Exercise 4K53 Main

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

If you win trick one, what do you lead next?

2. 3 NT 10 3
West leads 2 Table Q 9 7
Your play

How many cards do you think South has?

3. 3 NT 4 3
West leads J Table K 9 6
Your play

Who has the queen?

4. 3 NT A 10 2
West leads 3 Table J 8 6
Your play

How many cards do you think South has?

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

What would you play if North held 6-5-4-3?

6. 3 NT Q 6 5
West leads 4 Table A 10 3
Your play

How many cards in South above the four?

7. 4 A J 4
West leads 5 Table K 10 7
Your play

How many cards in South above the five?

8. 4 Q J 8
West leads 3 Table K 7 2
Your play

Who has the ace?

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9. 4 9 3 2
West leads 4 Table Q 8 5
Your play

How many cards do you think South has?

10. 4 K 10 9 6
West leads 8 Table A J 5 4 3
Your play

Who has the queen?

11. 4 K J 8 2
West leads 3 Table Q 9 7
Your play

How many cards do you think South has?

12. 4 J 6 3
West leads 4 Table A 9 5
Your play

How many cards in South above the four?

Quit
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