It is the rubber game, score twenty-four to nothing against the
dealer. Z deals and makes it “no-trumps.”
♠ Q J 3
♣ Q 9 No. 22
♦ A K 8 6 5 2
♥ 7 6
x-------------x
♠ 9 7 5 | Y | ♠ 8 6 2
♣ K 8 | | ♣ 6 4 3 2
♦ Q 4 3 | A B | ♦ J 10 9
♥ K Q J 10 5 | | ♥ 9 4 2
| Z |
x-------------x
♠ A K 10 4
♣ A J 10 7 5
♦ 7
♥ A 8 3
+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| TRICK | A | Y | B | Z |
+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| 1 | [K♥] | 6♥ | 2♥ | 3♥ |
| 2 | [10♥] | 7♥ | 4♥ | 8♥ |
| 3 | J♥ | 3♠ | 9♥ | [A♥] |
| 4 | 3♦ | 2♦ | [9♦] | 7♦ |
| 5 | 8♣ | 9♣ | 2♣ | [A♣] |
| 6 | 5♠ | [J♠] | 2♠ | 4♠ |
| 7 | 4♦ | [A♦] | 10♦ | 5♣ |
| 8 | Q♦ | [K♦] | J♦ | 7♣ |
| 9 | 7♠ | [8♦] | 6♠ | 10♣ |
| 10 | 9♠ | [6♦] | 8♠ | J♣ |
| 11 | 5♥ | [5♦] | 3♣ | 10♠ |
| 12 | Q♥ | Q♠ | 4♣ | [K♠] |
| 13 | K♣ | Q♣ | 6♣ | [A♠] |
+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
The dealer wins four odd tricks.