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[Event "BFP BJ L01 Preemptive Openings"]
[Site ""]
[Date ""]
[Board "1"]
[West ""]
[North ""]
[East ""]
[South ""]
[Dealer "N"]
[Vulnerable "None"]
[Deal "N:AQJ6543.76.832.2 98.KQJ2.QJ754.QJ 72.A84.A96.K7654 KT.T953.KT.AT983"]
[Scoring ""]
[Declarer "N"]
[Contract "3S"]
{

3\S by North is a typical pre-empt. Seven cards with all the HCPs in three
honours in the suit.

East hand is not good enough to bid.
}
[Result ""]
{

North should probably lead \HK.

Declarer can make 9 tricks by taking the successful spade finesse for 7 tricks
in Spades and two aces.}
[BCFlags "df"]
[DoubleDummyTricks "99455994554488844888"]
[OptimumScore "EW -300"]
[ParContract "EW 4CX-2; EW 4DX-2; EW 4HX-2"]
[Auction "N"]
3S Pass Pass Pass
[OptimumOpeningLeadTable "Leader;Denomination\2R;Result\1R;S\2;H\4;D\5;C"]
N NT 9 -  76   832   2
N  S 9 -  76   832   2
N  H 5 -  -    832   2
N  D 5 -  76   832   2
N  C 5 -  76   832   2
S  H 5 72 -    A     K7654
S  D 5 72 A84  96    K7654
E  H 9 -  KQJ2 -     -
E  D 8 98 KQJ2 754   QJ
E  C 8 98 KQJ  QJ754 QJ
W NT 4 KT T953 KT    -
W  S 4 KT T953 KT    -
W  H 9 -  T953 -     -
W  D 8 KT T953 KT    -
W  C 8 KT T953 KT    -
[OptimumResultTable "Declarer;Denomination\2R;Result\1R"]
N NT 9
N  S 9
N  H 4
N  D 5
N  C 5
S NT 9
S  S 9
S  H 4
S  D 5
S  C 5
E NT 4
E  S 4
E  H 8
E  D 8
E  C 8
W NT 4
W  S 4
W  H 8
W  D 8
W  C 8

[Event "BFP BJ L01 Preemptive Openings"]
[Site ""]
[Date ""]
[Board "2"]
[West ""]
[North ""]
[East ""]
[South ""]
[Dealer "E"]
[Vulnerable "NS"]
[Deal "E:AQT6532.87.82.J7 874.T953.973.T93 .AK42.AK65.A8652 KJ9.QJ6.QJT4.KQ4"]
[Scoring ""]
[Declarer ""]
[Contract ""]
{

3\S by East is a typical preempt. Seven cards with all the HCPs in three
honours in the suit.

West has no spades to lead to the spades in partners hand and  tricks in the
other three suits, so bids 4\S.}
[Result ""]
{

Suggested lead: \H10.

Declarer cashes high cards, trumps a card in dummy, leads A\S and then Q\S.}
[BCFlags "df"]
[DoubleDummyTricks "52443524437b8897b889"]
[OptimumScore "EW 450"]
[ParContract "EW 4S+1"]
[Auction "E"]
3S Pass 4S AP
[OptimumOpeningLeadTable "Leader;Denomination\2R;Result\2R;S\7;H\4;D\4;C"]
N NT  6 -       -    QJT4 -
N  S  2 -       QJ6  QJT4 KQ
N  H  5 -       QJ6  -    -
N  D  5 -       -    QJT  -
N  C  4 -       -    -    KQ
S NT  6 -       -    973  -
S  S  2 -       T953 973  T93
S  H  5 -       T953 -    -
S  D  5 -       -    973  -
S  C  4 -       -    -    T93
E NT  8 A       87   -    J7
E  S 11 A       87   82   J7
E  H  9 AQT6532 -    82   J7
E  D  9 AQT6532 87   -    J7
E  C 10 AQT6532 87   82   -
W NT  8 -       AK   -    A8652
W  S 11 -       AK   AK   A8652
W  H  9 -       -    AK   A8652
W  D  9 -       AK   -    A8652
W  C 10 -       AK   AK   -
[OptimumResultTable "Declarer;Denomination\2R;Result\2R"]
N NT  5
N  S  2
N  H  4
N  D  4
N  C  3
S NT  5
S  S  2
S  H  4
S  D  4
S  C  3
E NT  7
E  S 11
E  H  8
E  D  8
E  C  9
W NT  7
W  S 11
W  H  8
W  D  8
W  C  9

[Event "BFP BJ L01 Preemptive Openings"]
[Site ""]
[Date ""]
[Board "3"]
[West ""]
[North ""]
[East ""]
[South ""]
[Dealer "S"]
[Vulnerable "EW"]
[Deal "S:T64.Q.92.AQJT976 93.KJT97.T543.85 A752.A86.QJ8.K43 KQJ8.5432.AK76.2"]
[Scoring ""]
[Declarer ""]
[Contract ""]
{

3\C by South is a typical preempt. Seven cards with all the HCPs in three
honours in the suit.

