Practice 6F01 Main

Trump Endings

by Richard Pavlicek

West

1
Pass
Pass NORTH
1
2
3
5 East
Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass South
1
3
4 Board 1 2
K Q 3
A K 10 9 6 5
J 8 2 Trick
1 E
2 W
3 N
4 N
5 S
6 S
7 N
8 S
9 N
10 S
11 N Lead
J
K
A
2
A
2
J
7
3
6!
10! 2nd
3
5
3
3
6
5
K
8
10
8
J 3rd
Q
5
2
Q
8
K
7
Q
A
6
8 4th
2
4
4
5
7
4
9
6
J
10
9 W L
0 1
1 1
2 1
3 1
4 1
5 1
6 1
7 1
8 1
9 1
9 2
A K Q 9 8
J 8 5
—
10 9 6 5 4 Table J 10 5
10 6 4
Q J 4 3
K 7 3
Play Trump endplay

7 6 4 3
A 9 7 2
8 7 2
A Q
5 North 9 top tricks East is endplayed made 5 +400

West

1
4 North

Pass
All Pass EAST
1
1 NT South
Pass
Pass Board 2 J 10 8 4
8
Q 7 6 5
K Q 10 3 Trick
1 N
2 N
3 S
4 N
5 W
6 E
7 W
8 E
9 W
10 E
11 W Lead
K
3
8
J
3
2
3
4!
2
8!
3 2nd
4
5
J
5
8
7
5
10
8
J
10 3rd
9
A
Q
6
Q
A
A
4
K
5
Q 4th
2
7
6
A
6
4
2
6
7
7
9 W L
0 1
0 2
0 3
1 3
2 3
3 3
4 3
5 3
6 3
7 3
8 3
A 3 2
A K 10 5 4 3
3
J 7 2 Table K Q 5
Q 2
A K 9 8 4
6 5 4
Play Trump coup

9 7 6
J 9 7 6
J 10 2
A 9 8
4 West 11 top tricks Win last 2 tricks made 4 -420

West

Pass
Pass North

2 NT
4 East

Pass
All Pass SOUTH
2
3 Board 3 J 10
J 7 2
A K 8 2
A Q 10 2 Trick
1 W
2 W
3 W
4 E
5 N
6 N
7 S
8 N
9 S
10 N
11 S Lead
K
A
4
J
J
10
4!
2
5
8
K 2nd
2
7
J
3
3
4
5
10
4
7
8 3rd
9
8
Q
6
5
Q
K
6
Q
8
A 4th
5
6
10
A
2
3
7
9
6
Q
J W L
0 1
0 2
0 3
1 3
2 3
3 3
4 3
5 3
6 3
7 3
8 3
2
A K 4 3
Q 9 6 5
9 8 4 3 Table K 7 4 3
Q 9 8
J 10 7
J 7 6
Bidding

Play Resp to weak two-bid
Showing a feature
Trump coup

A Q 9 8 6 5
10 6 5
4 3
K 5
4 South 10 top tricks Win the rest made 4 +420

WEST
Pass
3 North
Pass
Pass East
1
4 South
3
All Pass Board 4 J 10 9 7
Q J 10 6 5
6 5 4
6 Trick
1 S
2 E
3 E
4 E
5 S
6 W
7 W
8 E
9 E
10 E
11 W Lead
K
A
Q!
2!
Q
A!
7
A
K
5
10! 2nd
3
8
4
J
K
6
5
7
8
10
J 3rd
6
2
4
5
5
7
3
3
4
K
6 4th
A
7
9
4
3
2
8
6
10
10
9 W L
1 0
2 0
3 0
3 1
4 1
5 1
6 1
7 1
8 1
9 1
10 1
K 4 2
9 4 3
A K 8
10 7 5 3 Table A Q 6 5 3
A K 2
9 7 3
A 2
Play Elopement play

