Trick 11 North led the ♥ 8, and South won with the ♥ 10, South drew the ♦ K, and North the ♥ 8.At this point the poker hands were as in the illustration below. The score was North 320 points, South 110 points.

Trick 12 South led the ♥ J, and North played the ♥ 8. It would not have been good play for North to win with the ♥ A because, though this would have given him a brisque, it is better for North to save for four Aces now that he held three. South laid down his ♦ K and scored a common marriage (20 points), giving him a total of 130 points South drew the ♠ 7, and North the ♠ A.

Trick 13 South led the ♠ 7. North won with the ♠ J, and declared four Aces (100 points). This raised his total to 420, and he had a good lead on South, whose score was only 130 points. North drew the ♣ J, and South the ♠ 9.The hands were now as in the illustration overleaf.
South’s hand with its three bezique cards was not without possibilities.

Trick 14 North led the ♣ J, and South played the ♠ 9. North drew the ♠ J, and South the ♥ 9

Trick 15 North led the ♠ J, and South played the ♥ 9. North drew the ♣ K, and South the ♦ J.

Trick 16 Now, of course, the whole game changed, because South held a double bezique, though he had to win a trick before he could declare it. If the stock is nearly exhausted it is proper for north to lead trumps in an attempt to prevent South from winning a trick. It was, however, too early in the poker game for these tactics, so North led the ♠ A, hoping that it would not be trumped, and South, who had no trump in his hand, discarded the married ♦ Q. North drew the ♦ 10, and South the ♣ 10, a vital card.

Trick 17 North, who by this time suspected that South held double bezique, led the ♥ A, hoping that South would still not be able to trump. This time, however, he was doomed to disappointment, because, of course, South was able to win with the ♣ 10 and declare double Bezique. The score of 500 points for double bezique raised South’s total to 630 and gave him a lead of 210 points because North’s score was only 420 points. South drew the ♠ A, and North the ♠ K.

Trick 18 South, who had no further use for his bezique Jacks, led a ♦ J. North won with the ♦ 10 and declared four Kings (80 points), raising his score to 500 points. North drew the ♣ 9, and South the ♦ A.

Trick 19 North led the ♣ 9, and South played the ♦ J. North drew the ♣ 8, and South ♦ A.
The hands were now as at the top of the opposite page.

Trick 20 North now suspected that South was on the point of declaring four Aces. His tactics, therefore, had to be aggressive, and, since the other ♣ 10 had been played, his trumps were all poker winners, and he played them to prevent South from declaring. North led the ♣ A, and South played the ♠ Q. North drew one ♦ 7 and South the other.