Practice 8V23   Main

Challenge the Stars

by Richard Pavlicek

Bidding by Fulvio Fantoni and Claudio Nunes

1.	Both vul
A 9 3		K Q J 8 4	4 East
K Q J 8		A 9	Made 4 +620
6 5 2		A 8 4 3
J 6 3		7 2

Fantoni		Nunes
Pass 2 4	Pass Pass Pass	1 2 Pass	Pass Pass

2.	N-S vul
10 7		6	4 East
7 6		A J 9 4 3 2	Made 4 +420
A K J 4 2		10 8 3
J 9 8 4		A K 10

Fantoni		Nunes
Pass Dbl Pass	1 Pass	2 4	3 Pass

3.	N-S vul
J 6 5 3 2		A 9 8 4	4 West
J 7 6 5		A K 10 3	Made 4 +420
J 2		A 9 7
A 4		Q 2

Fantoni		Nunes
Pass Dbl 3 Pass	1 Pass Pass	Dbl 3 4	2 Pass Pass

4.	N-S vul
A 5 3 2		Q J 4	4 East
J 7 6 5 2		K 8 3	Made 4 +420
J 9		A K 3
A 7		K Q 4 2

Fantoni		Nunes
Pass 1 2 2 NT 4	Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass	1 1 NT 2 3 Pass	Pass Pass Pass Pass

5.	None vul
K J 10		A Q 5 3	6 East
J 5		K	Made 6 +920
A 3 2		K J 9 7 6
A K Q J 9		8 4 2

Fantoni		Nunes
1 2 4 4 5 6	Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass	2 3 4 4 NT 5 Pass	Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass

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6.	Both vul
J 10 5		A Q	3 East
7		Q J 8 4 3 2	Made 3 +140
A K Q J 4		10 8 2
A J 9 5		6 2

Nunes		Fantoni
1 2 2 NT Pass	Pass Pass Pass	1 2 3	Pass Pass Pass

7.	None vul
Q 10 6		A K J 7 3 2	6 West
K 8 2		6	Made 6 +980
A K 9 8		J 6
A K 5		10 8 7 3

Nunes		Fantoni
1 3 4 NT 6	2 Pass Pass Pass	3 4 5 Pass	Pass Pass Pass

8.	None vul
Q 7 6		A K 2	3 NT East
10 9 6 3		A K	Made 5 +460
9 5 2		K Q J 6
Q 10 9		K J 8 2

Nunes		Fantoni
Pass 2 3 Pass	1 Pass Pass	Dbl 2 3 NT	Pass Pass Pass

9.	Both vul
Q 9 6 4 2		A K J 3	4 East
4		A 6 3	Made 5 +650
K 6 4 3		A J 7
Q 3 2		K J 10

Nunes		Fantoni
Pass 3 Pass	Pass Pass	2 NT 4	Pass Pass

10.	N-S vul
Q 4 2		K J 10	4 West
A Q 6 3		K 10 5 2	Down 1 -50
K 7 2		Q 10 5 4
A Q J		6 5

Nunes		Fantoni
1 3 Pass	1 Pass	Dbl 4	Pass Pass

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11.	None vul
10 7 2		Q 6 5 4	3 West
9 4 2		A K Q 10	Made 3 +110
A K 9 7 4 2		3
2		A 9 8 7

Fantoni		Nunes
Pass 1 3	Pass Pass Pass	1 1 NT Pass	Pass Pass

12.	None vul
A Q 8		J 10	3 NT West
K J 6		Q 10 5	Made 3 +400
A K 6 4 2		Q J 5
K 10		9 8 5 4 2

Fantoni		Nunes
2 NT 3 3 NT	Pass Pass Pass	3 3 Pass	Pass Pass

13.	E-W vul
K Q 9 6		J 10 8 7 5	4 West
A Q 3		10 9 7 4 2	Made 4 +620
A 5		9 7
A 10 8 6		5

Fantoni		Nunes
1 Dbl 4	2 Pass Pass	Dbl 4 Pass	3 Pass

14.	Both vul
10 8 6 5 3		A K Q	6 East
A K 9 7 4		3	Down 1 -100
8		A 5 4 3
9 6		A K J 5 2

Fantoni		Nunes
Pass 1 2 4 5 Pass	Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass	1 2 3 4 NT 6	Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass

