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REAL DEALS 1. NORTH BIDDING K 8 6 2 NORTH EAST SOUTH WEST 9 4 1 1 dbl pass A K Q 6 5 2 pass 2 pass A 7 2 NT pass 3 pass 4 pass pass pass SOUTH 9 K Q 10 8 3 2 7 Q 10 9 6 2 2. NORTH BIDDING A J 7 N E S W A K 9 6 5 pass 2 2 2 5 A Q 9 7 5 5 pass 6 7 WEST EAST 7 pass pass pass 6 2 10 9 5 3  J 3 2 A 9 6  4 3 2 K Q J 10 8 5 J 4 10 8 6 SOUTH K Q 8 4 Q 10 8 7 4 7 K 3 2 3. NORTH BIDDING Q 5 4 NORTH EAST SOUTH WEST K 5 2 pass 3 pass pass 1 3 K J 8 7 3 2 3 4 4 pass WEST EAST pass pass 8 9 3 Q 10 8 3 J 7 6 4 A J 8 7 4 2 K Q 10 5 5 4 A 10 9 SOUTH A K J 10 7 6 2 A 9 9 6 Q 6 4.. NORTH BIDDING Q 9 7 6 5 3 NORTH EAST SOUTH WEST K 4 1 pass 2 pass Q 9 6 2 pass 3 pass K 9 4 pass pass pass WEST EAST K J 10 8 2 8 7 6 J 3 2 K J 3 A 7 5 4 Q J 8 7 6 5 4 2 SOUTH A 4 A Q 10 9 5 10 8 2 A 10 3 5.. NORTH BIDDING K J 9 6 5 NORTH EAST SOUTH WEST A 10 9 7 4 1 9 2 pass 2 pass 8 5 3 pass 4 pass WEST EAST pass pass 8 4 7 2 Q 6 J 8 5 2 K Q 8 7 6 J 2 K Q J 10 A 9 7  3 2 SOUTH A Q 10 3 K 3 A 10 5 4 3 6 4 6. NORTH BIDDING A 9 NORTH EAST SOUTH WEST 10 7 5 4 1 2 10 6 pass 2 2 3 J 10 8 5 2 pass 4 pass pass WEST EAST pass K 6 3 2 10 6 3 A K 9 8 2 A K J 9 8 7 2 Q 4 K 9 7 4 3 SOUTH Q J 8 7 5 4 Q J 5 3 A Q 6 7. NORTH BIDDING A J 10 7 3 2 NORTH EAST SOUTH WEST 1 10 6 dbl 1 dbl 2  A K 9 6 3 2 pass pass 3 WEST EAST 4 pass pass 4 K 8 6 9 4 pass pass pass A K 9 10 6 4 3 A Q 9 7 5 3 K J 8 2 BIDDING (CARIOCA CLUB) 8 Q 5 4 1 SOUTH dbl 1 dbl 2 Q 5 2 4 pass 5 Q J 8 7 5 2 pass pass pass 4 J 10 7 2 8. NORTH BIDDING Q 9 2 NORTH EAST SOUTH WEST K Q 8 6 1 NT pass 3 pass K 8 7 4 pass 6 pass Q J 6 pass pass pass SOUTH A A J 4 3 2 A Q 6 2 A 8 7 10. NORTH BIDDING J 4 3 NORTH EAST SOUTH WEST 8 4 1 pass K Q 9 8 2 1 pass 2 pass K Q 2 4 pass 4 pass pass pass SOUTH A 9 A K Q 10 3 A 4 J 6 5 3 11. NORTH BIDDING A K Q 5 NORTH EAST SOUTH WEST K J 7 4 1 pass 1 8 3 pass 2 pass pass J 7 4 dbl pass 2 3 3 4 4 pass pass pass SOUTH 9 8 6 4 3 A 10 9 2  A Q 10 3 12. NORTH BIDDING 7 NORTH EAST SOUTH WEST 9 7 6 1 pass 2 3 A K 10 4 4 5 5 A J 9 7 4 2 pass pass pass WEST EAST K Q J 10 9 A 8 6 3 2 Q 3 2 A 10 8 5 Q J 6 4 2 9 3 5 3 SOUTH 5 4 K J 4 8 7 5 K Q 10 8 6 13. Nice balancing NORTH BIDDING 10 7 5 4 NORTH EAST SOUTH WEST 10 7  pass  pass A 9 6 4  pass 1  pass 1 A 4 3  pass 1  pass  pass WEST EAST 1  pass  pass 2 6 A K 9 2  pass  pass 2  pass 9 6 5 3 A K 8 2  pass  pass  Q 10 7 3 2 J 8 J 8 7 10 6 2 Nice example of balancing, and South did his job. The contract was made. SOUTH Q J 8 3 J 9 4 K 5 K Q 9 5 14. Another case of balancing NORTH BIDDING 7 2 NORTH EAST SOUTH WEST K J 9 5 2 pass K 8 3 pass 1 pass 1 NT K 9 6 pass 2 pass pass WEST EAST 3 pass pass 3 J 9 K 10 8 5 4 3 pass pass pass Q 8 7 A 6 4 A 7 5 J 9 North balanced and West had to go to the 3 level. Result: one down. Q 10 7 5 2 A J SOUTH A Q 6  10 3 Q 10 6 4 2 8 4 3 15. Balancing to set  Q J 8  J 7  A J 3  K Q 10 7 2  A 10 6  K 4  Q 6 5  K 9 8 7 3  10 7 5  K 9  A J 5 4  9 8 6 3 9 7 5 3 2 A 4 2 Q 8 6 4 2     BIDDING     NORTH EAST SOUTH WEST   1 pass 1 pass pass 2 pass pass   2 pass pass pass Lead: Q. Contract set by 1   16. Competitive bidding and bad play NORTH BIDDING 9 8 6 NORTH EAST SOUTH WEST 5 2 1 pass 9 8 5 4 pass 2* 3 3 J 7 5 2 pass pass 4 4 WEST EAST pass pass 5 pass A K 7 3 Q J 5 4 2 pass pass J 10 8 4 3 A K 9 7 6 * Michael´s Q 7 10 3 10 6 3 SOUTH 10 Q A K J 6 2 A K Q 9 8 4 A and K ruffled. Two rounds of trumps, East discarding 6. 4 from North and J  to lose the trick!! West plays 3 to set the contract.   17. NORTH BIDDING ( All vulnerable)) J 10 9 8 NORTH EAST SOUTH WEST K 10 9 8 5 1 6 5 pass 1 pass 2 J 9 pass 3 pass 3 NT WEST EAST pass 4 pass 5 A K Q 6 5 3 pass pass pass A 6 2 3 K Q 10 7 3 2 J 9 8 4   lead: 8.   1 overtrick K Q 6 3 10 5 SOUTH 7 4 2 Q J 7 4 A A 8 7 4 2   18. NORTH BIDDING (Vulnerable: N-S) A K Q 3 2 NORTH EAST SOUTH WEST