Exercise 4V29 Main

First Trick Blues

by Richard Pavlicek

West leads a spade against the contract shown.
As South, decide which spade you would play from dummy and answer the question.

1. 3 NT 10 8
Table
4

West leads A K 5 3

Your play from North

What is the most spades West could have?

2. 3 NT K Q 5 4
Table
6

West leads 10 7 3

Your play from North

How many spades does East have above the six?

3. 3 NT A 8 2
Table
K

West leads J 9 3

Your play from North

Which card will you play from your hand?

4. 3 NT Q 10 2
Table
3

West leads A J

Your play from North

How many spades does West probably have?

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5. 3 NT K 9 6 3
Table
10

West leads A 8 2

Your play from North

What would you play if West had led the queen?

6. 3 NT A Q 4
Table
J

West leads 9 5 2

Your play from North

What would you play if West had led the six?

7. 4 Q 10 8
Table
4

West leads A J 9

Your play from North

If East plays low, what do you play from hand?

8. 4 A Q J 3
Table
6

West leads K 5 4

Your play from North

What would you play if you did not have king?

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9. 4 Q 5 4 3
Table
J

West leads A 7 2

Your play from North

Who probably holds the king?

10. 4 A J 10 8 7
Table
2

West leads Q 6 5

Your play from North

How many spades does West probably have?

11. 4 Q J 7 2
Table
5

West leads 8

Your play from North

What is the most spades West could have?

12. 4 K 7 2
Table
Q

West leads 10 5 4

Your play from North

What would you play if West had led the jack?

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