15.	E-W vul
Q		5 3 2	6 West
A Q 8		K 5 3 2	Made 6 +1370
K Q 9 3		A 10 6
A K 8 6 3		Q 9 7

Fantoni		Nunes
1 4 4 6	2 Pass Pass Pass	Dbl 4 5 Pass	3 Pass Pass

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16.	Both vul
A 8 6 3		J 9 5	4 East
Q J 8		A K 9 6 4	Made 4 +620
5		A Q 4
J 9 5 3 2		A 7

Nunes		Fantoni
Pass 1 2 3 Pass	Pass Pass Pass Pass	1 2 2 4	Pass Pass Pass Pass

17.	E-W vul
Q 6 2		A 10 8 3	3 NT West
A Q 8 6		J 3 2	Down 1 -100
K Q 3		6
Q 8 6		A J 10 5 2

Nunes		Fantoni
1 Pass 3 NT	1 Pass Pass	2 3 Pass	3 Pass

18.	E-W vul
A K 10 9 6 2		Q 8 7	6 NT West
5 4 2		A Q J 10 8	Made 7 +1470
A Q		3
A 5		K Q J 4

Nunes		Fantoni
1 2 NT 3 4 6 NT	Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass	2 3 4 5 Pass	Pass Pass Pass Pass

19.	Both vul
K J 5 4		A 7	1 NT East
9 8 3		K 10 5	Made 3 +150
K 5 2		A Q J 10 9
8 7 6		Q 10 9

Nunes		Fantoni
Pass 1 Pass	Pass Pass	1 1 NT	Pass Pass

20.	N-S vul
A K 3		J 10 8	5 West
J 7 5		K 8 2	Down 1 -50
A J 6 5 4 3		K Q 8 7 2
2		A 10

Nunes		Fantoni
2 3 Pass	Pass Pass	2 5	Pass Pass

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21.	Both vul
K 8 7 2		A 5	6 East
7 5		A K Q 9 8 6 4 2	Made 6 +1430
10 6		K 8
A K 6 4 3		7

Fantoni		Nunes
Pass 2 4 4 5 Pass	Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass	1 3 4 4 6	Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass

22.	None vul
A Q 5 3		K J 4 2	4 East
A K 5 3		Q 9 8	Down 1 -50
J 4 3 2		8 7
3		Q 10 7 4

Fantoni		Nunes
1 2 4	Pass Pass Pass	1 2 NT Pass	Pass Pass

23.	Both vul
7 4		K Q	3 NT East
K 2		A Q 10 4	Down 3 -300
K 10		Q 5 3 2
A 10 9 7 5 4 3		J 6 2

Fantoni		Nunes
2 3 Pass	Pass Pass	2 3 NT	Pass Pass

24.	Both vul
Q 7		K J 4	5 West
A 8 7		K Q J 5	Made 6 +620
A K 9 4		J 2
K 10 7 2		A J 5 4

Fantoni		Nunes
1 2 3 4 5	Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass	1 NT 2 4 4 Pass	Pass Pass Pass Pass

25.	E-W vul
Q 3 2		A K 9 8 5	4 East
A J		Q	Made 5 +650
Q J 10 6		A 9 8 3
J 10 6 4		A 3 2

Fantoni		Nunes
Pass Dbl 4	Pass Pass Pass	1 3 Pass	2 Pass

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26.	None vul
—		K Q 10 9 8 4 3	4 East
A K 8 7		Q 9 2	Made 4 +420
A K 6		Q 8
A J 9 7 6 2		4

Nunes		Fantoni
1 4 Pass	3 Pass	3 4	Pass Pass

27.	Both vul
A K 10 6 4		—	6 West
A K 4		Q 8 7 6 5 3 2	Made 6 +1430
Q 10 2		K 9 6 4
K 2		Q 10

Nunes		Fantoni
1 2 2 4 4 5	Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass	1 NT 2 3 4 4 NT 6	Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass

28.	None vul
10 6		Q 2	6 West
K J 10 8 4		A Q 9 6 3	Made 6 +980
K Q		A J 10
K Q 7 2		A J 6

Nunes		Fantoni
1 2 3 3 4 5	Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass	2 2 NT 3 4 4 6	Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass

