Defense 101 - Lesson 4

Second-Hand Play - Answers

Exercise 1 – When Declarer Leads a Low Card

1) 0; 1

2) 2; 3

3) 2; 3

Exercise 2 – When Dummy Leads a Low Card

1) 5; low

2) 5; low

3) 5; low

Exercise 3 – Splitting Honors

1) 10

2) 10

3) 4

Exercise 4 – Covering Honors

1) 3; 4

2) 0; 1

3) 3; 2

Exercise 5 – Covering Second Honors

1) No

2) No

3) Yes

Exercise 6 – Putting It All Together

1) 5; low

2) 3; low

3) 2; low

4) 9; split

5) Ace; take king

6) King; cover