Exercise 4L29 Main


Second Time Around


 by Richard Pavlicek

The underlined card (assume a spade) is led by declarer or dummy at trick two in the contract shown.
As West or East (second hand), answer each question.

1. 3 NT7 6 4 2
Table
K 10 3
South leadsQ

What is your play? 

Who do you think has the jack? 

2. 3 NTK 9 7 6
Table
J 10 5 4
South leads2

What is your play? 

What would you play if you were leading? 

3. 3 NTA K 10 3
Table
Q 8 6 4
South leadsJ

What is your play? 

If South has J-7-5, how many tricks can he win? 

4. 3 NTA 4 3
Table
K 9 6
South leadsJ

What is your play? 

What would you play if the 10 were led? 

 Quit

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5. 4 HK 8 7
Table
A Q 3
South leads10

What is your play? 

If South has J-10-6, how many tricks can he win? 

6. 4 SA 8 5 2
Table
Q 3
South leadsJ

What is your play? 

Who do you think has the 10? 

7. 3 NT8 6 3
North leadsTableQ J 2
What is your play? 

Is this about Covering or Splitting? (C S) 

8. 3 NTQ 5 4
North leadsTableJ 10 9 3
What is your play? 

What would you play if you were third hand? 

 Quit

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9. 4 HJ 7
North leadsTableK 9 5 4
What is your play? 

What would you play if the seven were led? 

10. 4 HJ 10 2
North leadsTableQ 9 8
What is your play? 

If South has A-7-6, how many tricks can he win? 

11. 4 H10 8
North leadsTableK 7 3
What is your play? 

What would you play if the eight were led? 

12. 4 H10 9 7
North leadsTableA J 6
What is your play? 

If South has Q-5-4, how many tricks can he win? 

 Quit

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© 1990 Richard Pavlicek