29.	N-S vul
K 4 2		9 8 3	4 West
Q 10 6 4 2		A K 9 8	Made 5 +450
A K J 3		10 7 5 2
A		K 10

Nunes		Fantoni
1 2 3 3 Pass	Pass Pass Pass Pass	2 2 NT 3 4	Pass Pass Pass Pass

30.	Both vul
A 10 9 2		K Q J 8 7	3 East
Q 8 6 3		10 9 2	Down 1 -100
9 8 3		A Q 7
J 4		K 9

Nunes		Fantoni
Pass 2 3	1 Pass Pass	1 2 NT Pass	Pass Pass

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31.	Both vul
K J		A Q 10 6 2	3 NT West
10 8		K J 9	Made 5 +660
8 7 5 2		A K 4
Q J 10 5 4		A 3

Fantoni		Nunes
Pass 1 NT 2 2 3 NT	Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass	1 2 2 2 NT Pass	Pass Pass Pass Pass

32.	E-W vul
A 6 4 3		K J 10 9	4 East
8 7 6 5 4		K J	Down 1 -100
K 9 3		Q 5
6		A J 10 7 4

Fantoni		Nunes
Pass Dbl 4	Pass Pass Pass	1 2 Pass	1 Pass

33.	E-W vul
K 8 4 3		Q 10 6	3 NT East
A		Q J 9 8	Made 4 +630
A J 8 6		K 4 3
K Q J 9		A 5 2

Fantoni		Nunes
1 2 2 3 Pass	Pass Pass Pass Pass	1 NT 2 2 NT 3 NT	Pass Pass Pass Pass

34.	None vul
8 5		K 6 4	3 NT East
A 9 7 4		K 10 8 2	Made 4 +430
A J 9 7		10 6 5
A Q 5		K 10 8

Fantoni		Nunes
1 Pass Pass	Pass Pass	1 3 NT	3 Pass

35.	Both vul
A K 10 6		Q 5	6 West
7		Q J 6	Made 6 +1370
A K Q 4		J 10 9 8 6 3
Q J 7 2		A 6

Fantoni		Nunes
1 2 3 4 6	Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass	1 2 4 5 Pass	Pass Pass Pass Pass

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36.	N-S vul
A 10 3		K 4	3 NT East
A J 10 8		K Q 6 5	Down 2 -100
—		A Q J 4 3
K 10 8 7 4 3		9 5

Nunes		Fantoni
1 3 Pass	Pass Pass	2 3 NT	Pass Pass

37.	None vul
J 9 5		K 8 7	3 NT East
J 10 5 3 2		A Q 7	Made 6 +490
A 7		K 4 3
A J 7		K 10 9 6

Nunes		Fantoni
Pass Dbl 3 NT	1 Pass Pass	1 NT 2 NT Pass	2 Pass

38.	E-W vul
10 9		A Q 7 5	5 East
Q 10		5 3	Down 2 -200
K J 7 5 2		A 8 3
Q 10 7 2		A K 8 6

Nunes		Fantoni
Pass Pass 4 NT Pass	2 Pass Pass	Dbl Dbl 5	4 Pass Pass

39.	None vul
10 8 5 3 2		A 9	2 East
Q		A J 8 7 2	Made 2 +110
A 9 5 2		10 8 6
Q J 5		K 10 4

Nunes		Fantoni
Pass 2 Pass	Pass Pass	1 NT 2	Pass Pass

40.	N-S vul
J 9 3 2		A K 5	4 East
9		A 10 5 3	Down 2 -100
K 10 6 4 2		8 5
K Q 7		A 9 5 2

Nunes		Fantoni
Pass 1 2 3 NT Pass	Pass Pass Pass Pass	1 1 NT 2 4	Pass Pass Pass Pass

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41.	E-W vul
A K 9 6 2		5 4	4 East
K J 5 3		A 10 9 2	Down 2 -200
6 5		A 4 3
J 4		K 9 8 6

