Cross Ruff (trumping): Bridge Play

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Crossruff - The ability to trump tricks in both partner's hands.

	5 4 3 2 4 3 2
A K 7 6 5 Q J 10	Declarer: South Contract: Spades	K 9 A K 4 3 2
	9 8 7 6 4 3 2

On this diagram, assume 6 cards have already been played. Leading a red suit from one hand and ruffing (trumping) the card from the other hand will allow South to successively take the remaining tricks:

Trick	North	East	South	West
7	H2	C2	S6*	H5
8	S2*	D9	D2	D10
9	H3	C3	S7*	H6
10	S3*	DK	D3	DJ
11	H4	C4	S8*	H7
12	S4*	CK	D4	DQ
13	S5	CA	S9*	HA

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