LET’S PLAY BRIDGE

Lead of the first card by defense

• Click on the first card played by the defense. In this case the 10 of hearts. It will tell you why the computer played this card.
• The defender’s partner knows the person on his left likely has the ace, and he knows the odds are together they have the jack, king, and queen of hearts.
• The first card played by the defense is one of the most important in the play of the cards.