Exercise 4N53 Main

First Time Around

by Richard Pavlicek

You, South, are declarer in 4 , and West leads a spade.
Which spade should you usually play from dummy, and how many
spade tricks do you expect to win (assuming no ruffs)?

1. 4 J 2
Table
10

West leads Q 6 3

Your play from North

Tricks min/max

2. 4 K 5 3
Table
Q

West leads 7 6 4

Your play from North

Tricks min/max

3. 4 K 5 3
Table
10

West leads Q 9 2

Your play from North

Tricks min/max

4. 4 A J 4
Table
2

West leads 9 3

Your play from North

Tricks min/max

Quit
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5. 4 Q 4 3
Table
9

West leads A J 8

Your play from North

Tricks min/max

6. 4 Q 4 3
Table
10

West leads A J 5

Your play from North

Tricks min/max

7. 4 J 3
Table
4

West leads A Q 9

Your play from North

Tricks min/max

8. 4 Q 5 4
Table
3

West leads A J 10

Your play from North

Tricks min/max

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9. 4 Q J 8 2
Table
6

West leads 4

Your play from North

Tricks min/max

10. 4 Q 9 2
Table
4

West leads A 7 3

Your play from North

Tricks min/max

11. 4 K 10 3
Table
2

West leads 8 4

Your play from North

Tricks min/max

12. 4 A K 2
Table
5

West leads J 10 9

Your play from North

Tricks min/max

Quit
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