Practice 6M01
Main
Suit Preference Signals
by Richard Pavlicek
West
Pass
NORTH
1
2
East
2
3
South
Pass
All Pass
Board 1
A K J 9 7 6
2
5 4 2
A 6 5
Trick
1 S
2 N
3 N
4 E
5 E
6 W
7 E
8 S
9 N
Lead
2
A
9!
A
3
5
10
J
J
2nd
3
Q
J
4
8
4
Q
3
7
3rd
K
6
7!
3
K
K
2
A
!
8
4th
10
4
5
2
2
6
6
7
8
W L
0 1
0 2
1 2
2 2
3 2
4 2
4 3
4 4
4 5
8 5 4 3
5 3
K Q 10
K 4 3 2
Q 10
A K J 10 9 7
A J 3
Q 7
Bidding
Defense
Reopening bid
Rebid by overcaller
Suit preference signal
Trump promotion
Play
2
Q 8 6 4
9 8 7 6
J 10 9 8
3
East
8 top tricks
Win the rest
down 1 +50
West
Pass
All Pass
North
2 NT
EAST
1
Pass
South
2
3
Board 2
K J 9 4
Q 10 6
J 6 5
K J 7
Trick
1 W
2 E
3 E
4 W
5 E
Lead
J
K
8!
5!
2!
2nd
Q
7
9
J
9
3rd
A
5
3
A
Q
!
4th
4
6
10
2
4
W L
0 1
0 2
0 3
0 4
0 5
Q 8 6 5
J 5
Q 10 3
8 4 3 2
A 10 7 3
A K 8 3 2
4
Q 6 5
Defense
Suit preference signal
Trump promotion
Play
2
9 7 4
A K 9 8 7 2
A 10 9
3
South
7 top tricks
Claim the rest
down 1 -100
West
Pass
3
North
1
4
East
1
All Pass
SOUTH
1
3
Board 3
6 5 3 2
Q J 8 6
A 10
Q 10 6
Trick
1 E
2 W
3 E
4 W
Lead
3
J!
8!
7
2nd
4
Q
J
10
3rd
A
!
3
K
2
4th
6
5
2
8
W L
0 1
0 2
0 3
0 4
K 10 7
7 5
8 3 2
A J 9 7 2
A Q 9 8 4
9 3 2
Q 9 7 4
3
Bidding
Defense
Competitive auction
Suit preference signal
Underlead to partner
Play
J
A K 10 4
K J 6 5
K 8 5 4
4
North
6 top tricks
Win the rest
down 1 -50
WEST
1
4
North
Pass
All Pass
East
2
South
Pass
Board 4
9 7 5
Q J 7 6
3
J 9 6 5 2
Trick
1 N
2 W
3 S
4 N
5 S
Lead
3
K
4!
5!
6
2nd
7
7!
5
7
J
3rd
2!
4
5
A
9
4th
A
A
8
3
10
W L
1 0
1 1
1 2
1 3
1 4
K Q 10 8 3
A 2
A Q J 5
Q 3
J 6 4
K 8 5
K 10 8 7
K 8 7
Bidding
Defense
Follow up major raise
Suit preference signal
Play
A 2
10 9 4 3
9 6 4 2
A 10 4
4
West
10 top tricks
Win the rest
down 1 +100
Practice 6M05
Main
Top
Suit Preference Signals
Suit Preference Signals II
West
All Pass
NORTH
1
East
3
South
4
Board 1
K 8 6
A Q 10 3 2
A J
J 9 3
Trick
1 E
2 W
3 E
4 W
Lead
4
2!
8!
3
2nd
5
6
7
8
3rd
A
7
K
9
4th
K
10
3
J
W L
0 1
0 2
0 3
0 4
A 9 7 3 2
6 5
10 9 8 3
K 6
4
9 7
Q 7 2
A Q 10 8 5 4 2
Bidding
Defense
Weak jump overcall
Suit preference signal
Underlead to partner
Without
K West should
always ask for diamond
Play
Q J 10 5
K J 8 4
K 6 5 4
7
4
North
7 top tricks
Win the rest
down 1 -50
West
2
3 NT
North
Pass
All Pass
EAST
1 NT
2
South
Pass
Pass
Board 2
K Q 8
9 5 3
K 8 6
9 8 6 5
Trick
1 S
2 N
3 N
4 E
5 N
Lead
5
K
8
J
3!
2nd
3
10
A
2
2
3rd
Q
J!
9!
7
A
4th
4
7
3!
K
4
W L
0 1
0 2
1 2
1 3
1 4
7 3
K 10 7 4
A Q 10 9 7
J 3
A 10 4
Q 8 2
J 4
A K Q 10 4
Bidding
Play
Defense
Stayman convention
Deceptive play
Suit preference signal
South plays high spades
to show heart entry
Play
J 9 6 5 2
A J 6
5 3 2
7 2
3 NT East
7 top tricks
Lose 2 more tricks
down 2 +100
West
Pass
Pass
North
1
4
East
Pass
All Pass
SOUTH
1
3
Board 3
A K J 8
10 3
Q 10 9 7
9 3 2
Trick
1 W
2 E
3 E
4 W
Lead
3
K
4!
A
2nd
7
6
2
3
3rd
A
Q!
5
5
4th
K
2
9
8
W L
0 1
0 2
0 3
0 4
Q 9 7 5
9 5 2
3
A Q 10 7 4
10 4 3 2
7 4
A 6 5 4
K J 5
Play
Defense
Deceptive play
Wests
3 is unreadable
but
Q is illogical
and a wakeup to East
Play
6
A K Q J 8 6
K J 8 2
8 6
4
South
8 top tricks
Win the rest
down 1 -50
WEST
1
4
North
1
All Pass
East
2
South
Pass
Board 4
A K Q 10
2
Q 9 7 5 4
J 7 2
Trick
1 N
2 N
3 N
4 W
5 W
6 W
7 S
8 E
9 W
10 W
Lead
A
K
2!
A
K
?
3
10!
7
J
8
2nd
5
6
3
2
4
5
6
8
7!
9!
3rd
2
4!
Q
4
6
10
7
7
8
J
4th
3
9
K
5
9
Q
A
10
4
5
W L
0 1
0 2
1 2
2 2
3 2
3 3
4 3
5 3
6 3
7 3
9 3
A K J 8 7 3
A J
K 9 6
J 7 6 5
10 6 4
K 8 2
A 8 3
Bidding
Defense
Choose defensive action
Suit preference signal
Break up squeeze
South would play
8 at
trick 2 if prefer diam
Play
8 4 2
Q 9 5
10 6 3
Q 10 5 4
4
West
9 top tricks
Lose 1 more trick
down 1 +100
Practice 6M05
Main
Top
Suit Preference Signals
© 1999 Richard Pavlicek