8
8 7
Q J 10 2
K Q J 9 8 4
4 East 10 top tricks Lose the rest made 4 -620

Practice 6F05 Main

Top Trump Endings

Trump Endings II

West

Pass
Pass
All Pass NORTH
1
2
3 East
Pass
Pass
Pass South
2
2
4 Board 1 A 9 7 4 2
Q J 4 2
J
A J 3 Trick
1 E
2 N
3 S
4 N
5 W
6 S
7 N
8 N
9 N
10 S Lead
Q
J!
2
2
8?
3
Q
J
4
7 2nd
5
K
5
5
9
6
7
10
7
2 3rd
3
A
2
K
10
4
3
4
6
7 4th
A
4
8
A
K
10
6
8
9
Q W L
1 0
2 0
3 0
3 1
4 1
5 1
6 1
7 1
8 1
9 1
8 3
A 9 8 6
6 5 4
K 10 9 2 Table Q J 10
10 7 5
K Q 10 8
Q 8 7
Bidding
Play
Rebid after 2-over-1
Crossruff
Elopement play

K 6 5
K 3
A 9 7 3 2
6 5 4
4 North 6 top tricks Win 1 more trick made 4 +420

West

4
6 North

Pass
All Pass EAST
1 NT
4 South
Pass
Pass Board 2 Q J 9 5 3
10 8 7 6 5
—
A 7 5 Trick
1 N
2 W
3 E
4 E
5 W
6 N
7 E
8 W
9 E
10 W
11 E
12 W Lead
Q
J
9
6!
2
6
10
3
10
9
Q
10 2nd
4
5
3
2
A
Q
K
5
9
7
Q 3rd
8
K
5
6
4
4
7
K
8!
A
A 4th
A
2
3
5
6
2
9
8
7
J
8 W L
1 0
2 0
3 0
4 0
4 1
5 1
6 1
7 1
8 1
9 1
10 1
A
K 9 2
A J 10 8 7 6 5
3 2 Table 10 6 4
A Q 3
K 9
K Q J 10 4
Bidding
Play Gerber convention
Trump coup

K 8 7 2
J 4
Q 4 3 2
9 8 6
6 West 10 top tricks Claim the rest made 6 -920

West

Pass
All Pass North

2 East

Pass SOUTH
1
4 Board 3 J 7 4 2
J 6 5 2
8 3
A 6 5 Trick
1 W
2 S
3 S
4 W
5 S
6 E
7 N
8 S
9 S
10 S
11 N Lead
5
A
3!
6
4
10
6!
K
Q
4
J 2nd
3
2
10
8
8
2
A
4
8
7
9 3rd
9
2
2
10
5
3
3
5
6
4
5! 4th
A
8
7
K
Q
A
9
7
9
J
K W L
1 0
2 0
2 1
3 1
3 2
4 2
5 2
6 2
7 2
8 2
8 3
—
K 10 9 8
Q 7 6 5 2
J 8 4 3 Table Q 10 9 8
A Q 7
J 10 9
10 9 7
Play Trump endplay

A K 6 5 3
4 3
A K 4
K Q 2
4 South 9 top tricks East is endplayed made 4 +420

WEST
1
1 NT
2 North
Pass
Pass
Pass East
1
2 ¹
4 South
Pass
Pass
All Pass Board 4 Q J 5 3
10 9 8 7
Q 7 4
7 5 Trick
1 S
2 W
3 S
4 E
5 E
6 E
7 W
8 E
9 W
10 W Lead
10
3
9
A
A
6
5
2
A!
10! 2nd
A
7
4
3
2
8
Q
8
7
J 3rd
5
Q
3
4
3
K
2
Q
4
5 4th
2
K
K
8
4
7
9
5
10
J W L
1 0
1 1
2 1
3 1
4 1
5 1
6 1
7 1
8 1
9 1
A 6 4
6 4 3
K 10 5 3
A Q 6 Table K 7 2
A Q J 5 2
A 6
9 4 2
Note 1
Bidding
Play new minor forcing
Opener’s third bid
Elopement play