Fantoni		Nunes
1 2 3 NT Pass	Pass Pass Pass	2 2 NT 4	Pass Pass Pass

42.	N-S vul
A K 5		2	3 NT West
K Q 8		9 4 2	Made 4 +430
J 8 2		A K Q 10 7 5 4
10 9 8 7		K 6

Fantoni		Nunes
1 NT 3 3 NT	2 Pass Pass	2 NT 3 Pass	Pass Pass

43.	Both vul
A K Q 3		8	3 East
A Q 7 6 4		9 5	Made 3 +110
K 4		10 9 8 7 6 5 2
9 2		Q 10 8

Fantoni		Nunes
1 Pass Pass	1 Pass	Pass 3	2 Pass

44.	N-S vul
K J 5 2		10 9 8	3 NT East
A K 9 7 3		10 4	Made 4 +430
A 4		K 10 5 3 2
K 10		A 4 3

Fantoni		Nunes
1 2 2 3 Pass	Pass Pass Pass Pass	1 NT 2 2 NT 3 NT	Pass Pass Pass Pass

45.	Both vul
7 4		Q J 10 9	4 East
9 5 3		A K 8 7 6	Down 1 -100
A K Q 3		10 2
K 9 4 3		Q 2

Fantoni		Nunes
1 NT 2 4 Pass	Pass Pass Pass	2 3 4	Pass Pass Pass

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46.	Both vul
K 10 9 8		6 3 2	3 NT West
A K 4		10 5	Made 5 +660
A K Q 8 2		7 5
9		A K Q 10 8 4

Nunes		Fantoni
1 2 3 3 NT	Pass Pass Pass Pass	2 3 3 Pass	Pass Pass Pass

47.	None vul
K J 10 8 7		6 5	4 West
K Q 8 5		A 10 7 4 3 2	Down 1 -50
6 5		9 4
K 9		J 10 5

Nunes		Fantoni
1 2 Pass	Pass Pass	1 NT 4	Pass Pass

48.	Both vul
8 6 2		A Q J 4 3	4 East
Q 10 9 8		A K 7	Made 4 +620
6 5		J 3
A K 10 4		J 8 3

Nunes		Fantoni
Pass 2 4	Pass Pass Pass	1 2 Pass	Pass Pass

49.	None vul
A Q 8 3		9 6	6 West
4		A 8 5 3	Made 6 +920
K Q 7 6 5		A J 8 2
10 8 5		A K 3

Nunes		Fantoni
2 2 3 4 5 Pass	Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass	2 2 NT 4 5 6	Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass

50.	E-W vul
9 3		J 10 8 4 2	2 West
K J 4		A 8 7 3	Down 1 -100
A 9 7 4 2		6
A J 3		10 6 5

Nunes		Fantoni
1 NT 2 2	Pass Pass Pass	2 2 Pass	Pass Pass

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51.	None vul
J 9 5 3		K 8 7 6	4 East
K Q 9 5 2		A 7	Down 1 -50
J 7 4		Q 2
Q		A K 10 7 4

Fantoni		Nunes
Pass 1 4	Pass Pass Pass	1 1 Pass	Pass Pass

52.	Both vul
A Q 2		K 9	1 NT East
J 8 7		K 9 3 2	Made 2 +120
6 4 3		Q 2
10 8 7 6		A Q J 9 5

Fantoni		Nunes
Pass 1 Pass	Pass Pass	1 1 NT	Pass Pass

53.	Both vul
K 10 4		J 5 3	4 West
K 9 5 3		A Q 10 2	Made 4 +620
A 6 2		J 10 9 7 4
A K 2		9

Fantoni		Nunes
1 1 4	Pass Pass Pass	1 2 Pass	Pass Pass

54.	None vul
9		A Q 3	4 West
A J 10 6 4 2		K Q 7 3	Made 6 +480
A K 8		J 10 6
A 6 2		J 9 5

Fantoni		Nunes
1 2 3 Pass	Pass Pass Pass	2 2 NT 4	Pass Pass Pass

55.	N-S vul
K Q 10		A 7 3	3 NT West
A 8		Q 2	Made 5 +460
9 7 6		A K Q 10 8 5
K 6 5 3 2		J 10

Fantoni		Nunes
1 NT 2 3 NT	Pass Pass Pass	2 3 Pass	Pass Pass

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56.	Both vul
A 10 8 7 6		J 5 2	4 West
K Q 9 4		A 8 5 3	Down 2 -200
K		A 10 9
K 7 3		8 6 2

