Put Up or Shut Up

As West or East, decide your play to the crucial trick. If you win the trick,
state your next lead; otherwise enter “N” for your lead.

1.	J 3 2		West	North	East	South
None vul	A 5 3					1 NT
	Q J 9 5		Pass	3 NT	Pass	Pass
	Q J 3		Pass
K 10 6 4
10 9 8
A 4
8 7 6 2		3 NT South

You lead the 10 and the play goes three, seven, king. South leads the 2.

Your play and lead?  

2.	A K 9 2		West	North	East	South
N-S vul	Q			1	Pass	1
	Q 8 4		Pass	3	Pass	4
	K Q 10 8 4		Pass	Pass	Pass
8 4
J 10 8 7 3
A 7 3
A 5 2		4 South

You lead the J and the play goes queen, king, ace. South leads the 6.

Your play and lead?  

3.	A 8 4		West	North	East	South
E-W vul	K 8 7 4			1	Pass	1
	K Q 9 7 5		Dbl	2	Pass	4
	2		Pass	Pass	Pass
K 10 7 6
5
A 10 8 3
K Q 10 4		4 South

You lead the K and the play goes two, eight, ace. South leads the 4.

Your play and lead?  

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4.	K J 4		West	North	East	South
Both vul	A 8 6			1	Pass	1 NT
	A K Q 4		Pass	3 NT	Pass	Pass
	Q 10 5		Pass
10 6 3
K 9 7 5 2
J 9 6
K 3		3 NT South

You lead the 5 and the play goes six, jack, queen. South leads the 4.

Your play and lead?  

5.	Q J 5		West	North	East	South
N-S vul	Q 10 4					1
	9 7 3 2		Pass	2	Pass	4
	A 8 4		Pass	Pass	Pass
		A 9 7 4
		6 2
		J 10 8
4 South		10 7 6 2

Partner leads the Q and the play goes ace, seven, three. Dummy leads the 5.

Your play and lead?  

6.	K Q 9 3		West	North	East	South
E-W vul	K 4					1 NT
	J 10 9 4		Pass	2	Pass	2
	K 4 3		Pass	3 NT	Pass	Pass
		A 7 5	Pass
		8 6 3
		6 3 2
3 NT South		Q 9 8 6

Partner leads the J; the play goes three, nine, ace. South leads the 2; six, king.

Your play and lead?  

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7.	Q 5		West	North	East	South
Both vul	J 10 8					1 NT
	A Q 5 3		Pass	2 NT	Pass	3 NT
	9 8 4 3		Pass	Pass	Pass
		9 6 4
		A 3 2
		7 6 2
3 NT South		Q 7 6 5

Partner leads the 7 and the play goes queen, four, three. Dummy leads the J.

Your play and lead?  

8.	10 4 3		West	North	East	South
None vul	A K J 9			1	Pass	1
	K 10 9 8 4		Pass	2	Pass	4
	4		Pass	Pass	Pass
		K J 9 6
		7 4
		6 3 2
4 South		A Q 8 2

Partner leads the 6 and the play goes ace, four, two. Dummy leads the 4.

Your play and lead?  

9.	K 7 4		West	North	East	South
E-W vul	4					1
	A 8 4 3		Pass	2	Pass	2
	K 10 8 7 2		Pass	2	Pass	4
		10 6	Pass	Pass	Pass
		A 10 8 7 3
		Q 7
4 South		J 9 6 4

Partner leads the 6 and the play goes ace, seven, two. Dummy leads the 4.

Your play and lead?  

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© 1996 Richard Pavlicek