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N E S W 1♥ P 2NT* P 3♣* P 3♦* P 3♠* P 4♣ P 4NT P 5♦
N E S W 1♥ P 2NT* P 3♣* P 3♦* P 3♠* P 4♣ P 4NT P 5♦
N E S W 1♥ 2NT* 3♥ P 4♥ P P P In this hand we have
N E S W 1♥ 2NT* 3♥ P 4♥ P P P East starts off the bidding
N E S W 1NT 2♠ 3NT P P P Looking at our top tricks we have
N E S W 1NT 2♠ 3NT P P P A fairly straight-forward bidding sequence sees East-West
N E S W 2♠ P P 3♥ P 4♥ P 4NT P 5♥ P 6♥ P P P
N E S W 2♠ P P 3♥ P 4♥ P 4NT P 5♥ P 6♥ P P P
N E S W P 1♥ 1♠ 2♥ P 4♥ P P P On initial analysis this
N E S W P 1♥ 1♠ 2♥ P 4♥ P P P East passes, South opens
N E S W P 1♣ P 1♦ P 2♣ P 2NT P 3NT P P P
N E S W P 1♣ P 1♦ P 2♣ P 2NT P 3NT P P P
NESW 1♦P3♦P3♠P3NTPPP Initially this hand looks as if 9 tricks will be straight forward. We have 5 top diamonds (unless
N E S W 1♦ P 3♦ P 3♠ P 3NT P P P East opens 1♦,
N E S W 1♠ P 2♦ P 3♠ P 4NT P 5♣ P 5♦ P 6♥ P 6♠
N E S W 1♠ P 2♦ P 3♠ P 4NT P 5♣ P 5♦ P 6♥ P 6♠
N E S W 2♣* P 2♦ P 2NT P 3♣* P 3NT P P P Counting
N E S W 2♣* P 2♦ P 2NT P 3♣* P 3NT P P P East
N E S W 1♥ P 2♦ P 2♠ P 3♣* P 3NT P 4♥ P 4NT P 5♦
N E S W 1♥ P 2♦ P 2♠ P 3♣* P 3NT P 4♥ P 4NT P 5♦
NESW 2♣*P2♦*P2♥P3♦P3♥P4NTP5♦P5NTP6♦P6♥PPP On first analysis this hand looks somewhat straight-foward. Looking at losers in our hand we have 1 spade
N E S W 2♣* P 2♦* P 2♥ P 3♦ P 3♥ P 4NT P 5♦ P 5NT
NESW 1NTP2♣*P2♥P4♥PPP As mentioned previously, it would appear as though this hand is 'easy' because we are due to lose
N E S W 1NT P 2♣* P 2♥ P 4♥ P P P A fairly straight-forward
N E S W 1♦ P 3♦ P 3♥* P 3♠* P 4♣ P 4♦ P 4NT P 5♠
N E S W 1♦ P 3♦ P 3♥* P 3♠* P 4♣ P 4♦ P 4NT P 5♠
N E S W 3♣ X P 4♠ P P P Rather unsurprisingly East kicks off with
N E S W 3♣ X P 4♠ P P P East opens a pre-emptive bid of
N E S W 2NT P 3♣* P 3♦* P 4♦ P 4♠ P 4NT P 5♣ P 5♥
N E S W 2NT P 3♣* P 3♦* P 4♦ P 4♠ P 4NT P 5♣ P 5♥
