1. ♠️AKQ5 ❤️A54 ♦️1087 ♣️643 Dealer: N. Vul: None. North opens 1♣️.
  2. ♠️Q2 ❤️AKQ62 ♦️Q3 ♣️10874 Dealer: E. Vul: N-S.
  3. ♠️AQ ❤️62 ♦️AK9762 ♣️AJ4 Dealer: S. Vul: E-W. South opens 1♠️; North bids 3♠️ (weak) if possible.
  4. ♠️AKJ ❤️A96432 ♦️- ♣️A543 Dealer: W. Vul: Both.
  5. ♠️742 ❤️J ♦️Q852 ♣️AK987 Dealer: N. Vul: N-S.
  6. ♠️85 ❤️62 ♦️10872 ♣️Q10763 Dealer: E. Vul: E-W.
  7. ♠️AQ854 ❤️984 ♦️1042 ♣️AK Dealer: S. Vul: Both.
  8. ♠️KQ762 ❤️9 ♦️AQJ1074 ♣️3 Dealer: W. Vul: None.

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  1. ♠️109 ❤️K97 ♦️AQJ543 ♣️K10 Dealer: N. Vul: None. North opens 1♣️.
  2. ♠️104 ❤️J8 ♦️AKJ852 ♣️A32 Dealer: E. Vul: N-S.
  3. ♠️54 ❤️AJ4 ♦️J853 ♣️KQ98 Dealer: S. Vul: E-W. South opens 1♠️; North bids 3♠️ (weak) if possible.
  4. ♠️Q65 ❤️8 ♦️10984 ♣️KQ876 Dealer: W. Vul: Both.
  5. ♠️J95 ❤️A952 ♦️AK107 ♣️Q3 Dealer: N. Vul: N-S.
  6. ♠️A10 ❤️AKQ4 ♦️AK5 ♣️AK85 Dealer: E. Vul: E-W.
  7. ♠️K32 ❤️AK62 ♦️983 ♣️J102 Dealer: S. Vul: Both.
  8. ♠️AJ ❤️K8432 ♦️K62 ♣️A54 Dealer: W. Vul: None.

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Dealer: S Vul: None
  ♠️ 10 6 5 3
❤️ K 7
♦️ 10 7 2
♣️ K 6 4 3 		 

N
W ☀︎ E
S
  ♠️ J 9
❤️ A J 10 4 3
♦️ J 9 3
♣️ A J 10 		 

 
West North East South
   1❤️
Pass1♠️Pass1NT
PassPassPass 

 
West leads ♣️2, East playing the 9. How will you play?

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Dealer: W Vul: E-W
  ♠️ Q 7 5
❤️ A Q 2
♦️ Q 4 3
♣️ Q J 6 2 		 

N
W ☀︎ E
S
  ♠️ 8 4 2
❤️ K J 10 9 6 4
♦️ A K 2
♣️ 5 		 

 
West North East South
Pass1♣️Pass1❤️
Pass1NTPass4❤️
PassPassPass 

 
West leads ♣️K, and switches to ♦️10. How will you play?

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IMPs Dealer: W Vul: None
  ♠️ K 7 2
❤️ K 10 8
♦️ J 5 3
♣️ Q J 6 2 		 

N
W ☀︎ E
S
  ♠️ Q J 10 8 5 3
❤️ A 7
♦️ A 7 6
♣️ K 7 		 

 
West North East South
1♦️PassPass2♠️
Pass4♠️PassPass
Pass   

 
In the passout seat, a jump such as 2♠️ shows a good hand with a longish suit.
West leads ♦️K. You win the ace and East plays the 8, standard signaling. Plan the play.

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IMPs Dealer: S Vul: None
  ♠️ 10 8
❤️ 6 4 3
♦️ 9 7 5 2
♣️ 8 6 4 3 		 

N
W ☀︎ E
S
  ♠️ A K Q J 5 3
❤️ A Q J
♦️ A 6 3
♣️ 5 		 

 
West North East South
   2♣️
Pass2❤️Pass2♠️
Pass3♣️Pass4♠️
PassPassPass 

 
2♣️ is of course, strong and artificial. 2❤️ response is an artificial "double negative," denying as much as an ace, a king or two queens.
West leads ♣️Q. After holding the trick, West continues with a low club to East's king. Plan the play from here.

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IMPs Dealer: S Vul: E-W
  ♠️ A Q 10 3
❤️ 7 5
♦️ K 4 3 2
♣️ 10 9 4 		 

N
W ☀︎ E
S
  ♠️ K J 8 5 2
❤️ A Q 6
♦️ A 9 6
♣️ K 6 		 

 
West North East South
   1♠️
2♣️3♣️Pass4♠️
PassPassPass 

 
3♣️ is a limit spade raise.
Opening lead: ♦️10.
Well, I see four possible losers. Can you reduce them to three? Spades are 2-2.

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IMPs Dealer: W Vul: E-W
  ♠️ 6 2
❤️ A Q 10
♦️ K Q 2
♣️ Q J 5 3 2 		 

N
W ☀︎ E
S
  ♠️ A K 8 4
❤️ K 9 4
♦️ J 10 7 4
♣️ K 7 		 

 
West North East South
1♠️DblPass3NT
PassPassPass 

 
Opening lead: ♠️Q. East plays a discouraging 3. Plan the play.

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Dealer: S Vul: Both
  ♠️ J
❤️ A K Q 3 2
♦️ 9 8 5 4
♣️ A Q 4 		 

N
W ☀︎ E
S
  ♠️ A K Q 7 6 2
❤️ 6 4
♦️ K J 10
♣️ K 5 		 

 
West North East South
   1♠️
Pass2❤️Pass3NT
Pass6NTPassPass
Pass   

 
Opening lead: ♣️J. As South, how do you play?

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