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Now, before we go any further we need a definition. The opponent
on the declarer’s left is called Left Hand Opponent or L. H. O. Of course,
the opponent on the declarer’s right is called R. H. O. That will help
describe how we look at and describe some of the following examples.

So, let us look at a couple more to examine how many Ë K Q 5 3
tricks we deserve and tricks we might get.
Ë 7 4 2
We certainly deserve one trick but we can make three if the
opponents cards break 3-3 and the Ace is right. Like this -
Ë K Q 5 3
When we lead from the South hand, if your Ë A 9 6 Ë J 10 8
L. H. O. plays the Ace we have 3 tricks when we Ë 7 4 2
get in. If he does not we must come back to the
South hand with another suit and lead towards dummy again.

Notice that when we are making plays like this not only will we lose
the lead at some point but we need to be in the correct hand to lead the
suit twice or three times. This means that we need some quick tricks so
the we can regain the lead if we have lost it and to be able to take tricks in
the correct hand (in this case South) in order to lead the suit again. You
have to think ahead and make plays like this early in the hand.

In this example we can make two tricks by leading towards Í Q 4
the Queen so long as L. H. O. has the King.
Í A 8 5 3
This one is similar and we can make four tricks
Í J 7
by leading towards the Jack hoping that the cards
Í Q 10 8 3 Í 9 5
are like this or the suit breaks 3-3 Í A K 6 4 2

Note that the only time this play costs is when East starts the hand
with singleton Queen.

A special play by position.

For the first time we are going to learn about the play that is so
powerful it has a name. This is -

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