It is the rubber game, score love all. Z, the dealer, makes
it “no-trump.”
♠ 8 6 5
♣ K Q 4 No. 40
♦ 7 6 5 4 2
♥ A 10
x-------------x
♠ A 10 | Y | ♠ 4 3 2
♣ 8 3 2 | | ♣ J 10 9 7 6 5
♦ K 8 | A B | ♦ J 10 9
♥ K Q J 5 3 2 | | ♥ 7
| Z |
+-------------+
♠ K Q J 9 7
♣ A
♦ A Q 3
♥ 9 8 6 4
+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| TRICK | A | Y | B | Z |
+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| 1 | K♥ | [A♥] | 7♥ | 4♥ |
| 2 | [A♠] | 5♠ | 2♠ | K♠ |
| 3 | [Q♥] | 10♥ | 5♣ | 6♥ |
| 4 | [J♥] | 2♦ | 3♠ | 8♥ |
| 5 | 2♥ | 4♦ | 4♠ | [9♥] |
| 6 | 10♠ | 6♠ | 6♣ | [Q♠] |
| 7 | 2♣ | 4♣ | 7♣ | [A♣] |
| 8 | 3♣ | [8♠] | 9♣ | 7♠ |
| 9 | 8♣ | [K♣] | 10♣ | 3♦ |
| 10 | 3♥ | [Q♣] | J♣ | Q♦ |
| 11 | 8♦ | 5♦ | 9♦ | [A♦] |
| 12 | 5♥ | 6♦ | 10♦ | [J♠] |
| 13 | K♦ | 7♦ | J♦ | [9♠] |
+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
The dealer wins four odd tricks.