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A trump coup operates like a trump finesse, except a plain suit is led, and the finesse is achieved by an overruff. A trump endplay simply forces an opponent to lead the trump suit for you. The two techniques are closely related, as both attempt to gain a trick in the trump suit itself. Also included here is the smother play and its variations.
1. Trump reduction and endplay
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Most trump endings require reduction prior.
2. Forced ruff trump endplay
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3. High ruff endplay or control retention
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4. Underruff trump endplay
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5. Basic trump coup
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6. Trump reduction and coup
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7. Surplus winner trump coup
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8. Underruff trump coup
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9. Underruff overruff trump coup
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10. Repeat underruff trump coup
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11. Repeat trump coup
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12. Crossruff repeat trump coup
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13. Squeeze trump coup
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If West pitches a club, North pitches heart.
14. Smother endplay
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15. Trump coup and smother
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16. Smother trump coup or crossruff
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17. Loser-on-loser smother
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Auto case produces trump endplay instead.
18. Overruff crossruff finesse
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19. Extended overruff crossruff finesse
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20. Transfer smother or elopement
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If Q wins, cross to
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21. High ruff and smother
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Auto case trivial with plain diamond ruff.
22. Elopement trump endplay
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If either ruffs, discard and pick up trumps.
23. Extended trump endplay
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Curiously fails in auto case with trumps onside.
24. Forced ruff repeat trump endplay
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25. Underruff reduction trump endplay
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Auto/bi cases trivial (no J uppercut).
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26. Underruff anti trump endplay
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27. Underruff anti crossruff endplay
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28. Ruff refusal anti trump coup
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29. Ruff delay anti trump coup
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30. Reduction non-assist anti trump coup
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31. Reduction non-assist anti trump endplay
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32. Unblock anti smother
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33. Winner ruff anti smother
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