10 9 8
K
J 9 8 2
K J 10 8 3
4 East 9 top tricks Win the high trump made 4 -620

Practice 6F09 Main

Top Trump Endings

Trump Endings III

West

2 NT
4 NORTH
Pass
Pass
All Pass East
1
3 South
Pass
Pass Board 1 Q 9 8 6 2
—
9 7 6 5
10 9 6 5 Trick
1 S
2 S
3 S
4 E
5 W
6 E
7 W
8 E
9 E
10 E
11 W Lead
K
A
7
3
2
4
J
K
A
7
Q 2nd
3
5
10
7
7
8
6
2
4
J
9 3rd
9
2
Q
A
A
K
4!
3
8
Q
6 4th
4
J
2
6
3
5
10
5
6
9
9 W L
0 1
0 2
1 2
2 2
3 2
4 2
5 2
6 2
7 2
8 2
8 3
10 5 3
A K 5
K Q J 2
Q 8 3 Table J 4
J 8 6 4 3 2
A 4
A K 7
Bidding
Play
Defense Resp to 1 of a suit
Trump endplay
Attitude signal

A K 7
Q 10 9 7
10 8 3
J 4 2
4 East 12 top tricks South is endplayed made 4 -420

West

Pass
Pass North

1
4 EAST
Pass
Pass
All Pass South
1
1 NT Board 2 Q J 9 7 4 3
K
A 7 2
Q J 4 Trick
1 E
2 W
3 E
4 N
5 W
6 N
7 N
8 S
9 N
10 S
11 N Lead
3
7
6
3
4
Q
K
2
2
3
7 2nd
2
J
9
2
A!
10
4
Q
9
6
J 3rd
A
K
5
K
3
5
A!
4
K
7
Q 4th
4
8
Q
A
8
6
10
5
5
7
10 W L
0 1
0 2
1 2
1 3
2 3
3 3
4 3
5 3
6 3
7 3
8 3
A 10 8 6
Q 10
10 6 5 4
A 7 5 Table 2
9 8 7 5 4
J 9 3
K 10 6 3
Bidding

Play

Defense Rebid by opener
Rebid by responder
Overtaking play
Trump coup
Choose lead at suit

K 5
A J 6 3 2
K Q 8
9 8 2
4 North 10 top tricks Win the rest made 4 +620

West

Pass North

6 East

All Pass SOUTH
3 Board 3 A K J 3
A K 5 3
A 4 3
A 2 Trick
1 W
2 S
3 N
4 S
5 S
6 N
7 N
8 N
9 S
10 N
11 S
12 N Lead
4
4
2
K
2
K
A
3!
9
3
J
5 2nd
J!
2
9
7
6
5
6
9
10
6
7
K 3rd
Q
A
J
3
A
4
9
5
K
6
A
7! 4th
3
8
2
10
7
8
10
5
J
8
8
Q W L
1 0
2 0
3 0
4 0
5 0
6 0
7 0
8 0
9 0
10 0
11 0
12 0
10 8 7 4 2
Q 10 8 6
Q 7 5 2
— Table Q 9 6 5
J 7
K 8 6
Q 10 9 8
Bidding

Play
Response to preempt
Slam decision
Play to trick one
Elopement play

—
9 4 2
J 10 9
K J 7 6 5 4 3
6 South 11 top tricks Lose the last trick made 6 +920

WEST
1
2
4
4 NT
6 North
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass East
2
3
4
5 South
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass Board 4 6
8 7 6
K Q 9 2
Q 10 9 8 5 Trick
1 N
2 W
3 W
4 W
5 E
6 E
7 W
8 E
9 W
10 W
11 E Lead
K
A
K
6!
K
2
2
3!
K
3
4! 2nd
3
6
2
5
J
5
6
6
7
8 3rd
4
4
5
A
10
2
A
3
4
9 4th
A
8
10
7
8
9
5
10
9
J W L
1 0
2 0
3 0
4 0
5 0
6 0
7 0
8 0
9 0
10 0
A K 7 3 2
K 10 3 2
A J 10
6 Table J 9 5 4
A 4
7 3
A K 4 3 2
Bidding

