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Fourth Suit Forcing


  by Richard Pavlicek

Recommended Bidding and Awards


1. None vulAwards
S A K 9 2TableS Q J 32 S = 103 S = 54 S = 1
H J 7 3H 9 6 21 NT = 93 NT = 4
D 2D A K J 5 42 NT = 83 C = 3
C K J 8 6 3C 9 22 C = 62 D = 2

1 C
1 S
2 NT
Pass
Pass
Pass
1 D
2 H
Pass
Pass
Pass


2. N-S vulAwards
S A K 8 2TableS J 6 32 H = 103 NT = 5
H J 8 3H K Q 9 7 53 H = 84 H = 3
D 7 5 2D A 8 31 NT = 72 S = 3
C K Q 2C J 42 NT = 63 S = 1

1 C
1 S
2 H
Pass
Pass
Pass
1 H
2 D
Pass
Pass
Pass


3. E-W vulAwards
STableS A 9 7 6 55 D = 102 NT = 5
H A K 8 7 2H 34 D = 83 C = 3
D J 9 8 3D K Q 5 4 23 D = 83 NT = 2
C K J 8 2C Q 31 NT = 62 H = 1

1 H
2 C
3 D
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
1 S
2 D
5 D
Pass
Pass
Pass


4. Both vulAwards
S K J 7 3TableS A 4 26 NT = 103 NT = 64 S = 3
H Q 2H A K 9 6 36 D = 86 H = 56 S = 2
D A K J 8 2D Q 35 NT = 65 H = 4
C J 3C K Q 64 NT = 64 H = 4

1 D
1 S
3 NT
6 NT
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
1 H
2 NT
4 NT
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass

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5. None vulAwards
S A 2TableS K J 9 8 72 H = 103 S = 42 NT = 1
H K J 8 7 3H A Q 23 H = 93 C = 3
D J 3D 10 72 S = 71 NT = 3
C K J 7 6C 8 4 22 C = 54 H = 2

1 H
2 C
2 NT
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
1 S
2 D
3 H
Pass
Pass
Pass


6. N-S vulAwards
S A 6 3TableS K Q J 8 56 S = 106 C = 4
H 2H 9 8 36 D = 75 D = 3
D A Q J 8 4D K 25 S = 65 C = 2
C K 8 4 3C A Q 24 S = 63 S = 1

1 D
2 C
3 S
5 H
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
1 S
2 H
4 NT
6 S
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass


7. Both vulAwards
S 4 3TableS A Q 10 8 62 S = 101 NT = 54 C = 1
H 2H K J 8 4 33 S = 94 S = 4
D A K 9 7 3D 22 C = 72 NT = 3
C K J 8 4 2C 7 33 C = 63 NT = 2

1 D
2 C
3 C
3 S
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
1 S
2 H
3 H
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass


8. E-W vulAwards
S A Q J 8TableS 7 6 23 NT = 102 NT = 4
H A K 6 2H Q J 84 S = 73 S = 3
D 6D A K Q 4 34 H = 73 H = 3
C J 8 7 3C 4 24 NT = 5

1 C
1 H
3 S
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
1 D
1 S
3 NT
Pass
Pass
Pass

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9. None vulAwards
S 2TableS K J 9 8 32 H = 102 NT = 3
H K J 8H Q 9 6 5 33 H = 93 NT = 2
D A Q 8 4 3D 24 H = 6
C Q 9 8 2C K 41 NT = 5

1 D
2 C
2 NT
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
1 S
2 H
3 H
Pass
Pass
Pass


10. Both vulAwards
S A K 7 4TableS 3 23 C = 103 H = 73 NT = 3
H 9 7 2H A K 6 44 C = 104 H = 65 C = 1
D 8 2D 9 32 C = 101 NT = 5
C A Q 6 3C K J 9 5 42 H = 82 NT = 4

1 C
1 S
2 H
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
1 H
2 D
3 C
Pass
Pass
Pass


11. E-W vulAwards
S 2TableS A 8 7 4 32 H = 103 D = 44 H = 2
H A Q 9 6 4H J 22 D = 72 NT = 4
D K 8 2D Q J 9 31 NT = 63 NT = 3
C A J 7 6C 4 23 H = 52 S = 2

1 H
2 C
Pass
Pass
Pass
1 S
2 H
Pass
Pass


12. N-S vulAwards
S K 2TableS 8 5 34 H = 102 NT = 56 NT = 2
H 10 2H A Q J 9 7 33 NT = 76 H = 4
D A Q 8 7 6D K 23 H = 65 H = 3
C A 8 5 2C 6 32 H = 64 NT = 2

1 D
2 C
2 NT
4 H
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
1 H
2 S
3 H
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass

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