The course

Finessing the short hand

Step 3 of 4

The same shape with a bare ten

Ace, jack, five, four opposite a bare ten and a small one. Same shape, and the same instinct: the ten is worth something only once a higher card has been forced out of the hand sitting over it.

Take 2 tricks.

Dummy
Lead from either hand.
Declarer

Play a card from either hand. Play the line you would play — nothing here is scored, and you can start the suit again whenever you like.