Practice 5N01
Main
Inverted Minor Raises
by Richard Pavlicek
West
Pass
Pass
All Pass
NORTH
1
3
!
4
East
Pass
Pass
Pass
South
2
1
3
5
Board 1
K J 6
10 4
A K J 8 3
7 4 2
Trick
1 E
2 W
3 W
4 S
5 N
6 S
7 N
8 N
9 N
10 S
11 S
12 S
Lead
6
A
4
5
3
10
J
!
8
!
2
K
Q
7
2nd
5
10
6!
6
4
J
2
8
3
8
9
10
3rd
K
3
8
A
Q
K
9
3
A
4
7
K
!
4th
4
7
A
2
2
7
5
9
5
10
9
Q
W L
0 1
0 2
1 2
2 2
3 2
4 2
5 2
6 2
7 2
8 2
9 2
10 2
10 9 5 4 2
A K J
6
J 9 8 5
Q 8
Q 9 8 6 3 2
7 4 2
10 3
Note 1
Bidding
Play
inverted minor raise
Rebid by opener
Show-up finesse
Play
A 7 3
7 5
Q 10 9 5
A K Q 6
5
North
10 top tricks
Win the last trick
made 5 +400
West
3
1
North
Pass
EAST
1
3 NT!
South
Pass
All Pass
Board 2
J 9 8 6 2
7 4
K 8 3
A 10 7
Trick
1 S
2 W
3 S
4 E
5 N
6 E
7 E
8 W
9 W
10 E
11 E
Lead
3
2!
4
8!
7
Q
9
10
5
A
4
2nd
Q
!
3
10
6
A
5
4
8
K
7
9
3rd
4
J
J
K
2
2
J
6?
A
6
5
4th
10
Q
Q
A
5
7
10
7
8
2
6
W L
1 0
1 1
2 1
2 2
3 2
4 2
5 2
6 2
7 2
8 2
9 2
10
Q 6 5
10 9 5 2
K J 5 3 2
A Q 3
A J 10
A J 6
Q 9 8 4
Note 1
Bidding
Play
weak raise
Rebid by opener
Avoidance finesse
Unblocking play
Play
K 7 5 4
K 9 8 3 2
Q 7 4
6
3 NT East
4 top tricks
Dummy is good
made 5 -460
West
Pass
All Pass
North
2
1
East
Pass
SOUTH
1
3 NT!
Board 3
9 2
8 3
A K Q 8 3
10 7 5 3
Trick
1 W
2 S
3 N
4 S
5 N
6 S
7 N
8 N
9 N
10 S
11 S
Lead
6
J
3
10
3!
6
8
3
8
K
K!
2nd
9
4
2
7
2
9
9
8
5
7
8
3rd
10
A
!
Q
K
!
J
Q
3
5
J
2
5
4th
A
2
6
5
4
4
4
6
10
Q
A
W L
1 0
2 0
3 0
4 0
5 0
6 0
7 0
8 0
9 0
10 0
10 1
Q J 7 6 4
10 6
9 7 4
8 6 4
10 8
K 7 5 4 2
5 2
A Q 9 2
Note 1
Bidding
Play
inverted minor raise
Rebid by opener
Create extra entry
Squeeze throw-in
Play
A K 5 3
A Q J 9
J 10 6
K J
3 NT South
8 top tricks
East is endplayed
made 6 +490
WEST
1
2
4
North
Pass
Pass
All Pass
East
2
1
3
!
South
Pass
Pass
Board 4
A Q 6 4
K 7
8 7 6 5 4
3 2
Trick
1 N
2 N
3 S
4 W
5 W
6 W
7 E
8 E
9 W
10 E
Lead
A
4
J
A
K
2!
K
J
7
4
2nd
7
9
A
!
2
3
4
10
Q
6
8
3rd
J
K
7
4
6
A
9
5
J
Q
4th
2
8
3
9
3
3
5
6
5
K
W L
0 1
0 2
1 2
2 2
3 2
4 2
5 2
6 2
7 2
7 3
8 2
A Q 6 2
9 2
A K 10 7 5
9 7
5 4 3
A K J
Q J 8 6 4
Note 1
Bidding
Play
inverted minor raise
Strength-showing bid
Elimination technique
Play
K J 10 5 3
J 10 9 8
Q 10 3
9
4
West
8 top tricks
North is endplayed
made 4 -130
Practice 5N05
Main
Top
Inverted Minor Raises
Inverted Minor Raises II
West
3
Pass
All Pass
NORTH
1
Pass
4
East
1
Pass
Pass
South
2
1
3
!