Play
Rebid after 2-over-1
Blackwood convention
Crossruff
Elopement play

Q 10 8
Q J 9 5
8 6 5 4
J 7
6 West 9 top tricks Win 2 more tricks made 6 -1430

Practice 6F13 Main

Top Trump Endings

Trump Endings IV

West

Pass
Pass
All Pass NORTH
1
3
3 East
Pass
Pass
Pass South
1
3
4 Board 1 4 3
A K
Q 7 3
A K J 8 6 2 Trick
1 W
2 E
3 W
4 S
5 N
6 N
7 S
8 N
9 S
10 N Lead
5
6
10
4
A!
2!
6
6!
6!
K 2nd
3
Q
3
10
5
9
2
10
4
9 3rd
A
K
2
K
4
5
A
7
Q
J 4th
7
4
A
2
3
7
3
Q
5
8 W L
0 1
0 2
1 2
2 2
3 2
4 2
5 2
6 2
7 2
8 2
K 10 8 5 2
10
10 9 8 4
Q 7 3 Table A J 9 6
Q 9 3 2
5 2
10 9 5
Bidding
Play
Defense Opener’s third bid
Trump coup
Choose lead at suit

Q 7
J 8 7 6 5 4
A K J 6
4
4 South 11 top tricks Lose 1 trump trick made 4 +420

West

2
4
All Pass North

Pass
Pass EAST
1
3
Pass South
Pass
Pass
Dbl Board 2 —
J 9 7 5 3 2
8 6 4 2
K J 9 Trick
1 S
2 E
3 W
4 W
5 E
6 W
7 E
8 E
9 N
10 S
11 E Lead
Q
8
A
6
7
9
A
5
J
8
8 2nd
5
4
3
J
10
6
2
Q
6
2
9 3rd
2
Q!
3
5
K
6
3
4
7
5
10 4th
A
2
K!
10
4
J
9
K
7
10
7 W L
1 0
2 0
3 0
4 0
5 0
6 0
7 0
7 1
7 2
8 2
8 3
4 3 2
A Q 6
K 9 5
10 7 4 3 Table A Q 10 6 5
8
A 7 3
A 8 6 5
Bidding

Play

Follow up major raise
Penalty double
Trump endplay
South’s double costly
but hard to criticize

K J 9 8 7
K 10 4
Q J 10
Q 2
4 × East 7 top tricks South is endplayed made 4 -590

West

Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass North

1
3
5 East

Pass
Pass
Pass SOUTH
1
2 NT
4
6 Board 3 A 6 3
J 10 9 8 5 4
2
A J 4 Trick
1 E
2 S
3 S
4 N
5 S
6 N
7 S
8 N
9 S
10 N
11 N
12 S Lead
K
A
4!
J
5!
4
3!
J
8!
A
3
J! 2nd
A
7
3
2
6
5
8
Q
7
4
10
J 3rd
7
4
8
K
5
K
A
2
9
2
K
10 4th
2
3
6
6
9
7
10
9
10
8
9
Q W L
1 0
2 0
3 0
4 0
5 0
6 0
7 0
8 0
9 0
10 0
11 0
12 0
J 9 8 7
Q 7 6
7 3
9 8 7 6 Table Q 10 4
3
K Q 10 9 6
Q 10 5 2
Bidding

Play Rebid by opener
Bid of 5 in a major
Elopement play

K 5 2
A K 2
A J 8 5 4
K 3
6 North 10 top tricks Lose the last trick made 6 +980

WEST
1 North
2 East
4 South
All Pass Board 4 K Q 10 9 8 2
2
8 7
J 9 6 3 Trick
1 N
2 S
3 N
4 E
5 W
6 W
7 S
8 W
9 E
10 W
11 E Lead
K
7
10
3
K
3
8
6
9
10
J 2nd
6
4
Q!
5
2
7
A
8
4
J
5 3rd
A!
Q
2
A
4
Q
3
A
8!
Q
K 4th
3
J
5
2
6
K
5
2
8
4
6 W L
0 1
0 2
1 2
2 2
3 2
3 3
4 3
5 3
6 3
7 3
8 3
5 4 3
A K J 9 8
6 3
A K 10 Table J 6
Q 4 3
A Q J 10 9
Q 7 5
Bidding

