S 4
H K 9 8 7 4
D K 10 9 6
C K 8 7
Table S A 10 7 2
H J 6 3
D A 4
C Q 6 4 2

1 SPass
 
2 SPass
 


3. E-W Vul
S A 4 3
H A K Q 9 8 2
D 4
C 10 6 3
Table S K 10 5 2
H 4 3
D A K 7 5 3
C 9 2

1 DPass
 
PassPass
 


4. Both Vul
S J 5 3
H A J 6
D J 7 6 4
C A 10 5
Table S K 10 9 2
H 9 5 4
D A 9
C K 9 8 3

1 HPass
 
Pass
 

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5. None Vul
S A Q 6 5
H A Q 4
D K 3
C K 6 5 2
Table S 4 3
H K 8 2
D Q J 6 5 4
C Q J 10

1 SPass
 
PassPass
 
Pass


6. N-S Vul
S J 10 8 7 6 5
H 6
D 7 6 2
C A K 5
Table S 4 3
H A Q 9 7 5
D A 8 3
C 10 9 2

1 NTPass
 
Pass
 


7. E-W Vul
S Q J 4
H A 9 6
D K J 10 4
C K J 10
Table S 9 8 2
H K 10 7 4 3
D 8 3
C A 8 5

1 NTPass
 
Pass
 


8. Both Vul
S Q J 7 5
H A 7 4
D 10 5 2
C K 9 3
Table S K 9 8 2
H 3 2
D K Q 9 7
C 10 8 2

1 H2 H
 
PassPass
 
Pass

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9. None Vul
S Q 9 8
H A Q 9 8 5
D 5 4
C J 10 7
Table S A 5
H 6 3
D K J 10 7
C Q 9 6 5 4

1 S2 S
 
PassPass
 
Pass


10. N-S Vul
S A 10 6 5 4
H K J 3
D 6 2
C Q 5 3
Table S 7 3
H A Q 9 2
D A 5 4
C 9 8 7 2

1 D2 D
 
PassPass
 


11. E-W Vul
S 9 4
H K 10 6 5 3
D A J 10 6
C 8 7
Table S A J 7 6
H 4 2
D K 9 4 3
C Q J 2

1 C1 S
 
2 CPass
 
Pass


12. Both Vul
S 10 9 4
H K Q 9 6 4
D A 2
C 10 8 4
Table S K J 7 6
H 7 3
D J 8 7 3
C A J 3

1 D1 S
 
1 NTPass
 

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© 1994 Richard Pavlicek