TRICK 3.--With four spades in B’s hand, to make this suit Z
must allow B to win the first trick.
TRICK 10.--Z hopes to make the king of diamonds by leading
from the weak hand.
“DUCKING”
It is the first game, score love all. Z, the dealer, makes it
“no-trumps.”
♠ A K Q 10 7 5 4
♣ 9 6 4 No. 23
♦ 10 7
♥ 3
x-------------x
♠ ---- | Y | ♠ J 9 3 2
♣ Q 10 8 5 | | ♣ K J
♦ Q 6 3 2 | A B | ♦ A J 9 4
♥ Q 10 7 6 4 | | ♥ 9 8 5
| Z |
+-------------+
♠ 8 6
♣ A 7 3 2
♦ K 8 5
♥ A K J 2
+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| TRICK | A | Y | B | Z |
+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| 1 | 6♥ | 3♥ | 8♥ | [J♥] |
| 2 | 2♦ | 4♠ | [9♠] | 8♠ |
| 3 | 4♥ | 4♣ | 9♥ | [A♥] |
| 4 | 5♣ | [Q♠] | 2♠ | 6♠ |
| 5 | 7♥ | [A♠] | 3♠ | 2♣ |
| 6 | 8♣ | [K♠] | J♠ | 3♣ |
| 7 | 10♣ | [10♠] | 4♦ | 7♣ |
| 8 | Q♣ | [7♠] | 9♦ | 5♦ |
| 9 | 10♥ | [5♠] | J♦ | 2♥ |
| 10 | 3♦ | 7♦ | [A♦] | 8♦ |
| 11 | Q♥ | 10♦ | 5♥ | [K♥] |
| 12 | 6♦ | 6♣ | J♣ | [K♦] |
| 13 | Q♦ | 9♣ | K♣ | [A♣] |
+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
The dealer wins five odd tricks.