ABANDONING A SUIT

It is the rubber game, score eighteen to nothing against the dealer.

Z, the dealer, declares “no-trump.”

♠ J 9 8 7 5

♣ 5 4 No. 36

♦ K 3 2

♥ K 8 7

x-------------x

♠ 6 4 2 | Y | ♠ K 10

♣ A 9 2 | | ♣ 10 7 3

♦ J 4 | A B | ♦ A Q 10 9 7 5

♥ J 6 4 3 2 | | ♥ 9 5

| Z |

+-------------+

♠ A Q 3

♣ K Q J 8 6

♦ 8 6

♥ A Q 10

+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+

| TRICK | A | Y | B | Z |

+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+

| 1 | 3♥ | 7♥ | 9♥ | [10♥] |

| 2 | [A♣] | 4♣ | 3♣ | K♣ |

| 3 | [J♦] | 2♦ | 5♦ | 6♦ |

| 4 | 4♦ | 3♦ | [9♦] | 8♦ |

| 5 | 2♠ | K♦ | [A♦] | 3♠ |

| 6 | 4♠ | 5♠ | [Q♦] | Q♠ |

| 7 | 2♥ | 7♠ | [10♦] | 6♣ |

| 8 | 2♣ | 8♠ | [7♦] | 8♣ |

| 9 | J♥ | [K♥] | 5♥ | Q♥ |

| 10 | 9♣ | 5♣ | 7♣ | [Q♣] |

| 11 | 6♠ | 9♠ | 10♣ | [J♣] |

| 12 | 4♥ | J♠ | 10♠ | [A♠] |

| 13 | 6♥ | 8♥ | K♠ | [A♥] |

+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+

The dealer loses the odd trick.

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