N E S W 1♦ P 1♠ P 2♣ P 2♦ P P P Looking at the

N E S W 1♦ P 1♠ P 2♣ P 2♦ P P P East opens their

N E S W 1♥ P 1♠ P 1NT P 2♣* P 2♠ P 3♦* P 3♥* P 4♣

N E S W 1♥ P 1♠ P 1NT P 2♣* P 2♠ P 3♦* P 3♥* P 4♣

N E S W 1♠ 2♥ P 2♠* P 4♥ P P P Counting potential losers in

N E S W 1♠ 2♥ P 2♠* P 4♥ P P P East starts the auction

N E S W 1♥ P 4♥ P P P Losers-wise, it appears we have: 2 spades

N E S W 1♥ P 4♥ P P P A nice simple auction sees East-West land

N E S W 1♥ P 2NT* P 3♣* P 3♦* P 3♠* P 4♣ P 4♥ P 4NT

N E S W 1♥ P 2NT* P 3♣* P 3♦* P 3♠* P 4♣ P 4♥ P 4NT

N E S W 2♠ P P X P P P Usually in a misfit (which this

N E S W 2♠ P P X P P P East opens a weak 2♠, South

N E S W 1♥ X 1♠ P 2NT P 3♣* P 3NT P P P Usually

N E S W 1♥ X 1♠ P 2NT P 3♣* P 3NT P P P East

N E S W 1NT P 2♦* P 2♠* P 4NT P 5♣ P 5NT P 6♦ P 6♥

N E S W 1NT P 2♦* P 2♠* P 4NT P 5♣ P 5NT P 6♦ P 6♥

N E S W 1NT X 2♦* P 2♥ P P P Setting up dummy has more

N E S W 1NT X 2♦* P 2♥ P P P East opens the bidding with

N E S W 1♠ P 2♣ 2♦ 2♥ 3♦ 4♠ P P P As mentioned before,

N E S W 1♠ P 2♣ 2♦ 2♥ 3♦ 4♠ P P P East opens 1♠

N E S W P 1♠ 2♥ P 3♥ P P P Analysing the losers in our

N E S W P 1♠ 2♥ P 3♥ P P P East starts the auction with

NESW 1♥P2♠P4♠PPP    Looking at our losers in hand, it appears this 4♠ contract is going to be easy, and

N E S W 1♥ P 2♠ P 4♠ P P P With North-South passing throughout the

N E S W 1♥ X 1♠ P 1NT P P P On the defence of the

N E S W 1♥ X 1♠ P 1NT P P P A fairly routine bidding sequence

N E S W 1♠ P 2♣ P 2♦ P 2♥* P 2NT P 3♦ P 3♥* P 3♠*

N E S W 1♠ P 2♣ P 2♦ P 2♥* P 2NT P 3♦ P 3♥* P 3♠*

N E S W 1NT 2♣* P 2♦* P 2♥ P 4♥ P P P   As

N E S W 1NT 2♣* P 2♦* P 2♥ P 4♥ P P P   East