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Hand One - West deals, EW vul, Matchpoints. You are South.
 
images/spadesm.gif (111 bytes) J3
images/heartsm.gif (112 bytes) AK9762
images/diamondsm.gif (109 bytes) AK3
images/clubsm.gif (113 bytes) 87

 

West North East South
pass 1images/spadesm.gif (111 bytes) pass 2images/heartsm.gif (112 bytes)
pass 2images/spadesm.gif (111 bytes) pass ?

2images/heartsm.gif (112 bytes) is natural and game-forcing.
 
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Hand Two - North deals, both vul, IMPs. You are South.
 
images/spadesm.gif (111 bytes) QJT53
images/heartsm.gif (112 bytes) A
images/diamondsm.gif (109 bytes) AT53
images/clubsm.gif (113 bytes) AT3

 

West North East South
  1images/heartsm.gif (112 bytes) pass 1images/spadesm.gif (111 bytes)
pass 2images/clubsm.gif (113 bytes) pass 2images/diamondsm.gif (109 bytes) *
pass 2images/heartsm.gif (112 bytes) pass 2NT
pass 3images/diamondsm.gif (109 bytes) pass ?

2images/diamondsm.gif (109 bytes) is 4th suit forcing (artificial game force).
 
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Hand Three - South deals, NS vul, IMPs. You are South.
 
images/spadesm.gif (111 bytes) K2
images/heartsm.gif (112 bytes) A542
images/diamondsm.gif (109 bytes) A7
images/clubsm.gif (113 bytes) AKJT7

 

West North East South
      1images/clubsm.gif (113 bytes)
pass 1images/spadesm.gif (111 bytes) pass 2images/heartsm.gif (112 bytes)
pass 4images/diamondsm.gif (109 bytes) 1 pass 4NT
pass 5images/heartsm.gif (112 bytes) 2 pass ?

1. 4images/diamondsm.gif (109 bytes) is a splinter agreeing hearts.
2. Two keycards (images/spadesm.gif (111 bytes)A and images/heartsm.gif (112 bytes)K), but denies images/heartsm.gif (112 bytes)Q.
 
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Hand Four - North deals, both vul, IMPs. You are South.
 
images/spadesm.gif (111 bytes) ---
images/heartsm.gif (112 bytes) 9875432
images/diamondsm.gif (109 bytes) 5
images/clubsm.gif (113 bytes) KJ876

 

West North East South
  1images/spadesm.gif (111 bytes) pass ?

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Hand Five - West deals, NS vul, Matchpoints. You are South.
 
images/spadesm.gif (111 bytes) 92
images/heartsm.gif (112 bytes) K7
images/diamondsm.gif (109 bytes) AKJ943
images/clubsm.gif (113 bytes) K76

West North East South
3images/spadesm.gif (111 bytes) pass pass ?

 
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