Third Hand High by Steve Nellissen

When partner leads a low card, it is our job third hand, to force out as high a card as possible from declarer's hand. The sacrifice of our high card is to hopefully establish one or more of partners high cards. It is not necessary to play our highest card from touching honors and in this case we should play our lowest equivalent card ie: the Ten from QJT or the Queen from KQ. What is your play third hand after the opponents reach four ♠'s?

Question 1

Your Hand
♠ 8 7 4
♥ J 10 7
♦ K J 4 3
♣ Q 6 5 4

Q: 1 - Partner had led the ♥ two, dummy has three small cards. As East, which card do you play third hand?

South	West	North	East
-	-	-	P
1♠	P	2♠	P
4♠	P	P	P

A: The Ten. Lowest of touching cards

                    ♠ x x x
                    ♥ 654
                    ♦ x x x x
                    ♣ x x x

♠ x x x                         ♠ x x x
♥ ? ? ? 2                       ♥ J T 7
♦ x x x                         ♦ x x x x
♣ x x x x                       ♣ x x x

                    ♠ x x x x x
                    ♥ ? ? ?
                    ♦ x x x
                    ♣ x x

Your result so far:

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Question 2

Your Hand
♠ 8 7 4
♥ A J 10
♦ K J 4 3
♣ Q 6 5 4

Q: 2 - Partner had led the ♥ two, dummy has three small cards. As East, which card do you play third hand?

South	West	North	East
-	-	-	P
1♠	P	2♠	P
4♠	P	P	P

A: The Ace. Third hand High. We hope partner has led from ♥ Kxxx.

                    ♠ x x x
                    ♥ 654
                    ♦ x x x x
                    ♣ x x x

♠ x x x                         ♠ x x x
♥ ???2                         ♥ A J T
♦ x x x                         ♦ x x x x
♣ x x x x                       ♣ x x x

                    ♠ x x x x x
                    ♥ ? ? ?
                    ♦ x x x
                    ♣ x x

Your result so far:

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Question 3

Your Hand
♠ 8 7 4
♥ K J 10
♦ K J 4 3
♣ Q 6 5 4

Q: 3 - Partner had led the ♥ two, dummy has the ♥ Q76. As East, which card do you play third hand?

South	West	North	East
-	-	-	P
1♠	P	2♠	P
4♠	P	P	P

A: The ♥ Ten. Third hand only as high as necessary. We are finessing against dummy's Queen. We expect declarer to win the Ace, and hope to put partner in to lead the suit again. Don't forget to say "Nice Lead partner" after the hand!

                    ♠ x x x
                    ♥ Q76
                    ♦ x x x x
                    ♣ x x x

♠ x x x                         ♠ x x x
♥ ???2                         ♥ K J T
♦ x x x                         ♦ x x x x
♣ x x x x                       ♣ x x x

                    ♠ x x x x x
                    ♥ ???
                    ♦ x x x
                    ♣ x x

Your result so far:

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