Play

Defense Weak jump overcall
Cope with overcall
Avert overruff
Trump coup
Overtaking play

A 7
10 7 6 5
K 5 4 2
8 4 2
4 West 9 top tricks Win the rest made 4 -620

Practice 6F17 Main

Top Trump Endings

Trump Endings V

West

Dbl
3 NORTH
Pass
Pass
All Pass East
1
2 South
2
Pass Board 1 Q 9 7 5
9 8 4 3
K 7 4
8 6 Trick
1 S
2 S
3 S
4 W
5 E
6 E
7 E
8 W
9 E
10 W
11 E Lead
K
A
Q
10
A
K!
J
6
2
7
3! 2nd
2
7
J
Q!
4
2
Q
8
8
9
9 3rd
8
6
4!
K
5
5
A
3
A!
4
J 4th
3
10
J
2
5
3
4
10
7
5
K W L
0 1
0 2
1 2
2 2
3 2
4 2
5 2
6 2
7 2
8 2
8 3
J 10
A 7 6 5
A J 10 6 5
7 2 Table A K 8 6 4 3
K J
3 2
J 10 3
Bidding
Play
Defense Negative double
Trump endplay
Trump promotion

2
Q 10 2
Q 9 8
A K Q 9 5 4
3 East 8 top tricks N endplayed (lose 1) made 3 -140

West

1
Pass North

2 NT
4 EAST
Pass
Pass
All Pass South
1
3 Board 2 A 9 6 2
A K
7 6 3
8 6 4 2 Trick
1 W
2 N
3 S
4 N
5 S
6 N Lead
K
2!
5
6
7
9! 2nd
A
5
3
8
5
7 3rd
3
4
A
6
K
8 4th
4
7
2
10
9
J W L
1 0
2 0
3 0
4 0
5 0
6 0
K Q J 10 7
3
Q 8 4
K J 10 5 Table 8 5 3
J 10 9 2
J 10 9 5
Q 7
Bidding
Play Cope with overcall
Elopement play

4
Q 8 7 6 5 4
A K 2
A 9 3
4 South 10 top tricks Cash 4 more winners made 4 +620

West

3 North

Pass East

4 SOUTH
3
All Pass Board 3 Q 9 8 4
J 9 8 4 2
A
Q J 9 Trick
1 N
2 N
3 W
4 W
5 W
6 E
7 W
8 E
9 W
10 E
11 S Lead
A
Q
A
K!
10
6
6
7
6
4!
K 2nd
8
2
2
4
8
J
4
5
J!
10
Q 3rd
4
8
5
5
A
3
Q
7
K
7
8 4th
6
A
2
2
3
9
3
Q
3
9
9 W L
0 1
1 1
2 1
3 1
4 1
5 1
6 1
7 1
8 1
8 2
8 3
K 10
A K 10 7 6 3
Q 6
A 7 6 Table A 7 6 5
Q 5
10 9 8
K 5 4 2
Bidding
Play
Combat preempt
Trump management
Trump endplay

J 3 2
—
K J 7 5 4 3 2
10 8 3
4 West 10 top tricks North is endplayed made 4 -620

WEST
Pass
Pass
Pass North
1
2
4 East
Dbl
Pass
All Pass South
2
3 Board 4 K 9 8 6 5
K 9 8 3 2
A K
3 Trick
1 E
2 E
3 N
4 E
5 S
6 N
7 N
8 N
9 N
10 S Lead
K
Q
5
J
5
A
K
K
6
7 2nd
4
5
A
A
2
3
5
2
6
8 3rd
9
4
Q
2
3
9
J
6
6
8 4th
3
K
3
2
8
4
7
4
7
J W L
0 1
1 1
1 2
2 2
3 2
4 2
5 2
6 2
7 2
8 2
J 10 7 4 3
4
10 8 7 4 2
9 2 Table A 2
Q J 10
Q 6 5 3
A K J 8
Bidding
Play

Defense
Cope with T/O double
Elopement play
Crossruff
Count signal
Shift to trumps

