Exercise 2T81 Main

Third Time’s a Charm

by Richard Pavlicek

West leads a spade against the contract shown, and the underlined card is played from dummy.
As East, state which card you would play and answer the other question.

1. 3 NT 10 7 2
West leads 6 Table A 9 5
Your play

Which card will you play next?

2. 3 NT K 7 2
West leads 4 Table A 10 6
Your play

What would you play if North played the king?

3. 3 NT 8 6
West leads 5 Table K Q 4
Your play

What would you play if leading this suit?

4. 3 NT 7 2
West leads 10 Table K 5 4
Your play

What would you play if North led the two?

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5. 3 NT A J 4
West leads 3 Table K 10 2
Your play

What would you play if North played the jack?

6. 3 NT K 4 2
West leads 5 Table Q 10 9
Your play

What would you play if you held J-10-9?

7. 4 A J 2
West leads 4 Table Q 9 3
Your play

Who probably has the king?

8. 4 Q 5 4
West leads 3 Table K 10 9
Your play

Who has the ace?

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9. 4 Q 5 2
West leads 10 Table A K 9 6 4
Your play

Which card will you play next?

10. 4 Q 9 7 5
West leads 4 Table K 10 8 6
Your play

What would you play if North played the nine?

11. 4 A 3 2
West leads 7 Table Q J 10 9
Your play

What would you play if North won the ace?

12. 4 J 6 5
West leads 4 Table A 9 2
Your play

What would you play if contract were notrump?

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