&quote;Second Hand High, Third Hand Not so High&quote;

"e;Second hand low"e; and "e;third hand high"e; are adages we learned in Bridge 101 along with others like "e;cover an honor with an honor"e; and "e;always return your partner's suit."e; These so-called rules will get you by, but they won't see you very far. Second hand must become familiar with certain basic positions to try to foil declarer s plans, often by playing second hand high. Likewise,...