Exercise 4V29   Main

First Trick Blues

by Richard Pavlicek

West leads a spade against the contract shown.
As South, decide which spade you would play from dummy and answer the question.

1. 3 NT	10 8
4
West leads	A K 5 3

Your play from North:

What is the most spades West could have?

2. 3 NT	K Q 5 4
6
West leads	10 7 3

Your play from North:

How many spades does East have above the six?

3. 3 NT	A 8 2
K
West leads	J 9 3

Your play from North:

Which card will you play from your hand?

4. 3 NT	Q 10 2
3
West leads	A J

Your play from North:

How many spades does West probably have?

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5. 3 NT	K 9 6 3
10
West leads	A 8 2

Your play from North:

What would you play if West had led the queen?

6. 3 NT	A Q 4
J
West leads	9 5 2

Your play from North:

What would you play if West had led the six?

7. 4	Q 10 8
4
West leads	A J 9

Your play from North:

If East plays low, what do you play from hand?

8. 4	A Q J 3
6
West leads	K 5 4

Your play from North:

What would you play if you did not have king?

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9. 4	Q 5 4 3
J
West leads	A 7 2

Your play from North:

Who probably holds the king?

10. 4	A J 10 8 7
2
West leads	Q 6 5

Your play from North:

How many spades does West probably have?

11. 4	Q J 7 2
5
West leads	8

Your play from North:

What is the most spades West could have?

12. 4	K 7 2
Q
West leads	10 5 4

Your play from North:

What would you play if West had led the jack?

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© 1999 Richard Pavlicek