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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 Q 9 4 1 pass 3 dbl Q 9 4 2 pass 4 pass 5 3 dbl pass pass pass WEST EAST 8 J   K 8 7 3 2 A 10 6 5 A 10 K J 8 6 5 A K Q 5 4 10 8 2 SOUTH 10 9 7 6 5 4 J 7 3 J 9 7 6 North leads A and 2, ruffled with  4 and discarding 5. Two trump rounds. 2 to the Ace. 10 and South plays low, 6 ruffled by South, who leads 3, won in East.10 to the King. Contract made.   19. NORTH BIDDING 10 9 6 3 NORTH EAST SOUTH WEST J 6 3 2 1 A 2 pass 2 pass 2 9 5 3 pass 4 pass 5 WEST EAST pass 6 pass pass A J 8 5 Q 4 pass A K 10 7 Q 4 K J 19 4 9 7 2 A K Q J 10 6 4 SOUTH K 7 2 9 8 5 Q 8 6 5 3 8 7 20. NORTH BIDDING NORTH EAST SOUTH WEST K 10 9 5 2 3 4 Q 7 2  dbl pass pass pass Q J 7 6 2 WEST EAST Contract was set by one. Double is the right bid for West. 8 A J 7 5 4 A Q 6 4 3 8 7  K J 9 3 A 8 6 4 A K 9 8 4 SOUTH K Q 10 9 6 3 2 J 10 5 10 5 3 21. An intempestive Blackwood, resulting in contract set by 1 NORTH BIDDING 10 4 2 NORTH EAST SOUTH WEST 10 2 pass 1 pass 2 NT K 9 6 5 2 pass 3 pass 4 6 5 2 pass 4 NT pass 5 WEST EAST pass 6 pass pass A 8 7 3 K Q 6 pass K Q 8 4 3 A J 6 5  A 10 Q 4 3 Q 9 K 7 3 SOUTH J 9 5 9 7 J 8 7 A J 10 8 4 22. Could the grand slam be bid? NORTH BIDDING A K 8 NORTH EAST SOUTH WEST K 2 pass 2 pass A Q J 7 6 3 3 pass 3 pass A Q 8 4 pass 4 pass WEST EAST 6 NT pass pass pass J 10 5 3 Q 9 6 4 2 J 6 4 10 7 3 Result: +1  K 10 8 9 2 J 7 6 10 4 2 SOUTH 7 A Q 9 8 5 2 5 4 K 9 5 3 23. Competitive bidding NORTH BIDDING A 9 4 2 NORTH EAST SOUTH WEST 10 9 7 6 5 2 3 A 10 7 4 5 5 6 9  dbl pass pass pass WEST EAST 3 7 6 A K J 8 4 Q 3 Result: -1 Q 8 6 5 K J 9 3 2 J 10 2 A K 8 7 SOUTH K Q J 10 8 5 2 4 Q 6 5 4 3 24. Overbidding NORTH BIDDING A 9 4 2 NORTH EAST SOUTH WEST 10 9 7 6 5 1 pass 1 pass A 10 7 2 pass 3 NT pass 9 4 pass 4 NT pass WEST EAST 5 pass 6 pass 3 7 6 pass pass A K J 8 4 Q 3 Q 8 6 5 K J 9 3 2 Result: -1 J 10 2 A K 8 7 SOUTH K Q J 10 8 5 2 4 Q 6 5 4 3 25. More overbidding NORTH BIDDING A 9 4 2 NORTH EAST SOUTH WEST 10 9 7 6 5 pass pass 1 pass A 10 7 3* pass 4** pass 9 5 pass 5 pass WEST EAST 5 pass pass pass 3 7 6 A K J 8 4 Q 3 Q 8 6 5 K J 9 3 2 J 10 2 A K 8 7 SOUTH K Q J 10 8 5 * Just a limit raise 2 **right is 4 4 Q 6 5 4 3 Result: -1 26. Fast to slam NORTH BIDDING A K NORTH EAST SOUTH WEST A K 3 pass A Q 4 2 2 pass 2 pass A K 6 3 6 NT pass pass pass WEST EAST 10 8 7 6 5 Q 9 4 2 Q 9 4 8 7 6 2   J 10 7 K 8 6 3 7 4 10 SOUTH J 3 J 10 5 9 5 Q J 9 8 5 2 The contract depends on the success of one of the two possible finesses. But they have to be tried before running the clubs. Declarer ran clubs first, and was set by 1.   27. The advantage of the spade suit NORTH BIDDING A K J 10 3 2 NORTH EAST SOUTH WEST pass pass 1 K 10 8 5 1 2 pass pass K 6 4 4 pass pass 5 WEST EAST pass pass pass 5 Q 8 A Q J 10 3 2 9 8 5 4 Result: -1 A Q 7 6 4 J 9 3 9 A Q J 3 SOUTH 10 7 6 4 K 7 6 2 10 8 7 5 2 28. Game in minor suit may be a loser, why not a slam try? NORTH BIDDING J 6 4 NORTH EAST SOUTH WEST 10 2 1 pass 1 10 9 8 3 pass 2 pass 2 K Q 8 5 pass 4 pass 5 WEST EAST pass pass pass K Q 7 9 5 2 K Q 9 8 3 A 4 Result: +1 A 2 K Q J 7 6 4 9 6 2 A 3 SOUTH A 10 8 3 J 7 6 5 5 J 10 7 4 29. Slam bidding NORTH BIDDING A J 10 2 NORTH EAST SOUTH WEST Q 10 6 3 1 2 2 pass 4 pass A J 7 4 3 6* pass pass pass WEST EAST 9 4 Q 7 6 3 K 5 4 Result: +1 Q J 10 9 8 6 4 7 5 3 2 Q 8 6 10 9 2 SOUTH * Should have tried the grand slam K 8 5 A J 9 8 7 2 A K K 5 30. Misunderstanding NORTH BIDDING 8 NORTH EAST SOUTH WEST Q 2 2 pass 2 pass A K Q J 8 3 pass 3 pass A K Q J 7 4* pass 4 pass 6** pass pass º pass * Offering another suit ** Partner, we have slam in one of the minors º right is 6 NT or 6 SOUTH A K 7 5 A J 10 5 4 3 9 7 6
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