North has 14 HCPs with \CK and stops in the other suits. At first sight it
doesn't seem enough for a game contract but the \CK with two more clubs
probably means seven tricks from the clubs, two more tricks from \SA and \HA
for a total of nine, so 3NT.}
[Result ""]
{

Suggested lead: \SK.}
[BCFlags "df"]
[DoubleDummyTricks "97349973494597345973"]
[OptimumScore "EW -200"]
[ParContract "EW 4HX-1"]
[Auction "S"]
3C Pass 3NT AP
[OptimumOpeningLeadTable "Leader;Denomination\2R;Result\2R;S\3;H\4;D\4;C"]
N  S  8 -   A    -    -
N  H  4 -   -    QJ   K43
N  D  6 A   A    -    K43
N  C 10 -   A    -    43
S  S  8 -   Q    -    -
S  H  4 -   -    92   AQJT9
S  D  6 T64 Q    -    AQJT976
S  C 10 -   Q    -    AQJT9
E NT  4 KQJ 5432 AK   2
E  S  6 KQJ -    AK   2
E  H 10 KQJ 5432 -    -
E  D  9 -   -    AK   -
E  C  4 KQJ -    AK   -
W NT  4 93  K    T543 85
W  S  6 93  -    T543 85
W  H 10 93  K    -    -
W  D  9 -   -    T543 -
W  C  4 93  -    T543 -
[OptimumResultTable "Declarer;Denomination\2R;Result\1R"]
N NT 9
N  S 7
N  H 3
N  D 4
N  C 9
S NT 9
S  S 7
S  H 3
S  D 4
S  C 9
E NT 4
E  S 5
E  H 9
E  D 7
E  C 3
W NT 4
W  S 5
W  H 9
W  D 7
W  C 3

[Event "BFP BJ L01 Preemptive Openings"]
[Site ""]
[Date ""]
[Board "4"]
[West ""]
[North ""]
[East ""]
[South ""]
[Dealer "W"]
[Vulnerable "All"]
[Deal "W:874.9.54.AQJ7653 AQ62.KT62.JT63.9 95.A87.K872.KT42 KJT3.QJ543.AQ9.8"]
[Scoring ""]
[Declarer ""]
[Contract ""]
{

3\C by West is a typical pre-empt. Seven cards with all the HCPs in three
honours in the suit.

North has an opening quality hand with a singleton club in a 4441 distribution,
so doubles for take-out.

East has four clubs with West and 10 HCPs. There won’t be a game on, but
raising to 5\C is a "barrage" bid which makes life difficult for South. Two
down, not vulnerable is -300, which is less than the probable game for
North-South scoring -420.

South shouldn’t be put off and can bid 5\H.}
[Result ""]
{

West should probably lead \CA hoping that the suit will go round once before
declarer starts ruffing.

Declarer can make 11 tricks by taking the successful diamond finesse twice.}
[BCFlags "df"]
[DoubleDummyTricks "59b8459b846223962239"]
[OptimumScore "NS 650"]
[ParContract "NS 5H="]
[Auction "W"]
3C X 5C 5H
AP
[OptimumOpeningLeadTable "Leader;Denomination\2R;Result\2R;S\4;H\5;D\4;C"]
N NT  7 AQ62 -     JT63 -
N  S 11 AQ62 -     JT63 -
N  D 10 AQ62 -     JT63 -
S NT  7 KJT3 -     -    -
S  S 11 KJT3 -     -    -
S  H 11 KJT3 QJ543 -    8
S  D 10 KJT3 -     -    -
S  C  4 KJT3 QJ543 -    8
E NT  8 -    A     -    KT42
E  S  4 -    A     -    -
E  D  5 -    A     -    -
E  C  9 95   A     K872 KT42
W NT  8 -    9     -    AQJ7653
W  S  4 -    9     -    -
W  D  5 -    9     -    -
[OptimumResultTable "Declarer;Denomination\2R;Result\2R"]
N NT  5
N  S  9
N  H 11
N  D  8
N  C  4
S NT  5
S  S  9
S  H 11
S  D  8
S  C  4
E NT  6
E  S  2
E  H  2
E  D  3
E  C  9
W NT  6
W  S  2
W  H  2
W  D  3
W  C  9

[Event "BFP BJ L01 Preemptive Openings"]
[Site ""]
[Date ""]
[Board "5"]
[West ""]
[North ""]
[East ""]
[South ""]
[Dealer "N"]
[Vulnerable "NS"]
[Deal "N:32.54.AKQJ654.32 T765.KQJT.832.84 KQ8.A32.T9.AK765 AJ94.9876.7.QJT9"]
[Scoring ""]
[Declarer ""]
[Contract ""]
{

North’s opening is the Gambling 3NT with a seven-card minor suit holding AKQJ
and no outside aces or kings. This should be alerted.

