Make the Winning Play

As declarer, decide your play to the first trick and what you will lead next.

1.	10 9
	K 7 5 4
	9 4 3
	A K 7 6
Lead: 3
	J 8 6 5
	A J 3
	A K 7 5
3 NT South	Q J

Which club do you win? 

What do you lead next? 

2.	A J 4 3
	Q J 10 9
	K Q 3
	10 2
Lead: 10
	K Q 7 5
	A 3
	J 2
4 South	Q J 9 8 3

Which spade do you win? 

What do you lead next? 

3.	K 4 2
	—
	7 6 3
	A K Q 8 7 5 4
Lead: K
	A J 10 9 3
	Q J 5
	A Q J
6 South	3 2

Your play from dummy? 

What do you lead next? 

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4.	8 4 2
	A 10
	A K 5
	10 7 4 3 2
Lead: Q
	Q J 10 7 5
	4 3 2
	9 7 3
3 South	A K

Your play from dummy? 

What do you lead next? 

5.	K 3 2
	3
	A K Q 8 5 2
	6 4 2
Lead: Q
	A 7 6 5 4
	A 8 5 2
	J 7
4 South	K 3

Do you win the A? 

Which suit will you lead? 

6.	Q
	10 9 6
	A K 6
	K J 10 6 4 2
Lead: 3
	A 8 2
	K Q J 8 7 5
	Q 5
6 South	A Q

Which club do you win? 

What do you lead next? 

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7.	A K 4 3
	A Q 6 5 4
	4 3
	A 10
Lead: 10
	Q 5 2
	J 3
	A Q J 2
3 NT South	8 7 5 2

Which spade do you win? 

What do you lead next? 

8.	J 7 6 2
	4 3
	A
	A K J 7 6 3
Lead: 10
	10 8 5 3
	A K 7
	9 8 6 5
4 South	Q 2

Your heart play from hand? 

Which suit will you lead? 

9.	A 4
	9 8 4 2
	A K 4 2
	A 6 5
Lead: 2
	K Q J 10 6
	A 7
	Q 5
6 South	K 8 4 3

Which club do you win? 

Which suit will you lead? 

Quit

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© 1994 Richard Pavlicek