Trick 8.—A can now count both B’s and Z’s hands; B must have four hearts and the ace of diamonds alone; Z has the remaining clubs, a diamond and two hearts.
Trick 9.—It is immaterial what Z now discards; if he discards a diamond, A leads the heart; if he discards a heart, A leads the ace of clubs, and forces Z to lead a diamond to B.
“COUNTING”
It is the rubber game, score eight to nothing against the dealer. Z passes the make. Y declares “no-trump.”
| ♠ A K | |||
| ♣ K J 5 | |||
| ♦ K 7 5 3 | |||
| ♥ K 7 5 2 | |||
| ♠ 7 5 3 2 |  | ♠ Q J 10 6 4 | |
| ♣ A Q 3 2 | ♣ —— | ||
| ♦ Q J | ♦ A 10 9 8 | ||
| ♥ J 6 4 | ♥ Q 10 9 8 | ||
| ♠ 9 8 | |||
| ♣ 10 9 8 7 6 4 | |||
| ♦ 6 4 2 | |||
| ♥ A 3 | |||
| TRICK | A | Y | B | Z |
| 1 | 2♣ | J♣ | 4♠ | 4♣ |
| 2 | 3♣ | K♣ | Q♠ | 6♣ |
| 3 | Q♣ | 5♣ | 8♦ | 7♣ |
| 4 | 2♠ | K♠ | 10♠ | 8♠ |
| 5 | J♦ | 3♦ | 9♦ | 2♦ |
| 6 | 3♠ | A♠ | J♠ | 9♠ |
| 7 | Q♦ | 5♦ | 10♦ | 4♦ |
| 8 | 7♠ | 2♥ | 6♠ | 8♣ |
| 9 | 5♠ | 5♥ | 8♥ | 6♦ |
| 10 | 4♥ | 7♥ | Q♥ | A♥ |
| 11 | 6♥ | K♥ | 9♥ | 3♥ |
| 12 | A♣ | 7♦ | A♦ | 9♣ |
| 13 | J♥ | K♦ | 10♥ | 10♣ |
The dealer loses the odd trick.
ILLUSTRATIVE HAND NO. 39
Trick 2.—A should not continue the lead of diamonds; the weak hand would “ruff.”
Trick 3.—Z can exhaust the trumps and make the club suit, but will then be left with two losing diamonds. Before attempting to get the trumps out, he must allow Y to trump these losing cards.