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 6. The score going in is North-South 280 with 8 bags, East-West 250 with 2 bags. 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 cardNorth-South sit on 8 bags. A bag is a trick taken over the bid, and the 10th one costs 100 points. They bid 6, so once they have 6 tricks, every extra trick pushes them toward the penalty. Watch how South plays after the bid is made.
1North leads A♣ · East 6♣ · South 5♣ · West 2♣North wins
2North leads A♥ · East 4♥ · South 4♣ · West 3♥North wins
3North leads 2♥ · East 8♥ · South 2♠ · West 7♥South wins
After card 11South is out of hearts and trumps East's 8♥ with the 2♠. North-South still need tricks for their bid, so this one is wanted.
4South leads A♦ · West 5♦ · North 2♦ · East 3♦South wins
5South leads K♦ · West 9♦ · North 4♦ · East Q♦South wins
After card 20South cashes the A♦ and K♦. That's five tricks toward the six.
6South leads 10♦ · West 3♠ · North J♦ · East 7♣West wins
7West leads 10♣ · North 7♠ · East 8♣ · South 3♣North wins
After card 28North trumps West's 10♣, and that's North-South's sixth trick. The bid is made. Every trick they take from here is a bag, and two more bags cost them 100.
8North leads 5♥ · East K♥ · South Q♣ · West J♥East wins
After card 31South is out of hearts and could trump this one, but a trick won now is a bag. It throws the Q♣ instead. That was South's last club, so no club lead can hand it a trick later.
9East leads 9♣ · South 8♦ · West 6♠ · North Q♥West wins
After card 34Out of clubs now, South could trump again. It throws the 8♦ and lets the trick go.
10West leads 10♥ · North 9♥ · East J♣ · South 7♦West wins
After card 40Another heart South could trump, and another diamond thrown.
11West leads J♠ · North 9♠ · East 4♠ · South 5♠West wins
After card 44West leads the J♠. South holds the Q♠ and 5♠ and plays the 5♠, which can't win this trick.
12West leads 10♠ · North 8♠ · East K♠ · South Q♠East wins
After card 48East's K♠ is on the table, so the Q♠ can go without winning. South hasn't taken a trick since the bid was made.
13East leads K♣ · South 6♦ · West A♠ · North 6♥West wins
After card 52North-South finish with exactly 6, so no new bags. East-West bid 4 and took 7, and the 3 extra tricks are their bags.
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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