Nunes		Fantoni
1 3 Pass	Pass Pass	2 NT 4	Pass Pass

57.	E-W vul
J 6 5 4		Q 9	3 NT East
Q J 10		A K 9	Down 1 -100
A K 10 8		Q 6 3
10 7		Q 9 8 5 3

Nunes		Fantoni
Pass 2 3 NT	Pass Pass Pass	1 NT 2 Pass	Pass Pass

58.	N-S vul
A J 9		K 10 8	6 West
K J 10 3 2		A 7 4	Made 7 +1010
Q 3		A 6
8 5 2		A K Q 4 3

Nunes		Fantoni
1 NT 2 2 NT 3 3 NT 4 5 Pass	Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass	2 2 3 3 4 5 6	Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass

59.	N-S vul
J 8 3 2		—	6 East
8 6 5 4		A K J 9 2	Made 7 +1010
K 8 7		A 9 4
9 6		A K Q 4 2

Nunes		Fantoni
Pass 2 4 Pass	Pass Pass Pass	1 3 6	Pass Pass Pass

60.	E-W vul
9		Q J 6 3 2	5 West
A 5 4		K Q 9 7	Made 6 +620
Q J 10 8 5 4		A 9 2
A Q 4		3

Nunes		Fantoni
2 3 3 NT Pass	Pass Pass Pass	2 3 5	Pass Pass Pass

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61.	Both vul
K Q 10 5 2		A 6 4	4 West
K		9 6 3 2	Made 4 +620
Q 4 3		A 10 8
K Q 5 3		J 10 8

Fantoni		Nunes
1 3 Pass	Pass Pass	2 NT 4	Pass Pass

62.	N-S vul
A 10 9 6 5		Q J 3	4 East
J 7 6 3		A K Q 10 9	Made 4 +420
9 7 6		J 10
3		A 8 6

Fantoni		Nunes
Pass 2 NT 4	Pass Pass Pass	1 3 NT Pass	Pass Pass

63.	Both vul
7 6 3 2		Q J 9 5	4 East
A 10 6 4		K Q 7 5 2	Down 1 -100
K J 5		7 4
J 4		K Q

Fantoni		Nunes
Pass 3 NT Pass	Pass Pass	1 4	2 Pass

64.	N-S vul
Q 9 4		K 6 5 3	4 West
A K 10 3		8 7 6 4	Made 4 +420
K 3		A 8
10 5 3 2		A K 4

Fantoni		Nunes
1 NT 2 Pass	Pass Pass	2 4	Pass Pass

65.	N-S vul
Q 8 5		A K 7	4 East
8 2		A K J 10 5 3	Made 4 +420
K Q J 8 5 2		9 3
8 4		A 7

Fantoni		Nunes
Pass 2 Pass	1 Pass	Dbl 4	Pass Pass

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66.	Both vul
J 8 5		A 2	3 NT West
A 2		9 8 7	Made 5 +660
K 7 4		A J 10 5
A K Q J 8		9 7 6 5

Nunes		Fantoni
1 Pass 3 NT	Pass Pass Pass	1 Dbl Pass	2 Pass

67.	E-W vul
9 8		A K 6	3 NT West
A K 8 4		Q 6 2	Made 5 +660
Q 5		J 10 9 4 3 2
A K J 5 3		Q

Nunes		Fantoni
1 2 2 NT 3 NT	Pass Pass Pass Pass	2 2 3 Pass	Pass Pass Pass

68.	E-W vul
K 7 6		A 10 8 5 3	4 East
7 6		A K 8	Made 4 +620
3		J 10 6 5
A K Q 8 7 6 3		4

Nunes		Fantoni
1 3 4	Pass Pass Pass	2 3 NT Pass	Pass Pass

69.	E-W vul
10 3		K 9 8 6 5 2	4 East
K 9 7 4 2		Q 10 8 6 5	Down 1 -100
K 9 4		A
K Q 3		9

Nunes		Fantoni
Pass Dbl Pass	3 Pass	3 4	4 Pass

70.	Both vul
A J 9 8 2		K 7 6 5 4	5 West
K 8 7		A 4 3	Made 5 +650
A 3		K J 6
K 9 8		J 2

Nunes		Fantoni
1 3 NT 4 5 Pass	2 Pass Pass Pass	3 4 4 NT 5	Pass Pass Pass Pass

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71.	None vul
A 8 3		Q 10 9 7 6 4	4 West
8 3		A 10 5	Made 5 +450
10 6 3 2		7
A K J 9		Q 8 4

