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If made by high and then lowest card means do not continue, switch to low rank suit.

If made by high and then middle card means do not continue, switch to high rank suit.

Suit Preference

Limit suit preference to three situations.
• First, when you are leading a suit partner is likely going to trump. The card you lead is a

suit preference signal for how to get to your hand for another ruff.
• Second, if partner’s opening lead is an Ace against a suit contract and dummy has a

singleton or Kx, third hands play should be a suit preference signal for a switch.

• Third, if you have already given a signal in a long suit (whether it be attitude or count),
then later plays in that suit tend to be suit preference, unless the suggestion is

impossible.

Partner leads a singleton.

These are all possibilities. It is not certain that these are singletons, but it is more likely than
not. i) When you have bid and raised a suit and partner leads another suit.

ii) When your side bids a suit and partner leads one of the opponents suit.
iii) When you lead into declarer’s second suit.

iv) The singleton shifting. If you lead Ace from Ace-King and you have shown this suit, lead

the King. If you now shift to another suit it should be a singleton. The unusual lead was a
wake-up call for partner.

Order of priority

1) Attitude: If there is no need to play an honor, we should show by the spot we play if we

like the lead or not. Often this is when dummy wins an honor we cannot beat, our attitude
signal is an “equal honor” signal. If dummy plays the Queen from Qx, we should signal

whether or not we have the Jack.
2) Count: If our attitude is obvious (Usually on a small lead, by our failure to play third hand

high) then we should give count.
3) Suit preference: In limited circumstances we can give suit preference

Remember: There is an overriding priority for defending. Making the right play is

more important than any signaling agreement.

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