1. ♠️A3 ❤️10 ♦️1084 ♣️AKQ10743 Dealer: N. Vul: None.
  2. ♠️102 ❤️J73 ♦️KQJ7 ♣️A1042 Dealer: E. Vul: N-S.
  3. ♠️J32 ❤️KQ8764 ♦️AQ72 ♣️- Dealer: S. Vul: E-W. South opens 1♣️.
  4. ♠️- ❤️A96 ♦️AKQ98632 ♣️AQ Dealer: W. Vul: Both.
  5. ♠️KJ85 ❤️Q3 ♦️10875 ♣️1054 Dealer: N. Vul: N-S.
  6. ♠️753 ❤️KQ9542 ♦️Q6 ♣️53 Dealer: E. Vul: E-W.
  7. ♠️AQ93 ❤️A ♦️8 ♣️A986543 Dealer: S. Vul: Both.
  8. ♠️J942 ❤️KQ ♦️KQ ♣️AK854 Dealer: W. Vul: None. North overcalls spades as cheaply as possible; South raises to 4♠️.

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  1. ♠️1074 ❤️AK9832 ♦️A ♣️J52 Dealer: N. Vul: None.
  2. ♠️AJ63 ❤️1082 ♦️A1086 ♣️K5 Dealer: E. Vul: N-S.
  3. ♠️1094 ❤️A2 ♦️KJ1096 ♣️K32 Dealer: S. Vul: E-W. South opens 1♣️.
  4. ♠️Q10965 ❤️K84 ♦️105 ♣️J52 Dealer: W. Vul: Both.
  5. ♠️Q63 ❤️AK94 ♦️AKQ92 ♣️7 Dealer: N. Vul: N-S.
  6. ♠️6 ❤️A8 ♦️AKJ542 ♣️QJ72 Dealer: E. Vul: E-W.
  7. ♠️KJ5 ❤️1097652 ♦️Q976 ♣️- Dealer: S. Vul: Both.
  8. ♠️- ❤️754 ♦️A10753 ♣️J10976 Dealer: W. Vul: None. North overcalls spades as cheaply as possible; South raises to 4♠️.

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Dealer: E Vul: N-S
  ♠️ 7 4 3
❤️ Q J 6 2
♦️ A 10 5
♣️ J 6 3 		 

N
W ☀︎ E
S
  ♠️ A
❤️ A 10 5
♦️ K 7 2
♣️ A K 8 7 4 2 		 

 
West North East South
  1♠️Dbl
3♠️DblPass6♣️
PassPassPass 

 
Your partner makes a value-showing double of West’s preemptive spade raise, so you decide to take a shot at slam in your long suit. West leads a low spade to East’s queen and your ace. What is your plan?

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Dealer: S Vul: Both
  ♠️ 6 3
❤️ A 5 3 2
♦️ J 7 3
♣️ Q J 10 4 		 

N
W ☀︎ E
S
  ♠️ K 7
❤️ K Q J 10 8 6
♦️ A 6 2
♣️ A 6 		 

 
West North East South
   1❤️
1♠️3❤️Pass4❤️
PassPassPass 

 
West leads the ♣️9. What is your plan?

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IMPs Dealer: S Vul: E-W
  ♠️ K 10 3 2
❤️ J 4 2
♦️ Q J 9 3
♣️ 6 4 		 

N
W ☀︎ E
S
  ♠️ A J 5 4
❤️ Q 7 6
♦️ A K 8 2
♣️ A K 		 

 
West North East South
   2NT
Pass3♣️Pass3♠️
Pass4♠️PassPass
Pass   

 
Opening lead: ♣️Q. East plays the ♣️2. Plan the play.

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

N
W ☀︎ E
S
  ♠️ A Q
❤️ K J 6 4 3
♦️ K 10 4
♣️ A 7 5 		 

 
West North East South
   1❤️
2♠️3♠️Pass4
Pass4♦️Pass4♠️
Pass5♣️Pass6❤️
PassPassPass 

 
Opening lead: ♣️10. Plan the play. Hearts are 2–1, and West has the singleton.

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IMPs Dealer: S Vul: Both
  ♠️ Q J 2
❤️ A 8 7 4 3
♦️ A K 5 4 3
♣️ - 		 

N
W ☀︎ E
S
  ♠️ A K 7 5 3
❤️ K
♦️ 9 8 2
♣️ A 5 3 2 		 

 
West North East South
   1♠️
Pass2❤️Pass2♠️
Pass6♠️PassPass
Pass   

 
Opening lead: ♣️K. Plan the play and try to be specific.

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IMPs Dealer: N Vul: E-W
  ♠️ 7 5
❤️ K 8 6 5 3
♦️ J 4
♣️ A J 9 4 		 

N
W ☀︎ E
S
  ♠️ K Q J 10 9 8 3
❤️ A J
♦️ Q 10 9 8
♣️ - 		 

 
West North East South
 Pass1❤️4♠️
PassPassPass 

 
West leads the ❤️2. Plan the play.

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