The course
The finesse
Step 2 of 5
Two honours, still one finesse
Now dummy has the ace and the queen. The ace is a trick whenever you cash it; the question is the second one. The king is missing, and the same trick works: lead small from your hand and play the queen if the king does not appear.
Start from your own hand, or cash the ace first and then come back to your hand — both win exactly as often. What never works is leading the queen out of dummy: the king simply covers it.
Take 2 tricks.
Dummy
Lead from either hand.
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.