Fantoni		Nunes
1 NT 2 4	Pass Pass Pass	2 3 Pass	Pass Pass

72.	E-W vul
A K		Q 10 8 7 6	2 NT West
A 7 5		Q 8 2	Down 1 -100
J 10 6 5 4		Q
6 5 4		K Q 7 2

Fantoni		Nunes
1 NT 2 Pass	Pass Pass	2 2 NT	Pass Pass

73.	None vul
A 4		J 7 2	3 West
A 10 7 5 3 2		J 9 6	Down 2 -100
K 3		Q J 7 6
6 5 4		Q 9 7

Fantoni		Nunes
2 2 NT Pass	Pass Pass	2 3	Pass Pass

74.	None vul
A 10 5 4		Q J 9 7	4 West
A 3		K Q 9 8 5 4	Made 4 +420
K 10 8 6		9 3
Q 8 5		7

Fantoni		Nunes
1 NT 2 3 NT Pass	Pass Pass Pass	2 3 4	Pass Pass Pass

75.	Both vul
A K J 10 4		—	4 East
6 4 3		A K 7	Down 3 -300
7 6		A J 10 9 4 3 2
10 6 2		J 4 3

Fantoni		Nunes
Pass 3 Pass	2 Pass	3 4	Pass Pass

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76.	N-S vul
Q 8 7 6 2		A 9 4	4 West
A Q 9 7 5 3		K 2	Made 6 +480
K		Q 7 6 4 2
A		9 5 2

Nunes		Fantoni
1 2 Pass	Pass Pass	1 NT 4	Pass Pass

77.	E-W vul
K 9 4 3		Q J 6	3 NT West
A K J 7		9 2	Made 5 +660
9		A K J 5
K Q 9 3		10 7 6 5

Nunes		Fantoni
1 1 NT Pass	Pass Pass	1 3 NT	Pass Pass

78.	N-S vul
K J 7		8 3	3 NT West
A J 5 3		10 8 7	Made 5 +460
—		K Q J 6 3
J 8 7 6 5 4		A K 9

Nunes		Fantoni
2 2 3 NT	Pass Pass Pass	2 3 Pass	Pass Pass

79.	E-W vul
10 8 4 3 2		A K Q	4 East
10		A J	Made 4 +620
9 8 7 6		Q J 10 5 4
K Q 6		A J 9

Nunes		Fantoni
Pass 3 3 NT Pass	Pass Pass Pass	2 NT 3 4	Pass Pass Pass

80.	Both vul
A J 8 4		6 3	2 West
J 6 4		K Q 9 8	Made 2 +110
J 10 7 2		A Q 6
7 5		A J 9 2

Nunes		Fantoni
Pass 1 2 Pass	Pass Pass Pass	1 1 NT 2	Pass Pass Pass

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81.	N-S vul
K Q J 7		A 4	4 West
K 9 4 2		A J 8 5	Made 4 +420
10 6		Q 8 7 4 3
A J 8		Q 5

Fantoni		Nunes
1 NT 2 Pass	Pass Pass	2 4	Pass Pass

82.	None vul
A Q 10 3		K 9 8 6	4 West
9 5		K Q J 4 2	Down 2 -100
J 9 6 3		—
7 4 2		A J 9 8

Fantoni		Nunes
Pass 1 4	Pass Pass Pass	1 3 Pass	Pass Pass

83.	E-W vul
9		A Q J 10 7 6 3	4 East
A J 4		K 8	Made 7 +710
A J 10 8 6		7 4
A K 10 5		8 7

Fantoni		Nunes
1 3 Pass	Pass Pass	2 4	Pass Pass

84.	N-S vul
Q 5 4		6	5 East
Q 8 5		K 2	Made 5 +400
K 2		A Q 9 4
Q 10 8 4 2		A K 9 7 5 3

Fantoni		Nunes
Pass 1 NT 4 4 NT Pass	Pass Pass Pass Pass	1 3 4 5	Pass Pass Pass Pass

85.	E-W vul
K Q 7 4		J 2	3 NT West
K 8 4		6 3	Down 1 -100
A 9 5 2		K J 7 4
K 10		A Q 8 4 3

Fantoni		Nunes
1 1 NT Pass	Pass Pass	1 3 NT	Pass Pass

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86.	N-S vul
A K Q J 2		8 4 3	4 West
K		A 7 3	Down 2 -100
9 7 6 5		J 8
6 5 4		K Q J 10 2

