NOT FORCING
It is the first game, score love all. Z, the dealer, makes it hearts.
| ♠ A K Q J 8 7 6 | |||
| ♣ 10 8 | |||
| ♦ 10 8 | |||
| ♥ J 9 | |||
| ♠ 10 2 |  | ♠ 9 | |
| ♣ K J 9 2 | ♣ A Q 6 | ||
| ♦ A K Q J 7 | ♦ 9 6 5 4 3 2 | ||
| ♥ A 5 | ♥ 7 4 2 | ||
| ♠ 5 4 3 | |||
| ♣ 7 5 4 3 | |||
| ♦ —— | |||
| ♥ K Q 10 8 6 3 | |||
| TRICK | A | Y | B | Z |
| 1 | K♦ | 8♦ | 2♦ | 3♥ |
| 2 | 5♥ | J♥ | 2♥ | 6♥ |
| 3 | A♥ | 9♥ | 4♥ | K♥ |
| 4 | 2♣ | 8♣ | A♣ | 3♣ |
| 5 | K♣ | 10♣ | Q♣ | 4♣ |
| 6 | J♣ | 10♦ | 6♣ | 5♣ |
| 7 | 9♣ | 6♠ | 9♠ | 7♣ |
| 8 | 10♠ | J♠ | 7♥ | 3♠ |
| 9 | 7♦ | 7♠ | 3♦ | 8♥ |
| 10 | 2♠ | 8♠ | 4♦ | 4♠ |
| 11 | J♦ | Q♠ | 5♦ | 5♠ |
| 12 | Q♦ | K♠ | 6♦ | 10♥ |
| 13 | A♦ | A♠ | 9♦ | Q♥ |
The dealer wins the odd trick.
ILLUSTRATIVE HAND NO. 28
Trick 1.—Z false cards the ace of hearts to tempt A to again lead the suit.
Trick 3.—The correct play of third hand is high unless two or more honours are held in sequence, in which case the lower honour is played. B’s play of the jack denies the ten and the king. It would, therefore, be bad play for A to continue his suit. He must wait until his partner can lead through the dealer’s hand.
A’s best lead is through the strength of the dummy hand, and he leads the highest card of his sequence.
Trick 4.—B must wait until his partner can again lead through the king of diamonds, and so returns his partner’s original lead.