1. ♠️109 ❤️106 ♦️A96543 ♣️Q43 Dealer: N. Vul: None.
  2. ♠️A52 ❤️AQ106 ♦️K105432 ♣️- Dealer: E. Vul: N-S.
  3. ♠️AQJ3 ❤️AJ64 ♦️QJ1094 ♣️- Dealer: S. Vul: E-W. South opens 3♣️
  4. ♠️AKQ ❤️AK105 ♦️Q92 ♣️J74 Dealer: W. Vul: Both.
  5. ♠️J6 ❤️A10974 ♦️K865 ♣️106 Dealer: N. Vul: N-S.
  6. ♠️85 ❤️A3 ♦️75 ♣️J1087432 Dealer: E. Vul: E-W. South overcalls 2❤️
  7. ♠️AK2 ❤️A94 ♦️KQJ ♣️K653 Dealer: S. Vul: Both.
  8. ♠️A9862 ❤️QJ86 ♦️J10 ♣️A4 Dealer: W. Vul: None.

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  1. ♠️A8 ❤️Q732 ♦️- ♣️AK109862 Dealer: N. Vul: None.
  2. ♠️K3 ❤️KJ ♦️AQ986 ♣️10982 Dealer: E. Vul: N-S.
  3. ♠️K9 ❤️1098532 ♦️K3 ♣️A108 Dealer: S. Vul: E-W. South opens 3♣️
  4. ♠️J9432 ❤️QJ7 ♦️J85 ♣️Q9 Dealer: W. Vul: Both.
  5. ♠️109 ❤️5 ♦️A4 ♣️AK985432 Dealer: N. Vul: N-S.
  6. ♠️A2 ❤️Q62 ♦️AJ82 ♣️AK96 Dealer: E. Vul: E-W. South overcalls 2❤️
  7. ♠️7 ❤️K865 ♦️875 ♣️AQJ92 Dealer: S. Vul: Both.
  8. ♠️Q75 ❤️AK2 ♦️AKQ752 ♣️2 Dealer: W. Vul: None.

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Dealer: S Vul: Both
  ♠️ Q 6
❤️ 10 5 3
♦️ A K 4
♣️ K 10 8 5 2 		 

N
W ☀︎ E
S
  ♠️ K 7 2
❤️ A K 6
♦️ 9 5 2
♣️ A J 6 3 		 

 
West North East South
   1NT
Pass3NTPassPass
Pass   

 
West leads the ♠️5. How do you plan to score nine tricks before the defenders can make five?

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Dealer: N Vul: None
  ♠️ 5
❤️ A 10 7 2
♦️ J 9 4
♣️ A K J 6 3 		 

N
W ☀︎ E
S
  ♠️ K Q 3
❤️ J
♦️ A Q 8 7 5 2
♣️ 9 7 4 		 

 
West North East South
 1♣️Pass1♦️
1♠️Dbl2♠️3NT
PassPassPass 

 
West leads the ♠️6, East playing the 10. What plan do you make?

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

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

 
West North East South
   2NT
Pass3❤️Pass3♠️
Pass3NTPassPass
Pass   

 
Opening lead: ♦️Q. Plan the play.

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IMPs Dealer: E Vul: N-S
  ♠️ A 10 9 8
❤️ 4 3 2
♦️ A J 9
♣️ A 8 6 		 
   
  ♠️ K Q J 7 6
❤️ A K J 5
♦️ Q 6 2
♣️ 4 		 

 
West North East South
  Pass1♠️
Pass2NTPass4NT
Pass5♣️Dbl5NT
Pass6♠️PassPass
Pass   

 
2NT Game-forcing spade raise
4NT RKCB 1430
5♣️ Zero or three key cards
5NT Specific kings?
6♠️ None

Opening lead: ♣️3. You win the ♣️A and play a spade to the king, both following. Take over from here.

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IMPs Dealer: N Vul: Both
  ♠️ 9
❤️ 10 9 6
♦️ A Q 10 9 7 6
♣️ J 4 3 		 

N
W ☀︎ E
S
  ♠️ A J 10 3 2
❤️ K 4
♦️ K 5
♣️ A K 10 6 		 

 
West North East South
 2♦️Pass2♠️
Pass3♦️Pass3NT
PassPassPass 

 
Opening lead: ❤️3 (fourth best). East wins the ❤️A and returns the ❤️8 to your king and West’s queen. Plan the play.

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Dealer: N Vul: Both
  ♠️ A 10 4 3
❤️ 8 6 4
♦️ A K 7 2
♣️ K 2 		 

N
W ☀︎ E
S
  ♠️ K 6
❤️ J 5 3
♦️ 5 4 3
♣️ Q J 10 9 5 		 

 
West North East South
 1♦️Pass1NT
PassPassPass 

 
Opening lead: ♠️Q. What’s your plan?

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