Exercise 1E17 Main


Play To Trick One


 by Richard Pavlicek

You, South, are declarer in 3 NT, and West leads a spade.
Which spade should you usually play from dummy, and
how many spade tricks do you expect to win?

1. 3 NTK 2
Table
S 4
West leads7 6 5

Your play from North 

Tricks min/max  

2. 3 NTK 3 2
Table
S 5
West leadsQ 8 4

Your play from North 

Tricks min/max  

3. 3 NTQ 4
Table
S 2
West leadsA 6

Your play from North 

Tricks min/max  

4. 3 NTJ 2
Table
S 4
West leadsQ 6 5

Your play from North 

Tricks min/max  

 Quit

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5. 3 NTQ 5
Table
S 4
West leadsK 10 3

Your play from North 

Tricks min/max  

6. 3 NTJ 4
Table
S 3
West leadsA 8 5

Your play from North 

Tricks min/max  

7. 3 NTA Q
Table
S J
West leads6 5 4

Your play from North 

Tricks min/max  

8. 3 NTK 3
Table
S 4
West leadsJ 6 5

Your play from North 

Tricks min/max  

 Quit

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9. 3 NTQ 10
Table
S 3
West leads7 5 4

Your play from North 

Tricks min/max  

10. 3 NTK 4
Table
S Q
West leads10 9 2

Your play from North 

Tricks min/max  

11. 3 NTK Q 4
Table
S 2
West leads8 6 3

Your play from North 

Tricks min/max  

12. 3 NTA Q 4
Table
S 3
West leadsJ 5

Your play from North 

Tricks min/max  

 Quit

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© 1994 Richard Pavlicek