Exercise 4W53   Main

Play It Again, Sam

by Richard Pavlicek

As West, you lead a spade against 4 , and the first trick is underlined.
Decide which spade you would lead next, or enter “N” if you would not lead another spade.

1. 4	Q 10 5 3
A K 6 4		7
West leads	2

Your next spade lead

2. 4	J 10 6 3
A K 8 4		5
West leads	Q

Your next spade lead

3. 4	9 6 3
A K 10 8 4		Q
West leads	2

Your next spade lead

4. 4	9 7 5 4
A K 8 6 2		3
West leads	J

Your next spade lead

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5. 4	J 7 5 3
K Q 4		6
West leads	8

Your next spade lead

6. 4	9 4 3
K Q 10 5		6
West leads	2

Your next spade lead

7. 4	10 4 3
K Q 9 2		5
West leads	6

Your next spade lead

8. 4	A 4 3
K Q 9 8		10
West leads	2

Your next spade lead

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9. 4	K 6 5
Q J 7		9
West leads	3

Your next spade lead

10. 4	K 6 5
Q J 7		8
West leads	2

Your next spade lead

11. 4	K 10 4 2
Q J 9 7 3		5
West leads	8

Your next spade lead

12. 4	K 8 6
Q J 9 7 3		5
West leads	2

Your next spade lead

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© 1998 Richard Pavlicek