By Jesse · Standard 52
A Spades hand set up in the Bid Lab and played out card by card, with 10 notes where it matters. 52 cards played. Step through it below, or read the play trick by trick.
This is round 1. The score going in is North-South 0, East-West 0. West deals and North leads.
Face down. Its cards show as they’re played.
Face down. Its cards show as they’re played.
Before the first cardBoston is on at this table. A side that takes all 13 tricks wins the game on the spot, whatever the score. South holds seven spades with the A♠ and K♠, plus the A♣ and K♦. North-South bid 9, so a sweep means 4 bags, but if they take every trick the game is over and the bags don't matter.
1North leads A♥ · East 10♥ · South 2♥ · West 4♥North wins
2North leads A♦ · East 6♦ · South 3♦ · West 7♦North wins
3North leads 3♥ · East 9♥ · South 2♠ · West 7♥South wins
After card 11South is out of hearts and trumps East's 9♥ with its lowest spade.
4South leads A♠ · West 9♠ · North 5♠ · East 8♠South wins
5South leads K♠ · West 8♦ · North 6♠ · East J♠South wins
After card 20South draws trumps with the A♠ and K♠, and West shows out on the second round. Only one spade is still out now, the Q♠.
6South leads A♣ · West 6♣ · North 4♣ · East 2♣South wins
After card 21South doesn't lead another spade. The Q♠ is still out and beats every spade South has left, so a spade lead could hand an opponent a trick and end the sweep. South cashes the A♣.
7South leads K♦ · West 9♦ · North 2♦ · East Q♦South wins
After card 25The A♦ went on the second trick, so the K♦ is now the highest diamond. It wins too.
8South leads 3♣ · West 8♣ · North Q♠ · East 7♣North wins
After card 32North trumps West's 8♣ with the Q♠, the one spade South couldn't account for. It was in partner's hand. Every spade left is South's now.
9North leads J♦ · East 5♣ · South 4♦ · West 10♦North wins
After card 36North's J♦ holds. The A♦, K♦ and Q♦ are all played, and West's 10♦ is lower. That's 9 tricks, the bid.
10North leads 5♥ · East K♥ · South 3♠ · West 8♥South wins
After card 39East's K♥ would take this trick, so South trumps it. A bag, but only a sweep matters now.
11South leads 4♠ · West 9♣ · North 6♥ · East 10♣South wins
After card 41South holds the last three spades in the deck. Leading them wins the last three tricks, because nobody else can follow or trump.
12South leads 7♠ · West J♥ · North 5♦ · East K♣South wins
13South leads 10♠ · West J♣ · North Q♥ · East Q♣South wins
After card 52North-South take all 13. With Boston on, that wins the game right here.
Set up a hand in the Bid Lab, play it card by card and add notes where they matter. Sign in free, then ask for it to go on the Lessons page.
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