South has 16 HCPs, three diamonds to lead to North’s suit (it can’t be clubs),
and stops in the other three suits.\n
This makes 3NT quite possible, so South passes.}
[Result ""]
{

Suggested lead by East: \HK.

Declarer can make 10 tricks: \HA, 7 diamonds, and \CAK.}
[BCFlags "df"]
[DoubleDummyTricks "a55b8a55b82871428714"]
[OptimumScore "EW -500"]
[ParContract "EW 5SX-3"]
[Auction "N"]
3NT =1= AP
[Note "1:Alerted"]
[OptimumOpeningLeadTable "Leader;Denomination\2R;Result\2R;S\4;H\4;D\7;C"]
N NT 11 32   -    AKQJ654 32
N  H  6 32   -    AKQJ654 32
N  D 12 32   -    AKQJ654 32
N  C  9 -    54   -       32
S NT 11 KQ   -    T9      AK
S  H  6 KQ   -    T9      AK
S  D 12 KQ   -    T9      AK
S  C  9 -    32   -       765
E NT  3 -    KQJT -       -
E  H  8 -    KQJT -       -
E  D  2 -    KQJT -       -
E  C  5 T765 -    832     -
W NT  3 -    9876 -       -
W  S  8 J94  9876 7       QJT9
W  H  8 -    9876 -       -
W  D  2 -    9876 -       -
W  C  5 J94  -    7       -
[OptimumResultTable "Declarer;Denomination\2R;Result\2R"]
N NT 10
N  S  5
N  H  5
N  D 11
N  C  8
S NT 10
S  S  5
S  H  5
S  D 11
S  C  8
E NT  2
E  S  8
E  H  7
E  D  1
E  C  4
W NT  2
W  S  8
W  H  7
W  D  1
W  C  4

[Event "BFP BJ L01 Preemptive Openings"]
[Site ""]
[Date ""]
[Board "6"]
[West ""]
[North ""]
[East ""]
[South ""]
[Dealer "E"]
[Vulnerable "EW"]
[Deal "E:32.54.AKQJ654.32 T76.987.832.AKQJ KQ85.A32.T9.T765 AJ94.KQJT6.7.984"]
[Scoring ""]
[Declarer ""]
[Contract ""]
{

East’s opening is the Gambling 3NT with a seven-card minor suit holding AKQJ
and no outside aces or kings. This should be alerted.

West has 9 HCPs. This makes 3NT unlikely to succeed, so South bids 4\C. This
should also be alerted because it tells partner that 3NT is not on. It invites
partner to pass if holding clubs, or to bid 4\D otherwise.

This kind of bid is often called “Pass or Correct”.}
[Result ""]
{

Suggested opening lead: \CA.

Declarer should be held to nine tricks for one down but this is still a good
result because the opponents can make a 3-level contract in either hearts or
spades.}
[BCFlags "df"]
[DoubleDummyTricks "59949599498439384393"]
[OptimumScore "NS 140"]
[ParContract "NS 3H=; NS 3S="]
[Auction "E"]
3NT =1= Pass 4C =2= Pass
4D AP
[Note "1:Alerted"]
[Note "2:Alerted"]
[OptimumOpeningLeadTable "Leader;Denomination\2R;Result\2R;S\3;H\5;D\7;C"]
N NT  5 A   KQJT6 7       984
N  S  9 J94 KQJT6 7       984
N  H 10 -   KQJT6 -       984
N  D  4 J94 KQJT6 7       984
N  C 10 -   -     7       984
S  H 10 -   987   -       AKQJ
S  C 10 -   -     832     AKQJ
E  H  4 32  -     AKQJ654 -
E  C  4 32  54    -       -
W NT  8 KQ  A     T9      T765
W  H  4 KQ  -     T9      -
W  D  9 KQ  A32   T9      T765
W  C  4 KQ  32    -       -
[OptimumResultTable "Declarer;Denomination\2R;Result\1R"]
N NT 5
N  S 9
N  H 9
N  D 4
N  C 9
S NT 5
S  S 9
S  H 9
S  D 4
S  C 9
E NT 8
E  S 4
E  H 3
E  D 9
E  C 3
W NT 8
W  S 4
W  H 3
W  D 9
W  C 3

[Event "BFP BJ L01 Preemptive Openings"]
[Site ""]
[Date ""]
[Board "7"]
[West ""]
[North ""]
[East ""]
[South ""]
[Dealer "S"]
[Vulnerable "All"]
[Deal "S:32.54.86.AKQJ832 T76.KQJT.75432.4 KQ85.A32.AK.T765 AJ94.9876.QJT9.9"]
[Scoring ""]
[Declarer ""]
[Contract ""]
{

South’s opening is the Gambling 3NT with a seven-card minor suit holding AKQJ
and no outside aces or kings. This should be alerted.

