Exercise 4W81 Main

Third Man Theme

by Richard Pavlicek

Partner leads a spade against 3 NT, and the underlined card is played from dummy.
As East, which card would you normally play?

1. 3 NT K Q 10
West leads 4 Table A 9 2
Your play

2. 3 NT J 7 5
West leads 3 Table Q 9 6
Your play

3. 3 NT 5 4 2
West leads 10 Table Q J 6
Your play

4. 3 NT J 8 4
West leads 2 Table K 10 9 7
Your play

Quit
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5. 3 NT K 6
West leads 3 Table J 10 9
Your play

6. 3 NT 10 3 2
West leads Q Table K 4
Your play

7. 3 NT 8 3 2
West leads 4 Table Q 10 9
Your play

8. 3 NT A J 8 7
West leads 10 Table Q 6 5 4 3
Your play

Quit
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9. 3 NT A 10 8 5
West leads 4 Table Q 9 7 2
Your play

10. 3 NT A 8 2
West leads 5 Table J 9 7
Your play

11. 3 NT Q 5
West leads 6 Table K 9 7 2
Your play

12. 3 NT J 7 2
West leads 4 Table A Q
Your play

Quit
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