Q
A 7 6 5
J 9
Q 10 7 6 5 4
4 North 6 top tricks Lose 1 more trick made 4 +620

Practice 6F21 Main

Top Trump Endings

Trump Endings VI

West

Pass
All Pass NORTH
2
3 East
Pass
Pass South
2 NT
4 Board 1 8 4
K Q 9 8 7
K 4
8 6 5 4 Trick
1 E
2 W
3 S
4 N
5 N
6 S
7 N
8 S
9 N
10 W Lead
J
3
2!
K
4
5
4
6
5
2 2nd
Q
8
5
7
Q
10
7
J
Q
K! 3rd
A
9
7
2
A
8
A
Q
2
A 4th
4
K
6
3
9
3
9
10
K
3 W L
0 1
1 1
2 1
3 1
4 1
5 1
6 1
7 1
7 2
7 3
A 7 5 3
5 2
J 10 9 3
K J 9 Table J 10 9 6
A 6 4
Q 7
Q 10 7 3
Bidding

Play

Resp to weak two-bid
Showing a feature
Trump management
Threaten to establish
dummy or crossruff

K Q 2
J 10 3
A 8 6 5 2
A 2
4 North 7 top tricks Win the rest made 4 +420

West

2 North

All Pass EAST
1 South
1 NT Board 2 Q 5 4
Q J 10 5
10 7 6
10 5 4 Trick
1 N
2 E
3 W
4 E
5 W
6 E
7 W
8 S
9 S
10 N
11 S
12 S Lead
Q
6!
2
7
5
8
8
K
3
10
A
7 2nd
A
K
6
2
7
9
10
3
10
8
7
J 3rd
4
6
K
8
A
9
3
4
Q
J
5
4 4th
3
5
9
10
J
J
Q
2
2
6
9
4 W L
1 0
2 0
3 0
4 0
5 0
6 0
6 1
6 2
6 3
6 4
6 5
7 5
A J 10 9 8 6
3
8 5 2
7 6 3 Table 2
A 8 7 6
A K 4 3
Q 9 8 2
Bidding
Play Cope with overcall
Trump endplay

K 7 3
K 9 4 2
Q J 9
A K J
2 West 7 top tricks Win the last trick made 2 -110

West

Pass
Pass
All Pass North

1
3 ? East

Pass
Pass SOUTH
1
1 NT
4 Board 3 A 10 7 4
A 8 2
9 3 2
A 8 3 Trick
1 W
2 S
3 S
4 N
5 S
6 S
7 S
8 N
9 S
10 W
11 E Lead
Q
K
2
7
A
K
2
10
6
J
3 2nd
3
6
8
Q
5
8
5
10
10
9
7 3rd
4
4
A
5
2
3
A
6
8
Q
K 4th
K
3
5
9
6
7
7
J
9
4
A W L
1 0
2 0
3 0
4 0
5 0
6 0
7 0
8 0
8 1
8 2
9 2
J 9 8 6
K 4
J 8 5
Q J 10 5 Table Q 5 3
Q 10 3
Q 10 7 6
9 7 4
Bidding

Play North probably should
raise to 3 NT
Trump endplay

K 2
J 9 7 6 5
A K 4
K 6 2
4 South 9 top tricks Win 1 more trick made 4 +420

WEST
1
4 North
3
All Pass East
3 South
Pass Board 4 9 8 6
—
K Q 10 9 8 7 6
Q 10 8 Trick
1 S
2 S
3 E
4 E
5 W
6 E
7 W
8 E
9 W
10 N
11 S Lead
A
J
K
2
4
5
2
3
5!
K
J 2nd
2
3
3
3
8
J
8
9
Q
8!
5 3rd
6
Q
2
Q
K
A
A
K
4
10
8 4th
5
7
7
6
7
9
7
10
J
4
Q W L
0 1
1 1
2 1
3 1
4 1
5 1
6 1
7 1
7 2
7 3
8 3
A Q 10 4
A 5 2
4 3 2
K 5 2 Table K 5 2
K Q 9 8 7
5
A 6 4 3
Bidding
Play
Weak jump overcall
Trump endplay
Crossruff

