Trick 8.—The game is saved and cannot be won unless the finesse in the spade suit is successful.
NOT HOLDING UP AN ACE.
UNBLOCKING
It is the rubber game, score twenty-four to nothing against the dealer. Z, the dealer, makes it “no-trumps.”
| ♠ A 10 9 6 5 | |||
| ♣ 10 9 4 | |||
| ♦ 5 4 2 | |||
| ♥ 7 4 | |||
| ♠ K 8 2 |  | ♠ 4 3 | |
| ♣ Q 5 | ♣ J 6 | ||
| ♦ J 10 3 | ♦ A K Q 9 7 6 | ||
| ♥ Q 10 9 8 3 | ♥ K J 5 | ||
| ♠ Q J 7 | |||
| ♣ A K 8 7 3 2 | |||
| ♦ 8 | |||
| ♥ A 6 2 | |||
| TRICK | A | Y | B | Z |
| 1 | 8♥ | 4♥ | K♥ | A♥ |
| 2 | 5♣ | 9♣ | 6♣ | A♣ |
| 3 | Q♣ | 10♣ | J♣ | K♣ |
| 4 | 3♦ | 4♣ | 6♦ | 8♣ |
| 5 | 10♦ | 7♥ | 3♠ | 7♣ |
| 6 | 3♥ | 2♦ | 4♠ | 3♣ |
| 7 | J♦ | 4♦ | 7♦ | 2♣ |
| 8 | 2♠ | 5♠ | 9♦ | Q♠ |
| 9 | 8♠ | 6♠ | Q♦ | J♠ |
| 10 | K♠ | A♠ | 5♥ | 7♠ |
| 11 | 9♥ | 10♠ | J♥ | 2♥ |
| 12 | 10♥ | 9♠ | K♦ | 6♥ |
| 13 | Q♥ | 5♦ | A♦ | 8♦ |
The dealer makes a small slam.
ILLUSTRATIVE HAND NO. 16
Tricks 1 and 2.—Z refuses to part with the ace of hearts, and waits until B’s last heart has been played.
Trick 4.—B cannot afford to win the queen of clubs with the king. The dealer may have another club to lead. As the dummy holds no card of entry, B hopes to block this suit by waiting until the last club has been played from the dealer’s hand.
Trick 5.—The dealer can, without doubt, make an extra trick by playing the ace of clubs, but he imagines that the king of clubs is with A.