North has 16 HCPs, four clubs to lead to South’s suit (it can’t be diamonds)
and stops in the other three suits.\n
This makes 3NT quite possible, so North passes.}
[Result ""]
{

Suggested lead: \HK.

Declarer can make 10 tricks: \HA, \DAK, and 7 clubs.}
[BCFlags "df"]
[DoubleDummyTricks "a755ba755b2577225772"]
[OptimumScore "NS 630"]
[ParContract "NS 3N+1"]
[Auction "S"]
3NT =1= AP
[Note "1:Alerted"]
[OptimumOpeningLeadTable "Leader;Denomination\2R;Result\2R;S\2;H\4;D\5;C"]
N NT 11 KQ -    AK    T765
N  S  8 85 -    -     T765
N  H  6 KQ -    AK    T765
N  D  6 KQ A32  -     T765
N  C 11 KQ A32  AK    T765
S NT 11 32 -    86    AKQJ832
S  S  8 32 -    -     AKQJ832
S  H  6 32 -    86    AKQJ832
S  D  6 32 54   -     AKQJ832
E NT  3 -  9876 -     -
E  S  6 -  9876 QJT9  -
E  H  8 -  9876 -     -
E  D  8 -  -    QJT9  -
E  C  2 4  9876 QJT9  9
W NT  3 -  KQJT -     -
W  S  6 -  KQJT 75432 -
W  H  8 -  KQJT -     -
W  D  8 -  -    75432 -
[OptimumResultTable "Declarer;Denomination\2R;Result\2R"]
N NT 10
N  S  7
N  H  5
N  D  5
N  C 11
S NT 10
S  S  7
S  H  5
S  D  5
S  C 11
E NT  2
E  S  5
E  H  7
E  D  7
E  C  2
W NT  2
W  S  5
W  H  7
W  D  7
W  C  2

[Event "BFP BJ L01 Preemptive Openings"]
[Site ""]
[Date ""]
[Board "8"]
[West ""]
[North ""]
[East ""]
[South ""]
[Dealer "W"]
[Vulnerable "None"]
[Deal "W:32.54.76.AKQJ832 KQJT.876.JT985.4 A765.AKQ.Q2.T765 984.JT932.AK43.9"]
[Scoring ""]
[Declarer ""]
[Contract ""]
{

West’s opening is the Gambling 3NT with a seven-card minor suit holding AKQJ
and no outside aces or kings. This should be alerted.

East has 15 HCPs, four clubs with West’s suit (it can’t be diamonds) and has
stops in both hearts and spades but not in diamonds so 3NT is not likely to
succeed.

However, in a club contract there are four tricks available in the majors to be
added to the seven in clubs, so East can bid 5\C.}
[Result ""]
{

Suggested lead: \SK.}
[BCFlags "df"]
[DoubleDummyTricks "26762267628655b8655b"]
[OptimumScore "EW 400"]
[ParContract "EW 5C="]
[Auction "W"]
3NT =1= Pass 5C AP
[Note "1:Alerted"]
[OptimumOpeningLeadTable "Leader;Denomination\2R;Result\2R;S\4;H\5;D\5;C"]
N NT  5 -    -     JT985 -
N  S  7 KQJT -     JT985 -
N  H  8 -    876   JT985 -
N  D  8 -    -     JT985 -
S NT  5 -    -     AK    -
S  S  7 984  -     AK    -
S  H  8 -    JT932 AK    -
S  D  8 -    -     AK    -
S  C  2 984  JT932 AK    9
E NT 11 A    AKQ   -     T765
E  S  7 -    AKQ   -     T765
E  H  6 A765 -     -     T765
E  D  7 A    AKQ   -     -
E  C 11 A    AKQ   Q2    T765
W NT 11 32   54    -     AKQJ832
W  S  7 -    54    -     AKQJ832
W  H  6 32   -     -     AKQJ832
W  D  7 32   54    -     -
[OptimumResultTable "Declarer;Denomination\2R;Result\2R"]
N NT  2
N  S  6
N  H  7
N  D  6
N  C  2
S NT  2
S  S  6
S  H  7
S  D  6
S  C  2
E NT  8
E  S  6
E  H  5
E  D  5
E  C 11
W NT  8
W  S  6
W  H  5
W  D  5
W  C 11