J 7 3
J 10 6 4 3
A J
J 9 7
4 East 10 top tricks Crossruff the rest made 4 -620

Practice 6F25 Main

Top Trump Endings

Trump Endings VII

West

Pass NORTH
1
4 East
Pass
All Pass South
3 Board 1 K 10 9 8 7
K J 2
A 9 3
Q 2 Trick
1 E
2 W
3 S
4 W
5 N
6 N
7 S
8 N
9 S
10 N Lead
J
8
4
4
A
3
6
2
7
9! 2nd
3
J
A
K
2
4
5
10
6
J 3rd
K
Q
Q
9
5
K
7
6
8
6 4th
2
A
8
3
7
10
9
5
10
Q W L
0 1
1 1
1 2
2 2
3 2
4 2
5 2
6 2
7 2
7 3
3 2
8 7 6 5 4
Q 10 7
A K 5 Table Q 5 4
Q 10 9
J 4 2
J 10 9 8
Play
Avoid trump loser
Trump endplay

A J 6
A 3
K 8 6 5
7 6 4 3
4 North 8 top tricks Win the rest made 4 +420

West

1
3 North

Pass
All Pass EAST
1
2 South
Pass
Pass Board 2 Q 6 2
K 5 4 2
Q 9 4
K J 10 Trick
1 S
2 E
3 W
4 W
5 W
6 E
7 W
8 E Lead
5
2
Q
10
6!
5
10
7 2nd
3
7
2
4
Q
4
6
8 3rd
9!
K
3
6
8
A!
9
10 4th
A
4
7
6
8
2
J
Q W L
1 0
2 0
3 0
4 0
5 0
6 0
7 0
7 1
A J 10 3
Q 10
K 10 6 3
9 5 2 Table 7 5
A J 9 8 6 3
A 2
Q 4 3
Bidding
Play
Defense Rebid by responder
Trump endplay
Third-hand play

K 9 8 4
7
J 8 7 5
A 8 7 6
3 East 8 top tricks Win 2 trump tricks made 3 -140

West

All Pass North
East
SOUTH
4 Board 3 4 2
A K 5 2
7 6 5 3
A 5 4 Trick
1 W
2 S
3 S
4 N
5 S
6 N
7 S
8 N
9 S Lead
K
A
3
5!
4
6
3
7
7 2nd
3
4
6
9
9
J
7
A
10 3rd
2
2
A
6
K
7
A
8
2 4th
5
3
8
8
J
10
2
Q
J W L
1 0
2 0
3 0
4 0
5 0
6 0
7 0
8 0
8 1
—
Q 10 9 6
K Q 10 8 4
Q 10 8 7 Table Q 10 9 3
J 8
A J 9 2
K J 2
Bidding
Play Choose weak opening
Trump endplay

A K J 8 7 6 5
7 4 3
—
9 6 3
4 South 9 top tricks Win 2 trump tricks made 4 +420

WEST
1
3
4
6 North
Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass East
2 NT
3
5 South
Pass
Pass
Dbl Board 4 Q J 9 8
8 6 5
Q 10 9
J 5 2 Trick
1 N
2 E
3 W
4 E
5 W
6 W
7 E
8 W
9 E
10 W
11 W Lead
2
3
4
7
A
3
4!
7
8!
A
J! 2nd
A
6
5
Q
9
5
5
6
6
8
J 3rd
10
A
K
2
3
K
4
Q
6
4
K 4th
3
8
8
J
2
2
10
9
Q
10
7 W L
1 0
2 0
3 0
4 0
5 0
6 0
7 0
8 0
9 0
10 0
10 1
A K 7 6 4 2
A J 7 3
A
4 3 Table 10 5 3
K Q 4
K 8 4 3
A K 7
Bidding

Play Control-showing bid
Lead-directing double
Trump endplay

—
10 9 2
J 7 6 5 2
Q 10 9 8 6
6 West 13 top tricks North is endplayed made 6 -1430

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Top Trump Endings