5
Board 1
A 8 5
7 2
Q 8 7 4
A Q 6 2
Trick
1 E
2 E
3 E
4 N
5 S
6 S
7 N
8 S
9 S
10 N
11 S
12 N
Lead
K
A
3
4
K
J
Q
10
!
5
2
9
8
2nd
4
9
2
5
J
K
6
4
10
8
7
10
3rd
3
5
2
J
7
A
A
5
Q
6
A
K
!
4th
2
7
8
10
9
3
3
8
7
4
6
Q
W L
0 1
0 2
1 2
2 2
3 2
4 2
5 2
6 2
7 2
8 2
9 2
10 2
Q 7 4 3 2
J 10 5 3
K 10 9 4
10 6
A K Q 8 6
9 5 3
8 7 3
Note 1
Bidding
Play
inverted minor raise
Strength-showing bid
Count hand pattern
Ruffout squeeze
Play
K J 9
9 4
A K J 10 6 2
J 5
5
North
9 top tricks
Win the last trick
made 5 +400
West
2
1
3
North
Pass
Pass
EAST
1
2
3 NT
South
Pass
Pass
All Pass
Board 2
9 7 3
A Q 7
A 9 6 5 3
10 2
Trick
1 S
2 E
3 W
4 N
5 N
Lead
J
5
2
A
7
2nd
2
9
A
!
3
3rd
Q!
A
J
5
4th
K
?
2
4
4
W L
1 0
2 0
2 1
2 2
J 2
4 2
K Q 8 2
A J 8 4 3
A K 8 4
K 6 3
J
K Q 7 6 5
Note 1
Bidding
Play
Defense
inverted minor raise
Strength-showing bid
Try to steal a trick
Save partners entry
Grab lead quickly
Play
Q 10 6 5
J 10 9 8 5
10 7 4
9
3 NT East
7 top tricks
Lose 3 more tricks
down 1 +50
West
Pass
Pass
North
3
Pass
East
Dbl
Dbl
SOUTH
1
5
!
All Pass
Board 3
10 8
8 7 2
K 9 5
Q 10 7 6 3
Trick
1 W
2 E
3 E
4 S
5 S
6 S
7 N
8 S
9 W
Lead
3
J
!
9
A
K
2
10!
6!
10
2nd
8
5
A
4
5
J
A
Q
K!
3rd
K
3
4
3
6
Q
8
8
A
4th
J
2
7
4
7
6
2
10
2
W L
0 1
0 2
1 2
2 2
3 2
4 2
5 2
5 3
5 4
Q 6 5 3 2
Q 4 3
10 3
J 5 4
A K 9 7 4
K J 10 9
A J 7 6
Bidding
Play
Defense
Weak jump raise
Sacrifice bid
Immediate 5
averts 5
Elimination technique
Force opp to lead suit
Shift to another suit
Play
J
A 6 5
Q 8 4 2
A K 9 8 2
5
× South
6 top tricks
Win the rest
down 2 -300
WEST
1
2
4 NT
6
North
Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass
East
2
3
1
5
South
Dbl
Pass
Pass
Board 4
10 8 7 6 4
5 3
Q 3 2
J 10 9
Trick
1 N
2 N
3 W
4 W
5 W
6 E
7 W
8 E
9 W
Lead
J
10
A
!
J
5
2
3
8
9
2nd
3
4
2
3
Q
Q
6
Q
10
3rd
7
5
6
7
K
A
8
9
10
4th
2
4
5
6
J
4
K
9
?
W L
0 1
1 1
2 1
3 1
4 1
5 1
6 1
7 1
0 0
A 9 3
K Q 7 6
A J 9 5 4
2
2
A 8 2
K 10 8 7 6
K 8 4 3
Note 1
Play
splinter bid
Placing enemy cards
Automatic squeeze
Play
K Q J 5
J 10 9 4
A Q 7 6 5
6
West
9 top tricks
South is squeezed
made 6 -1370
Practice 5N05
Main
Top
Inverted Minor Raises
© 1994 Richard Pavlicek