Second Time Around

The underlined card (assume a spade) is led by declarer or dummy at trick two in the contract shown.
As West or East (second hand), answer each question.

1. 3 NT	7 6 4 2
K 10 3
South leads	Q

What is your play? 

Who do you think has the jack? 

2. 3 NT	K 9 7 6
J 10 5 4
South leads	2

What is your play? 

What would you play if you were leading? 

3. 3 NT	A K 10 3
Q 8 6 4
South leads	J

What is your play? 

If South has J-7-5, how many tricks can he win? 

4. 3 NT	A 4 3
K 9 6
South leads	J

What is your play? 

What would you play if the 10 were led? 

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5. 4	K 8 7
A Q 3
South leads	10

What is your play? 

If South has J-10-6, how many tricks can he win? 

6. 4	A 8 5 2
Q 3
South leads	J

What is your play? 

Who do you think has the 10? 

7. 3 NT	8 6 3
North leads		Q J 2

What is your play? 

Is this about Covering or Splitting? (C S) 

8. 3 NT	Q 5 4
North leads		J 10 9 3

What is your play? 

What would you play if you were third hand? 

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9. 4	J 7
North leads		K 9 5 4

What is your play? 

What would you play if the seven were led? 

10. 4	J 10 2
North leads		Q 9 8

What is your play? 

If South has A-7-6, how many tricks can he win? 

11. 4	10 8
North leads		K 7 3

What is your play? 

What would you play if the eight were led? 

12. 4	10 9 7
North leads		A J 6

What is your play? 

If South has Q-5-4, how many tricks can he win? 

Quit

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© 1990 Richard Pavlicek