+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+ | TRICK | A | Y | B | Z | +-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+ | 1 | 7♠ | 2♠ | J♠ | [K♠] | | 2 | 6♥ | 3♥ | 8♥ | [A♥] | | 3 | 7♥ | 4♥ | 9♥ | [Q♥] | | 4 | 10♥ | [K♥] | 6♦ | J♥ | | 5 | 5♣ | [Q♣] | 4♣ | 2♣ | | 6 | 8♣ | 3♣ | 7♣ | [9♣] | | 7 | 5♦ | 6♣ | K♣ | [A♣] | | 8 | 6♠ | [5♥] | 3♠ | 2♥ | | 9 | 8♠ | [J♣] | 5♠ | 2♦ | | 10 | 9♠ | [10♣] | 9♦ | 7♦ | | 11 | [A♠] | 4♠ | 10♦ | Q♠ | | 12 | K♦ | 3♦ | J♦ | [A♦] | | 13 | 8♦ | 4♦ | Q♦ | [10♠] | +-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+ The dealer makes a small slam.
TRICK 1.--As the club suit is blocked, Y needs two entry cards, one to establish the suit and the other to obtain the lead and make it. Z, therefore, overtakes the jack of spades with the ace, to make it possible for Y to have two entry cards.
TRICK 5.--Without reference to the position of the cards, A’s lead of the five of spades is bad. The game is lost unless B holds the diamond suit, and his best play is undoubtedly the ace and the jack of diamonds. As the cards are placed, however, this would give the dealer an additional trick.
It is the rubber game, score twenty-four to nothing against the dealer. Z deals and makes it “no-trumps.”
♠ Q J ♣ Q J 10 9 7 3 2 No. 11 ♦ 8 6 ♥ A 2 x-------------x ♠ 10 7 5 4 2 | Y | ♠ 9 8 6 ♣ K 6 4 | | ♣ 8 5 ♦ A J | A B | ♦ Q 10 9 5 ♥ K J 10 | | ♥ 9 8 7 3 | Z | +-------------+ ♠ A K 3 ♣ A ♦ K 7 4 3 2 ♥ Q 6 5 4
+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+ | TRICK | A | Y | B | Z | +-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+ | 1 | 4♠ | J♠ | 6♠ | [A♠] | | 2 | 4♣ | 2♣ | 5♣ | [A♣] | | 3 | 2♠ | [Q♠] | 8♠ | 3♠ | | 4 | [K♣] | Q♣ | 8♣ | 2♦ | | 5 | 5♠ | 6♦ | 9♠ | [K♠] | | 6 | 10♥ | [A♥] | 3♥ | 4♥ | | 7 | 6♣ | [J♣] | 5♦ | 3♦ | | 8 | J♦ | [10♣] | 7♥ | 4♦ | | 9 | J♥ | [9♣] | 8♥ | 5♥ | | 10 | 7♠ | [7♣] | 9♥ | 6♥ | | 11 | 10♠ | [3♣] | 9♦ | Q♥ | | 12 | [A♦] | 8♦ | 10♦ | K♦ | | 13 | [K♥] | 2♥ | Q♦ | 7♦ | +-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+ The dealer wins four odd tricks.
TRICK 5.--Z finds that the seven of diamonds is a card of re-entry and plays to establish the club suit.
TRICK 12.--Z can well afford to chance the making of a small slam.
It is the first game, score love all. Z, the dealer, makes it “no-trumps.”