Nunes		Fantoni
2 Pass 4	Dbl Pass Pass	Rdbl 3 Pass	3 Pass

87.	Both vul
8		A J 9 5	3 NT East
6 4 2		Q 10 9 3	Made 4 +630
A Q J 3 2		K 6
A 7 3 2		Q 10 5

Nunes		Fantoni
2 3 Pass	Pass Pass	2 3 NT	Pass Pass

88.	Both vul
J 8 6 5		K	3 West
6		Q 10 8 5 3	Made 4 +130
A K Q J 2		10 7 5 3
Q 6 4		A J 7

Nunes		Fantoni
2 2 Pass	Pass Pass	2 3	Pass Pass

89.	N-S vul
10 9 5 4		K J 8 2	4 West
A Q 7 6 4 2		K 10 9 3	Made 4 +420
4		A K 8 2
10 4		5

Nunes		Fantoni
Pass 1 4	Pass Pass Pass	1 2 Pass	Pass Pass

90.	None vul
K J		Q 4 2	3 NT East
J 8 5 4		K 7 6	Down 1 -50
8 7 6 2		A 10
K 9 5		A Q J 10 3

Nunes		Fantoni
Pass 2 2 NT Pass	1 Pass Pass	1 NT 2 3 NT	Pass Pass Pass

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91.	N-S vul
A K 8 6		7	4 West
A 10		K Q J 5 4 3	Down 1 -50
K 10 7 2		6 4
K J 4		9 8 5 3

Fantoni		Nunes
1 1 NT 2 Pass	Pass Pass Pass	1 2 4	Pass Pass Pass

92.	N-S vul
J 8 2		K 10 9 6	4 West
A K 9 5		Q 7 6 4 2	Made 5 +450
A J		Q 9
K J 10 4		9 8

Fantoni		Nunes
1 1 2 Pass	Pass Pass Pass	1 2 4	Pass Pass Pass

93.	N-S vul
10		A K J 4 2	2 East
10 9 2		K Q 5 3	Down 1 -50
10 9 2		7 5 4
J 10 7 6 4 2		A

Fantoni		Nunes
Pass 1 NT Pass	Pass Pass	1 2	Pass Pass

94.	N-S vul
4		A 6	6 West
K J		Q 10 7	Made 6 +920
A 7 6 4		K Q 10 5
K Q J 8 7 4		A 10 9 2

Fantoni		Nunes
1 Pass 5 Pass	2 Pass Pass	Dbl 4 NT 6	4 Pass Pass

95.	Both vul
Q 10 5		K 3	4 East
Q 8 2		A K J 10 6 4	Down 1 -100
A 5 2		J 4
Q 9 6 4		K 5 2

Fantoni		Nunes
Pass 2 NT Pass	Pass Pass	1 4	Pass Pass

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96.	None vul
K 3		Q 10 8 6 2	3 NT West
K Q 10 7 3		A 5	Down 2 -100
A 9		6 2
J 10 3 2		A Q 9 5

Nunes		Fantoni
1 NT 2 Pass	Pass Pass	2 3 NT	Pass Pass

97.	N-S vul
8 7 4		K Q 10	5 East
Q		A K 5 2	Made 5 +400
K Q J 10 8 7		—
10 5 3		A Q 9 6 4 2

Nunes		Fantoni
Pass 2 3 4 4 NT Pass	Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass	1 2 4 4 5	1 Pass Pass Pass Pass

98.	N-S vul
K J 7		A Q 10	4 East
A 7 6		K 10 9 4 2	Made 4 +420
9		K Q 5 4
J 10 9 6 4 2		3

Nunes		Fantoni
Pass 2 NT Pass	Pass Pass	1 4	2 Pass

99.	N-S vul
A 7		K Q 10 9 5 2	3 NT East
8 5 3 2		K J 6	Made 5 +460
Q 8		K 9
A K Q J 3		10 5

Nunes		Fantoni
1 3 Pass	Pass Pass	2 3 NT	Pass Pass

100.	Both vul
9 8 7		A K Q 10 2	4 East
7		A Q 5 4 3 2	Made 5 +650
6 3		4
A K 9 7 4 3 2		8

Nunes		Fantoni
3 4 Pass	Pass Pass	3 4	Pass Pass

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