Trick 5.—Hasty play by the dealer at this point would incur a loss of four or five tricks. If Y trumps with the eight of hearts, the trump suit is blocked and Z has no way of obtaining the lead. Ruffing with the ace enables the dealer to unblock the trump suit and make the clubs.
ALLOWING THE WEAKER HAND
TO “RUFF”
It is the first game, score sixteen to nothing against the dealer. Z deals and makes it hearts.
| ♠ 10 7 6 4 | |||
| ♣ K Q J 8 3 | |||
| ♦ 6 | |||
| ♥ A 8 6 | |||
| ♠ Q J 9 8 5 |  | ♠ K | |
| ♣ 9 | ♣ 10 7 6 2 | ||
| ♦ A K Q 10 8 | ♦ J 9 4 2 | ||
| ♥ 3 2 | ♥ 9 7 5 4 | ||
| ♠ A 3 2 | |||
| ♣ A 5 4 | |||
| ♦ 7 5 3 | |||
| ♥ K Q J 10 | |||
| TRICK | A | Y | B | Z |
| 1 | K♦ | 6♦ | 2♦ | 3♦ |
| 2 | 9♣ | 3♣ | 2♣ | A♣ |
| 3 | 8♦ | 6♥ | 4♦ | 5♦ |
| 4 | 5♠ | 4♠ | K♠ | A♠ |
| 5 | 10♦ | A♥ | 9♦ | 7♦ |
| 6 | 2♥ | 8♥ | 4♥ | K♥ |
| 7 | 3♥ | 6♠ | 5♥ | Q♥ |
| 8 | 8♠ | 7♠ | 7♥ | J♥ |
| 9 | 9♠ | 10♠ | 9♥ | 10♥ |
| 10 | Q♦ | K♣ | 6♣ | 5♣ |
| 11 | J♠ | Q♣ | 7♣ | 4♣ |
| 12 | A♦ | J♣ | 10♣ | 2♠ |
| 13 | Q♠ | 8♣ | J♦ | 3♠ |
The dealer makes a small slam.
ILLUSTRATIVE HAND NO. 40
Trick 1.—It would be bad play to hold up the ace of hearts.
The adversary can only make the queen and jack, the nine being three times guarded in Z’s hand. The spade suit must be established at once.
Trick 5.—As A holds a possible card of re-entry in diamonds, he continues his own suit.